Bike— Part 1 採点レポート

提案: Answer the question directly and avoid repeating “yes” at the end. Use the natural phrase “when I was little” instead of “when I was a little,” and say “riding a bike,” not “writing a bike.” You could improve the answer by adding one specific detail about where you rode the bike or how often you used it. Try to connect your ideas with linking words such as “because” or “so.”

例: Yes, I had a bike when I was little. I remember that my dad taught me how to ride it in our neighborhood, which was really exciting. I used to ride it with my friends after school, so I have very fond memories of cycling.

提案: Give a clear opinion at the beginning instead of saying “I’m not sure,” and then support it with a reason. Use the natural phrase “the popularity of bikes” or “bikes are not very popular.” Avoid fillers such as “well” and “so yeah,” and explain the comparison more specifically, for example by mentioning traffic, public transportation, or cycling facilities. Use a linking word such as “because” to make the relationship between your opinion and reason clearer.

例: I don’t think bikes are very popular in my country because most people prefer to drive cars or use public transportation. There are usually many cars on the roads, while relatively few people commute by bicycle. In addition, some cities do not have enough safe bike lanes, which makes cycling less convenient.

× Yes, I did have a bike when I was a little.

✓ Yes, I did have a bike when I was little.

When describing someone’s age or childhood condition, use little without the article a. The phrase a little usually means a small amount, whereas was little means was young.

× I'm not sure about popularity of bikes in my country.

✓ I'm not sure about the popularity of bikes in my country.

The noun popularity refers to a specific topic, namely how popular bikes are in the student’s country. Therefore, it should be preceded by the definite article the.

× It's definitely more cars than bikes.

✓ There are definitely more cars than bikes.

Use the there are structure to state that a particular number or amount of something exists. Because cars is plural, use are rather than is. The phrase there are more cars than bikes is the correct structure.