Part 1
Examiner
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Candidate
Well, when I was a child, I have a bike. I usually, uh, I usually used it to, uh, went to my school and I also, uh, travel around my city, traveled around my city. So yeah.
Examiner
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Candidate
Well, I think in my country, bike is really popular. That is because, uh, most of people go to work or go to study by bike.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Score: 55.0Suggestion: 回答切题,也提供了骑车上学和在城市里骑行的细节。注意回忆过去时态要保持一致:用“had”而不是“have”;“used it to”后面接动词原形“go”,而不是“went”。避免重复和过多填充词,并用一句简洁的总结收尾。
Example: Yes, I had a bike when I was a child. I often rode it to school, and I sometimes used it to explore my neighbourhood with my friends.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Score: 62.0Suggestion: 回答直接,并给出了人们骑车通勤、上学的原因。谈论自行车这一类事物时,使用复数“bikes”;“most of people”应改为“most people”。可以补充一个具体原因,例如骑车方便、经济或适合短途出行,同时减少填充词。
Example: Yes, I think bikes are quite popular in my country. Many people ride them to work or school because they’re affordable and convenient, especially for short journeys.
× Well, when I was a child, I have a bike.
✓ Well, when I was a child, I had a bike.
句子描述的是“小时候”的经历,时间在过去,因此应使用过去时。把 have 改为 had,与 when I was a child 的过去时间保持一致。
× I usually used it to, uh, went to my school.
✓ I usually used it to go to school.
used it to 后面要接动词原形,表示“用它来做某事”,所以应将 went 改为 go。此外,go to school 通常不加 my。
× Well, I think in my country, bike is really popular.
✓ Well, I think bikes are really popular in my country.
这里泛指自行车这一类事物,通常用复数 bikes;主语为复数时,be 动词也应使用 are。
× That is because, uh, most of people go to work or go to study by bike.
✓ That is because most people go to work or go to study by bike.
most 后面直接接泛指的复数名词时,不需要加 of,因此应说 most people。若使用 most of,则后面通常要接限定词,例如 most of the people。