Bike— Part 1 採点レポート

提案: Answer directly using the past tense: “Yes, I did.” Correct “hide” to “have,” and use “a bike” rather than “bike” when referring to one bicycle. The point about owning a bike now is unclear and does not add much, so focus on one specific childhood detail, such as when you got it or where you rode it.

例: Yes, I had a bike when I was a child. I got my first one when I was about six, and I used to ride it around my neighborhood with my friends.

提案: Make the subject clear by saying “bikes are popular,” and explain why in a natural way. The phrase “my country is pretty much accessible to go around the city” is unclear; instead, mention practical reasons such as short distances, bike lanes, or commuting to school and work. Add a specific example to support your answer.

例: Yes, bikes are quite popular in my country, especially in cities. Many people use them to get to school or work because they are affordable and convenient for short journeys. For example, you can often see students cycling around local neighborhoods in the morning.

× Yes I do hide a bike when I was a child.

✓ Yes, I did have a bike when I was a child.

The sentence describes having a bike during a period in the past, so use the past-tense auxiliary did. After did, use the base form have, not hide. For past experiences, use did + base verb in questions and emphatic statements.

× But I do also have bike on my own.

✓ But I also have a bike of my own.

The singular countable noun bike needs the article a. Remember to use a or an before a singular countable noun when it is not otherwise specified.

× But I do also have bike on my own.

✓ But I also have a bike of my own.

Of my own means that the bike belongs to you. On my own usually means alone or without help. Use of my own to express ownership.

× Yes, it is popular in my country because my country is pretty much accessible to go around the city from their home to their school or work.

✓ Yes, they are popular in my country because people can easily travel around the city from home to school or work.

The pronoun it is singular, but it refers to bikes, which is plural. Use they with bikes. Also, their has no clear plural antecedent here; using people makes the intended reference clear.

× Yes, it is popular in my country because my country is pretty much accessible to go around the city from their home to their school or work.

✓ Yes, they are popular in my country because people can easily travel around the city from home to school or work.

Accessible does not fit the meaning in this construction: a country is not accessible to go around. To describe convenient travel, say that people can easily travel around the city. Use easily to describe the verb travel.