Bike— Part 1 採点レポート

提案: Answer directly (give a clear yes/no or short statement), avoid repeating the examiner's question, and expand with one or two specific supporting details using linking words. Keep responses natural and concise (no more than 5 sentences).

例: Yes — I had a small red bicycle when I was about seven. It was my favorite toy because I could ride to school and meet my friends, and I learned to ride without training wheels in our neighborhood park.

提案: Start with a clear topic sentence (e.g., ‘Yes, I think…’), then give specific reasons with linking words and avoid filler words (umm, uh). Provide concrete examples or brief comparisons and keep it within 3–4 sentences. Use precise vocabulary (e.g., ‘increasingly popular,’ ‘cycling infrastructure,’ ‘car-oriented planning’).

例: Yes, cycling is becoming increasingly popular in the Philippines. For example, more people are asking for dedicated bike lanes and safe parking, which has led some cities to introduce temporary bike lanes. However, overall cycling infrastructure is still limited because urban planning remains largely car-oriented.

× Yes, I think bikes are popular and it's growing more popular by the day because of the demands for bike lanes, the demands for umm, bike infrastructure and many more.

✓ Yes, I think bikes are popular and they are becoming more popular by the day because of the demand for bike lanes, bike infrastructure, and many other factors.

The original sentence mixes singular 'it's' referring to plural 'bikes' (subject-verb disagreement) and uses 'growing more popular' which is less natural than 'becoming more popular'. Also 'demands for' is plural but more commonly expressed as 'demand for' when speaking generally; 'many more' is vague, so 'many other factors' is clearer. Suggestion: match subject and verb number (bikes → they are), use 'becoming' for natural present progressive, and use 'demand' for a general uncountable noun.

× However, uh, bike infrastructure in the Philippines is not so good I would say and it's more leaning towards a car centered.

✓ However, bike infrastructure in the Philippines is not very good, I would say, and it is more car-centered.

Problems include informal filler words ('uh') which should be omitted in corrected speech, 'not so good' is colloquial—'not very good' is more appropriate. 'It's more leaning towards a car centered' is ungrammatical: 'leaning towards' needs an object and 'car centered' should be hyphenated as a compound adjective 'car-centered' or rephrased as 'more car-centered'. Also 'it's more leaning towards' mixes progressive with 'more'; better: 'it is more car-centered.' Suggestion: remove fillers, use clear adjectives, hyphenate compound modifiers, and ensure idiomatic phrasing.