Part 1
Examiner
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Candidate
Yes, I do have one as a present from my grandma as a ten years old present.
Examiner
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Candidate
Yes, sure. I live in Chandler's like a big city and they always have a immense traffic jam. So the bike is very popular because it's convenient than car.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Score: 55.0Suggestion: 回答基本直接,但时态和表达不自然。因为问题询问过去,应使用过去时“had”或“got”,而不是“do have”。“as a ten years old present”表达错误,应改为“as a present when I was ten”或“when I was ten years old”。建议先直接回答,再补充自行车的来源或用途,并控制在2—3句。
Example: Yes, I had a bike when I was a child. My grandma gave it to me as a present when I was ten, and I used to ride it around my neighborhood.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Score: 60.0Suggestion: 回答有明确观点和原因,但存在多处语法和搭配问题。“I live in Chandler's like a big city”应改为“I live in Chandler, which is a big city”;“a immense”应改为“immense”;“convenient than car”应改为“more convenient than cars”或“more convenient than driving”。建议使用“because”或“therefore”连接观点和原因,并补充一个具体结果,例如骑自行车可以避开交通拥堵、节省时间。
Example: Yes, bikes are quite popular in my country, especially in large cities like Chandler. There are often heavy traffic jams, so cycling is more convenient than driving for short distances. It is also cheaper and better for the environment.
× Yes, I do have one as a present from my grandma as a ten years old present.
✓ Yes, I did. My grandma gave me one when I was ten years old.
问题是在回答过去时态的问题时使用了现在时“do have”。因为考官问的是“Did you have...?”,所以应使用过去时“did”。同时,“when I was ten years old”比“as a ten years old present”更符合英语表达习惯。
× Yes, I do have one as a present from my grandma as a ten years old present.
✓ Yes, I did. My grandma gave me one when I was ten years old.
原句中“as a present”和“as a ten years old present”重复且结构不自然。应将“礼物”和“年龄”分别表达为“My grandma gave me one”和“when I was ten years old”,这样句子结构更清晰。
× I live in Chandler's like a big city.
✓ I live in Chandler, which is a big city.
“Chandler's like a big city”结构错误。“Chandler's”不能表示“Chandler is”并与“like”这样搭配。可以使用关系从句“which is a big city”来补充说明Chandler。
× They always have a immense traffic jam.
✓ There are always immense traffic jams.
表示某地存在某物时,应使用“There be”结构,而不是“they have”。因为“traffic jams”是复数,所以应使用“There are”。
× They always have a immense traffic jam.
✓ There are always immense traffic jams.
“traffic jam”在这里表示经常出现的交通堵塞,通常使用复数“traffic jams”。同时,复数名词前不能使用不定冠词“a”。
× They always have a immense traffic jam.
✓ There is always an immense traffic jam.
“immense”以元音音素开头,所以前面的不定冠词应使用“an”,不能使用“a”。如果使用单数表达,应说“an immense traffic jam”。
× So the bike is very popular because it's convenient than car.
✓ So bikes are very popular because they are convenient.
这里是在泛指自行车这一类交通工具,不应使用定冠词“the”加单数名词“bike”。泛指时可以使用复数形式“bikes”。
× So the bike is very popular because it's convenient than car.
✓ Bikes are very popular because they are more convenient than cars.
“than”用于比较级,形容词“convenient”是多音节形容词,应使用“more convenient”,不能直接说“convenient than”。比较对象“cars”也应使用复数,表示与汽车这一类交通工具进行比较。