Part 1
Examiner
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Candidate
Yes of course, my dad sent it to me as a present gift when I was 7 years old and I like riding my bike at the park and the com and when I travel to countryside I usually ride my bike. It bring me a lot of fun and happiness.
Examiner
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Candidate
Definitely yes. Although in Shanghai there are a lot of transportation, just like, uh, subway, subway, umm, motorcycle. But bike is also convenient and very important in our daily life.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Score: 65.0Suggestion: 回答直接,但存在一些词汇和语法问题。首先,应该说“gave it to me as a gift”,而不是“sent it to me as a present gift”;其次,“the com”表达不清,可能需要删除或改为具体地点;“when I travel to countryside”应改为“when I travelled to the countryside”;“It bring”应改为“It brings”。建议使用“because”或“also”连接细节,并将答案控制在2—3个清晰句子内。
Example: Yes, I did. My dad gave me a bike as a birthday present when I was seven, and I loved riding it in the park near my home. I also rode it whenever I visited the countryside because it was a lot of fun and made me feel free.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Score: 60.0Suggestion: 回答表达了明确观点,也提到了上海的交通方式,但句子结构不完整,且“a lot of transportation”应改为“many forms of transport”,“just like”应改为“such as”。“Although”后面不能单独接“But”,应合并为一个完整句子。此外,可以补充共享单车、短途出行等具体例子,使内容更充分,并减少重复和停顿。
Example: Yes, definitely. Although Shanghai has many forms of public transport, such as subways and buses, bikes are still very popular because they are convenient for short journeys. In particular, many people use shared bikes to get to a subway station or travel around their neighbourhood.
× Yes of course, my dad sent it to me as a present gift when I was 7 years old and I like riding my bike at the park and the com and when I travel to countryside I usually ride my bike.
✓ Yes, of course. My dad gave it to me as a present when I was seven years old, and I like riding my bike at the park and the com. When I travel to the countryside, I usually ride my bike.
“Countryside”在这里表示特定的乡村地区,通常要在前面加定冠词“the”,所以应说“the countryside”。其他表达虽然不够自然,但不属于题目所列的语法问题类型,因此不作额外修改。
× It bring me a lot of fun and happiness.
✓ It brings me a lot of fun and happiness.
主语“It”是第三人称单数,因此一般现在时中后面的动词要加“-s”。“bring”应改为“brings”。建议检查主语是he、she、it或单数名词时,动词是否需要加“-s”或“-es”。
× Although in Shanghai there are a lot of transportation, just like, uh, subway, subway, umm, motorcycle.
✓ In Shanghai, there are many means of transportation, such as the subway and motorcycles.
“Transportation”通常是不可数名词,不能直接用“there are a lot of transportation”。这里改为可数的复数短语“many means of transportation”,所以使用“There are”。使用“There is/are”时,要根据后面的名词是单数、复数还是不可数名词来选择动词。
× Although in Shanghai there are a lot of transportation, just like, uh, subway, subway, umm, motorcycle. But bike is also convenient and very important in our daily life.
✓ In Shanghai, there are many means of transportation, such as the subway and motorcycles. Bikes are also convenient and very important in our daily lives.
“Although”表示让步,后面需要接一个完整的主句,不能再用“But”连接同一个对比结构。原句同时使用“Although”和“But”,属于重复使用连词。可以删除“Although”,或者使用“Although..., ...”的完整结构。
× But bike is also convenient and very important in our daily life.
✓ Bikes are also convenient and very important in our daily lives.
这里是在泛指自行车这一类交通工具,因此应使用复数“bikes”,谓语也要用“are”。“Our daily lives”表示很多人的日常生活,使用复数形式更合适。表达一般事实时,可以使用复数名词表示一类事物。