Part 1
Examiner
What is your favourite food?
Candidate
I like Sichuan food because I'm from Sichuan province, so I prefer space, spicy food and cold drinks.
Examiner
What kind of food did you like when you were young?
Candidate
When I was young I prefer junk foods or snacks because they were yummy and good looking so I liked to eat so much.
Examiner
Do you eat different foods at different times of the year?
Candidate
Yeah, I eat different foods at different times of the year. In spring, I like to eat the season food. In summer I like ice cream and cold drinks. In autumn I like dumpling.
Examiner
Has your favourite food changed since you were a child?
Candidate
My favorite food has changed, their size is larger and the smell is become better.
What is your favourite food?
Score: 68.0Suggestion: 用词和句子结构需更自然、准确。注意拼写和搭配(例如“space”应为“spicy”或删掉),避免信息重复并补充一两句具体细节。可以先给主题句,再用连词引出原因或例子。
Example: My favourite food is Sichuan cuisine. Because I'm from Sichuan province, I enjoy its bold, spicy flavours and the variety of numbing peppercorns. For example, I often eat mapo tofu and hotpot, which are both very flavorful and sociable dishes.
What kind of food did you like when you were young?
Score: 60.0Suggestion: 時態和搭配不正確(應用過去式),句子冗長且不夠具體。先用一個主句說明喜好,再用連詞說明原因並舉例,避免用口語化的“yummy”和重複表達。
Example: When I was young, I preferred snacks and junk food. I liked them because they tasted sweet and came in colourful packaging — for example, chips and candy — and they were easy to eat after school.
Do you eat different foods at different times of the year?
Score: 72.0Suggestion: 回答可以更自然、用詞更準確(例如“seasonal food”而不是“the season food”),語句可合併以避免碎片化。補充冬季的情況並用連接詞使表述更流暢。
Example: Yes, I do eat different foods throughout the year. In spring I enjoy seasonal vegetables, in summer I often have ice cream and cold drinks to keep cool, in autumn I like eating dumplings, and in winter I prefer hot soups and stews.
Has your favourite food changed since you were a child?
Score: 55.0Suggestion: 意思不够清晰,语法和代词使用错误(例如“their size”指代不明),应先直接回答是否改变,然后说明具体变化并举例。使用连词展开细节并注意时态和单复数一致。
Example: Yes, my favourite foods have changed since I was a child. Now I enjoy more complex flavours and dishes that are larger in portion — for example, I used to love small snacks, but now I prefer a big hotpot with rich aromas and varied ingredients.
× I like Sichuan food because I'm from Sichuan province, so I prefer space, spicy food and cold drinks.
✓ I like Sichuan food because I'm from Sichuan province, so I prefer spicy, flavorful food and cold drinks.
句中原文使用了“space, spicy”应为“spicy, flavorful”或类似表达。这里是形容词使用顺序与词汇选择错误。应使用适当的形容词来描述食物的特点,且形容词之间用逗号分隔。建议学习常用的食物形容词(spicy, flavorful, salty, sweet等)并注意并列形容词的顺序和标点。
× When I was young I prefer junk foods or snacks because they were yummy and good looking so I liked to eat so much.
✓ When I was young I preferred junk food or snacks because they were yummy and looked good, so I liked to eat them a lot.
句子谈过去的经历,应使用过去时态“preferred”而不是现在时“prefer”,这是时态错误。另有名词复数与不可数问题(junk food通常作不可数),代词及结构需要调整('looked good','eat them a lot')。建议复习过去时一般用法以及不可数名词的使用。
× When I was young I prefer junk foods or snacks because they were yummy and good looking so I liked to eat so much.
✓ When I was young I preferred junk food or snacks because they were yummy and looked good, so I liked to eat them a lot.
原句中使用“good looking”来形容食物外观不够地道,通常用“looked good”或“appealing”。这是形容词/副词搭配问题。建议用动词短语“looked good”或形容词如“appealing”。
× Yeah, I eat different foods at different times of the year. In spring, I like to eat the season food. In summer I like ice cream and cold drinks. In autumn I like dumpling.
✓ Yeah, I eat different foods at different times of the year. In spring, I like to eat seasonal foods. In summer I like ice cream and cold drinks. In autumn I like dumplings.
第一句时态可以保留现在时描述常态,但后面几处存在词形和可数名词问题:'season food' 应为形容词形式'seasonal food'或复数'seasonal foods';'dumpling' 作为一般喜好应使用复数'dumplings'。建议注意形容词形式和可数名词单复数一致。
× My favorite food has changed, their size is larger and the smell is become better.
✓ My favorite food has changed: its size is larger and its smell has become better.
此句涉及现在完成时后描述现在状态,应保持时态一致。原句使用复数代词'their'与单数'setting'(food)不一致,应用单数代词'its'。另外 'the smell is become better' 是错误结构,应改为 'the smell has become better' 或 'its smell has improved'。建议注意代词与先行词的一致性以及现在完成时的用法。