Building— Part 1 Report

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Part 1

Examiner

Are there tall buildings near your home?

Candidate

Actually there is no tall buildings near my home because my hometown is quite a residential area so there are many houses. Maybe it takes 30 minutes if I want to.

Examiner

Do you take photos of buildings?

Candidate

Sometimes I take photos of buildings. If the buildings design is quite unique or I never seen the design, I took picture, but I think I don't often watch the pictures.

Examiner

Is there a building that you would like to visit?

Candidate

Yes, I have the buildings I want to see the building is Taiwan FA famous buildings when the New York years day the fireworks from the buildings.

Examiner

Do you want to live in a tall building?

Candidate

I don't want to live in a tall building because Japan often happened earthquake. So when earthquake happened, if I live in tall building, the building shakes.

Evaluation

Overall

Overall: 6.0Fluency & Coherence: 6.0Pronunciation: 6.0Grammar: 5.5Lexical Resource: 6.0

Part 1

Are there tall buildings near your home?

Score: 55.0

Suggestion: 回答は意味が通じますが、文法と語順の誤り、冗長な表現があります。トピック文を明確にし、追加説明は短く具体的に述べましょう。接続表現(However, instead, because)を使って論理的につなげ、時制・冠詞・単複数の誤りを直してください。例えば「There are no tall buildings near my home. It’s a residential area with mostly houses. The nearest city centre is about thirty minutes away by car.」のように最大5文に収めます。

Example: No, there are no tall buildings near my home. It’s mainly a residential area with low-rise houses. If I want to see skyscrapers, I need to go to the city centre, which is about a 30-minute drive away.

Do you take photos of buildings?

Score: 60.0

Suggestion: 答えは内容が分かりますが、文法(過去形/現在形の混同)、冠詞、語順と流暢さに改善の余地があります。まず簡潔な主張を述べ、次に理由を述べる際は接続詞(because, when, if)を使い、具体例を一つ挙げるとよいです。また時制は現在習慣なら現在形で統一してください。

Example: Yes, I sometimes take photos of buildings. I usually do this when a building has a unique design or an unusual façade. For example, I took pictures of a modern museum last month because its glass exterior looked striking, although I rarely review those photos later.

Is there a building that you would like to visit?

Score: 40.0

Suggestion: 答えは意味が取りにくく、語順や語彙選択に誤りが多くあります。まず訪れたい建物を明確に述べ、次に理由や具体的なイメージ(何を見たいか、どんな行事があるか)を説明してください。接続詞(because, for example)や正しい固有名詞の表記を使うと伝わりやすくなります。例として台湾の有名なビル(台北101)を挙げ、花火や展望台を見たい理由を述べましょう。

Example: Yes. I would like to visit Taipei 101 in Taiwan. I’m especially interested in seeing the New Year’s fireworks show from the building because it looks spectacular on TV. I also want to go up to the observation deck to enjoy the city views.

Do you want to live in a tall building?

Score: 65.0

Suggestion: 考えは明確ですが、文法と表現の自然さを改善できます。理由は一文で述べ、補足説明は接続詞(because, since, so)で簡潔につなぎましょう。過去形・受動態の誤用を避け、より自然な語順と語彙(earthquakes occur / tall buildings sway)を使うと良いです。

Example: No, I wouldn’t like to live in a tall building. Since earthquakes are quite common in Japan, tall buildings tend to sway during tremors, which would make me feel unsafe.

Grammar

Singular and plural issue

× Actually there is no tall buildings near my home because my hometown is quite a residential area so there are many houses.

✓ Actually there are no tall buildings near my home because my hometown is quite a residential area, so there are many houses.

The subject 'tall buildings' is plural, so the verb should be 'are' rather than 'is'. Change 'there is no tall buildings' to 'there are no tall buildings'. Also add a comma before 'so' for clarity. Suggestion: identify the number (singular/plural) of the noun and match the verb accordingly.

Future tense issue

× Maybe it takes 30 minutes if I want to.

✓ Maybe it takes 30 minutes if I want to go.

The sentence lacks a verb phrase indicating movement; 'take' is correct for duration but needs an object or infinitive like 'to go'. The phrase 'if I want to' is incomplete; add 'to go' to complete the conditional idea. Suggestion: include the action after 'want to' (want to go/visit) to make the meaning clear.

Verb in the present participle form

× If the buildings design is quite unique or I never seen the design, I took picture, but I think I don't often watch the pictures.

✓ If the building's design is quite unique or I have never seen the design, I take pictures, but I don't often look at the pictures.

Multiple issues addressed: 'buildings design' should be possessive singular 'building's design' or plural 'buildings' designs'; 'I never seen' requires present perfect 'I have never seen'. 'I took picture' is past tense and singular; for a habitual action use present simple 'I take pictures' and plural 'pictures'. 'watch the pictures' is unnatural; use 'look at the pictures'. Suggestions: use possessive for design, use present perfect for experience up to now, use present simple for habitual actions, and use correct verb+preposition 'look at'.

Sentence structure errors

× Yes, I have the buildings I want to see the building is Taiwan FA famous buildings when the New York years day the fireworks from the buildings.

✓ Yes, there is a building I want to see: the famous Taiwan FA building, because during New Year in New York the fireworks are shown from the building.

The original sentence is ungrammatical and confusing. Reorganized into clearer clauses: 'there is a building I want to see' followed by identification 'the famous Taiwan FA building'. The time clause 'when the New York years day' is unclear; likely 'during New Year's in New York'. 'the fireworks from the buildings' is corrected to 'the fireworks are shown from the building' to make a passive event. Suggestions: break long run-on sentences into clauses, use correct time expression 'New Year's', and use passive or active voice correctly for events.

Modal verb usage

× I don't want to live in a tall building because Japan often happened earthquake.

✓ I don't want to live in a tall building because earthquakes often happen in Japan.

'happened' is past tense incorrectly used; express general truth with present simple 'happen' and plural 'earthquakes'. Also reorder 'in Japan' to the end. Suggestion: use present simple for habitual or general facts and ensure noun number is correct for recurring events.

Conditional tense issue

× So when earthquake happened, if I live in tall building, the building shakes.

✓ So when an earthquake happens, if I live in a tall building, the building would shake.

Mixed tense and article errors: use 'an earthquake' with indefinite article, and 'when an earthquake happens' for a general condition in present. Because the main clause expresses hypothetical outcome of living there, use conditional modal 'would shake' or change to 'the building shakes' if stating a general fact. Also add 'a' before 'tall building'. Suggestion: match tenses in conditional sentences and include necessary articles; decide between zero conditional (general truths) and second conditional (hypothetical) and use correct verb forms accordingly.

Vocabulary

Famous— Well known
Many— Numerous; A great/good deal of
New— Recently developed; Novel; Different; Additional; Reinvigorated
Tall— In height; Demanding
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