Part 1
Examinador
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Candidato
No, I didn't have a bike when I was a child 'cause I remember the first time I tried to ride a bike I fell down to the floor and get seriously hurt.
Examinador
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Candidato
Yes, I think it's really popular in my country. I can recall that when I was young, uh, almost 30% of the population ride a bike, but currently bike is more recognized as a exercising tool rather than a commuting tool.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Puntuación: 65.0Sugerencia: 回答直接,也给出了具体原因,但句子里的时态和搭配需要改进:“get”应改为“got”;“fell down to the floor”不自然,可说“fell off the bike”或“fell to the ground”。口语中可以用“because”代替“'cause”,让表达更清晰。
Ejemplo: No, I didn’t have a bike as a child. The first time I tried to ride one, I fell off and hurt myself quite badly, so I was nervous about cycling after that.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Puntuación: 57.0Sugerencia: 回答有观点,也尝试用过去和现在作比较,但“it's”与复数“bikes”不一致;描述过去时应使用“rode”。“a exercising tool”应改为“an exercise tool”,而“recognized as”在这里不够自然,可用“used as”。建议减少填充词“uh”,并说明现在骑车主要用于什么活动,使比较更具体。
Ejemplo: Yes, bikes are quite popular in my country, although people use them differently than they used to. When I was younger, many people cycled to get around, but nowadays bikes are more often used for exercise than for commuting.
× No, I didn't have a bike when I was a child 'cause I remember the first time I tried to ride a bike I fell down to the floor and get seriously hurt.
✓ No, I didn't have a bike when I was a child 'cause I remember the first time I tried to ride a bike, I fell down to the floor and got seriously hurt.
这段经历发生在过去,前面的“fell”已经使用过去时,因此后面的“get”也应改为过去式“got”,以保持时态一致。讲述过去发生的事情时,注意将相关动作的动词都改为过去式。
× Yes, I think it's really popular in my country. I can recall that when I was young, uh, almost 30% of the population ride a bike, but currently bike is more recognized as a exercising tool rather than a commuting tool.
✓ Yes, I think they're really popular in my country. I can recall that when I was young, uh, almost 30% of the population rode a bike, but currently, a bike is more recognized as an exercise tool rather than a commuting tool.
这里回答的是复数名词“bikes”,所以应使用复数代词“they”,而不是单数代词“it”。使用代词时,要确保它在数上与所指代的名词一致。
× Yes, I think it's really popular in my country. I can recall that when I was young, uh, almost 30% of the population ride a bike, but currently bike is more recognized as a exercising tool rather than a commuting tool.
✓ Yes, I think they're really popular in my country. I can recall that when I was young, uh, almost 30% of the population rode a bike, but currently, a bike is more recognized as an exercise tool rather than a commuting tool.
“when I was young”指过去的时间,因此描述当时的情况应使用过去式“rode”,不能使用现在式“ride”。叙述过去的习惯或事实时,也要根据过去的时间背景调整动词时态。
× Yes, I think it's really popular in my country. I can recall that when I was young, uh, almost 30% of the population ride a bike, but currently bike is more recognized as a exercising tool rather than a commuting tool.
✓ Yes, I think they're really popular in my country. I can recall that when I was young, uh, almost 30% of the population rode a bike, but currently, a bike is more recognized as an exercise tool rather than a commuting tool.
“bike”是单数可数名词,泛指时前面需要加冠词“a”;“exercise tool”前应使用“an”,因为“exercise”以元音音素开头。另外,这里用名词“exercise”修饰“tool”比“exercising tool”更合适。记得检查单数可数名词前是否需要冠词,并根据后续词的发音选择“a”或“an”。