Part 1
考官
How did you learn to be polite as a child?
考生
Well, to be honest, but I was a child at home. My parents and my grandparents always told me about being a polite girl and when I was old enough to go to school, my teachers will told me about that.
考官
Do you think being polite is very important?
考生
Yeah, being a polite person is very important in our daily life, which means that we should keep our voice down when we speak to the elderly and the children. It is a very important personality.
How did you learn to be polite as a child?
分數: 60.0建議: 回答要更直接和連貫,避免語法錯誤與多餘片語(例如 “to be honest, but I was a child at home” 有矛盾且不自然)。先用一句主題句交代主要來源(parents and grandparents),接著用一到兩句具體細節說明他們怎麼教(例如通過示範、規矩或講故事),並用連接詞(for example, also, later)保持流暢。注意時態一致(過去式)。
範例: My family taught me manners from an early age. For example, my parents always reminded me to say “please” and “thank you,” and my grandparents taught me to greet elders politely. Later, my teachers reinforced these habits at school by praising polite behaviour.
Do you think being polite is very important?
分數: 65.0建議: 回答需要更具體並用更準確的詞彙(例如用 “quality” 或 “trait” 代替 “personality”)。開頭先給出明確立場(Yes, I do),然後用一到兩個具體原因支持觀點(如促進人際關係、顯示尊重),並用連接詞(because, for example)使語意連貫。避免重複同一意思。
範例: Yes, I think politeness is very important because it helps build good relationships and shows respect. For example, speaking softly to the elderly and listening carefully to others makes them feel valued, which can lead to better communication.
× Well, to be honest, but I was a child at home.
✓ Well, to be honest, I was a child at home.
原句中出现了连词重复(“to be honest”和“but”都起转折或引入语作用),导致句子结构混乱。应去掉其中一个连词,使句子简洁通顺。建议使用“to be honest”作为插入语后直接接句子主体:"To be honest, I was a child at home." 或者直接使用“but”连接上下文。
× My parents and my grandparents always told me about being a polite girl and when I was old enough to go to school, my teachers will told me about that.
✓ My parents and my grandparents always told me to be a polite girl, and when I was old enough to go to school, my teachers told me about that.
原句中存在时态和动词形式错误: 1) "told me about being a polite girl" 用法生硬且"about"不恰当,应该用不定式短语表示教导某人做某事:"told me to be a polite girl"。 2) 后半句中出现了“will told”,混合了将来时助动词和过去式,时态不一致。既然描述的是过去的经历,应使用过去式"told"。建议统一使用过去时态描述过去受到的教导。
× Yeah, being a polite person is very important in our daily life, which means that we should keep our voice down when we speak to the elderly and the children.
✓ Yeah, being a polite person is very important in our daily life, which means that we should keep our voices down when we speak to the elderly and children.
原句问题: 1) "keep our voice down" 主语为复数(we),名词应使用复数形式"voices"。 2) "the elderly and the children" 在泛指群体时不需要在复数名词前都加定冠词,且“children”已为复数,直接说"the elderly and children"或只说"elderly and children"更自然。建议改为"keep our voices down when we speak to the elderly and children."
× It is a very important personality.
✓ Politeness is a very important trait.
原句中用词不当:"personality" 指人格或性格整体,不适合作为“礼貌”这样的品质的表达。应使用名词如"trait"、"quality"或直接用抽象名词"politeness"。因此改为"Politeness is a very important trait." 或者"Being polite is a very important quality."