Bike— Part 1 採点レポート

提案: Answer directly, then add a clear reason and one specific detail. Keep the story in the past: change “I have to” to “I had to” and “who walk” to “who walked.” Use “talked to each other” and explain what you talked about; “talk each other doing” is not natural English.

例: No, I didn’t have a bike as a child because my family couldn’t afford one. I had to walk to school instead, but I enjoyed it because a friend walked with me. We usually talked about our classes and played games along the way.

提案: Give a direct answer and support it with a clear explanation or example. Replace “private cars” with the more natural “cars” or “their own cars,” and avoid the unfinished phrase “and like.” You could also briefly mention who still uses bikes or where they are popular.

例: Bikes aren’t very popular in my country, especially in large cities, because many people prefer to drive to work or take their children to school. However, bicycles are still common in smaller towns, where distances are shorter and traffic is lighter.

× So I have to walk to school.

✓ So I had to walk to school.

The speaker is describing childhood, so the past-tense form had to is needed instead of the present-tense have to. Use past tense consistently when describing past experiences.

× But I really enjoy it because I have a friend who walk with me and we talk each other doing.

✓ But I really enjoyed it because I had a friend who walked with me, and we talked to each other while walking.

The sentence describes the speaker's childhood, so the past-tense forms enjoyed, had, walked, and talked are appropriate. Keep the verb tense consistent when narrating a past experience.

× But I really enjoy it because I have a friend who walk with me and we talk each other doing.

✓ But I really enjoyed it because I had a friend who walked with me, and we talked to each other while walking.

The subject of the relative clause is who, referring to the singular noun friend. In the present tense, the verb would need an -s ending, as in walks; in this past-tense sentence, the correct form is walked.

× But I really enjoy it because I have a friend who walk with me and we talk each other doing.

✓ But I really enjoyed it because I had a friend who walked with me, and we talked to each other while walking.

The expression is talk to each other, not talk each other. Use to after talk when describing communication with another person.

× But I really enjoy it because I have a friend who walk with me and we talk each other doing.

✓ But I really enjoyed it because I had a friend who walked with me, and we talked to each other while walking.

Doing does not correctly express the activity in this context. Use while walking to show that the conversation happened during the walk. After while, use the -ing form of the verb.

× Not really because people prefer their private cars and they use the cars to go to their office and also take their children to school and like.

✓ Not really, because people prefer their private cars and use them to go to their offices or take their children to school.

People generally have separate workplaces, so the plural offices is more appropriate than office in this general statement. Check whether a noun refers to one item or multiple items, and use the matching number.

× Not really because people prefer their private cars and they use the cars to go to their office and also take their children to school and like.

✓ Not really, because people prefer their private cars and use them to go to their offices or take their children to school.

The ending and like is incomplete in this sentence and does not form a clear grammatical phrase. Remove the unfinished phrase, or complete it with a clear expression, such as and go to other places.