Part 1
考官
Are there tall buildings near your home?
考生
Well, actually I I'm not currently living in my home. Home is in Hebei province and now I'm in Beijing, the capital. And I was living and I'm living in our college. So there is not actually many tall buildings around the college.
考官
Do you take photos of buildings?
考生
Uh, yeah. I like taking photos. Uh, actually especially the buildings. I like the, you know, the structure and the architecture of the building and it give me a sense of art. So I like to take not only the scenarios, but only the, but also the buildings.
考官
Is there a building that you would like to visit?
考生
Oh yeah, I actually want to visit the, uh, the Yuan Ming Yuan Park and you know, is, uh, beside the Tsinghua University and it's a historical park and it remembers some historical facts that our Chinese has to remember. So I would like to go there.
考官
Do you want to live in a tall building?
考生
Well, to tell the truth, I wouldn't. I would like to live in so tall building. You know when the electricity is down and you have to go down the stairs and there is A and you live taller building and you has to have to walk the more steps. It's very tiring.
Are there tall buildings near your home?
分数: 62.0建议: Be more direct and concise. Start with a clear topic sentence answering the question, then give one or two specific supporting details. Avoid repetition and filler words, and correct basic grammar (e.g., tense consistency, countable nouns). Use linking words like 'because' or 'so' for coherence.
示例: No — there aren't many tall buildings near where I live now. I live in college dormitories in Beijing, which are mostly low-rise, so the area feels more open and quiet compared with the city center.
Do you take photos of buildings?
分数: 68.0建议: Answer directly then give specific reasons and an example. Reduce hesitations and correct grammar (singular/plural and verb agreement). Use linking words like 'because' and 'for example' to structure your reply.
示例: Yes, I enjoy photographing buildings because I appreciate their structure and architectural details. For example, I often take photos of facades and staircases that look artistic, especially when the light highlights interesting shapes.
Is there a building that you would like to visit?
分数: 70.0建议: Give a clear, concise answer and provide specific reasons why you want to visit. Correct grammar and phrasing (e.g., 'reminds Chinese people of history'). Use linking words like 'because' to connect ideas.
示例: Yes, I would like to visit the Old Summer Palace (Yuan Ming Yuan) near Tsinghua University because it is historically important and has beautiful ruins and gardens. I want to learn more about its history and see the landscape in person.
Do you want to live in a tall building?
分数: 55.0建议: Be direct and fluent: state your preference clearly, give one or two concrete reasons in correct grammar, and avoid vague phrases. Use linking words like 'because' and 'for example'. Try to keep to under five sentences.
示例: No, I wouldn't prefer living in a tall building because it can be inconvenient during power outages; for example, climbing many flights of stairs would be tiring. I also prefer ground-floor access for easier moving and quick exits.
× Well, actually I I'm not currently living in my home.
✓ Well, actually I'm not currently living at my home.
The original has a repeated pronoun 'I I'm' which is duplication error and uses 'in my home' which is less natural for temporary residence; 'at my home' or 'in my hometown' is appropriate. Also remove duplicate 'I'. Suggestion: say 'I'm not currently living at my home' or 'I'm not currently living in my hometown.'
× Home is in Hebei province and now I'm in Beijing, the capital.
✓ My home is in Hebei province, and now I'm in Beijing, the capital.
Missing possessive determiner before 'home' causes awkwardness. Adding 'My' clarifies subject. Also combine clauses with comma and 'and' for smooth flow.
× And I was living and I'm living in our college.
✓ And I was living in our college, and now I'm living there.
Mixes past and present without clear contrast. Clarify sequence: use 'was living' for past and 'now I'm living' for present, and replace repeated 'in our college' with 'there' to avoid redundancy.
× So there is not actually many tall buildings around the college.
✓ So there are not actually many tall buildings around the college.
Subject 'many tall buildings' is plural, so the verb should be plural 'are' rather than singular 'is'. This is a subject-verb agreement/number issue.
× Uh, yeah. I like taking photos.
✓ Uh, yeah. I like taking photos.
This sentence is grammatically correct. 'Like taking photos' correctly uses the -ing form after 'like'. No change needed.
× Uh, actually especially the buildings.
✓ Uh, actually especially buildings.
'The buildings' implies a specific set; if speaking generally, omit 'the'. Use 'especially buildings' or better 'especially those buildings' when referring to specific ones.
× I like the, you know, the structure and the architecture of the building and it give me a sense of art.
✓ I like, you know, the structure and architecture of buildings, and they give me a sense of art.
Subject-verb agreement error: plural 'structure and architecture of buildings' takes plural verb 'give' not 'give' matches 'they'. Also avoid repeating 'the'; use plural 'buildings' if speaking generally. Change 'it give' to 'they give'.
× So I like to take not only the scenarios, but only the, but also the buildings.
✓ So I like to take not only photos of scenery, but also of buildings.
Original misuses 'not only... but only the, but also' and wrong nouns. Correct correlative conjunction 'not only... but also' and use correct nouns: 'photos of scenery' and 'of buildings'.
× Oh yeah, I actually want to visit the, uh, the Yuan Ming Yuan Park and you know, is, uh, beside the Tsinghua University and it's a historical park and it remembers some historical facts that our Chinese has to remember.
✓ Oh yeah, I actually want to visit Yuanmingyuan Park, which is beside Tsinghua University; it's a historical park that commemorates events important to Chinese history.
Several article and structure issues: drop unnecessary 'the' before proper nouns (Yuanmingyuan Park, Tsinghua University). Use a relative clause 'which is beside' for clarity. 'Remembers some historical facts that our Chinese has to remember' is awkward and ungrammatical; use 'commemorates events important to Chinese history.' Also 'Chinese' should be noun phrase 'Chinese people' if used.
× Well, to tell the truth, I wouldn't.
✓ Well, to tell the truth, I wouldn't want to.
'I wouldn't' is incomplete; needs a verb after 'wouldn't' to indicate what the speaker wouldn't do. Add 'want to' to complete the modal construction.
× I would like to live in so tall building.
✓ I would like to live in a tall building.
'So tall building' is incorrect article and modifier order. Use 'a tall building' to indicate one tall building. If emphasizing degree, say 'such a tall building'.
× You know when the electricity is down and you have to go down the stairs and there is A and you live taller building and you has to have to walk the more steps.
✓ You know, when the electricity is out and you have to walk down the stairs, if you live in a taller building you have to walk more steps, which is very tiring.
Multiple errors: 'electricity is down' better 'electricity is out'; 'there is A' is meaningless and removed; 'you live taller building' needs preposition and article: 'you live in a taller building'; 'you has to have to walk the more steps' has subject-verb agreement and extra modals—use 'you have to walk more steps'. Rephrase for clarity and correct grammar.