Bike— Part 1 採点レポート

提案: Answer the question directly and use the past tense consistently: “had” and “was.” You could also add one specific detail, such as how you used the toy bike or how you felt about it. Avoid repeating “bike” unnecessarily.

例: Yes, I had a toy bike when I was a child. I used to ride it around the garden, although it was too small for me to ride outside. I really enjoyed playing with it because it made me feel like I had a real bicycle.

提案: Give a clear topic sentence and avoid unclear or repetitive expressions such as “my country is very popular for the bike” and “we have lots of bike nearby.” Use accurate grammar: “five to seven out of ten people ride bikes,” “own bikes,” and “bikes” in the plural. Support your opinion with one specific reason, such as affordability, convenience, or environmental benefits, and limit the answer to about three or four well-connected sentences.

例: Yes, bikes are quite popular in my country. I would say that around five or six out of ten people own one, mainly because bikes are affordable and convenient for short journeys. Many people use them to commute or exercise, and I personally own four bikes for different purposes.

× Yeah, I have a bike when I was a child, but that was a toy bike.

✓ Yeah, I had a bike when I was a child, but it was a toy bike.

Because the sentence refers to a completed time in the past, have must change to the past-tense form had. The pronoun it is more natural than that when referring to a bike.

× Yeah, bikes are very popular in in my country, like out of 10, five to seven people are riding bike and they are owning a bike right now.

✓ Yeah, bikes are very popular in my country. For example, out of every 10 people, five to seven ride bikes and own a bike right now.

The preposition in is repeated, so one instance must be removed. Use in my country, not in in my country. When speaking generally, use a clearer expression such as out of every 10 people.

× Yeah, bikes are very popular in in my country, like out of 10, five to seven people are riding bike and they are owning a bike right now.

✓ Yeah, bikes are very popular in my country. For example, out of every 10 people, five to seven ride bikes and own a bike right now.

The noun bike refers to bikes in general after the plural subject people, so it should be plural: ride bikes. Use a singular form only when referring to one specific bike, such as own a bike.

× Yeah, bikes are very popular in in my country, like out of 10, five to seven people are riding bike and they are owning a bike right now.

✓ Yeah, bikes are very popular in my country. For example, out of every 10 people, five to seven ride bikes and own a bike right now.

The present simple is more appropriate for general facts and habits. Use ride and own instead of the present progressive forms are riding and are owning. The verb own is usually not used in the progressive form when it describes possession.

× And my country is very popular for the bike.

✓ And my country is very well known for bikes.

The phrase the bike is incorrect when referring to bikes in general. Use the plural noun bikes without the definite article. The expression well known for is also more natural for describing what a country is famous for.

× We have lots of bike in our uh, like nearby also.

✓ We have lots of bikes nearby as well.

Lots of must be followed by a plural countable noun, so bike must become bikes. The sentence is also clearer when nearby and as well are placed at the end.