Part 1
Examiner
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Candidate
Yes, I did. Not only me but also my sister had a bike, so we often went cycling together on weekends with our father.
Examiner
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Candidate
To be honest, it's not a very popular in Japan where Japanese usually use public transport, but I'm sure it will be popular in the future because cycling is good for our health and more and more people are now interested in being healthy.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Score: 82.0Suggestion: 回答は明確で内容も具体的ですが、より自然で流暢に聞こえるように文のつながりを滑らかにし、語順や表現を少し改善してください。また、文の長さは3~4文に収めつつ、接続詞を使って理由や頻度を明示するとより効果的です。例えば“Not only me but also my sister”は不自然なので“Both my sister and I”とすると良いです。
Example: Yes, I did. Both my sister and I had bikes, so we often went cycling together on weekends with our father. We usually explored nearby parks and quiet streets, which was a great way to spend time as a family.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Score: 76.0Suggestion: 意見は明確ですが、文法と表現の自然さを改善してください。例えば“it's not a very popular”は誤りで“they're not very popular”や“cycling isn't very popular”が正しいです。さらに、理由と予測を短く分けて述べ、接続語(however, because, therefore)を使うと論理的になります。具体例(通勤時間やインフラの変化)を加えると説得力が増します。
Example: Honestly, cycling isn't very popular in Japan because most people prefer using efficient public transport. However, I think it will become more common in the future as more people focus on health and cities improve bike lanes and facilities.
× To be honest, it's not a very popular in Japan where Japanese usually use public transport, but I'm sure it will be popular in the future because cycling is good for our health and more and more people are now interested in being healthy.
✓ To be honest, it's not very popular in Japan, where Japanese people usually use public transport, but I'm sure it will become more popular in the future because cycling is good for our health and more and more people are now interested in being healthy.
The sentence has multiple issues: 'a very popular' is incorrect because 'popular' is an adjective and does not need the article 'a' here (article error/singular-plural); 'Japanese' as a noun meaning people should be 'Japanese people' to be clear (pronoun/noun phrase); 'will be popular in the future' is acceptable but 'will become more popular' is more natural. Suggestions: remove the article before 'very popular' ('not very popular'), change 'where Japanese usually use' to 'where Japanese people usually use', and use 'become more popular' to indicate a change over time.