Part 1
Examinador
Did you have any opportunities to take part in new activities as a child?
Candidato
No, I don't think so because where I grew up is a very small town and the schools being there have less opportunities for us to take part in and we just go to school, do work and take tests. That's it.
Examinador
Should people try as many different things as they can?
Candidato
I think the answer is yes because when you embark on a new area you should learn new skills, new knowledge and meet new friends which will not only affect on your personality, but also will benefit your future career.
Did you have any opportunities to take part in new activities as a child?
Puntuación: 68.0Sugerencia: 回答基本切题,也提供了原因,但第一句过长,包含多个语法和表达问题。建议使用更自然的结构,例如将“where I grew up is”改为“the place where I grew up was”,将“the schools being there have less opportunities”改为“the schools there offered very few opportunities”,并用“apart from”或“instead”连接补充信息。此外,“do work”不够自然,可以改为“do our schoolwork”。
Ejemplo: Not really. I grew up in a small town, where the schools offered very few opportunities to try new activities. Apart from attending classes, we mainly did our schoolwork and took tests, so there was not much chance to explore different interests.
Should people try as many different things as they can?
Puntuación: 72.0Sugerencia: 观点明确,理由较充分,也使用了“because”和“not only…but also”来组织内容。不过,“embark on a new area”不自然,建议改为“try something new”或“explore a new area”;“learn new knowledge”应改为“gain knowledge”,“affect on your personality”应改为“affect your personality”或“shape your personality”。同时,可以加入一个具体例子,使答案更有说服力。
Ejemplo: Yes, definitely. Trying different things helps people develop new skills, gain knowledge and meet people from different backgrounds. It can also shape their personality and improve their career prospects. For example, someone who joins a sports club may become more confident and learn how to work in a team.
× where I grew up is a very small town ... the schools ... have less opportunities ... we just go to school, do work and take tests
✓ No, I don't think so because the town where I grew up was very small, and the schools there had fewer opportunities for us to take part in activities. We just went to school, did our schoolwork, and took tests. That's it.
问题描述的是学生童年时期的经历,因此相关动词应使用过去时:is 改为 was,have 改为 had,go、do、take 分别改为 went、did、took。注意,表达当前看法时,I don't think so 可以保留现在时。
× the schools ... have less opportunities
✓ the schools there had fewer opportunities
opportunities 是可数名词的复数形式,所以应使用表示“较少数量”的 fewer,而不是用于不可数名词的 less。例如:fewer opportunities、less time。
× the schools being there have less opportunities for us to take part in
✓ the schools there had fewer opportunities for us to take part in activities
schools being there 的结构不自然,表达“那里的学校”时应使用 schools there。另外,take part in 通常需要接具体的活动或事情,因此应补充 activities,使句子结构完整。
× will not only affect on your personality
✓ will not only affect your personality
affect 是及物动词,后面可以直接接宾语,不能在 affect 后面使用介词 on。正确搭配是 affect your personality,意思是“影响你的性格”。