Part 1
Examiner
Do you work or are you a student?
Candidate
While I worked, since the graduation from last year, I've been working as an online math teacher. Up until now. I have recruited around 13 students, which means I teach 30 classes maximum a week.
Examiner
Where do you study?
Candidate
Well, I've finished my primary and secondary school back in my hometown, Oxo County, Xinjiang Autonomous Region, and on top of that, I earned my undergraduate certificate back in Sichuan University, Chengdu City, Sichuan Province.
Examiner
Is it a good place to study?
Candidate
All to be honest, compared to my hometown where I attend my primary and secondary education, I reckon Sichuan City is an amazing place to receive an education because of its abundant educational resources.
Examiner
Would you like the place where you study to make any changes?
Candidate
Yes, the way class are taught needs improvement, both in my hometown and at my university. I reckon curriculum content should keep pace with social development rather than merely reading aloud from PowerPoint presentations mechanically.
Examiner
What are your future study plans?
Candidate
Currently I'm working on my certificate which allows me to become an official online math teacher and I am really confident in the progress, so I think it's on the cards.
Do you work or are you a student?
Score: 72.0Suggestion: 语法和连贯性需改进:避免句子碎片和时态混乱,回答需更自然流畅;提供更具体细节以丰富内容。可练习把短句合并并使用连接词,如“since”、“so”或“which”。同时注意动词时态一致性。
Example: I graduated last year, and since then I've been working as an online math teacher. So far I have about 13 students, which means I teach up to 30 classes a week. This job gives me flexible hours and valuable teaching experience.
Where do you study?
Score: 80.0Suggestion: 回答信息清晰但句子略显冗长:可简化结构,并用更自然的表达来说明地点和学校时间。避免过多官方地名堆砌,可补充一两句与学习经历相关的具体信息。
Example: I grew up and completed primary and secondary school in Oxo County, Xinjiang. For university I studied at Sichuan University in Chengdu, where I completed my undergraduate degree in [your major].
Is it a good place to study?
Score: 78.0Suggestion: 表达有观点但口语用词需自然:避免直译的短语(如“All to be honest”),用更地道的连词和具体例子支持观点,例如举例说明哪些资源丰富(图书馆、名师、科研机会)。
Example: To be honest, I think Chengdu is a great place to study because it has many universities, well-equipped libraries and access to experienced professors. These resources made my university life much more rewarding than studying in my hometown.
Would you like the place where you study to make any changes?
Score: 84.0Suggestion: 观点明确且有具体改进建议,但语法小错误和表达可更紧凑:改正主谓一致(classes/are),并用连接词(for example, such as)给出实际改进方法,如增加实践课程或互动教学。
Example: Yes. I think teaching methods should be improved—for example, teachers could include more interactive activities and real-world projects. Instead of reading from PowerPoint slides, instructors should encourage discussion and hands-on practice.
What are your future study plans?
Score: 76.0Suggestion: 回答目标明确但表达可更自然、具体:用更标准的短语说明计划(e.g. "I'm working towards a teaching certificate"),并补充时间表或下一步行动以增强说服力。避免俚语或模糊表达("on the cards").
Example: I'm currently working towards a teaching certificate that will qualify me as an official online math teacher. I expect to complete it within the next six months, after which I'll start applying for more students and online tutoring platforms.
× While I worked, since the graduation from last year, I've been working as an online math teacher.
✓ Since graduating last year, I've been working as an online math teacher.
句子结构混乱,原句中同时使用了“While I worked”和“since the graduation from last year”导致时间状语重复且逻辑矛盾。应使用单一、清晰的时间状语“Since graduating last year”来表示自从去年的毕业以来一直在做某事。建议用动名词短语或过去分词构成时间状语,句子更简洁自然。
× Up until now.
✓ Up until now, I have recruited around 13 students.
原句为片段句(没有谓语完整的句子),应与前后句合并或补全谓语。将其与下一句合并可以形成完整句子:"Up until now, I have recruited around 13 students."
× I have recruited around 13 students, which means I teach 30 classes maximum a week.
✓ I have recruited around 13 students, which means I teach a maximum of 30 classes a week.
“30 classes maximum a week”的词序不自然,正确表达为“a maximum of 30 classes a week”或“up to 30 classes a week”。此外使用不定冠词和介词短语更符合英语习惯。
× Well, I've finished my primary and secondary school back in my hometown, Oxo County, Xinjiang Autonomous Region, and on top of that, I earned my undergraduate certificate back in Sichuan University, Chengdu City, Sichuan Province.
✓ Well, I finished primary and secondary school in my hometown, Oxo County, Xinjiang Autonomous Region, and I earned my undergraduate degree at Sichuan University in Chengdu, Sichuan Province.
“finished my primary and secondary school back in my hometown”中“back in”在正式表达中可简化为“in”。“undergraduate certificate”用词不太准确,通常用“undergraduate degree”。学校前介词应为“at Sichuan University”,城市名后可用“in Chengdu”。调整介词和用词使表达更地道。
× All to be honest, compared to my hometown where I attend my primary and secondary education, I reckon Sichuan City is an amazing place to receive an education because of its abundant educational resources.
✓ To be honest, compared to my hometown where I attended primary and secondary school, I reckon Sichuan University (or Chengdu) is an amazing place to receive an education because of its abundant educational resources.
“All to be honest”不自然,常用“To be honest”。时态不一致:与现在比较应使用过去时“attended”。“Sichuan City”表述模糊,若指大学或成都市应明确为“Sichuan University”或“Chengdu”。建议修正短语顺序和时态以提高准确性。
× Yes, the way class are taught needs improvement, both in my hometown and at my university.
✓ Yes, the way classes are taught needs improvement, both in my hometown and at my university.
“class are taught”中主语与谓语不一致。若指多门课应用复数“classes are taught”;若说“the way”作为主语从句,谓语仍需与从句中的主语数一致。将“class”改为“classes”以匹配“are”。
× I reckon curriculum content should keep pace with social development rather than merely reading aloud from PowerPoint presentations mechanically.
✓ I reckon curriculum content should keep pace with social development rather than merely being read aloud from PowerPoint presentations mechanically.
在比较结构中,两个并列部分应在语法形式上保持一致。原句中“should keep”后接不定式,而“rather than merely reading aloud”使两部分形式不一致。将其改为被动不定式结构“being read aloud”或改造为“rather than merely reading aloud the material from PowerPoint”以保持并列结构一致。
× Currently I'm working on my certificate which allows me to become an official online math teacher and I am really confident in the progress, so I think it's on the cards.
✓ Currently I'm working on my certificate, which will allow me to become an official online math teacher, and I am really confident about the progress, so I think it's likely to happen.
“which allows me”与正在进行的动作不完全匹配,应使用将来或将产生结果的表述“which will allow me”。“confident in the progress”常用搭配为“confident about the progress”或“confident in my progress”。“on the cards”为英式口语,改为“likely to happen”更为清晰正式。