Bike— Part 1 Báo cáo

Gợi ý: Answer directly, then give your reason. Keep the verb tenses consistent when talking about your childhood: use “didn’t have” and “told me it wasn’t.” The explanation is relevant, but you could make it sound more natural by saying your mother thought cycling was unsuitable for girls.

Ví dụ: No, I didn’t have a bike as a child. My mother thought cycling wasn’t suitable for girls, so she didn’t let me ride one.

Gợi ý: Give a clear answer and explain when or why bikes became popular. Avoid fillers such as “you know,” and use the past tense for the pandemic. Also, say “bikes became very popular” rather than “bike burst out.”

Ví dụ: Yes, bikes are very popular in my country. They became especially popular during the COVID-19 pandemic, when many people started cycling for exercise and to avoid crowded public transport.

× No, I don't have a bike when I was a child because my mom told me that it is not good for a girl to ride a bike.

✓ No, I didn't have a bike when I was a child because my mom told me that it was not good for a girl to ride a bike.

The answer describes a situation in the past, so use the past tense didn't have instead of don't have. Since the mother's opinion is reported as something she said at that time, was is more consistent than is. Keep the verb ride in its base form after the infinitive marker to.

× Yes, it's really popular, especially when it's, you know, in the past when COVID-19 happens, that's when bike suddenly, you know, burst out.

✓ Yes, bikes are really popular, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, when they suddenly became popular.

The answer refers to bikes, a plural subject, so use are rather than is. The plural subject also requires the pronoun they. Use became to describe the change in popularity during the past pandemic.

× Yes, it's really popular, especially when it's, you know, in the past when COVID-19 happens, that's when bike suddenly, you know, burst out.

✓ Yes, bikes are really popular, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, when they suddenly became popular.

The sentence refers to the past COVID-19 pandemic, so use past-tense wording such as during the pandemic and became. Happens is present tense and does not fit this past-time context.

× Yes, it's really popular, especially when it's, you know, in the past when COVID-19 happens, that's when bike suddenly, you know, burst out.

✓ Yes, bikes are really popular, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, when they suddenly became popular.

The answer is about bikes in general, so use the plural noun bikes rather than the singular bike. When referring back to bikes, use the plural pronoun they.