Part 1
Giám khảo
Are you good at giving gifts?
Thí sinh
I'm not good at giving gifts. More clearly, I sell them send a gift to someone. This is the reason I can't understand what people want. And also, I think it was a lot of money on something that's not vital.
Giám khảo
When do you usually give gifts to others?
Thí sinh
I give gifts to my family members and my best friends only because I don't want to spend a lot of money on the gift. But the family members and my best friends are the important character in my life. So I would like to give a response response.
Giám khảo
What do you consider when choosing a gift?
Thí sinh
Whether people love the gift is my first concern. I think not no one wants to accept a gift that they are not like at all. And the second is it useful in other daily life?
Giám khảo
Have you ever given others a handmade gift?
Thí sinh
I had given a hammock for my ex boyfriend, but my ex boyfriend didn't like it at all. So since that I never do a hand make gift for anyone.
Giám khảo
Do expensive gifts better express your feelings?
Thí sinh
Of course not. I think very expensive gifts can make people feel pressure and uncomfortable because they may worry about how to require their favors. For example, a friend who received an expensive present might feel obliged to buy something equally cost in return.
Are you good at giving gifts?
Điểm: 45.0Gợi ý: 回答缺乏清晰性和连贯性,语法和词汇错误影响理解。要直接回答问题的主题句,然后用1–2个支持句解释原因,使用连接词提高连贯性,注意时态和词语搭配(如 give/send a gift, spend a lot of money)。
Ví dụ: I'm not very good at giving gifts. I often find it hard to choose something the person truly wants, so my presents may miss the mark. Also, I dislike spending a lot of money on non-essential items, which limits my choices.
When do you usually give gifts to others?
Điểm: 48.0Gợi ý: 回答重复且有语法问题,信息可更具体。先直接回答时间或场合(e.g. birthdays, festivals),然后说明原因并给具体例子。避免重复词并用连接词如 because, so, therefore。
Ví dụ: I usually give gifts on special occasions like birthdays and holidays to my family and closest friends, because they are the most important people to me and I want to show appreciation without overspending.
What do you consider when choosing a gift?
Điểm: 52.0Gợi ý: 回答总体方向正确,但存在双重否定和句子结构问题。应使用更自然的表达并给出具体标准及例子,使用连接词(first, second, for example)。注意疑问句与陈述句区分。
Ví dụ: First, I consider whether the person will actually like the gift; nobody wants something they dislike. Second, I think about practicality — for example, choosing a useful item like a thermos for someone who commutes daily.
Have you ever given others a handmade gift?
Điểm: 50.0Gợi ý: 时态和表达不自然(had given, hand make)。先直接回答然后补充细节并反思经验教训,说明为什么不再制作手工礼物,或何种情况下会再尝试。使用连接词如 but, so, since then。
Ví dụ: Yes, I once made a hammock for my ex-boyfriend, but he didn't like it. Since then I haven't made handmade gifts, because I worry they might not match the recipient's taste.
Do expensive gifts better express your feelings?
Điểm: 60.0Gợi ý: 观点明确且有例子,但措辞和句子结构有误(require their favors, equally cost)。建議用更准确的短语(feel obliged, reciprocate)并扩展说明为什么 modest gifts can be meaningful. 保持1–3句简洁有力。
Ví dụ: No, I don't think expensive gifts express feelings better. They can make the recipient feel pressured or obliged to reciprocate; a modest, thoughtful gift often shows care without creating discomfort.
× I'm not good at giving gifts. More clearly, I sell them send a gift to someone.
✓ I'm not good at giving gifts. More precisely, I feel stressed when I have to send a gift to someone.
句子结构混乱。原句“More clearly, I sell them send a gift to someone.”包含不相关的词(sell them)且动词搭配错误。应使用短语“feel stressed when I have to send a gift to someone”或“find it difficult to choose gifts”来表达更清晰的意思。建议:去掉多余词汇,使用正确的动词短语连接主句与从句。
× This is the reason I can't understand what people want.
✓ This is the reason I can't understand what people want.
