Bike— Part 1 Báo cáo

Gợi ý: Answer directly, then add one or two clear details. Use “bike” rather than “biker” to describe what you owned, and say “a pink Barbie bike.” The phrase “that was around to actually fit me” is unclear; explain that you used the bike until you outgrew it. Avoid repeating “bike” and “childhood.”

Ví dụ: Yes, I had a pink Barbie bike when I was a child. I rode it for years, until I outgrew it at around twelve. I was really attached to it because it was one of my favourite toys.

Gợi ý: State your view clearly and correct the grammar: say “there isn’t really a need” or “there aren’t many people who need bikes.” Avoid repeating the same point about commuting. Give a specific reason why bikes are less common in Hong Kong, and use a more precise comparison, such as saying cycling is more common in some European cities.

Ví dụ: No, I don’t think bikes are very popular for commuting in Hong Kong because the public transport system is so convenient. The city is also quite crowded, which can make cycling difficult. By contrast, cycling seemed more common in some European cities I visited, where there were more dedicated bike lanes.

× Yes, I was an avid biker as a child and I had a pink Barbie like that was around to actually fit me till I was 12 years old and that bike actually stuck with me for the rest of the childhood until high school where I could no longer fit on the bike.

✓ Yes, I was an avid biker as a child, and I had a pink Barbie bike that actually fit me until I was 12 years old. I kept that bike for the rest of my childhood, until high school, when I could no longer fit on it.

The phrase pink Barbie like that was around is not grammatically complete; bike is needed to identify the item, and the relative clause should describe the bike clearly. Also, when is appropriate for referring to a time such as high school, whereas where refers to a place.

× Yes, I was an avid biker as a child and I had a pink Barbie like that was around to actually fit me till I was 12 years old and that bike actually stuck with me for the rest of the childhood until high school where I could no longer fit on the bike.

✓ Yes, I was an avid biker as a child, and I had a pink Barbie bike that actually fit me until I was 12 years old. I kept that bike for the rest of my childhood, until high school, when I could no longer fit on it.

Use the possessive determiner my to show whose childhood is meant. The rest of the childhood is unnatural in this context; say the rest of my childhood.

× No, since I live in Hong Kong, we have a very comprehensive transport system and there aren't really need.

✓ No, since I live in Hong Kong, we have a very comprehensive transport system, and there isn't really a need for bikes to commute around.

In an existential there construction, the verb agrees with the noun that follows it. Need is singular, so use isn't rather than aren't. The singular countable noun need also requires the article a.