Opportunities— Part 1 Báo cáo

Gợi ý: Answer directly and naturally, but correct the grammatical errors: use “different kinds of activities,” “the drama club,” and “my emotions.” Avoid repeating “participate” too often, and use a more natural phrase such as “I had the opportunity to join.” Add a specific result or feeling to make the example more effective.

Ví dụ: Definitely. I had several opportunities to try new activities because my parents and teachers encouraged me to get involved. For example, I joined the school drama club, where I learned to express my emotions more confidently and work as part of a team.

Gợi ý: Give a clearer opinion first, then explain both sides with linking words such as “although” and “whereas.” Correct “person’s own preference” to “a person’s preferences,” and avoid using “monotonous” to describe people; “set in their ways” or “prefer familiar routines” is more natural. Also correct “be to be,” “familiar situation,” and “other ones,” and divide the long sentence into shorter sentences.

Ví dụ: I think people should try a reasonable variety of activities, although it depends on their personality and circumstances. Trying new things can help people develop skills and become more confident. However, some people prefer familiar routines, whereas adventurous individuals enjoy taking risks and facing new challenges.

× Definitely yes.

✓ Definitely, I did.

The original response is an elliptical phrase without a verb. Because the examiner's question uses the past tense auxiliary did, the complete short answer should be Definitely, I did.

× I had several chances to participate in many different kind of activities.

✓ I had several chances to participate in many different kinds of activities.

The phrase many different refers to more than one type, so the countable noun kind must be plural: kinds.

× For example, I got a chance to participate in school drama club where I could express my emotion fully.

✓ For example, I got a chance to participate in the school drama club where I could express my emotion fully.

School drama club refers to a specific club at the school, so the definite article the is needed before school drama club.

× For example, I got a chance to participate in school drama club where I could express my emotion fully.

✓ For example, I got a chance to participate in school drama club where I could express my emotions fully.

When people talk about expressing their feelings in general, the plural form emotions is more grammatically appropriate than the singular form emotion.

× I think it depends upon person's own preference and personality.

✓ I think it depends upon a person's own preference and personality.

The singular countable noun person needs a determiner. The indefinite article a is required before person's.

× It is not for all to try any diverse kind of activities because some people are really monotonous, they love to be to be in familiar situation only instead of taking any new challenges while other ones are adventurous who face the challenge with the courage and enthusiasm.

✓ Not everyone wants to try different kinds of activities because some people are monotonous; they prefer to stay in familiar situations instead of taking on new challenges, while others are adventurous and face challenges with courage and enthusiasm.

The expression not for all is not the natural quantifier for people in this context. Use not everyone to refer naturally to people in general. Also, use different kinds of activities rather than any diverse kind of activities.

× It is not for all to try any diverse kind of activities because some people are really monotonous, they love to be to be in familiar situation only instead of taking any new challenges while other ones are adventurous who face the challenge with the courage and enthusiasm.

✓ Not everyone wants to try different kinds of activities because some people are monotonous; they prefer to stay in familiar situations instead of taking on new challenges, while others are adventurous and face challenges with courage and enthusiasm.

Several nouns need plural forms because the sentence discusses activities, situations, challenges, and people in general. Use kinds, situations, challenges, and others instead of kind, situation, challenge, and other ones.

× It is not for all to try any diverse kind of activities because some people are really monotonous, they love to be to be in familiar situation only instead of taking any new challenges while other ones are adventurous who face the challenge with the courage and enthusiasm.

✓ Not everyone wants to try different kinds of activities because some people are monotonous; they prefer to stay in familiar situations instead of taking on new challenges, while others are adventurous and face challenges with courage and enthusiasm.

The singular countable noun situation needs an article, or it can be changed to the plural generic form situations. The general nouns courage and enthusiasm do not need the definite article the.

× It is not for all to try any diverse kind of activities because some people are really monotonous, they love to be to be in familiar situation only instead of taking any new challenges while other ones are adventurous who face the challenge with the courage and enthusiasm.

✓ Not everyone wants to try different kinds of activities because some people are monotonous; they prefer to stay in familiar situations instead of taking on new challenges, while others are adventurous and face challenges with courage and enthusiasm.

The original sentence contains a comma splice, a repeated phrase, and an incorrectly connected relative clause. Use a semicolon to separate the two independent clauses, remove the repeated to be, and connect the final ideas with and while.