Part 1
考官
Did you have any opportunities to take part in new activities as a child?
考生
As a child, I don't have much, uh, opportunities to take part in new activities. Uh, we are just not very rich and I usually just stay at home during summer and I just usually play outside.
考官
Should people try as many different things as they can?
考生
Yes, I believe that people should try many different things as much as they can. So for me, I, I firmly believe that, uh, experience matters. And I am also a very curious person. I try to take Chris as much as I can and yeah, I just want to experience things and through those experiences.
Did you have any opportunities to take part in new activities as a child?
分數: 58.0建議: Improve fluency and grammar, avoid fillers, and provide a clearer structure: start with a topic sentence, then give one or two specific supporting details with linking words. Replace informal phrasing about finances with a concise explanation. Keep answers natural and within 3–4 sentences.
範例: I didn't have many opportunities to try new activities as a child because my family had limited money. However, I spent my summers playing outside with neighbors and learning simple games, which helped me be active and social. Later, I joined a community club when I was older to learn new skills.
Should people try as many different things as they can?
分數: 64.0建議: Reduce hesitations and repetition, use clear linking words and give a specific reason and example. Provide a concise topic sentence, a reason introduced by a linking word, and a short personal example. Use precise vocabulary instead of vague phrases.
範例: Yes, I think people should try many different things because varied experiences help you discover interests and build skills. For example, I recently tried photography and cooking; photography improved my attention to detail, while cooking taught me patience and planning.
× As a child, I don't have much, uh, opportunities to take part in new activities.
✓ As a child, I didn't have many opportunities to take part in new activities.
The speaker is referring to childhood (past), so present tense 'don't have' is incorrect; use past tense 'didn't have'. Also 'many' is used with countable plural 'opportunities' rather than 'much'. Suggestion: use past tense for past time frames and choose 'many' for countable nouns.
× Uh, we are just not very rich and I usually just stay at home during summer and I just usually play outside.
✓ We weren't very rich, and I usually stayed at home during the summer and played outside.
The sentence mixes present tense 'are' with past context; subject-verb agreement and tense consistency require past tense 'weren't' for 'we'. 'Usually' with past habits should use past 'stayed' and 'played'. Also include the article 'the' before 'summer'. Suggestion: keep consistent past tense when describing past situations and habits.
× Yes, I believe that people should try many different things as much as they can.
✓ Yes, I believe that people should try as many different things as they can.
Word order 'try many different things as much as they can' is awkward; the correct idiom is 'try as many ... as they can'. 'As many' functions as a quantifier for countable items. Suggestion: use 'try as many ... as they can' for quantity with countable nouns.
× So for me, I, I firmly believe that, uh, experience matters.
✓ So for me, I firmly believe that experience matters.
Redundant hesitations 'I, I' and filler 'uh' are spoken features but not grammatical errors; however tense is fine. This correction removes disfluency. Suggestion: in spoken responses, pause silently rather than repeating pronouns or using fillers.
× I try to take Chris as much as I can and yeah, I just want to experience things and through those experiences.
✓ I try to take risks as much as I can, and I just want to experience things and learn from those experiences.
'Take Chris' is likely a mispronunciation or wrong word; 'take risks' fits context. Also 'and through those experiences' is a sentence fragment; change to 'learn from those experiences' to complete the thought. Use base verb 'take' correctly and add a verb 'learn' to finish the clause. Suggestion: choose appropriate collocations ('take risks') and ensure clauses are complete with a main verb.