Part 1
考官
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
考生
No, I didn't. When I was a child, I preferred walking to cycling because our home was only a five minute walk from school and my and my parents thought it was safer so they encouraged me to walk every day.
考官
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
考生
Bicycles are quite popular in my country because they are convenient for commuting from home to school or to work. They are also cheap and easy to park, so many people prefer them especially for short trips in the city.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
分数: 78.0建议: 回答切题,并说明了不骑车的原因,内容结构清楚。需要修正“my and my parents”的语序错误,可改为“my parents and I”;“five-minute”作定语时要加连字符。另外,后半句较长,可以用“because”或“so”拆分、连接,让表达更自然流畅。
示例: No, I didn’t. I preferred walking because our home was only a five-minute walk from school. My parents and I also thought it was safer, so they encouraged me to walk every day.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
分数: 88.0建议: 回答直接,理由具体,并使用了“because”和“so”来连接信息。可以进一步提升自然度:将“commuting from home to school or to work”简化为“getting to school or work”,并在“especially”前加逗号;也可以补充一个简短的具体场景。
示例: Yes, bikes are quite popular in my country, especially in cities. They’re affordable and easy to park, so many people use them to get to school or work. They’re particularly handy for short trips when the roads are busy.
× When I was a child, I preferred walking to cycling because our home was only a five minute walk from school and my and my parents thought it was safer so they encouraged me to walk every day.
✓ When I was a child, I preferred walking to cycling because our home was only a five minute walk from school, and my parents and I thought it was safer, so they encouraged me to walk every day.
并列主语中,代词“I”应放在其他人之后,因此“my and my parents”应改为“my parents and I”。建议表达“我和某人”时使用“某人 and I”,例如“my parents and I”。