Part 1
Examiner
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Candidate
Yes, I did. When I was a child I had a bike and I practiced riding a bicycle and maybe when I was four or five years old I think I could ride a bike.
Examiner
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Candidate
Yeah, I think bikes are quite popular in my country when we commute or when we go to the shopping center or go shopping. I I mean people are usual, people usually use bikes to go there.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Score: 75.0Suggestion: 回答は質問に直接答えられており、具体的な年齢も含まれているため、内容は十分です。ただし、“bike”と“bicycle”の繰り返しや、“maybe”と“I think”の重複によって、やや不自然で冗長になっています。“When I was a child, I had a bike”は“Yes, I did”と内容が重なるため、より自然に一文へまとめましょう。また、過去の習慣には“used to”を使うと効果的です。
Example: Yes, I did. I got my first bike when I was about four or five years old, and I used to practice riding it in my neighborhood.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Score: 65.0Suggestion: “Yes, I think...”と最初に意見を明確に述べ、その後に利用場面を説明できている点は良いです。ただし、“when we commute or when we go...”の繰り返し、“I I mean”の言い直し、そして“people are usual”は不自然です。“People usually use bikes”または“Cycling is common”を使いましょう。さらに、買い物だけでなく、通勤や健康面など具体的な理由を一つ加えると、内容と語彙の幅が広がります。
Example: Yes, bikes are quite popular in my country, especially for short trips and commuting. Many people use them to go to nearby shops because they are convenient, affordable, and environmentally friendly.
× I I mean people are usual, people usually use bikes to go there.
✓ I mean, people usually use bikes to go there.
‘Usual’ is an adjective, but this sentence needs an adverb to describe the verb ‘use.’ The correct adverb is ‘usually.’ The repeated ‘I’ and the repeated clause should also be removed to make the sentence clear and natural.