Part 1
Examinador
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Candidato
Yeah, of course, and I believe most are. I believe most children do. I enjoy riding my bike down in the garden and enjoying the wind brushing against my face, and it's sometimes felt as if I'm actually flying over the ground.
Examinador
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Candidato
MMM, I believe the answer to your question is yes, since most students would like to cut down the time, uh, of their travel from home to school and and bikes won't be stuck in traffic jams. So yes.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Pontuação: 65.0Sugestão: 先直接回答问题,再用一两个细节补充。避免重复“I believe most...”,而且“I believe most are”指代不清。描述过去的经历时,注意保持过去时,例如用“it felt”,并将“riding my bike down in the garden”改为更自然的“riding my bike around the garden”。
Exemplo: Yes, I did. I used to ride my bike around the garden near my home. I loved feeling the wind on my face, and sometimes it felt as if I were flying.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Pontuação: 68.0Sugestão: 开头可以简洁地表明观点,不必使用“I believe the answer to your question is”。删去“MMM”“uh”和重复的“and”,让回答更流畅。理由可以保留,但建议把“cut down the time of their travel”改为“save time on their commute”,并用“because”连接观点和原因。
Exemplo: Yes, bikes are quite popular in my country, especially among students. They can save time on their way to school because they can often avoid traffic jams. They’re also an affordable and convenient way to get around.
× I believe most are.
✓ I believe most children did.
这里的“are”不能代替“have a bike”,所以句子表达不完整且动词不合适。回答关于过去是否有自行车的问题时,可以用“did”代替“had a bike”,并补出“children”以明确指代对象。
× I enjoy riding my bike down in the garden and enjoying the wind brushing against my face, and it's sometimes felt as if I'm actually flying over the ground.
✓ I enjoyed riding my bike down in the garden and enjoying the wind brushing against my face, and it sometimes felt as if I was actually flying over the ground.
这段是在回忆童年经历,应使用过去时。把“enjoy”改为“enjoyed”,“it's sometimes felt”改为“it sometimes felt”,并把“I'm actually flying”改为“I was actually flying”,使整段叙述的时态保持一致。