Bike— Part 1 採点レポート

提案: Answer directly, then explain your father's concern in one clear supporting sentence. Use the natural phrase “I never had a bike” rather than “I didn't get a bike before,” and say “he was afraid I might have an accident.” Avoid unfinished phrases and fillers such as “just thank you.”

例: No, I never had a bike as a child. I wish I had, but my father was worried that I might have an accident, so he didn't let me ride one.

提案: Give a complete, direct opinion, such as “I don't think they are very popular,” and support it with the reasons you mentioned. Use “many cars,” “roads suitable for cycling,” and “potholes.” Reduce repetition and finish your response with a clear concluding idea.

例: I don't think bikes are very popular in my country. There are many cars, and most roads aren't suitable for cycling. In addition, some roads have potholes, which can make riding a bike unsafe.

× I wish that

✓ I wish I had had one.

The phrase I wish that is incomplete because it does not include the thing you wish for. To express a wish about a past situation, use wish + past perfect, such as I wish I had had one.

× he always afraid to make accidents and afraid of me

✓ He was always afraid that I would have an accident and worried about me.

The original phrase is missing a verb before afraid. Use the past-tense linking verb was to describe his feelings in the past. The corrected version also makes the intended meaning clearer.

× I don't think that.

✓ I don't think so.

The original ends with that but does not provide the clause that should follow it, so the thought is incomplete. Use I don't think so as a complete response when disagreeing or expressing a negative opinion.

× In my country, there is a lot of cars.

✓ In my country, there are a lot of cars.

Use are with the plural noun cars in a there are construction. There is is used with a singular noun or an uncountable noun.

× There is no ready roads for bikes.

✓ There are no suitable roads for bikes.

Roads is plural, so use there are rather than there is. Suitable is used here to describe roads that can be used for biking.

× There there is a lot of holes.

✓ There are a lot of holes.

Use there are with the plural noun holes. Also remove the repeated there.