Part 1
Examiner
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Candidate
Well, as a child I didn't have a bike because my family lived in a small department and I learned how to ride a bike in college. I found this really interesting to cycle around the campus.
Examiner
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Candidate
Yes, absolutely. Bicycles are widely used in my country, especially for short trips in cities because they're cheap, economy and good exercise. For example, many students and office workers cycle to nearby schools or workplaces instead of taking a bus or subway
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Score: 64.0Suggestion: 回答直接,但“department”应改为“apartment”(公寓);“I found this really interesting to cycle”表达不自然,可改为“I really enjoyed cycling”。另外,“小时候没有自行车”和“大学才学会骑车”的时间关系可以表达得更清楚。
Example: No, I didn’t have a bike as a child because my family lived in a small apartment. I learned to ride one in college, and I really enjoyed cycling around the campus.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Score: 78.0Suggestion: 回答清楚,并提供了具体例子。注意“economy”是名词,此处应使用形容词“economical”,也可以用更自然的“affordable”。建议在列举原因时保持并列结构,并在句末补上句号。
Example: Yes, absolutely. Bikes are quite popular in my country, especially for short trips around cities, because they’re affordable, convenient, and a good way to exercise. For example, many students and office workers cycle to nearby schools or workplaces instead of taking the bus or subway.
× I found this really interesting to cycle around the campus.
✓ I found it really interesting to cycle around the campus.
在“find + 宾语 + 形容词 + to do”结构中,需要用形式宾语 it 指代后面的不定式短语“to cycle around the campus”。这里的 this 不能正确充当该结构中的形式宾语。建议记住句型:find it + 形容词 + to do。
× Bicycles are widely used in my country, especially for short trips in cities because they're cheap, economy and good exercise.
✓ Bicycles are widely used in my country, especially for short trips in cities because they're cheap, economical and good exercise.
这里需要用形容词 economical(经济实惠的)与 cheap(便宜的)并列描述自行车。economy 是名词,不能在此处作为形容词使用。建议注意词性,并使用 economical 来描述物品的成本或经济性。