Part 1
Examiner
What is your favourite food?
Candidate
My favorite food is ice cream, because it is. Uh, yummy.
Examiner
What kind of food did you like when you were young?
Candidate
I like eating fish, but now I don't like it.
Examiner
Do you eat different foods at different times of the year?
Candidate
Yes, I do. Uh, in the new year I usually eat dumplings.
Examiner
Has your favourite food changed since you were a child?
Candidate
Yes, like fish.
What is your favourite food?
Score: 58.0Suggestion: 尽量避免语填充词(如 uh)和句子中断。回答要更完整和自然:先给出主题句,然后用一到两句具体原因或例子支持,最多五句。可以用更丰富的词汇描述口感、喜好原因和频率。
Example: My favourite food is ice cream because I love its creamy texture and sweet flavours. For example, I often have it after dinner when I want a refreshing treat, and I especially enjoy fruity or chocolate varieties.
What kind of food did you like when you were young?
Score: 64.0Suggestion: 时态使用要准确(过去和现在的对比)。回答要先用清晰的主题句说明过去喜好,然后用连接词(e.g. however, but)详细说明现在的变化及原因,最好给出具体例子或记忆。
Example: When I was young, I really enjoyed eating fish, especially steamed fish prepared by my grandmother. However, I don't like it much now because I developed a preference for other flavours and textures.
Do you eat different foods at different times of the year?
Score: 72.0Suggestion: 回答方向正确,但要减少填充词并扩展细节。用一到两句解释习俗或原因,使用连接词(for example, because)来让回答更连贯和具体。
Example: Yes, I do. For example, during the Chinese New Year I usually eat dumplings because they are a traditional food symbolizing wealth and family reunion.
Has your favourite food changed since you were a child?
Score: 50.0Suggestion: 回答过于简短且不清晰。要先明确回答(yes/no + topic), 然后用一到两句解释如何改变、为什么改变并举例。避免模糊词汇,句子要完整。
Example: Yes, my favourite food has changed since I was a child. When I was little I preferred fish, but now I prefer sweeter and creamier foods like ice cream because my tastes have shifted.
× My favorite food is ice cream, because it is. Uh, yummy.
✓ My favorite food is ice cream because it is yummy.
句子中断裂的片段“because it is.”是不完整的从句,造成句子结构错误。将其合并为“One clause”并去掉多余的“it is”或将“it is”与形容词连用,即“My favorite food is ice cream because it is yummy.”,使句子完整流畅。建议:在使用 because 引导原因状语从句时,确保从句完整(主语+谓语+补语)。
× I like eating fish, but now I don't like it.
✓ I liked eating fish when I was young, but now I don't like it.
题目问的是过去喜欢什么,回答应使用过去时。原句使用一般现在时“I like eating fish”与“when you were young”时间不一致,造成时态错误。应将表示过去习惯的动词改为过去式“liked”。建议:谈到过去的习惯或状态时使用过去时(例如:used to 或过去式)。
× Yes, like fish.
✓ Yes, my favorite food used to be fish.
回答“Has your favourite food changed since you were a child?”需要完整句子说明变化。原句“Yes, like fish.”片段式且缺少谓语,结构不完整。改为完整句并使用过去时“used to be”来表达儿童时期的喜好。建议:回答需要与问题的时态与意义匹配,使用完整句子并包含主语和谓语。