Part 1
試験官
Do you prefer to sit by the window when travelling?
受験者
Yes, I do. I prefer in the seat because I enjoy watching the scenery go by during the journey. I can also take pictures of interesting views to capture the moment.
試験官
Did you have a long journey with your family as a child?
受験者
Yes I did. I went on a couple of long journeys with my family when I was a child. My dad usually drove to countryside and some trips took several hours. It sometimes felt uncomfortable on winding loys, but I enjoyed spending the time with my family.
Do you prefer to sit by the window when travelling?
スコア: 78.0提案: 「I prefer in the seat」は不自然なので、「I prefer sitting in a window seat」または「I prefer a seat by the window」と言いましょう。最初に好みを直接述べ、その後に理由と具体例を加える構成はできています。「capture the moment」は適切ですが、写真を撮る目的をより具体的に説明すると、内容がさらに効果的になります。
例: Yes, I do. I prefer sitting in a window seat because I enjoy watching the scenery go by during the journey. I can also take pictures of interesting views, especially when I see beautiful mountains or coastlines.
Did you have a long journey with your family as a child?
スコア: 72.0提案: 「Yes, I did.」の後にコンマを入れ、「drove to countryside」は「drove to the countryside」とする必要があります。また、「winding loys」は文脈上「winding roads」の誤りだと思われます。家族旅行の頻度、所要時間、不快に感じた理由、楽しかった点を順序よく説明できており内容は十分ですが、最後に具体的な思い出や訪れた場所を加えると、より自然で印象的になります。
例: Yes, I did. When I was a child, my family often went on long road trips, and my dad usually drove us to the countryside. Some journeys took several hours, and I sometimes felt uncomfortable on the winding roads. However, I enjoyed talking with my family and stopping at small towns along the way.
× I prefer in the seat because I enjoy watching the scenery go by during the journey.
✓ I prefer a seat by the window because I enjoy watching the scenery go by during the journey.
The preposition in is incorrect after prefer in this sentence. Prefer should be followed by the thing you like better, such as a seat by the window. Use by the window to describe the seat's location.
× My dad usually drove to countryside and some trips took several hours.
✓ My dad usually drove to the countryside, and some trips took several hours.
Countryside is normally used with the definite article the when referring to a general rural area. Therefore, the correct phrase is the countryside. A comma before and also separates the two independent clauses clearly.