句子本身语法正确,但可改进为更自然的表达,例如“This is why I can't understand what people want.”。不过按题目要求只改符合问题类型的错误,此处可保留原句或用更自然的连词。
× And also, I think it was a lot of money on something that's not vital.
✓ Also, I think it's a lot of money to spend on something that's not essential.
原句中时态与结构不当:“it was a lot of money on something”不符合英语习惯,应使用不定式结构“to spend on”或形容词“it's a lot of money to spend”。另外“vital”可用“essential”更自然。建议:使用固定表达“it's a lot of money to spend on...”来表达花费大量金钱在非必需品上。
× I give gifts to my family members and my best friends only because I don't want to spend a lot of money on the gift.
✓ I give gifts to my family members and my best friends only because I don't want to spend a lot of money on gifts.
名词复数使用不当。前半句可保留,现在时正确,但结尾用单数“the gift”不如复数“gifts”通顺。建议统一使用复数形式谈一般性行为。
× But the family members and my best friends are the important character in my life.
✓ But my family members and best friends are important characters in my life.
“the important character”使用不当:people应为复数且不用定冠词“the”。应为“important characters”或更自然说“important people”。建议用“important people in my life”。
× So I would like to give a response response.
✓ So I would like to show my appreciation.
重复词“response response”且结构不清。英语中不常用“give a response”表达“表示感谢/回应礼物”的意思。建议用更自然的短语如“show my appreciation”或“give a thoughtful reply”。
× Whether people love the gift is my first concern.
✓ Whether people will like the gift is my first concern.
时态和动词搭配更自然应为“will like”或“like”。原句用“love”语气过强且“Whether...is my first concern”可接受,但更自然的搭配是“Whether people will like the gift”。建议使用“will like”表达对将来接受度的关注。
× I think not no one wants to accept a gift that they are not like at all.
✓ I think no one wants to accept a gift that they don't like at all.
句子存在双重否定“not no one”,且从句中代词与动词搭配错误,应为“they don't like”。建议去掉多余否定并调整从句为“that they don't like”。
× And the second is it useful in other daily life?
✓ And secondly, is it useful in daily life?
句子语序不当。疑问句应以助动词开头:“Is it useful in daily life?” 同时“the second is”可改为“secondly”。建议按疑问句语序把助动词提前并用“daily life”表达惯用搭配。
× I had given a hammock for my ex boyfriend, but my ex boyfriend didn't like it at all.
✓ I gave a hammock to my ex-boyfriend, but he didn't like it at all.
过去完成时“had given”不合上下文,应使用一般过去时“gave”。此外介词应为“give ... to ...”,“ex boyfriend”中间需连字符更常见且代词可简化为“he”。建议在叙述过去事件时使用一般过去时并用正确介词。
× So since that I never do a hand make gift for anyone.
✓ So since then I never made a handmade gift for anyone.
多处错误:时间短语应为“since then”,否定过去经历用一般过去时“never made”,以及“hand make gift”不合适,应为“handmade gift”。建议使用“since then” + 过去时,并使用复合形容词“handmade”。
× Do expensive gifts better express your feelings?
✓ Do expensive gifts better express your feelings?
题干为考官问题,该句语法正确,属于比较结构的疑问句,无需改动。
× I think very expensive gifts can make people feel pressure and uncomfortable because they may worry about how to require their favors.
✓ I think very expensive gifts can make people feel pressured and uncomfortable because they may worry about how to reciprocate favors.
用词不当:应使用形容词“pressured”而不是名词“pressure”。短语“require their favors”错误,应为“reciprocate favors”或“return the favor”。建议用“feel pressured”并用“reciprocate”表达回报义务感。
× For example, a friend who received an expensive present might feel obliged to buy something equally cost in return.
✓ For example, a friend who received an expensive present might feel obliged to buy something of equal cost in return.
词组“equally cost”不正确,正确搭配为“of equal cost”或“equally expensive”。建议使用“of equal cost”或“equally expensive”来表示价值相当。