Part 1
Examiner
Did you have any opportunities to take part in new activities as a child?
Candidate
of pupil. To be specific, the new activity was volunteering. When I volunteered I helped children solve conundrums such as mad problems. It was extremely rewarding because I haven't helped people before entering primary school. From now on, I'll volunteer more than now.
Examiner
Should people try as many different things as they can?
Candidate
Trying many different things as much as possible is a positive alteration to people. As a matter of fact, the current society prefers people with abundant prowess. People with diverse skills are more likely to be employed. If you are not, you might experience tragedy not being employed.
Did you have any opportunities to take part in new activities as a child?
Score: 45.0Suggestion: 첫 문장인 “of pupil”은 의미가 불분명하므로 질문에 직접 답하는 완전한 문장으로 시작해야 합니다. “When I was a pupil” 또는 “Yes, I had the opportunity to volunteer”처럼 명확한 주제문을 사용하세요. “conundrums”와 “mad problems”는 이 문맥에서 부자연스럽고, “difficult problems” 또는 “math problems”가 더 적절합니다. 어린 시절의 경험을 말하고 있으므로 현재완료(“I haven’t helped”)보다 과거시제(“I had never helped”)를 사용해야 합니다. 마지막 문장 “I’ll volunteer more than now”도 어색하므로 “I’d like to volunteer more in the future”라고 표현하고, 전체 답변을 3~4개의 자연스러운 문장으로 연결하세요.
Example: Yes, I did. When I was in primary school, I had the opportunity to volunteer at a community center. I helped younger children with their math homework, and it was very rewarding because it was my first experience of helping others. I would like to do more volunteer work in the future.
Should people try as many different things as they can?
Score: 60.0Suggestion: 의견은 분명하지만 “positive alteration to people”, “abundant prowess”, “experience tragedy not being employed”는 자연스럽지 않은 표현입니다. “It is beneficial for people to try different things”처럼 직접적이고 정확한 주제문으로 시작하세요. “In today’s competitive job market”와 같이 상황을 구체화하고, “because”나 “As a result”를 사용해 다양한 경험이 왜 취업에 도움이 되는지 논리적으로 연결하세요. 실업을 “tragedy”라고 과장하기보다는 “it may be harder to find a job”처럼 자연스럽게 표현하는 것이 좋습니다. 마지막에 새로운 활동의 구체적인 예를 하나 추가하면 답변의 내용과 어휘 점수를 높일 수 있습니다.
Example: Yes, I think people should try a variety of activities, especially when they are young. This is because different experiences help them discover their interests and develop useful skills. In today’s competitive job market, people with a wider range of skills may have more employment opportunities. For example, learning a language or joining a sports club can improve both confidence and communication skills.
× of pupil.
✓ As a pupil,
이 표현은 주어와 동사가 없는 불완전한 구문입니다. 문장을 시작할 때 As a pupil을 사용하면 ‘학생으로서’라는 의미의 전치사구가 되어 뒤의 완전한 문장과 자연스럽게 연결됩니다. 문장 조각을 피하려면 주어와 동사가 포함된 문장을 작성하세요.
× It was extremely rewarding because I haven't helped people before entering primary school.
✓ It was extremely rewarding because I had never helped people before entering primary school.
주절이 과거 시제인 It was이고, 도움을 준 경험이 초등학교에 들어가기 전까지 없었다는 더 이전의 과거를 나타내므로 현재완료인 haven't helped 대신 과거완료인 had never helped를 사용해야 합니다. 과거의 특정 시점보다 더 이전의 일을 표현할 때는 had + 과거분사를 사용하세요.
× From now on, I'll volunteer more than now.
✓ From now on, I'll volunteer more often than I do now.
more than now는 무엇을 비교하는지 명확하지 않습니다. 봉사활동의 빈도를 비교하고 있으므로 부사 more often을 사용하고, 현재의 빈도와 비교하기 위해 than I do now를 사용해야 합니다. 비교할 때는 비교 대상이 문법적으로 명확한지 확인하세요.
× If you are not, you might experience tragedy not being employed.
✓ If you are not employed, you might tragically remain unemployed.
If you are not은 보어가 생략되어 의미가 불완전하고, experience tragedy not being employed도 자연스러운 영어 문장 구조가 아닙니다. 조건절에서 어떤 상태가 아닌지를 분명히 밝히기 위해 are not employed를 사용하고, 결과는 remain unemployed로 간결하게 표현할 수 있습니다. 조건절에는 주어와 동사뿐 아니라 필요한 보어도 완전히 제시하세요.