Part 1
考官
What is your favourite food?
考生
Umm, my favorite food is Bridge Park, uh, which is a characteristic dishes, uh, in Shanghai. Umm uh, for example, I eat it uh, almost every week and umm, it is.
考官
What kind of food did you like when you were young?
考生
When I was young, I prefer spicy food because it, umm, makes me feel, uh, cheerful, you know, uh, for example, I went to a restaurant and to eat spicy food with my family is almost every week.
考官
Do you eat different foods at different times of the year?
考生
Yes, of course, because, uh, I think what I should need is related to the season. For example, I eat cold food in the summer, while I eat, uh, hot food in winter.
考官
Has your favourite food changed since you were a child?
考生
Yes, my favorite food has changed since I was a child before because you know in in childhood I used to prefer sweet food and I like to eat spicy food at the moment.
What is your favourite food?
分數: 58.0建議: 回答需要更自然和直接,避免重复的填充词(umm, uh)。开头直接给出主题句,然后用一两句具体描述其特色、口味或你为什么喜欢它。注意语法(dish 单数)和专有名词的准确性。可用连词如“because”或“for example”使表达更连贯。
範例: My favourite food is a Shanghai specialty called Bridge Park. I usually eat it almost every week because I love its savory sauce and chewy texture.
What kind of food did you like when you were young?
分數: 52.0建議: 时态和语法需要注意:描述过去喜好应使用过去时(preferred)。减少口语填充词,句子要更简洁。给出具体例子时,使用完整句并用连接词如“because”或“for example”来组织信息。
範例: When I was young, I preferred spicy food because it made me feel cheerful. For example, my family and I would go to a spicy restaurant almost every week.
Do you eat different foods at different times of the year?
分數: 70.0建議: 回答较清晰,但需去除多余填充词并更自然表达原因。第一句可直接说明观点,接着用具体对比细节支持(例如提到具体食物)。使用连接词如“for example”或“whereas”来增强连贯性。
範例: Yes. My food choices depend on the season. For example, I prefer cold dishes like salads and cold noodles in summer, whereas I eat hot soups and stews in winter.
Has your favourite food changed since you were a child?
分數: 64.0建議: 回答要更紧凑并注意时态一致性。开头直接回答,然后解释变化的原因并举例。避免重复词(since I was a child / in childhood)并删除口语填充。
範例: Yes, it has. As a child I used to prefer sweet snacks, but now I enjoy spicy dishes because I appreciate stronger flavours and more variety.
× Umm, my favorite food is Bridge Park, uh, which is a characteristic dishes, uh, in Shanghai.
✓ Umm, my favorite food is Bridge Park, which is a characteristic dish in Shanghai.
原句中“a characteristic dishes”同时出现了不定冠词“a”和复数名词“dishes”,在语法上不一致。应使用单数形式“dish”与冠词“a”配合,表示“一个有特色的菜”。建议:冠词和名词数要一致,若用“a”后面必须跟单数名词。
× for example, I eat it uh, almost every week and umm, it is.
✓ For example, I eat it almost every week.
原句结尾“and umm, it is.”是残缺句(句子缺少谓语或完整结构),且上下文使用一般现在时描述习惯性动作,应简洁表述为“I eat it almost every week.” 建议:避免说话中断造成残句,完整表达一个主谓结构。
× When I was young, I prefer spicy food because it, umm, makes me feel, uh, cheerful, you know,
✓ When I was young, I preferred spicy food because it made me feel cheerful.
时间状语“When I was young”表示过去,主句应使用过去时态。原句使用一般现在时“prefer”和现在时“makes”,与过去时间不一致。建议:描述过去习惯或感受时使用过去时(preferred, made)。
× for example, I went to a restaurant and to eat spicy food with my family is almost every week.
✓ For example, I went to a restaurant and ate spicy food with my family almost every week.
原句结构混乱,包含不定式“to eat”与谓语“is almost every week”搭配错误。应把动作统一为过去时“went”/“ate”,并把频率副词放在句末或动词后。建议:同一句里保持谓语时态一致,避免不定式与过去时混用;把频率短语放在合适位置。
× Yes, of course, because, uh, I think what I should need is related to the season.
✓ Yes, of course, because what I need is related to the season.
原句中“what I should need”中插入了多余的情态词“should”,使意思不自然且语法冗余。正确表达为“what I need”,表示“我需要的东西”。建议:去掉不必要的情态词,用简单动词短语表达需求。
× For example, I eat cold food in the summer, while I eat, uh, hot food in winter.
✓ For example, I eat cold food in the summer, while I eat hot food in the winter.
在提到特定季节时,英式和美式英语习惯略有不同;在此句中要保持一致性,前半句用“the summer”就应在后半句也加“the winter”。原句“in winter”虽可接受,但为了形式一致建议两处都加定冠词。建议:同一句中关于季节使用冠词要保持一致,若用“the”则两处都用。
× Yes, my favorite food has changed since I was a child before because you know in in childhood I used to prefer sweet food and I like to eat spicy food at the moment.
✓ Yes, my favorite food has changed since I was a child because when I was a child I used to prefer sweet food, and now I like to eat spicy food.
原句中“since I was a child before”有冗余副词“before”,且时态混乱:使用现在完成时“has changed”可与“since I was a child”连用,但后半句应用过去时“used to prefer”描述过去习惯,现状用现在时“now I like”。建议:去掉多余的“before”,用“used to”表达过去习惯,并用“now”或“at the moment”明确现在时态。