Part 1
試験官
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
受験者
As long as I remember I have had a Yamaha bike. Me and my friend used to go to college using Yamaha bike. Recently we are using another brain but I'm kind of missing my Yamaha scooter.
試験官
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
受験者
Yeah, bikes are the main source of transportation for students and the middle class families. So I think this is pretty famous in our country recently, but most of families are trying to switch to another kind of transportation resources.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
スコア: 48.0提案: Answer directly and make the timeline clear: use “As far back as I can remember” and “I’ve owned” for a continuing past-to-present situation. Say “my friend and I,” and use “brand” rather than “brain” if that is what you intended. Clarify whether you rode the scooter as a child or only recently, and add one specific detail about why you miss it.
例: Yes, I had a Yamaha scooter for as long as I can remember. My friend and I often rode it to school, and it was really convenient. I use a scooter from another brand now, but I still miss my Yamaha because it was comfortable and reliable.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
スコア: 55.0提案: Give a direct answer, then support it with a clear reason or example. Use “popular” rather than “famous,” “middle-class families,” and “other forms of transport” rather than “transportation resources.” Also clarify the contrast: bikes are widely used, although some families are switching to cars or public transport.
例: Yes, bikes are very popular in my country, especially among students and middle-class families. They’re relatively affordable and convenient for getting around in busy cities. However, some families are switching to cars or public transport because they want more comfort and protection from the weather.
× As long as I remember I have had a Yamaha bike.
✓ As far as I can remember, I have had a Yamaha bike.
As long as usually introduces a condition or duration, while as far as I can remember means to the extent of my memory. Use the latter to describe something you have owned for as long as you can recall.
× Me and my friend used to go to college using Yamaha bike.
✓ My friend and I used to go to college using a Yamaha bike.
Use the subject pronoun I, not the object pronoun me, as part of the subject of the sentence. In standard English, place the other person before yourself: My friend and I.
× Me and my friend used to go to college using Yamaha bike.
✓ My friend and I used to go to college using a Yamaha bike.
A singular countable noun such as bike normally needs an article. Use a before Yamaha bike because this refers to one nonspecific bike.
× So I think this is pretty famous in our country recently, but most of families are trying to switch to another kind of transportation resources.
✓ So I think bikes have been quite popular in our country recently, but most families are trying to switch to other kinds of transportation resources.
The present perfect have been is appropriate for describing a situation that has existed or developed during a recent period and remains relevant now. Use recently with the present perfect in this context.
× So I think this is pretty famous in our country recently, but most of families are trying to switch to another kind of transportation resources.
✓ So I think bikes have been quite popular in our country recently, but most families are trying to switch to other kinds of transportation resources.
When referring to people or things generally, use most directly before a plural noun: most families. Most of must be followed by a determiner, as in most of the families.
× So I think this is pretty famous in our country recently, but most of families are trying to switch to another kind of transportation resources.
✓ So I think bikes have been quite popular in our country recently, but most families are trying to switch to other kinds of transportation resources.
The original phrase pairs the singular another kind with the plural noun resources. Use other kinds with a plural noun, or use another kind of transportation. Keep the quantity expression and the noun consistent.