Opportunities— Part 1 Báo cáo

Gợi ý: Answer the question directly and develop your response with a clear reason or result. Correct the grammar in “when I was a secondary school” to “when I was in secondary school,” and replace “It was the first time to play sport” with the more natural phrase “It was my first time playing a sport.” You could also add a specific detail about your role, a memorable experience, or what you learned from basketball. Avoid repeating “secondary school.”

Ví dụ: Yes, absolutely. When I was in secondary school, I joined the basketball team, even though I had never played competitively before. I really enjoyed practising with my teammates, and it helped me become more confident and disciplined.

Gợi ý: State your opinion in a complete, grammatically accurate topic sentence, then support it with one or two specific reasons. Avoid repeating “give me a new chance and give us a new chance,” and use “broaden our horizons,” not “broaden our horizon.” The phrase “for exchange purposes” is unnatural in this context; say “to interact with different people” or “to exchange ideas.” Use linking words such as “because,” “for example,” or “as a result” to make the answer more coherent.

Ví dụ: Yes, I think people should try a variety of activities because it helps them discover their interests and develop new skills. For example, joining a sports club or learning a language can help someone meet people from different backgrounds and exchange ideas. As a result, they may become more open-minded and confident.

× I joined the basketball school team when I was a secondary school.

✓ I joined the school basketball team when I was in secondary school.

School describes the type of team, while basketball identifies the sport. In this noun phrase, school basketball team is the natural adjective order.

× I joined the basketball school team when I was a secondary school.

✓ I joined the school basketball team when I was in secondary school.

Secondary school is an institution, so the preposition in is needed in this expression. We say be in secondary school, not be a secondary school.

× It was the first time to play sport in the secondary school.

✓ It was my first time playing a sport at secondary school.

After the expression my first time, the verb is normally used in the -ing form: my first time playing. The infinitive to play is not the appropriate form here.

× It was the first time to play sport in the secondary school.

✓ It was my first time playing a sport at secondary school.

Sport is used as a singular countable noun when referring to one particular sport, so it needs the indefinite article a: a sport.

× It was the first time to play sport in the secondary school.

✓ It was my first time playing a sport at secondary school.

At secondary school is the natural expression when referring to the time or place of attending school. The phrase in the secondary school is not appropriate in this context.

× Trying different things in our lives I would say it is gives us an opportunity to broaden our horizon and then give me a new chance and give us a new chance to meet any other people for exchange purposes.

✓ I would say that trying different things in our lives gives us an opportunity to broaden our horizons and gives us new chances to meet other people for exchange purposes.

The original sentence contains an incorrect structure: it is gives. A clear structure is I would say that..., followed by the subject trying different things and the verb gives.

× Trying different things in our lives I would say it is gives us an opportunity to broaden our horizon and then give me a new chance and give us a new chance to meet any other people for exchange purposes.

✓ I would say that trying different things in our lives gives us an opportunity to broaden our horizons and gives us new chances to meet other people for exchange purposes.

The subject trying different things is a singular gerund phrase, so the present-tense verb must have the third-person singular form gives, not give.

× Trying different things in our lives I would say it is gives us an opportunity to broaden our horizon and then give me a new chance and give us a new chance to meet any other people for exchange purposes.

✓ I would say that trying different things in our lives gives us an opportunity to broaden our horizons and gives us new chances to meet other people for exchange purposes.

Horizon is being used to refer to the range of a person's knowledge or experience, so the plural form horizons is more appropriate here. The sentence also refers to more than one opportunity, so chances is suitable.

× Trying different things in our lives I would say it is gives us an opportunity to broaden our horizon and then give me a new chance and give us a new chance to meet any other people for exchange purposes.

✓ I would say that trying different things in our lives gives us an opportunity to broaden our horizons and gives us new chances to meet other people for exchange purposes.

The original sentence changes inconsistently from our to me and then back to us. Because the speaker is discussing benefits for people generally, the object pronoun us should be used consistently.

× Trying different things in our lives I would say it is gives us an opportunity to broaden our horizon and then give me a new chance and give us a new chance to meet any other people for exchange purposes.

✓ I would say that trying different things in our lives gives us an opportunity to broaden our horizons and gives us new chances to meet other people for exchange purposes.

Any other people is not appropriate in this affirmative sentence. Other people correctly means additional or different people without using the unnecessary quantifier any.