Bike— Part 1 採点レポート

提案: Answer directly, then describe how you learned to ride and what you enjoyed about cycling. Use the correct phrases “when I was a child” and “a two-wheeled bike.” Avoid “I know used to” and the exaggerated phrase “all of my day”; “a lot of my free time” sounds more natural.

例: Yes, I had a bike when I was a child. I started with a small bike with training wheels, which helped me learn to balance. Later, I got a two-wheeled bike and spent a lot of my free time riding it around my neighborhood.

提案: Give a clear answer and finish your thought. The phrase “I don’t think so the bikes are popular” is grammatically incorrect; say “I don’t think bikes are very popular.” Avoid suggesting that only people who cannot afford cars use bikes. You could distinguish between cycling for commuting and cycling for exercise or recreation, and add a specific reason or example.

例: I don’t think bikes are very popular for commuting in my country, especially in larger cities. Many people prefer cars or public transport because the roads can be busy. However, cycling is quite popular for exercise in parks and on dedicated bike paths.

× I was child.

✓ I was a child.

The singular count noun child needs an article. Use a before child because it refers to one child in a general sense.

× Then I moved to two with a bike.

✓ Then I moved to a bike with two wheels.

The phrase moved to two with a bike does not form a clear grammatical structure. To describe changing from a four-wheeled bike to a two-wheeled one, say moved to a bike with two wheels.

× I used to spend all of my day on that bike riding.

✓ I used to spend all day riding that bike.

The phrase on that bike riding places the riding phrase awkwardly and makes the sentence structure unclear. Put the activity after spend time: spend all day riding that bike.

× No, I don't think so the bikes are popular in my country.

✓ No, I don't think bikes are popular in my country.

I don't think so is a complete expression and cannot be followed directly by a that-clause in this structure. When giving the opinion and stating what you think, omit so and follow think with the clause.

× The bikes are popular in my country.

✓ Bikes are popular in my country.

The sentence refers to bikes as a general category, not to specific bikes already identified. Use the plural noun without the definite article when speaking generally.