Part 1
Examiner
Do you often go to the library?
Candidate
Yes I do. I often go to the library to use copy machine. In my university. There are some copy machine in library.
Examiner
What do you usually do in the library?
Candidate
I usually use coffee machine and study in in the library. In university library, there are many students who study hard.
Examiner
Did you go to the library when you were a kid?
Candidate
Yes I did. My mother often went to the library, so I went to library too. My mother learned some books for for me, so I enjoyed reading books.
Examiner
Do Chinese kids often go to the library?
Candidate
Oh yes, I do. Uh, to be honest, I'm not interested in Chinese kids, but I think they often go to the library. Who I don't know the evidence.
Do you often go to the library?
Score: 58.0Suggestion: 回答をより自然で流暢にするには、まずトピック文で直接答え、その後で理由を一文でつなげてください。文法(冠詞や単数・複数)と語順の誤りを直し、不要な短い中断(例:短い独立文)を避けて一つのまとまった文にまとめると良いです。具体的には “the copy machine” や “in my university library” のように冠詞と語句の位置を修正し、詳細を一つ加えると説得力が増します。
Example: Yes, I do. I often go to my university library to use the photocopier, because it is convenient and cheaper than printing elsewhere.
What do you usually do in the library?
Score: 54.0Suggestion: 質問にはまず直接答え、続けて理由や具体例を一つか二つで補ってください。語彙の選択(coffee machine → coffee machineやvending machineの違い)と単語の重複を直すこと、また接続詞(例えば “and” や “so”)を使って文をつなげると自然になります。具体的な活動(例:reading, researching, group study)を述べると内容が豊かになります。
Example: I usually study and sometimes get coffee from the vending machine. For example, I spend two to three hours reading textbooks or preparing assignments at a quiet table.
Did you go to the library when you were a kid?
Score: 60.0Suggestion: 過去の習慣を述べる際は過去形を安定して使い、原因と結果を明確に結びつけましょう。冗長な表現を避け、語順や動詞の使い方(learn → borrow/read/choose など)を正しくすると良いです。また具体的なエピソード(どんな本が好きだったか)を加えると印象が良くなります。
Example: Yes, I did. My mother often took me to the library and borrowed picture books for me, so I developed a love of reading from a young age.
Do Chinese kids often go to the library?
Score: 30.0Suggestion: この質問には文化や他者について断定せず、観察や一般的傾向として述べるのが適切です。“I'm not interested in” の表現は不適切なので避け、根拠が不確かなら “I think” や “perhaps” を使って推測を述べ、理由や例を一つ示して論理的に話してください。また不明瞭な表現(Who I don't know the evidence)は文法的に誤りなので簡潔に置き換えましょう。
Example: I think many Chinese children do visit libraries, especially for homework or reading activities. For example, schools often organize library visits and parents encourage them to borrow books.
× I often go to the library to use copy machine.
✓ I often go to the library to use the copy machine.
The noun 'copy machine' needs the definite article 'the' when referring to a specific device in the library. The structure 'to use the copy machine' is an infinitive purpose phrase; use of infinitive is correct but article is required. Suggestion: include appropriate articles ('a' or 'the') before countable singular nouns.
× In my university.
✓ At my university.
'In my university' is not the natural prepositional phrase in English for location or affiliation; 'at my university' is the correct collocation. Also the fragment lacks connection to surrounding sentence; it should be attached to a main clause, e.g. 'At my university, ...'.
× There are some copy machine in library.
✓ There are some copy machines in the library.
Countable nouns require plural form when used with 'some'. 'Copy machine' must be plural 'copy machines'. Also 'in library' needs the article 'the library'. Suggest: use plural for countable nouns when using 'some' and include articles.
× I usually use coffee machine and study in in the library.
✓ I usually use the coffee machine and study in the library.
Again, 'coffee machine' needs the definite article 'the'. Also there is a duplicated word 'in in' which should be a single 'in'. Ensure articles precede singular countable nouns and remove duplicated words.
× In university library, there are many students who study hard.
✓ In the university library, there are many students who study hard.
When referring to a specific library (the university library), use the definite article 'the'. Alternatively, 'At university' is used without 'the' when speaking of the concept of university generally. Suggestion: choose 'the university library' for a particular place.
× My mother often went to the library, so I went to library too.
✓ My mother often went to the library, so I went to the library too.
The past tense verb 'went' is fine, but 'to library' is missing the article 'the'. Use 'the library' for a specific place. Also repetition of article correction applies to both clauses.
× My mother learned some books for for me, so I enjoyed reading books.
✓ My mother borrowed some books for me, so I enjoyed reading them.
'Learned some books' is incorrect; native speakers 'borrow' or 'brought' books, depending on meaning. 'Learn' is not used with books this way. Also 'for for' is duplicated. Use a pronoun 'them' to avoid repetition: 'reading them'. Suggestion: choose the correct verb ('borrowed' or 'brought') and use pronouns to avoid repeating 'books'.
× Oh yes, I do. Uh, to be honest, I'm not interested in Chinese kids, but I think they often go to the library.
✓ Oh yes. Uh, to be honest, I'm not sure about Chinese kids, but I think they often go to the library.
The original sentence 'I'm not interested in Chinese kids' conveys a meaning of personal lack of interest, which contradicts the intended idea of lack of knowledge. Use 'I'm not sure about' or 'I don't know about' to express uncertainty. This is a semantic/pronoun reference and word choice issue. Suggestion: use phrases that express uncertainty when you mean lack of knowledge.
× Who I don't know the evidence.
✓ I don't know the evidence for that.
This fragment is ungrammatical. 'Who' is incorrect here. The correct structure to express lack of evidence is 'I don't know the evidence for that' or 'I don't have evidence.' Suggestion: use correct pronoun and sentence order: subject + verb + object.