Part 1
試験官
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
受験者
Actually yes. And when I was an elementary school student, I was given a bicycle by my mother and I went near my park with my friends. It's so fun.
試験官
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
受験者
Actually, I don't think so because in Japan we common to use trains and we often use cars. So that's why I don't think bikes are not popular in this country.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
スコア: 68.0提案: 質問には最初に直接答えられていますが、「went near my park」は「went to a park」または「rode my bike to the park」のようにすると自然です。また、過去の出来事について話しているため、「It's so fun」ではなく「It was a lot of fun」と過去形を使いましょう。「And」で文を始めるより、接続詞を使って内容を滑らかにつなげると、より自然で効果的です。さらに、友達と何をしたのかを具体的に加えると、内容が豊かになります。
例: Yes, I did. When I was in elementary school, my mother gave me a bicycle, and I often rode it to a nearby park with my friends. We used to ride around the park and play together, so it was a lot of fun.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
スコア: 54.0提案: 意見は明確ですが、「we common to use」は文法的に誤りなので、「it is common to use trains」または「people commonly use trains」に直しましょう。また、「I don't think bikes are not popular」は二重否定になっているため、「I don't think bikes are very popular」と言います。「So that's why」は冗長なので、「because」か「so」のどちらか一つを使ってください。電車や車がよく使われる理由として、公共交通機関の便利さや都市部の駐車場不足など、具体的な説明を一つ加えると説得力が増します。
例: I don’t think bikes are very popular in Japan, especially in large cities. Trains are usually more convenient, and many people also use cars for longer journeys. In addition, busy roads and a lack of bicycle parking can make cycling less appealing.
× I was given a bicycle by my mother and I went near my park with my friends.
✓ I was given a bicycle by my mother, and I went to a nearby park with my friends.
「go」は目的地を表すとき、通常「go to + 場所」の形を使います。「near」は「〜の近くに」という意味で、目的地を表す「to」の代わりには使えません。「nearby park」は「近くの公園」という意味です。
× It's so fun.
✓ It was so much fun.
この文は子どもの頃の過去の経験について述べているため、現在形の「is」ではなく過去形の「was」を使います。また、「fun」は通常「much fun」とすると、楽しかったという意味を自然に表せます。
× Actually, I don't think so because in Japan we common to use trains and we often use cars.
✓ Actually, I don't think so because in Japan it is common to use trains, and we often use cars.
「common」は形容詞なので、主語と動詞なしで「we common」とは言えません。「it is common to + 動詞」の形にすると、「〜するのが一般的です」という意味になります。長い文では、2つの内容をコンマと「and」でつなぐと、文の構造も明確になります。
× Actually, I don't think so because in Japan we common to use trains and we often use cars.
✓ Actually, I don't think so because in Japan it is common to use trains, and we often use cars.
「common」は「一般的な」という意味の形容詞であり、「we common」のように動詞の代わりには使えません。「it is common to use trains」のように、be動詞とともに使う必要があります。
× So that's why I don't think bikes are not popular in this country.
✓ So I don't think bikes are popular in this country.
「So」と「that's why」はどちらも理由や結果を示す表現なので、同時に使うと冗長になります。また、「I don't think ... are not popular」は否定が重なり、意味が不明確になります。「I don't think bikes are popular」とすれば、「自転車は人気があるとは思いません」という自然な文になります。