Part 1
考官
How did you learn to be polite as a child?
考生
My parents and my grandparents taught me how to be polite as a child. They were saying what's right and what is not. I love them for that.
考官
Do you think being polite is very important?
考生
Yes it is, and many people need that character to their life because you always communicate with other people and you can't live without it. So being polite is just a part of our life.
考官
On what occasions should we be polite?
考生
People going through a lot of situations in their life, they going to store, going to work and studying. So being polite to elders and for other people that are your age, it's just a basic need.
考官
What did you do to show your politeness as a child?
考生
To show my politeness as a child, I was always talking smoothly and quiet. To do not disturb other people with my high voice. And I always was using words like thank you or excuse me.
How did you learn to be polite as a child?
分數: 72.0建議: Answer the question directly in the past tense and explain how your family taught you politeness. Avoid the unnatural phrase “They were saying what’s right and what is not”; use “They taught me the difference between right and wrong” instead. Add a specific example, such as greeting adults or saying “please” and “thank you,” and use a linking word such as “for example” to make the answer more effective.
範例: My parents and grandparents taught me to be polite when I was a child. They explained the difference between right and wrong and reminded me to say “please” and “thank you.” For example, I always had to greet older relatives respectfully when they visited our home.
Do you think being polite is very important?
分數: 68.0建議: Give a clear opinion first, then support it with one or two specific reasons. Correct “need that character to their life” to “need this quality in their lives,” and replace “you can’t live without it” with a more natural explanation, such as “we interact with other people every day.” Avoid repeating the same idea and use a linking word like “because” or “as a result.”
範例: Yes, I think politeness is very important because we interact with other people every day. It helps us build positive relationships and avoid unnecessary conflicts. For example, speaking respectfully can make communication at work or school much easier.
On what occasions should we be polite?
分數: 62.0建議: Mention specific occasions directly instead of beginning with the unclear phrase “People going through a lot of situations.” Use correct sentence structure: “We should be polite when we go shopping, attend school, or go to work.” Also, say “polite to older people and people our own age,” not “polite to elders and for other people.” Organize the answer with “for example” and briefly explain why politeness matters in these situations.
範例: We should be polite in almost every social situation, especially at school, at work, and in shops. For example, we should wait our turn, speak respectfully to staff, and listen when other people are talking. We should also show respect to both older people and people our own age.
What did you do to show your politeness as a child?
分數: 70.0建議: Use natural verb forms and combine the sentence fragments into a coherent answer. Replace “talking smoothly and quiet” with “speaking calmly and quietly,” “To do not disturb” with “so that I wouldn’t disturb,” and “I always was using” with “I always used.” Include a specific example of when you used polite language, and connect the actions with “also” or “for example.”
範例: As a child, I tried to speak calmly and quietly so that I wouldn’t disturb other people. I also used polite expressions such as “please,” “thank you,” and “excuse me.” For example, I said “excuse me” when I needed to interrupt someone or pass by them.
× They were saying what's right and what is not.
✓ They told me what was right and what was not.
The question asks about how you learned politeness as a child, so the explanation should use the simple past. Told is the appropriate past-tense verb, and was keeps the reported information consistent with the past context.
× Yes it is, and many people need that character to their life because you always communicate with other people and you can't live without it.
✓ Yes, it is, and many people need that quality in their lives because we always communicate with other people and cannot live without it.
The preposition to is incorrect before their life. Use in with a quality or characteristic that is important in someone's life. The expression in their lives is the natural form.
× People going through a lot of situations in their life, they going to store, going to work and studying.
✓ People go through many situations in their lives: they go to stores, go to work, and study.
The original sentence contains an incomplete opening clause and repeats the subject unnecessarily. Use a complete subject-verb structure, such as People go through, and then list the activities with parallel verb forms: go, go, and study.
× People going through a lot of situations in their life, they going to store, going to work and studying.
✓ People go through many situations in their lives: they go to stores, go to work, and study.
For general situations and routines, use the simple present. The forms they going and studying are incomplete or inconsistent here; use they go and study instead.
× So being polite to elders and for other people that are your age, it's just a basic need.
✓ So, being polite to elders and other people who are your age is just a basic need.
The preposition for is not needed before other people because polite already takes the preposition to. Use being polite to elders and other people.
× So being polite to elders and for other people that are your age, it's just a basic need.
✓ So, being polite to elders and other people who are your age is just a basic need.
Use the relative pronoun who when referring to people. That can sometimes refer to people, but who is the clearer and more appropriate choice in this sentence.
× To show my politeness as a child, I was always talking smoothly and quiet.
✓ To show my politeness as a child, I always spoke smoothly and quietly.
The sentence describes a repeated habit in the past, so the simple past spoke is more appropriate than the past continuous was talking. The word quietly is also needed because it modifies the verb spoke.
× To show my politeness as a child, I was always talking smoothly and quiet.
✓ To show my politeness as a child, I always spoke smoothly and quietly.
Quiet is an adjective, but it modifies a noun. Because it describes how you spoke, use the adverb quietly. In general, use an adverb to modify a verb.
× To do not disturb other people with my high voice.
✓ I did this to avoid disturbing other people with my loud voice.
The original sentence is an incomplete infinitive phrase and does not have a main subject and finite verb. Add I did this to make it a complete sentence. Loud voice is also the natural expression for a voice that is too strong.
× To do not disturb other people with my high voice.
✓ I did this to avoid disturbing other people with my loud voice.
After the verb avoid, use a gerund with the -ing form: avoid disturbing. Do not use to do not in this structure.
× And I always was using words like thank you or excuse me.
✓ I always used words like thank you and excuse me.
This sentence describes a repeated past habit, so use the simple past used rather than the past continuous was using. Use and to connect the examples because both expressions belong to the same list.