Bike— Part 1 採点レポート

提案: Use the past tense consistently: say “had” rather than “have,” and avoid restarting or repeating phrases. “Interested” describes how you felt; “interesting” describes something that attracts interest. Give a clear answer first, then add one specific detail about learning to ride.

例: Yes, I had a bike when I was a child. I learned to ride it in Grade One, and my sister taught me. I was really excited because I had wanted to ride a bike for a long time.

提案: Answer directly using the present tense, and remove repeated words such as “because because.” Explain the contrast between the past and the present with a linking phrase such as “In the past… However, these days…”. Complete your final thought and use a specific reason or example to support your answer.

例: Bikes used to be very popular in my country because there were fewer transport options. However, these days, more people own cars or scooters, so bicycles are less common for commuting. Some people still ride them for exercise or short trips.

× Yes, I have a bike when I was a child.

✓ Yes, I had a bike when I was a child.

The sentence refers to a period in the past, so use the past-tense form had rather than the present-tense form have.

× I remembered it was when I was When I was grade one, I was really interesting.

✓ I remember that it was when I was in first grade, and I was really interested.

The repeated phrase When I was makes the sentence structurally unclear. Remove the repetition and connect the ideas clearly. Use in before a school grade in this expression.

× I remembered it was when I was When I was grade one, I was really interesting.

✓ I remember that it was when I was in first grade, and I was really interested.

Use in before a school grade: in first grade. To improve, learn common preposition combinations and practise using them in full sentences.

× I remembered it was when I was When I was grade one, I was really interesting.

✓ I remember that it was when I was in first grade, and I was really interested.

Interested describes how the student felt. Interesting describes something that causes interest. Use interested when talking about your own feelings.

× I want to learn how to ride a bike, but my parents was they were very busy.

✓ I wanted to learn how to ride a bike, but my parents were very busy.

The answer describes a childhood situation, so use the past-tense form wanted instead of want.

× I want to learn how to ride a bike, but my parents was they were very busy.

✓ I wanted to learn how to ride a bike, but my parents were very busy.

Parents is plural, so it takes were, not was. Match the verb to the subject: use were with plural subjects.

× I want to learn how to ride a bike, but my parents was they were very busy.

✓ I wanted to learn how to ride a bike, but my parents were very busy.

The phrase was they were repeats the subject and verb, making the sentence disfluent and structurally incorrect. State the idea once: my parents were very busy.

× Yeah, it was really popular in my country because because in that time there's not much transport But at the moment I think everyone owns their own car, they have a scooter and also

✓ Yeah, bikes were really popular in my country because, at that time, there wasn't much public transportation. But now, I think everyone owns a car or has a scooter.

The answer is about bikes, a plural noun, so they is more appropriate than it. Make sure a pronoun agrees in number with the noun it refers to.

× Yeah, it was really popular in my country because because in that time there's not much transport But at the moment I think everyone owns their own car, they have a scooter and also

✓ Yeah, bikes were really popular in my country because, at that time, there wasn't much public transportation. But now, I think everyone owns a car or has a scooter.

At that time refers to the past, so use the past-tense form wasn't rather than the present-tense form there's. Keep the verb tense consistent with the time being described.

× Yeah, it was really popular in my country because because in that time there's not much transport But at the moment I think everyone owns their own car, they have a scooter and also

✓ Yeah, bikes were really popular in my country because, at that time, there wasn't much public transportation. But now, I think everyone owns a car or has a scooter.

Use at that time, not in that time, when referring to a particular period. Practise this fixed expression to use the preposition accurately.

× Yeah, it was really popular in my country because because in that time there's not much transport But at the moment I think everyone owns their own car, they have a scooter and also

✓ Yeah, bikes were really popular in my country because, at that time, there wasn't much public transportation. But now, I think everyone owns a car or has a scooter.

The repeated because, the missing separation between clauses, and the unfinished ending make the sentence difficult to follow. Avoid repeating conjunctions, separate complete ideas with appropriate punctuation, and finish the final clause.