Part 1
Examiner
Is it easy for you to remember people's names?
Candidate
No, it's not easy for me to remember people's names because in the real life there are so many new people every day I meet, so I cannot clearly remember their name.
Examiner
How do you remember people's names?
Candidate
Oh, there are several different tips that could help me to remember people's names. First I will write down your names and then I will repeat them names again and again. Third, I will use some features to enable people like the curly hair, the skin color and the gestures and also the words they like to use.
Examiner
How do you feel when people can't remember your name?
Candidate
Well, honestly sometimes I will feel a little bit upside when people cannot remember my name or correctly, but I still think it is acceptable because we are always one always forget people's name we are in busy or not impurposely. So next time I will speak out my name if people
Examiner
Do you often forget people's names?
Candidate
No, I will not forget people's name because like I said, I use a lot of tips to remember people's name according to their features or their habits because name is one person's identity. I don't want to make people feel destructive or like too upside.
Is it easy for you to remember people's names?
Score: 68.0Suggestion: 回答直接,理由也清楚,但存在一些语法和搭配问题。应说“in real life”,而不是“in the real life”;“so many new people every day I meet”应改为“so many new people I meet every day”;“their name”应改为复数“their names”。此外,两个“because/so”连用使句子略显冗长,可以使用“Since”或拆分句子。
Example: No, I find it quite difficult to remember people’s names. Since I meet so many new people every day, I sometimes forget their names shortly after meeting them. I usually need to hear a name several times before I can remember it.
How do you remember people's names?
Score: 62.0Suggestion: 回答有具体方法,内容较丰富,也使用了“First”等连接词,但表达中有明显的语法和用词错误。“your names”应改为“their names”,“repeat them names”应改为“repeat the names”,“Third”前应使用“Second”。“use some features to enable people”不自然,应表达为“associate their names with distinctive features”。另外,IELTS Part 1中不需要列出太多方法,三句话即可清楚回答。
Example: I use a few simple tricks to remember people’s names. First, I repeat their names during the conversation and write them down afterwards if necessary. I also associate each name with a distinctive feature, such as curly hair, a particular gesture, or a person’s hobbies.
How do you feel when people can't remember your name?
Score: 43.0Suggestion: 回答的主要问题是句子不完整,结尾“if people”没有完成;“upside”不符合语境,应使用“upset”或“slightly offended”;“cannot remember my name or correctly”应改为“cannot remember my name correctly”。还需要避免“we are always one always forget”等重复和错误表达。建议采用“感受+理解原因+应对方式”的结构,并用“However”连接转折。
Example: I feel a little upset when someone forgets my name, especially if we have met several times. However, I understand that people are often busy and may not do it intentionally. In that situation, I usually introduce myself again rather than making it awkward.
Do you often forget people's names?
Score: 58.0Suggestion: 回答立场明确,并且能够联系前文说明原因,但“will not forget”应改为一般现在时“don’t often forget”;“people’s name”应改为“people’s names”。“because”重复使用,导致句子过长,可以拆成两句。“destructive”不能表示被冒犯或难过,应使用“uncomfortable”或“upset”;“too upside”应改为“too upset”。最后一句可以更自然地表达为“不想让别人觉得自己不受重视”。
Example: No, I don’t often forget people’s names because I use several strategies to remember them. For example, I connect a person’s name with their appearance or personality. I think remembering someone’s name shows respect, so I try not to make people feel unimportant.
× No, it's not easy for me to remember people's names because in the real life there are so many new people every day I meet, so I cannot clearly remember their name.
✓ No, it's not easy for me to remember people's names because in real life I meet so many new people every day, so I cannot clearly remember their names.
“Their”指代复数的“people”,所以后面的名词应该使用复数“names”,不能用单数“name”。建议特别注意物主代词后名词的单复数要和所指对象保持一致。
× No, it's not easy for me to remember people's names because in the real life there are so many new people every day I meet, so I cannot clearly remember their name.
✓ No, it's not easy for me to remember people's names because in real life I meet so many new people every day, so I cannot clearly remember their names.
“In real life”是固定表达,表示“在现实生活中”,通常不使用定冠词“the”。建议记住常见固定搭配,例如“in real life”,而不是“in the real life”。
× No, it's not easy for me to remember people's names because in the real life there are so many new people every day I meet, so I cannot clearly remember their name.
✓ No, it's not easy for me to remember people's names because in real life I meet so many new people every day, so I cannot clearly remember their names.
“every day I meet”中的语序不自然。时间状语“every day”应放在完整的主谓结构之后或句末,正确结构是“I meet so many new people every day”。
× Oh, there are several different tips that could help me to remember people's names. First I will write down your names and then I will repeat them names again and again.
✓ Oh, there are several different tips that could help me remember people's names. First, I will write down their names, and then I will repeat their names again and again.
学生正在谈论“people”的名字,因此应该使用“their”,不能使用“your”。“Your”表示听话人的名字。建议根据语境判断代词所指的人。
× Oh, there are several different tips that could help me to remember people's names. First I will write down your names and then I will repeat them names again and again.
