Bike— Part 1 Báo cáo

Gợi ý: Answer directly, then explain how you learned to ride. Correct the unnatural phrase “thought myself on how” to “taught myself how,” and use the past tense consistently (“used”). Clarify what you mean by “the steel bar”; if you mean the bike’s crossbar, name it directly. Keep the explanation concise and use a linking phrase such as “Since it was too big for me…”

Ví dụ: Yes, I had a mountain bike when I was a child. I was in fourth grade when I taught myself how to ride it because no one was available to help me. Since the bike was too big for me, I used to sit on the crossbar to reach the pedals.

Gợi ý: Give a clear answer about the present first, since the question asks whether bikes are popular now. Then contrast this with the past using “whereas” or “in the past.” Replace “I could only see few bikes” with “I see fewer bicycles,” and explain the change with a specific reason if possible. Avoid the vague ending “it’s a change of time.”

Ví dụ: Bicycles are less popular in my country now than they used to be. In the past, many people rode them because cars and motorcycles were expensive. These days, I see more people using motorbikes and cars, especially for commuting.

× If I remember it right, I was in grade 4 and I thought myself on how to ride a bike.

✓ If I remember it right, I was in grade 4, and I taught myself how to ride a bike.

The preposition on is not used before how in this structure. The natural phrase is teach yourself how to do something. Also, taught is the correct past-tense verb here; thought means considered or believed.

× That's why I use the steel bar to really ride on the mountain bike because that was so huge for me and I couldn't reach it.

✓ That's why I used the steel bar to really ride on the mountain bike because that was so huge for me and I couldn't reach it.

The student is describing a childhood experience in the past, so use should be changed to its past-tense form, used. Keep verb tenses consistent when recounting past events.

× Back then it was really popular because motorcycles were expensive and cars were limited but currently I could only see few bikes and more motorcycles and more cars, so it's a change of time, I think.

✓ Back then, bikes were really popular because motorcycles were expensive and cars were limited, but currently I could only see few bikes and more motorcycles and more cars, so it's a change of time, I think.

The pronoun it does not clearly agree with the plural noun bikes. Use bikes directly or the plural pronoun they. For example: Back then, they were really popular.

× Back then it was really popular because motorcycles were expensive and cars were limited but currently I could only see few bikes and more motorcycles and more cars, so it's a change of time, I think.

✓ Back then, it was really popular because motorcycles were expensive and cars were limited, but currently I can only see few bikes and more motorcycles and more cars, so it's a change of time, I think.

Currently refers to the present, so can is more appropriate than could here. Use the present tense when describing what you see nowadays.

× Back then it was really popular because motorcycles were expensive and cars were limited but currently I could only see few bikes and more motorcycles and more cars, so it's a change of time, I think.

✓ Back then it was really popular because motorcycles were expensive and cars were limited but currently I could only see a few bikes and more motorcycles and more cars, so it's a change of time, I think.

Use a few to mean a small number of bikes. Few without a is grammatical in some contexts, but it emphasizes that the number is almost none; a few is the more natural choice when contrasting bikes with the greater number of motorcycles and cars.