Part 1
Examiner
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Candidate
Did you have a bike when you are a child?
Examiner
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Candidate
Yes, I think that bikes are popular in my country because other transportations such as bus and taxis are expensive. On the other hand, bikes are not expensive and students usually use bikes to commute to school.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Score: 42.0Suggestion: 発音と時制に注意してください。質問をそのまま繰り返すのではなく、答えは過去形で始め、直接的なトピック文(Yes/Noや短い説明)を述べ、その後、必要なら短い詳細を付け加えてください。例えば「Yes, I did.」や「No, I didn't.」で始め、その後に理由や簡単な説明を付けると自然です。さらに、質問のリフレーズは避け、聞かれた内容に正確に応答する練習をしましょう。
Example: Yes, I did. I had a small red bike when I was about eight, and I used to ride it to my friend’s house every weekend.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Score: 75.0Suggestion: 答えは明確で理由も述べられており内容は良いですが、より自然で流暢にするために接続詞や具体例を使って論理を明確にしましょう。また、語彙を少し改善し、冗長な表現を省くと良いです。例えば 'other transportations' は不自然なので 'other forms of transport' や 'public transport' を使い、'On the other hand' は対比より補足の意味なら 'Moreover' や 'Also' に置き換えた方が適切です。文は3〜4文に収め、簡潔に述べてください。
Example: Yes, bikes are very popular in my country. Public transport like buses and taxis can be expensive, so many people prefer bicycles. Also, they are cheap to buy and maintain, and students often ride them to school.
× Did you have a bike when you are a child?
✓ Did you have a bike when you were a child?
The sentence mixes past and present tenses. The question uses past tense 'Did you have', so the time clause must also be in the past: 'when you were a child'. Use past simple 'were' for the state of being a child. Suggestion: keep consistent past tense in both clauses.
× Yes, I think that bikes are popular in my country because other transportations such as bus and taxis are expensive.
✓ Yes, I think that bikes are popular in my country because other forms of transportation such as buses and taxis are expensive.
'Transportations' is incorrect; 'transportation' is usually uncountable or use 'forms of transportation'. Also 'bus' should be plural 'buses' to match 'taxis'. Maintain plural nouns for general statements. Suggestion: use 'transportation' uncountable or 'forms of transportation' and make vehicle nouns plural when speaking generally.
× On the other hand, bikes are not expensive and students usually use bikes to commute to school.
✓ On the other hand, bikes are not expensive, and students usually use bikes to commute to school.
Grammatically sentence is acceptable, but adding a comma before 'and' improves clarity when joining two independent clauses. No tense change needed. Suggestion: include comma for compound sentences and avoid repeating 'bikes' by using 'them' for conciseness: 'students usually use them to commute to school.'