Part 1
Examiner
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Candidate
Yeah, when I was little, uh, my mum bought a very cute bicycle for me. Umm, so my friends and I, umm, we two guys always, umm, ride ride, ride the bikes, we cycle around the ice and, and umm, because we live in a fishing village, so uh yeah, the, the path near the river is very beautiful.
Examiner
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Candidate
MMM, Well, umm, I say yes because when I was little and it seems area of, uh, every kids around me has their own bike. Yeah. So I think it's very popular and now, umm, now the most popular I guess is the, umm, electronic bicycle. Yeah, it's free popular around the world.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Score: 52.0Suggestion: 你直接回答了问题,也提供了童年骑车的场景和渔村河边的环境细节,这是优点。主要问题是停顿词和重复较多(如“umm”“ride ride”),影响流畅度;“my friends and I, we two guys”表达重复且不自然;“cycle around the ice”意思不清楚,可能想表达“在村子周围骑车”;“because”和“so”不应在同一个原因句中重复使用。建议先简短回答,再按“和谁骑车—在哪里骑—为什么记得”补充细节。
Example: Yes, I did. My mum bought me a cute bicycle when I was little, and I often rode it with my friends around our fishing village. We especially enjoyed cycling along the river because the scenery was beautiful.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Score: 45.0Suggestion: 你给出了明确观点,也尝试比较小时候和现在的情况。不过,回答中停顿词和重复较多;“when I was little and it seems area of”语法和意思都不清楚,“every kids”应为“every kid”,“electronic bicycle”更自然的说法是“electric bike/e-bike”,而“free popular”表达不正确。建议先直接回答,再用一个清楚的理由或具体例子说明自行车为什么受欢迎;如果想说电动自行车,可以说明它方便、适合通勤。
Example: Yes, I think bikes are quite popular in my country. When I was growing up, many children in my neighbourhood had their own bikes. These days, electric bikes are especially common because they make commuting easier and are convenient for short journeys.
× My friends and I always ride the bikes; we cycle around the ice.
✓ My friends and I always rode our bikes; we cycled around the ice.
这段话是在回忆小时候的经历,因此描述当时的习惯和动作应使用一般过去时。将“ride”改为“rode”,将“cycle”改为“cycled”。
× When I was little, it seems that every kid around me has their own bike.
✓ When I was little, it seemed that every kid around me had their own bike.
句子描述的是小时候的情况,应使用一般过去时:“seems”改为“seemed”,“has”改为“had”。
× Every kids around me has their own bike.
✓ Every kid around me has their own bike.
“every”后面应接可数名词单数,因此“kids”应改为“kid”。注意,如果整句话是在描述过去,应同时将“has”改为“had”。
× I say yes because when I was little and it seems area of every kids around me has their own bike.
✓ I think so because, when I was little, it seemed that every kid around me had their own bike.
原句中“because”后面的结构不完整,“when I was little”后又接了不合适的“and it seems area of”,导致句子连接混乱。可以用“it seemed that...”引出完整从句,表达“当时似乎……”。
× It's free popular around the world.
✓ It's pretty popular around the world.
“free”表示“免费的”,不能用来修饰“popular”。如果想表达“相当受欢迎”,可以用“pretty popular”或“very popular”。