Part 1
Giám khảo
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Thí sinh
Of course that's a gift, my grandfather said to me.
Giám khảo
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Thí sinh
Maybe not. It is popular in 10 years old, not now.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Điểm: 42.0Gợi ý: 先直接回答“有”或“没有”,再说明自行车是谁送的以及你小时候如何使用它。原句中“that's a gift”时态和表达不自然;可以说“it was a gift”,并补充具体细节,让回答更清楚。
Ví dụ: Yes, I did. My grandfather gave me a bike as a birthday present when I was about eight. I used to ride it around our neighborhood with my friends.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Điểm: 38.0Gợi ý: 明确说明你认为自行车现在是否受欢迎,并解释不同年龄群体或过去与现在的差异。表达年龄时应使用“among ten-year-olds”或“for children around the age of ten”,不能说“in 10 years old”;注意“bikes”作复数时使用“they”。
Ví dụ: Yes, bikes are still quite popular, especially among children. Many ten-year-olds ride them to school or around their neighborhoods. However, adults often prefer cars or public transport for longer journeys.
× Of course that's a gift, my grandfather said to me.
✓ Of course. It was a gift from my grandfather.
问题中的经历发生在童年,回答应使用过去时。这里用“that's”不符合过去的语境,改为“it was”。回答时也可以直接说“Of course. It was a gift from my grandfather.”
× It is popular in 10 years old, not now.
✓ Bikes were popular when I was 10 years old, but not now.
“It”是单数代词,但它指代复数名词“bikes”,因此应使用复数形式“they”;也可以像修改后的句子一样直接重复“Bikes”,避免代词指代不清。
× It is popular in 10 years old, not now.
✓ Bikes were popular when I was 10 years old, but not now.
表示“在我十岁时”应使用时间从句“when I was 10 years old”,不能说“in 10 years old”。注意“when”后需要有主语和动词。
× It is popular in 10 years old, not now.
✓ Bikes were popular when I was 10 years old, but not now.
“十岁时”指过去的时间,因此描述那时自行车受欢迎应使用过去时“were popular”,而不是现在时“is popular”。“but not now”则保留现在时语境,表示现在不流行。