Part 1
Examiner
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Candidate
Yes, I got my first bike when I was in elementary school. I practiced a lot by myself and sometimes with my sisters and I was able to ride a bike for a one day.
Examiner
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Candidate
Yes, I think so, especially in the cities. We are native to ride our bicycles rather than driving a car.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Score: 64.0Suggestion: 答えは分かりやすいですが、語法と論理のつながりを改善するとより自然で高得点になります。具体的には:1) 文法ミス(“for a one day”は不自然)を直す。2) トピック文を明確にし、支持文をつなぐ接続詞(for example, and eventually, with my sisters)を使う。3) 詳細をもう少し具体的に(何歳の時、練習にどれくらい時間をかけたか、最初に何が難しかったかなど)述べると説得力が増します。
Example: Yes. I got my first bicycle in elementary school. I practiced a lot on weekends, first by myself and later with my sisters, and after several weeks of trying I could finally ride steadily without training wheels. For example, I remember falling a few times at the beginning, but regular practice helped me improve quickly.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Score: 58.0Suggestion: 意味は伝わりますが、不自然な表現と曖昧さがあります。改善点は:1) 「We are native to ride」は不自然なので、自然な表現(people often prefer/it’s common for people to)に直す。2) 具体的な理由や例(交通渋滞、環境配慮、公共交通が混雑している等)を加える。3) 接続語を使って論理を明確にする(for example, because)。
Example: Yes, I think bicycles are quite popular, especially in cities. Many people prefer cycling because traffic is heavy and parking is expensive; for example, commuters often use bikes to avoid delays and save money.
× I practiced a lot by myself and sometimes with my sisters and I was able to ride a bike for a one day.
✓ I practiced a lot by myself and sometimes with my sisters, and after one day I was able to ride a bike.
The original sentence has a problem with tense and time expression use. 'I was able to ride a bike for a one day' is incorrect; 'for' suggests duration but 'one day' here means 'after one day' (point in time when ability was achieved). The sentence also runs two clauses without proper punctuation. Suggestion: use 'after one day' to indicate when the ability occurred, and add a comma and conjunction to connect clauses correctly. Grammar point ID: 5 (Past tense issue).
× We are native to ride our bicycles rather than driving a car.
✓ We prefer riding our bicycles to driving a car.
The phrase 'are native to ride' is incorrect English. 'Native to' describes origin or inherent belonging, not preference. Use 'prefer ... to ...' or 'are more likely to ride ... than drive ...'. Also change verb forms to parallel gerunds: 'riding' and 'driving'. Suggestion: use 'prefer riding our bicycles to driving a car' or 'we are more likely to ride our bicycles than to drive a car.' Grammar point ID: 11 (Incorrect use of prepositions).