Bike— Part 1 採点レポート

提案: 질문에 먼저 간단히 답한 뒤, 자전거를 처음 탄 나이나 타던 장소처럼 구체적인 정보를 덧붙이세요. 답변에서 반복된 “yes”와 “uh”는 줄이고, 어린 시절 경험을 말할 때는 과거 시제를 사용하세요. 현재 답변은 의미가 불분명하므로 전달하려는 내용을 한두 문장으로 분명하게 정리하는 연습이 필요합니다.

例: Yes, I did. I got my first bike when I was about four, and I used to ride it around my neighborhood.

提案: 이 질문은 본인의 자전거 실력이 아니라 자국에서 자전거가 얼마나 인기 있는지를 묻습니다. 먼저 자전거의 인기에 대한 의견을 말하고, 이용하는 사람이나 용도 같은 이유를 덧붙이세요. 개인적인 경험도 말하고 싶다면 “I can't ride a bike”처럼 올바른 문장으로 표현하고, 인기 여부와 구분해 설명하세요.

例: I think bikes are fairly popular in my country, especially for short trips and exercise. They're convenient and inexpensive, although I personally can't ride one.

× Yes, yes, yes, uh, when I'm tired, I started four years bikes.

✓ Yes, when I was a child, I started riding bikes.

The question asks about the student's childhood, so the past-tense form was is appropriate instead of the present-tense form I'm. The phrase when I'm tired does not clearly express the childhood time frame; use a phrase such as when I was a child to answer the question directly.

× Yes, yes, yes, uh, when I'm tired, I started four years bikes.

✓ Yes, when I was a child, I started riding bikes.

When start means begin an activity, it is generally followed by a gerund ending in -ing. Say started riding bikes, not started bikes. To describe the time, add a complete phrase, such as four years ago, if that is what you mean.

× No, no, because I'm I'm cannot bike.

✓ No, because I can't ride a bike.

Cannot is a modal verb and should be used directly with the base form of a verb, without am or I'm before it. Use I cannot ride or I can't ride. Ride a bike is also the natural expression for this meaning.