Bike— Part 1 채점 보고서

제안: Your answer is natural and directly responds to the question, but it is short and could be expanded with one or two specific supporting details to show fluency and add interest. Try adding a brief description or a memory and use a linking phrase if you add more information. Keep the whole response within about 3–4 sentences.

예시: Yes — I had a small pink bike when I was a child. I remember learning to ride it in my parents' backyard and falling a few times before I got the hang of it. Because it had a little basket, I often pretended I was going on errands, which made riding more fun.

제안: This answer is clear and contains reasons, which is good. Improve coherence by using linking words and more precise vocabulary; avoid minor repetition (e.g., 'not safe' and 'really crowded' could be combined). Add a concise contrast or prediction to enrich the response. Keep it within 3–4 sentences.

예시: Yes, bikes are fairly popular, especially among young children. However, because traffic is often unsafe and city streets are congested, few adults use bicycles for commuting. As a result, cycling is mainly seen as a pastime for kids rather than a practical transport option for adults.

× Yes, actually I did have this little pink bike as a child.

✓ Yes, actually I had this little pink bike as a child.

The original uses the auxiliary 'did' plus the base verb 'have' which is correct for emphasis in past simple, but 'did have' is unnecessary here; using simple past 'had' is more natural. This is not a grammatical error per se but a style/usage issue. Suggestion: use the simple past 'had' for a more natural response in this context.

× Yes, I think they are quite popular in my country, but mostly for little kids.

✓ Yes, I think they are quite popular in my country, but mostly among young children.

The phrase 'for little kids' is informal and 'among young children' is more natural and idiomatic. This is a sentence-level wording improvement rather than a strict grammar error. Suggestion: use 'among' to indicate a group and 'young children' for clearer style.

× Because of the way people drive in my country, which is not safe and the cities are really crowded, it's not really common for adults to ride bikes in the street.

✓ Because people in my country do not drive safely and the cities are very crowded, it is not common for adults to ride bikes in the streets.

The original has an awkward relative clause 'which is not safe' modifying 'the way people drive' and uses 'ride bikes in the street' (singular). Correction clarifies subject and verb order, uses 'do not drive safely' (adverb modifies verb), 'very crowded' for emphasis, and 'streets' plural which is more natural. Suggestion: avoid using 'which' to start a clause that ambiguously modifies a whole preceding clause; rephrase for clarity and use adverbial form 'safely'.