Walking— Part 1 Báo cáo

Gợi ý: Reduce minor awkward phrasing and avoid redundancy. Begin with a clear topic sentence, then add concise supporting details using linking words. Correct unnatural phrase “prepare to come out on foot” and prefer “I walk to work” or “I usually walk”. Keep answers within 3–4 sentences and ensure natural collocations (e.g. “clear my mind,” “stay fit”).

Ví dụ: Yes, I walk a lot. I usually walk about 20 minutes to work every day, and I often take a short stroll in the evening because walking helps me clear my mind and stay fit.

Gợi ý: Avoid unnecessary words (“Who?”) and correct grammar and collocations (e.g. “I lived in the countryside,” “we usually walked everywhere”). Start with a direct topic sentence, then give specific examples with linking words. Use past tense consistently.

Ví dụ: Yes, I often walked outside as a child because I lived in the countryside. For example, I walked to school and to the market most days since there were few buses or shops nearby.

Gợi ý: Make sentences more fluent and correct word order: use linking words (for example, in addition, also). Improve collocations (“reduce stress,” “get fresh air,” “use parks as”). Combine short fragments into smoother sentences and avoid starting many sentences with filler words like “Oh.”

Ví dụ: People like walking in parks for several reasons. For example, parks help them reduce stress and get fresh air, and in addition many families use parks as pleasant places to meet and spend time together.

Gợi ý: Correct phrasing and tense errors: use conditional correctly (“If I had the chance”), fix word choice (“Bogotá” or ‘Bogota Mountain’), and use past tense properly. Remove odd words like “sweary.” Be concise and avoid contradictions (saying ‘would like’ then ‘I usually hike there’). If you already go there, state it clearly; otherwise keep conditional. Provide one clear topic sentence then two supporting details with specific examples and correct vocabulary.

Ví dụ: If I had the chance, I would like to take a long walk on Bogotá Mountain because the scenery is beautiful and the air is refreshing. I have hiked there twice a year in spring and autumn; for example, last autumn I spent the whole afternoon walking along the ridge and enjoyed the views.

Gợi ý: Use correct grammar and choose appropriate words: replace “I worked in the countryside” if irrelevant, use past simple consistently, and avoid strange phrases like “destiny was amazing.” Say what you experienced (views, feeling, achievement). Start with a direct answer and then add specific sensory details or results using linking words.

Ví dụ: Lately I went for a walk in the countryside and hiked up a very high, steep mountain. It was long and tiring, but the scenery was amazing and I felt proud when I reached the top.

× Yes, I walk a lot, mainly because I prepare to come out on foot.

✓ Yes, I walk a lot, mainly because I prefer to go out on foot.

The original sentence uses 'prepare to come out on foot' which is unnatural and incorrect for expressing habitual preference. 'Prefer to go out on foot' correctly uses present tense to state a habitual preference and uses the natural collocation 'go out on foot.' Use simple present for habits and choose the correct verb (prefer) and phrase (go out on foot).

× Who? When I was a child, I lived in in the countryside, so we usually walk everywhere because there were few villages.

✓ When I was a child, I lived in the countryside, so we usually walked everywhere because there were few villages.

This sentence mixes past context with a present-tense verb 'walk.' In a past narrative, verbs should be in the past tense. Also there is a duplicated word 'in in.' Change 'walk' to 'walked' and remove the duplicate 'in.'

× ...we usually walk everywhere because there were few villages.

✓ ...we usually walked everywhere because there were few villages.

The problem is not plural here but tense; however the phrase 'few villages' is acceptable. Main correction is changing 'walk' to past 'walked' to match past context. (This suggestion focuses on correcting verb tense to align with past context.)

× For example, I walked to school and to the market most days, which was normal for people there.

✓ For example, I walked to school and to the market most days, which was normal for people there.

This sentence is correct in tense and structure; it uses past tense consistently to describe habitual action in the past. No change needed.

× Oh, people like walking in parks for many reasons.

✓ Oh, people like walking in parks for many reasons.

This sentence is grammatically correct: it uses simple present to describe general facts and 'like walking' is a correct verb + -ing construction.

× For example, it helps them reduce stress and get fresh air also.

✓ For example, it helps them reduce stress and get fresh air as well.

The adverb 'also' is misplaced at the end; 'as well' or placing 'also' before the verb is more natural. Use 'get fresh air as well' to link two coordinated results smoothly.

× And some families use park as a pleasant place to meet and spend time together.

✓ And some families use the park as a pleasant place to meet and spend time together.

The noun 'park' here refers to a specific place type and needs the definite article 'the' when speaking generally about the park as a place to meet. Use 'the park' to be grammatically correct in this context.

× If I had to change, I would like to take a long walk on Bogota Mountain.

✓ If I had the chance, I would like to take a long walk on Bogota Mountain.

The examiner asked 'Where would you like to take a long walk if you had the chance?' The student wrote 'If I had to change,' which is incorrect phrasing. Replace with 'If I had the chance' to match the conditional meaning. The rest uses correct conditional form.

× I usually hike there twice a year in the spring and autumn because the scenery is beautiful and the air feels refreshing.

✓ I usually hike there twice a year in the spring and autumn because the scenery is beautiful and the air feels refreshing.

This sentence correctly uses simple present to describe a habitual action and appropriate adjectives. No change needed.

× For example, last autumn, I spend the whole afternoon walking along the Ridge and felt sweary.

✓ For example, last autumn, I spent the whole afternoon walking along the ridge and felt sweaty.

In a past-time narrative use past tense 'spent' (not 'spend'). 'Ridge' need not be capitalized unless it is a proper name; use lowercase 'ridge' if generic. 'Sweary' is incorrect (means using swear words); the intended adjective is 'sweaty.' Change to 'felt sweaty.'

× Recently I worked in the countryside and hiked up a very high, steep mountain.

✓ Recently I worked in the countryside and hiked up a very high, steep mountain.

This sentence is acceptable: 'Recently' with past tense 'worked' and 'hiked' describes recent past events. No change needed.

× It was a long and tiring walk, but destiny was amazing.

✓ It was a long and tiring walk, but the scenery was amazing.

'Destiny was amazing' is incorrect and irrelevant; likely intended word is 'scenery.' Replace 'destiny' with 'the scenery.' Also ensure article 'the' before 'scenery' for specificity. This corrects semantic and lexical error rather than grammar.