Part 1
Examiner
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Candidate
No, I haven't because my family, Uncle Emily is poor so I don't have a bicycle and my children.
Examiner
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Candidate
Actually now I living in Taiwan, actually most people use more uh use scooter IO.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Score: 30.0Suggestion: 回答应使用过去时,因为问题询问的是童年经历。可以直接说明“没有”,然后给出一个清晰、合理的原因。原回答中“haven't”应改为“didn't have”,“my children”与语境不符,可能想表达“小时候”。另外,“Uncle Emily is poor”表达不自然,也没有清楚说明家庭经济状况。建议控制在2—3句,并加入具体细节,例如你通常如何出行。
Example: No, I didn’t have a bike when I was a child because my family couldn’t afford one. I usually walked to school or took the bus instead.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Score: 25.0Suggestion: 回答没有直接、完整地说明自行车是否受欢迎,而且存在明显语法和表达问题。“now I living”应改为“now I live”,“use more”后面需要明确比较对象。建议先给出明确观点,再进行比较并补充原因。可以说自行车在某些群体中受欢迎,但摩托车在台湾更常见,因为它更方便,尤其适合城市通勤。避免重复使用“actually”和口头填充词。
Example: Bikes are fairly popular in Taiwan, especially among students and people who exercise. However, scooters are more common because they are faster and more convenient for commuting in busy cities.
× No, I haven't because my family, Uncle Emily is poor so I don't have a bicycle and my children.
✓ No, I didn't have one because my family, including my uncle Emily, was poor, so I didn't have a bicycle when I was a child.
问题发生在过去(“when you were a child”),所以应该使用一般过去时。不能用现在完成时“haven't”,应改为过去式“didn't have”。“is”也应改为“was”,因为这里描述的是过去的家庭情况。建议回答过去经历时,注意使用“did/didn't + 动词原形”以及“was/were”。
× No, I haven't because my family, Uncle Emily is poor so I don't have a bicycle and my children.
✓ No, I didn't have one because my family, including my uncle Emily, was poor, so I didn't have a bicycle when I was a child.
原句的句子结构不完整且意思不清楚。“my family, Uncle Emily”连接不自然,“and my children”也不符合语境。可以使用“including my uncle Emily”来补充说明家庭成员,并用“because...so...”清楚地表达原因和结果。回答时要确保每个从句都有清楚的主语和谓语。
× Actually now I living in Taiwan, actually most people use more uh use scooter IO.
✓ Actually, I now live in Taiwan, and most people use scooters.
“I living”缺少谓语动词,表达目前的居住情况时应使用一般现在时“I live”。一般现在时的结构是“主语 + 动词原形”;第一人称“I”后使用“live”,不能直接使用“living”。
× Actually now I living in Taiwan, actually most people use more uh use scooter IO.
✓ Actually, I now live in Taiwan, and most people use scooters.
“most people”表示多数人,通常是复数概念;这里说的是人们普遍使用的交通工具,所以“scooter”应使用复数“scooters”。当表示一类事物或泛指多个物品时,通常使用可数名词的复数形式。