Part 1
Examiner
What is your favourite food?
Candidate
My favorite food is chocolate because I have really sweet tooth. I often enjoy a small bar of chocolate after dinner as a treat, and my parents often bring me chocolate when they go shopping. My friends also know I am a chocolate lover.
Examiner
What kind of food did you like when you were young?
Candidate
As a child, I used to love eating sweets because they made me feel happy and comforted. I only eat sweet food such as cakes and chocolate when I was happy, so this food connected with these positive feelings.
Examiner
Do you eat different foods at different times of the year?
Candidate
Definitely in summer because it's so hot I often enjoy ice cream, especially chocolate tastes to cool down. While in winter I prefer hot pot with friends because the spicy broth and the shared meal make me feel warm both physically and emotionally.
Examiner
Has your favourite food changed since you were a child?
Candidate
No, my tastes haven't really changed when I was a child. I enjoy sweet treats and I still love chocolate ice cream and cake. Now I think I keep eating them because they remind me of a happy childhood memories and the family celebrations so they make me feel comfortable.
What is your favourite food?
Score: 78.0Suggestion: 回答较自然且内容相关,但有语法和用词不当(如 “have really sweet tooth” 应为 “have a really sweet tooth”),句子可更简洁并使用连接词以增加连贯性。建议改正短语错误,控制在最多 4-5 句内,并加入一两句具体例子或偏好类型来丰富内容。
Example: I love chocolate because I have a really sweet tooth. For example, I usually have a small dark chocolate bar after dinner as a treat. Also, my parents often buy me chocolate when they go shopping, so I always have some at home.
What kind of food did you like when you were young?
Score: 72.0Suggestion: 回答表达清楚但时态和语法不一致(如“used to”后应保持过去时,“I only eat”应为“I only ate”)。内容有重复,可用连接词改进逻辑并给出具体例子(例如最喜欢的甜点或特定场合)。
Example: When I was young, I used to eat a lot of sweets because they made me feel happy. For example, I always asked for cake on my birthday and my favourite was chocolate cake, which I associated with celebrations.
Do you eat different foods at different times of the year?
Score: 84.0Suggestion: 回答结构良好且内容具体,但有小的语言错误(如“especially chocolate tastes”应为“especially chocolate flavour”或“especially chocolate ice cream”),可用更自然的连接词如 “in summer” / “in winter” 并简化表达。建议补充一两个细节(例如喜欢的配料或吃热锅的场合)。
Example: In summer I often eat ice cream to cool down, especially chocolate ice cream. In winter I prefer having hot pot with friends, where we share spicy broth and ingredients like beef and vegetables, which keeps me warm.
Has your favourite food changed since you were a child?
Score: 76.0Suggestion: 回答中心明确但有语法和冗余问题(如“No, my tastes haven't really changed when I was a child.”应为“No, my tastes haven't really changed since I was a child.”;“a happy childhood memories”应为“happy childhood memories”)。建议修正时态和冠词错误,删除重复并用一两句具体例子说明回忆。
Example: No, my tastes haven't really changed since I was a child. I still enjoy chocolate ice cream and cake, mainly because they remind me of family celebrations like birthdays and make me feel comforted.
× My favorite food is chocolate because I have really sweet tooth.
✓ My favorite food is chocolate because I have a really sweet tooth.
这里缺少不定冠词“a”。短语“a sweet tooth”是固定搭配,表示“喜爱吃甜食的习惯/嗜好”。因此应在“really”前加“a”。建议记住固定搭配并注意可数名词单数形式需要冠词。
× I only eat sweet food such as cakes and chocolate when I was happy, so this food connected with these positive feelings.
✓ I only ate sweet food such as cakes and chocolate when I was happy, so this food was connected with those positive feelings.
第一部分用过去时描述过去的习惯,应使用过去式“ate”而不是现在式“eat”。第二部分“connected”需要过去时“was connected”来和句子整体时态一致。并且“these positive feelings”指代过去的感受,使用“those”更合适。建议保持描述过去经历时全文使用过去时态。
× Definitely in summer because it's so hot I often enjoy ice cream, especially chocolate tastes to cool down.
✓ Definitely in summer because it's so hot I often enjoy ice cream, especially chocolate ones, to cool down.
原句“especially chocolate tastes”不符合名词短语结构。应使用名词短语“chocolate ones”指代“ice cream”,或直接用“especially chocolate ice cream”。此外在目的状语前应加逗号或不改变动词形式。建议用“chocolate ones”或“especially chocolate ice cream”。
× No, my tastes haven't really changed when I was a child.
✓ No, my tastes haven't really changed since I was a child.
此处要表达“自从我小时候以来没有改变”,应使用介词“since”连接过去时间点并与现在完成时连用,而不是“when”。“when I was a child”与现在完成时连用不自然。建议用“since I was a child”。
× Now I think I keep eating them because they remind me of a happy childhood memories and the family celebrations so they make me feel comfortable.
✓ Now I think I keep eating them because they remind me of happy childhood memories and family celebrations, so they make me feel comfortable.
“a happy childhood memories”中“memories”为可数复数,不应有不定冠词“a”。应去掉“a”,并将“the family celebrations”改为不定冠词或无冠词形式“family celebrations”更符合一般性表达。句中建议在“celebrations”后加逗号分隔从句。