Part 1
Examiner
Do you work or are you a student?
Candidate
At present I am a university teacher and I started in education career two years ago and at first I am I was a designer in property development company.
Examiner
Where do you work?>
Candidate
I work in a university which is located in the sub of Guangzhou city and it is very far away from where I live and it's been at least an hour for me to get there.
Examiner
Is it a good place to work?
Candidate
Yes, of course it is a good place for me because this job can balance my life and work very well so that I can have plenty of time to take care of my 3 year old baby.
Examiner
Would you like the place where you work?
Candidate
Yeah, I really like the place I work because it is a good place that I can communicate with a lot of students, which made me feel a little bit younger and I feel passionate about everything every day.
Examiner
What are your future work plans?
Candidate
In one or two years I will be a university teacher and if I am lucky enough I want to study PhD. So This is why I come here to have a IELTS test.
Do you work or are you a student?
Score: 68.0Suggestion: 回答要更简洁并直接。先给出核心信息(现在的职业),然后用一两句话补充背景,避免重复与语法错误。注意动词时态和词序,例如用“I started my career in education two years ago”而不是混乱表达。
Example: I am currently a university teacher. I started my career in education two years ago; before that, I worked as a designer for a property development company.
Where do you work?
Score: 72.0Suggestion: 回答应先直接说明地点,然后提供具体细节来支持,避免不自然的短语(如“the sub of Guangzhou city”)。可以说出交通方式和通勤时间以增加具体性。
Example: I work at a university on the outskirts of Guangzhou. It’s quite far from my home and it usually takes me at least an hour to commute by bus.
Is it a good place to work?
Score: 80.0Suggestion: 回答结构清晰,但可以用更自然的表达和连词使逻辑更流畅。提供具体例子(如工作时间安排)能加强说服力。注意数词和名词连写(three-year-old)。
Example: Yes, it’s a great place for me because the job offers a good work–life balance. For example, my schedule allows me flexible hours, so I have plenty of time to take care of my three-year-old child.
Would you like the place where you work?
Score: 76.0Suggestion: 回答情感真诚,但要注意时态和从句搭配。可用更地道的短语替换(e.g. “interact with students”),并用连接词简洁组织原因与结果。
Example: Yes, I really like working there because I can interact with many students. Their energy makes me feel younger and keeps me passionate about my work every day.
What are your future work plans?
Score: 60.0Suggestion: 回答有矛盾与时态问题(已是大学教师但说“will be”)。应先陈述当前状态,再说明未来计划和具体步骤(如申请博士、准备材料、时间表)。避免与前文冲突。
Example: I am currently a university teacher and my main plan is to apply for a PhD in the next year or two. To prepare, I am taking the IELTS and planning to gather research proposals and contact potential supervisors.
× At present I am a university teacher and I started in education career two years ago and at first I am I was a designer in property development company.
✓ At present I am a university teacher. I started my career in education two years ago, and at first I was a designer at a property development company.
句中存在时态与表达不清的问题: 1) 原句把现在时和过去时混在一个并列长句中,缺乏标点,导致逻辑混乱。应将现在状况与过去经历分成两句。 2) “started in education career” 用法不当,应为 “started my career in education” 或 “started working in education”。 3) “at first I am I was” 出现多余词和时态错误,应为过去时 “at first I was”。 4) “in property development company” 应使用介词 “at” 并加不定冠词或限定词:”at a property development company”。 改进建议:把现在与过去分句,用正确的介词和冠词,用简单过去时描述过去经历。
× I work in a university which is located in the sub of Guangzhou city and it is very far away from where I live and it's been at least an hour for me to get there.
✓ I work at a university located in the suburbs of Guangzhou, and it is very far from where I live; it takes me at least an hour to get there.
问题点: 1) “in a university” 在谈职业地点时更常用 “work at a university”。 2) “the sub of Guangzhou city” 用词错误,应为 “the suburbs of Guangzhou” 或 “the suburbs of Guangzhou city”。 3) “it is very far away from where I live and it's been at least an hour for me to get there” 时态和表达不自然,习惯表达为 “it takes me at least an hour to get there”。 改进建议:使用固定搭配 “work at”,将“sub”改为复数“suburbs”,并用 “it takes me...” 表示花费时间。
× Yes, of course it is a good place for me because this job can balance my life and work very well so that I can have plenty of time to take care of my 3 year old baby.
✓ Yes, of course. It is a good place for me because this job balances my life and work very well, so I can have plenty of time to take care of my three-year-old baby.
问题点: 1) 句子过长,缺少逗号和分句,建议拆分。 2) “this job can balance my life and work very well” 更自然的表达是 “this job balances my life and work very well” 用一般现在时描述习惯事实。 3) “3 year old baby” 应使用连字符并拼写数字单词: “three-year-old baby”,且常在形容词前连字符连接。 改进建议:把句子分为两部分,用一般现在时描述工作带来的常态效果,并把年龄用连字符写成形容词。
× Yeah, I really like the place I work because it is a good place that I can communicate with a lot of students, which made me feel a little bit younger and I feel passionate about everything every day.
✓ Yeah, I really like the place I work because it is a good place where I can communicate with many students, which makes me feel a bit younger and I feel passionate about everything every day.
问题点: 1) “that I can communicate with a lot of students” 更自然为 “where I can communicate with many students”。 2) “which made me feel a little bit younger” 时态不一致:前半句用现在时,关系从句应保持现在时,改为 “which makes me feel...” 3) “a little bit younger” 可简化为 “a bit younger”。 改进建议:保持整个句子的现在时一致,使用合适的关系词 “where”,用“many”替换非正式的“a lot of”。
× In one or two years I will be a university teacher and if I am lucky enough I want to study PhD. So This is why I come here to have a IELTS test.
✓ In one or two years I will still be a university teacher, and if I am lucky enough I want to study for a PhD. That is why I came here to take an IELTS test.
问题点: 1) 时态混用:句首谈将来 “In one or two years I will be...” 后半句 “I want to study PhD” 应更自然为 “I want to study for a PhD” 或 “I want to do a PhD”。 2) “So This is why I come here to have a IELTS test.” 时态和动词选择不当:既然考试已在过去(和面试同时),应使用过去时 “I came here to take an IELTS test”;用动词搭配为 “take an IELTS test” 更地道。 改进建议:区分将来计划和已发生的动作,使用正确短语 “study for a PhD/ do a PhD” 以及 “take an IELTS test”,并注意大小写和连贯性。