✓ Oh, there are several different tips that could help me remember people's names. First, I will write down their names, and then I will repeat their names again and again.
“Them names”组合错误。“Them”是宾格代词,不能直接放在名词“names”前作限定词。这里应使用物主代词“their”,即“their names”。
× Third, I will use some features to enable people like the curly hair, the skin color and the gestures and also the words they like to use.
✓ Third, I will use some features to identify people, such as curly hair, skin color, gestures, and the words they like to use.
“Enable people like...”不能清楚表达“通过特征辨认人”的意思,句子结构和动词搭配不完整。可以使用“use features to identify people”,并用“such as”引出具体特征。
× Third, I will use some features to enable people like the curly hair, the skin color and the gestures and also the words they like to use.
✓ Third, I will use some features to identify people, such as curly hair, skin color, gestures, and the words they like to use.
这里是在泛指人的特征,不是指特定的某一头卷发、某一种肤色或某些特定手势,因此通常不使用“the”。建议区分泛指和特指:泛指时一般不用定冠词,特指时才使用“the”。
× Well, honestly sometimes I will feel a little bit upside when people cannot remember my name or correctly, but I still think it is acceptable because we are always one always forget people's name we are in busy or not impurposely.
✓ Well, honestly, sometimes I feel a little upset when people cannot remember my name correctly, but I still think it is acceptable because we all forget people's names when we are busy, and it is not intentional.
问题是“你感觉如何”,是在询问一般情况,所以应该使用一般现在时“I feel”,而不是表示将来的“will feel”。建议回答习惯、观点和普遍感受时优先使用一般现在时。
× Well, honestly sometimes I will feel a little bit upside when people cannot remember my name or correctly, but I still think it is acceptable because we are always one always forget people's name we are in busy or not impurposely.
✓ Well, honestly, sometimes I feel a little upset when people cannot remember my name correctly, but I still think it is acceptable because we all forget people's names when we are busy, and it is not intentional.
“Upside”表示“上方的”或“向上的”,不能表示人的情绪。这里应使用形容词“upset”,表示“难过的或不高兴的”。另外,“in busy”也不正确,应该使用形容词“busy”直接描述主语“I/we”。
× Well, honestly sometimes I will feel a little bit upside when people cannot remember my name or correctly, but I still think it is acceptable because we are always one always forget people's name we are in busy or not impurposely.
✓ Well, honestly, sometimes I feel a little upset when people cannot remember my name correctly, but I still think it is acceptable because we all forget people's names when we are busy, and it is not intentional.
“We are always one always forget...”缺少清晰的主谓结构,多个成分重复且连接混乱。可以改为“we all forget people's names when we are busy”,使主语、谓语和时间状语结构完整。
× Well, honestly sometimes I will feel a little bit upside when people cannot remember my name or correctly, but I still think it is acceptable because we are always one always forget people's name we are in busy or not impurposely.
✓ Well, honestly, sometimes I feel a little upset when people cannot remember my name correctly, but I still think it is acceptable because we all forget people's names when we are busy, and it is not intentional.
“People's”表示复数所有关系,后面的名词应为复数“names”。因为这里泛指人们可能忘记别人的多个名字,所以使用“people's names”更合适。
× So next time I will speak out my name if people
✓ So next time, I will say my name if people cannot remember it.
“If people”后面没有完整的谓语和句意,条件从句不完整。条件从句通常需要“if + 主语 + 谓语”,例如“if people cannot remember it”。
× No, I will not forget people's name because like I said, I use a lot of tips to remember people's name according to their features or their habits because name is one person's identity.
✓ No, I do not forget people's names because, as I said, I use a lot of tips to remember people's names according to their features or habits because a name is a person's identity.
问题询问的是平时是否经常忘记名字,因此应使用一般现在时“I do not forget”,而不是“will not forget”。建议描述习惯、频率或通常情况时使用“do/does + 动词原形”。
× No, I will not forget people's name because like I said, I use a lot of tips to remember people's name according to their features or their habits because name is one person's identity.
✓ No, I do not forget people's names because, as I said, I use a lot of tips to remember people's names according to their features or habits because a name is a person's identity.
“People's”表示“人们的”,通常对应复数名词“names”。这里泛指多个名字,所以两处“people's name”都应改为“people's names”。
× No, I will not forget people's name because like I said, I use a lot of tips to remember people's name according to their features or their habits because name is one person's identity.
✓ No, I do not forget people's names because, as I said, I use a lot of tips to remember people's names according to their features or habits because a name is a person's identity.
“Name”是可数名词单数,不能单独使用。这里是泛指“一个名字”,所以前面需要不定冠词“a”,即“a name”。
× I don't want to make people feel destructive or like too upside.
✓ I don't want to make people feel hurt or too upset.
“Destructive”表示“有破坏性的”,不能准确表达被忘记名字时的感受;“upside”也不能表示情绪。这里应使用“hurt”和“upset”等表示情绪的形容词。