Part 1
考官
Do you work or are you a student?
考生
I work hard. I regularly buy Terrorization Bureau and the government office that manages subsidies. I distribute financial support to local communities, so I help sustain community services because I enjoy supporting residents. It's a very rewarding shop.
考官
Where do you work?>
考生
I work in central Tokyo near my neighborhood, so my commute is short. The office is in a quiet area with few shops, and the surroundings feel peaceful and calm.
考官
Is it a good place to work?
考生
Yes, it is. The office is surrounded by green spaces and nearby business park which makes the environment calm. This peaceful setting helps me concentrate on my work.
考官
Would you like the place where you work?
考生
Yes, I like it. I enjoy the calm office atmosphere and the meaningful work itself. For example, by allocating subsidies that can help local schools and community centers improve services.
考官
What are your future work plans?
考生
In the future, I plan to stay in this position for about 5 years until my children are older. During that time, I want to gain more experience and skills that I can use in other laws later.
Do you work or are you a student?
分數: 38.0建議: この回答は意味不明な語(例:"buy Terrorization Bureau"、"rewarding shop")や語順の誤りがあり、内容が曖昧です。まずは直接的に職業を簡潔に述べ(トピック文)、その後で役割や理由を1~2文で具体的に説明してください。語彙は場面に合った自然な単語(e.g. "I work for a local government office"、"I administer subsidies")に置き換えましょう。また冗長な表現は避け、文は3~4文以内にまとめてください。
範例: I work for a local government office that manages subsidy programs. I administer financial support to local communities to help maintain public services. I find this work rewarding because it allows me to support residents directly.
Where do you work?
分數: 78.0建議: 答えは明確で自然ですが、もう少し具体性を加えると良くなります。たとえば通勤時間や周辺の特徴、職場の利点を1文で具体的に述べ、接続語(because, so)を使って理由付けを明確にしてください。文は2~3文に収めましょう。
範例: I work in central Tokyo, so my commute is only about 20 minutes. The office is located in a quiet residential area with several parks nearby, which makes it a peaceful place to work.
Is it a good place to work?
分數: 85.0建議: 良い回答です。理由と効果(集中できる)を述べており、論理も通っています。さらに印象を強めるために具体例(近くの公園の名前や昼休みにすること)を一文加えるとより説得力が増します。
範例: Yes, it's a good place to work. The office is surrounded by green spaces and a nearby business park, which creates a calm atmosphere. Because of this peaceful setting, I can focus better and often take short walks in the nearby park during breaks.
Would you like the place where you work?
分數: 80.0建議: ほぼ良好ですが、例の文が断片的になっているので、完全な説明文に直してください。また“meaningful work”を具体化することで説得力が増します。接続語(for example, which)を使って流れを滑らかにしましょう。
範例: Yes, I like it. I enjoy the calm atmosphere and the meaningful work I do, for example, allocating subsidies that help local schools and community centers improve their services.
What are your future work plans?
分數: 60.0建議: アイデアは良いですが表現に誤り("other laws")や曖昧さがあります。具体的な計画(どのスキル、どの分野)を述べ、接続語(while, so that)で文をつなげてください。また将来の目標に対する短期的な行動(研修を受けるなど)を1文加えると良いです。
範例: I plan to stay in this position for about five years until my children are older. While I'm here, I want to gain experience in public budgeting and project management so that I can move into a senior administrative role or a policy-related position later.
× I work hard.
✓ I work at the Terrorization Bureau.
The original sentence is grammatically correct but does not answer the examiner's question about workplace; it provides an unrelated statement. Revise to explicitly state the workplace. Use a preposition 'at' with an organization name to indicate place of work. Ensure clarity and relevance to the question.
× I regularly buy Terrorization Bureau and the government office that manages subsidies.
✓ I work at the Terrorization Bureau, the government office that manages subsidies.
The verb 'buy' is incorrect here; the speaker means 'work at' rather than 'buy.' Use 'work at' to indicate employment location. Also combine the clauses to avoid redundancy and improve clarity.
× I distribute financial support to local communities, so I help sustain community services because I enjoy supporting residents.
✓ I distribute financial support to local communities to help sustain community services because I enjoy supporting residents.
Use of 'so' plus 'because' creates a clumsy sentence structure with redundant connectors. Replace 'so' with an infinitive purpose clause 'to help' to show purpose and keep the causal 'because' for motivation. This improves cohesion and flow.
× It's a very rewarding shop.
✓ It’s very rewarding work.
The word 'shop' is incorrect for describing an office job; use 'work' to refer to the job's nature. 'Rewarding' correctly modifies 'work.' Ensure nouns match the intended meaning.
× I work in central Tokyo near my neighborhood, so my commute is short.
✓ I work in central Tokyo, near my neighborhood, so my commute is short.
Add a comma for clarity between clauses. Prepositions 'in' and 'near' are acceptable; the main issue is punctuation and slight phrasing. Keep commas to separate location phrases for readability.
× The office is in a quiet area with few shops, and the surroundings feel peaceful and calm.
✓ The office is in a quiet area with few shops, and the surroundings feel peaceful and calm.
Sentence is correct; no grammatical change necessary. 'Few shops' correctly conveys scarcity. Keep structure as is.
× Yes, it is. The office is surrounded by green spaces and nearby business park which makes the environment calm.
✓ Yes, it is. The office is surrounded by green spaces and a nearby business park, which makes the environment calm.
Add the article 'a' before 'nearby business park' and a comma before the relative clause 'which makes...' to correct sentence structure. Articles are required before singular countable nouns.
× This peaceful setting helps me concentrate on my work.
✓ This peaceful setting helps me concentrate on my work.
Sentence is grammatically correct and appropriate. No correction needed.
× Yes, I like it.
✓ Yes, I like it.
Sentence is correct and requires no change.
× I enjoy the calm office atmosphere and the meaningful work itself.
✓ I enjoy the calm office atmosphere and the meaningful nature of the work itself.
Add 'nature of the' to make the noun phrase 'meaningful nature of the work' clearer and more natural. This avoids slight awkwardness and clarifies that 'meaningful' describes the work.
× For example, by allocating subsidies that can help local schools and community centers improve services.
✓ For example, I allocate subsidies that help local schools and community centers improve their services.
Original fragment lacks a main verb or subject; it's a sentence fragment. Convert to a full sentence by adding the subject 'I' and present tense verb 'allocate.' Use 'their services' to refer back to schools and centers.
× In the future, I plan to stay in this position for about 5 years until my children are older.
✓ In the future, I plan to stay in this position for about five years, until my children are older.
Sentence is mostly correct; spell out numbers under ten for formality and add a comma before 'until' for clarity. Tense and modality ('plan to') are appropriate.
× During that time, I want to gain more experience and skills that I can use in other laws later.
✓ During that time, I want to gain more experience and skills that I can use in other roles later.
The word 'laws' is incorrect in context; 'roles' fits the intended meaning of different job positions. Replace with the correct noun to match the semantic context. Tense and structure are otherwise fine.