Part 1
Examiner
What is your favourite food?
Candidate
My favorite food is potato because it can be made in many different ways. My favorite dish about the potato is fried potato strips. First, you need to cut the potatoes in, slice in, strip, and fry them in a hot pot. The potato tastes crispy and if you put vinegar that becomes sour.
Examiner
What kind of food did you like when you were young?
Candidate
When I was young, I like to eat food that have intense flavors like Chili's Peppers and many snacks because it can bring you a sense of excite. It's excitement. And it is really, it has really good taste. But now I don't like them really much because I think they are over seasoned.
Examiner
Do you eat different foods at different times of the year?
Candidate
Yes, I eat distinct foods in different stages in a year because many seasons. Farmers produce different kinds of vegetables and. You have more diverse. Choices to the.
Examiner
Has your favourite food changed since you were a child?
Candidate
Yes my favorite food has changed since I was a child. When I was a child I enjoy food which is which has strong and intense flavor such as Chili Peppers and salty snacks. But now I barely engage in them because I think they are over seasoned and. I seldom eat snacks now.
What is your favourite food?
Score: 68.0Suggestion: 回答要更自然、简洁并注意句子结构与时态一致。可以先给出主题句,再用一两句具体描述做法和口感,避免重复与语法错误,使用连接词使表达连贯(例如: “for example”、“also”)。注意单数/复数和动词形式,如“slice into strips”而不是“slice in, strip”。
Example: My favourite food is potatoes because they can be prepared in many ways. For example, I often enjoy thin fried potato strips, which are crispy on the outside and soft inside. I usually slice the potatoes into thin strips, fry them in hot oil, and sometimes sprinkle a little vinegar for a tangy flavour.
What kind of food did you like when you were young?
Score: 60.0Suggestion: 注意时态一致(描述过去用过去式),避免重复,提供更具体的例子和原因。用连接词(e.g., “because”, “so”, “however”)组织句子,并修正词汇搭配(如“chili peppers”而不是 “Chili's Peppers”)。
Example: When I was young, I enjoyed very spicy and strongly flavored foods, such as chili peppers and salty snacks, because they felt exciting and bold. However, I don't eat them much now because I find them too heavily seasoned and unhealthy.
Do you eat different foods at different times of the year?
Score: 55.0Suggestion: 回答要完整并用连贯句子说明季节性饮食的具体变化。避免断句与语法错误,提供具体例子(例如春天吃新鲜蔬菜,冬天吃根茎类或热汤),使用连接词如“for example”或“in winter”。
Example: Yes, I eat different foods throughout the year because seasonal produce changes. For example, in spring I eat fresh leafy vegetables and strawberries, while in winter I prefer root vegetables and hot soups to keep warm.
Has your favourite food changed since you were a child?
Score: 65.0Suggestion: 保持时态一致并精简回答,先给出直接回答,再用一两句解释原因和举例。注意句子流畅,避免重复(比如“which is which”)。说明具体改变的原因和当前偏好。
Example: Yes, my favourite foods have changed since childhood. I used to love very spicy and salty snacks like chili peppers, but now I rarely eat them because I find them over-seasoned and unhealthy; instead I prefer milder, more natural flavours.
× First, you need to cut the potatoes in, slice in, strip, and fry them in a hot pot.
✓ First, you need to cut the potatoes into slices or strips, and fry them in a hot pan.
句中原本使用了不正确或不完整的动词形式和介词搭配("cut the potatoes in, slice in, strip" 不符合英语表达)。应使用动词短语加正确介词或名词("cut into slices or strips"),并用常见搭配"fry them in a hot pan"。建议:学会常用动词+介词搭配(cut into, slice into),并把并列动作用清晰的连词连接。
× The potato tastes crispy and if you put vinegar that becomes sour.
✓ The potatoes become crispy, and if you add vinegar they become sour.
原句在形容词和主谓一致上混乱(单数/复数和时态不一致),以及从句结构不自然。将名词改为复数(potatoes)并分别描述两种情况,用连词连接更清晰。建议:注意形容词描述对象的一致性,并使用正确的从句结构(if + 主语 + 谓语)。
× When I was young, I like to eat food that have intense flavors like Chili's Peppers and many snacks because it can bring you a sense of excite.
✓ When I was young, I liked to eat foods that had intense flavors like chili peppers and many snacks because they could bring a sense of excitement.
句中时间是过去(When I was young),谓语应使用过去时(like → liked;have → had)。另外,名词和代词要保持一致(foods, they),以及名词化表达(a sense of excitement)。建议:句子提到过去时间词时,主句与从句动词都要用过去时,名词和代词保持一致。
× It's excitement.
✓ It was exciting.
原句用名词"excitement"作表语但上下文描述感受更自然用形容词"exciting"或用"It was exciting",且时态与上下文应为过去时(When I was young...)。建议:区分名词与形容词的用法,按语境选择恰当词类并注意时态一致。
× And it is really, it has really good taste.
✓ And it really tasted good.
原句混用了现在时与过去时以及不自然的结构("it has really good taste")。因为在谈论过去经历,应使用过去时"tasted"。建议:简化表达,用一个完整的谓语描述感受,保持时态一致。
× But now I don't like them really much because I think they are over seasoned.
✓ But now I don't like them very much because I think they are overseasoned.
"really much" 在程度副词搭配上不自然,应使用"very much"。"over seasoned"应写为一个词或连写更常见为"overseasoned"。时态现在时正确。建议:常用副词搭配为"very much",并学习复合形容词写法。
× Yes, I eat distinct foods in different stages in a year because many seasons.
✓ Yes, I eat different foods at different times of the year because there are many seasons.
原句时态为一般现在时描述习惯,需用自然表达"different foods"而非"distinct foods",并用完整句子解释原因("there are many seasons")。建议:使用常见搭配(at different times of the year; there are)。
× Farmers produce different kinds of vegetables and. You have more diverse. Choices to the.
✓ Farmers produce different kinds of vegetables, so you have more diverse choices.
原句断句不完整,句子结构混乱,若干片段未连接成完整句。重组为复合句,用连词"so"说明因果,并把"diverse choices"放在同一短语中。建议:写句子时确保主语、谓语完整,避免无主句或残句。
× When I was a child I enjoy food which is which has strong and intense flavor such as Chili Peppers and salty snacks.
✓ When I was a child I enjoyed foods that had strong and intense flavors such as chili peppers and salty snacks.
既有过去时间状语(When I was a child),谓语应使用过去时(enjoy → enjoyed),同时名词形式和动词时态要一致(foods, had)。建议:看到过去时间表达要把相关谓语改为过去时,并注意可数名词复数形式。
× But now I barely engage in them because I think they are over seasoned and.
✓ But now I rarely eat them because I think they are overseasoned.
"barely engage in them" 用法不自然,描述吃东西用"eat"更贴切;"rarely" 比 "barely" 更合适表示频率;句末多余"and."。建议:用常见动词表达实际行为(eat),并用合适频率副词(rarely, seldom),删除多余连接词。
× I seldom eat snacks now.
✓ I seldom eat snacks now.
此句语法正确,时态与意义一致,无需修改。