Part 1
考官
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
考生
Yes, I had a bike when I was a child. I like to ride it so much my father gave it to me for my 6th birthday.
考官
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
考生
I don't think that bikes are popular in my country because, uh, our weather is not uh, warm enough for it, so people in my country usually use uh.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
分數: 65.0建議: Ответ дан прямо, и подарок на день рождения — уместная деталь. Однако фраза «I like to ride it so much my father gave it to me» звучит так, будто любовь к велосипеду стала причиной подарка, и в рассказе о детстве лучше использовать прошедшее время. Сформулируйте естественную связь между подарком и тем, как часто вы катались; например, используйте «because» или «I used to».
範例: Yes, I did. My father gave me a bike for my sixth birthday, and I used to ride it almost every day.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
分數: 35.0建議: Начните с прямого ответа, затем объясните причину. Уберите заполнители «uh» и обязательно завершите мысль: фраза «people in my country usually use» требует дополнения. Также можно сказать «the weather is too cold» вместо неестественного здесь «not warm enough for it» и уточнить, каким транспортом люди пользуются.
範例: I don't think bikes are very popular in my country because the weather is often too cold for cycling. As a result, most people prefer to travel by car or public transport.
× I like to ride it so much my father gave it to me for my 6th birthday.
✓ I liked to ride it so much my father gave it to me for my 6th birthday.
The student is describing a childhood experience and says that the bike was given to them in the past. Therefore, liked is more consistent than like. Use the past tense when describing a preference that motivated a past event.