Bike— Part 1 採点レポート

提案: Answer directly using the past tense: say “I didn’t have a bike.” Use a natural phrase such as “my father drove me wherever I needed to go” instead of “dropped me to my destination.” You can also explain how you felt about not having a bike.

例: No, I didn’t have a bike when I was a child because my father drove me wherever I needed to go. I didn’t really mind, although I sometimes wished I could ride with my friends.

提案: Give a clear, complete answer and explain the reason in a logical sentence. Say “there are fewer roads” or “the roads are narrow” rather than “less roads,” and clarify what you mean by “4 Wheelers are less.” Avoid fillers and unfinished phrases; you could mention that bikes are convenient in crowded areas.

例: Yes, bikes are very popular in my country, especially in crowded cities. The roads can be narrow and congested, so bikes are often easier to use than cars. They’re also convenient for short trips.

× I don't have a bike when I was a child because my father dropped me to my destination, so I don't need a bike at that time.

✓ I didn't have a bike when I was a child because my father dropped me off at my destination, so I didn't need a bike at that time.

The sentence refers to a completed period in the past, so use the past forms didn't have and didn't need rather than don't have and don't need. When describing the past, keep the verbs in the same tense unless the meaning requires a change.

× I don't have a bike when I was a child because my father dropped me to my destination, so I don't need a bike at that time.

✓ I didn't have a bike when I was a child because my father dropped me off at my destination, so I didn't need a bike at that time.

The usual phrasal verb is drop someone off, and the usual preposition for a destination is at. Use dropped me off at my destination.

× Yeah, bikes are very popular in my country because where I'm living right now it's quite populated and less roads, so it's quite umm. Congested area where 4 Wheelers are less.

✓ Yeah, bikes are very popular in my country because the area where I'm living right now is quite populated and has fewer roads, so it's quite a congested area where there are fewer four-wheelers.

Use fewer with countable plural nouns such as roads and four-wheelers. Less is generally used with uncountable nouns. For improvement, use fewer roads and fewer four-wheelers.

× Yeah, bikes are very popular in my country because where I'm living right now it's quite populated and less roads, so it's quite umm. Congested area where 4 Wheelers are less.

✓ Yeah, bikes are very popular in my country because the area where I'm living right now is quite populated and has fewer roads, so it's quite a congested area where there are fewer four-wheelers.

The original phrase where 4 Wheelers are less does not clearly express the existence or number of vehicles. Use there are with a plural noun to state that vehicles exist, as in there are fewer four-wheelers.

× Yeah, bikes are very popular in my country because where I'm living right now it's quite populated and less roads, so it's quite umm. Congested area where 4 Wheelers are less.

✓ Yeah, bikes are very popular in my country because the area where I'm living right now is quite populated and has fewer roads, so it's quite a congested area where there are fewer four-wheelers.

The singular countable noun area needs an article. Use a before congested area: a congested area.