Bike— Part 1 採点レポート

提案: Answer directly, then briefly explain the situation. Use the past tense “couldn’t afford” to match your childhood, and say “walk to school” rather than “walk going to school.” Avoid fillers such as “uh.”

例: No, I didn’t have a bike as a child because my family couldn’t afford one. I usually walked to school instead.

提案: Give a complete, direct answer, such as “Bikes aren’t very popular in my country.” Use plural nouns or articles correctly (“cars or motorcycles”), and replace “to ride going to” with “to get to.” Add a specific reason or example, and avoid fillers and repeated words.

例: Bikes aren’t very popular in my country because many people prefer cars or motorcycles to get to school or work. In my area, for example, motorcycles are especially common.

× No, I didn't, because my family cannot afford one, and I used to, uh, walk going to school.

✓ No, I didn't, because my family couldn't afford one, and I used to walk to school.

The question asks about the past, so use the past form couldn't rather than the present form cannot when describing your family's situation at that time.

× No, I didn't, because my family cannot afford one, and I used to, uh, walk going to school.

✓ No, I didn't, because my family couldn't afford one, and I used to walk to school.

After used to, use the base form of the verb: used to walk. The phrase walk going to school combines two constructions unnecessarily; say walk to school.

× Not really popular because um people use car or motorcycle to ride going to school, work or or in the church

✓ Bikes are not really popular because people use cars or motorcycles to travel to school, work, or church.

Not really popular is a fragment because it has no subject or main verb. Add Bikes are to make it a complete sentence.

× Not really popular because um people use car or motorcycle to ride going to school, work or or in the church

✓ Bikes are not really popular because people use cars or motorcycles to travel to school, work, or church.

Car and motorcycle are countable nouns used generally here, so use their plural forms: cars and motorcycles. Use plural nouns when referring to types of transport in general.

× Not really popular because um people use car or motorcycle to ride going to school, work or or in the church

✓ Bikes are not really popular because people use cars or motorcycles to travel to school, work, or church.

The phrase to ride going to is not a correct verb construction. Use to ride to or, more naturally in this sentence, to travel to.

× Not really popular because um people use car or motorcycle to ride going to school, work or or in the church

✓ Bikes are not really popular because people use cars or motorcycles to travel to school, work, or church.

Use to when describing travel toward a destination. In this list, say to school, work, or church rather than in the church.

× Not really popular because um people use car or motorcycle to ride going to school, work or or in the church

✓ Bikes are not really popular because people use cars or motorcycles to travel to school, work, or church.

When church refers generally to attending a religious service, it normally does not take the definite article. Say to church, not to the church.