Bike— Part 1 採点レポート

提案: Improve tense accuracy and naturalness. Use past tense for childhood, give a direct short answer (topic sentence) then add one brief supporting detail if needed. Keep it within 1–3 sentences and avoid redundancy.

例: No, I didn't have a bike when I was a child. My family couldn't afford one, so I usually walked or took public transport to school.

提案: Make the response more natural by using a single clear opening sentence, correct small grammatical errors, and add one specific example with correct plural and articles. Use linking words to connect reasons concisely.

例: Yes, I think bikes are very popular in my country because they are cheap and convenient for short trips. For example, many students and delivery workers ride bicycles to avoid traffic and save money on petrol.

× No, I don't have a bike when I'm a child.

✓ No, I didn't have a bike when I was a child.

The question asks about past habitual possession ('when you were a child'), so past tense is required. The student used present simple ('don't have') and present 'I'm' which is incorrect. Use past simple 'didn't have' and past 'was' to match time reference. Suggestion: use past tense for both clauses when talking about past situations: 'I didn't have... when I was...'.

× Yeah, yes, I think bikes are very popular in my country because they are cheap and convenient for short trips.

✓ Yes, I think bikes are very popular in my country because they are cheap and convenient for short trips.

Using 'Yeah, yes' is informal and redundant but not strictly a grammatical error; however 'I think' is present tense and appropriate. Correction simplifies to a single affirmative 'Yes'. Suggestion: use one affirmative word ('Yes') in speaking to be clear and concise.

× For example, many students and the delivery worker use bicycle to avoid traffic and save money on petrol.

✓ For example, many students and delivery workers use bicycles to avoid traffic and save money on petrol.

Countable nouns require correct plural forms and agreement. 'Delivery worker' should be plural 'delivery workers' to match 'many', and 'bicycle' should be plural 'bicycles' after 'use'. Also 'the' before 'delivery worker' is unnecessary. Suggestion: make both nouns plural when referring to multiple people or items: 'many students and delivery workers use bicycles.'