Bike— Part 1 採点レポート

提案: Your answer is direct and natural but very brief. To score higher, give a clear topic sentence then add one or two specific supporting details using linking words. Mention reasons or context (e.g. family circumstances, safety, or alternatives) to make your response richer and more coherent.

例: No, I didn’t have a bike when I was a child. Instead, I usually walked or took the bus because my family lived in a busy city and my parents worried about road safety. As a result, I only learned to ride a bike much later, when I was a teenager.

提案: Good comparison between children’s bikes and adults’ motorbikes. Improve by starting with a clear overall opinion, then use linking words to expand with specific reasons or examples (e.g. infrastructure, culture, cost). Avoid short fragments and try to vary vocabulary (e.g. bicycles vs motorbikes, common vs popular).

例: Overall, I don’t think bicycles are very popular in my country. For example, children rarely ride bikes because there are few safe cycle paths and parents prefer cars; conversely, motorbikes are common among adults due to their low cost and convenience in heavy traffic.

× No, I didn't have any bike when I was a kid.

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

The indefinite article 'a' is required before the singular countable noun 'bike'. Using 'any' with singular countable nouns is incorrect in this affirmative/negative past context; 'any' is used with plural or uncountable nouns or in questions/negatives with plural/uncountable. Use 'a bike' to indicate one bike.

× I don't think so. For a kid the bikes are not that popular, but for an adult the motorbikes are quite popular.

✓ I don't think so. For kids, bikes are not that popular, but for adults, motorbikes are quite popular.

Definite article 'the' is incorrectly used before general plural nouns 'kids' and 'adults'. When speaking about people in general, use plural without 'the' or use 'a' with singular (e.g., 'for a kid'). Also 'kid' and 'adult' should match number with 'bikes' and 'motorbikes', so plural forms 'kids' and 'adults' are more natural. Add commas for clarity.