Bike— Part 1 採点レポート

提案: Answer the question directly instead of repeating it. Begin with a clear yes/no statement and add one specific detail, such as when you used the bike or what you used it for. For example, you could mention riding it to school or playing with friends. Keep the response to two or three natural sentences.

例: Yes, I had a bike when I was a child. I usually rode it around my neighborhood and sometimes used it to visit my friends.

提案: Your answer is relevant and includes two reasons, but improve the grammar and naturalness. Use the plural subject “bikes” with “they,” say “a means of transportation” instead of “an important transportation tool,” and use “by bike” rather than “with the bike.” Replace hesitations such as “umm” with linking words like “also” or “in addition.” Add a specific example, such as commuting to work or cycling in parks, to make the answer more developed.

例: Yes, bikes are quite popular in my country because they are a convenient and affordable means of transportation. Many people commute to work by bike, while others ride them for exercise, especially in parks and on weekends.

× Yes, I think it is umm, an important transportation tool.

✓ Yes, I think bikes are an important means of transportation.

The question refers to bikes, which is plural, so the pronoun it and the singular verb is are not appropriate. Use the plural subject bikes with the plural verb are. The phrase means of transportation is also the natural expression in English.

× Yes, I think it is umm, an important transportation tool.

✓ Yes, I think bikes are an important means of transportation.

The subject bikes is plural, so it must be followed by the plural verb are, not the singular verb is. Make sure the subject and verb agree in number.

× In my country people would commute with the bike and umm also it's for exercising.

✓ In my country, people commute by bike and also use bikes for exercise.

The question asks about the current popularity of bikes, so the present simple commute is more suitable than would commute, which usually describes a past habit or a conditional situation. Use the present simple to describe regular activities in the present.

× In my country people would commute with the bike and umm also it's for exercising.

✓ In my country, people commute by bike and also use bikes for exercise.

The standard preposition for describing transportation is by: by bike, by car, and by bus. With the bike is possible in some contexts, but by bike is the natural expression when talking about transportation.