Part 1
考官
Do you keep plants at home?
考生
Yes I have. I have two little trees and one big tree at home.
考官
What plant did you grow when you were young?
考生
And when I was young there are two little trees and one big tree in my house house and now these trees became very big.
考官
Do you know anything about growing a plant?
考生
Sometimes I usually get up water to the plant.
考官
Do Chinese people send plants as gifts?
考生
Yes I think the Chinese people sometimes send a praise as gifts. The giving sending gifts a prince as gifts is one of the way to say the gratitude to other people.
Do you keep plants at home?
分數: 75.0建議: 「Yes, I have.」よりも「Yes, I do.」が自然です。質問に直接答えた後、植物の種類や置いている場所など、具体的な情報を1文加えると内容が豊かになります。また、「little trees」は文脈によっては「small trees」や具体的な植物名のほうが自然です。
範例: Yes, I do. I have two small trees and a large plant at home. They are in the living room, and they make the space feel more relaxing.
What plant did you grow when you were young?
分數: 45.0建議: 過去の経験について聞かれているため、「there are」ではなく過去形の「there were」を使いましょう。「house house」の重複を避け、「these trees became very big」は「they have grown very big」のように表現すると自然です。最初に育てた植物を明確に答え、その後に現在の状態を説明してください。
範例: When I was young, we had two small trees and one large tree in our garden. I helped my parents look after them, and they have grown very tall over the years.
Do you know anything about growing a plant?
分數: 35.0建議: 「Sometimes」と「usually」は同時に使うと頻度が矛盾するため、どちらか一つを選びましょう。「get up water」は不自然なので、「water the plants」または「get up early to water the plants」と言います。水やりの頻度や日光の必要性など、具体的な知識を1つ追加するとよいです。
範例: Yes, I know a little about growing plants. I usually water them every morning and make sure they get enough sunlight. However, I try not to water them too much.
Do Chinese people send plants as gifts?
分數: 40.0建議: 「a praise」と「a prince」は意味が合わないため、「plants」と言い直す必要があります。「Chinese people」は一般論では「Chinese people」または「people in China」と自然に言えます。「one of the way」は「one of the ways」、「say the gratitude」は「show gratitude」とし、植物を贈る理由を具体的に説明しましょう。
範例: Yes, people in China sometimes give plants as gifts. Plants can symbolize growth, good luck, and a long life, so they are suitable for birthdays, housewarmings, and other special occasions.
× And when I was young there are two little trees and one big tree in my house house and now these trees became very big.
✓ When I was young, there were two little trees and one big tree in my house, and now these trees are very big.
Because the sentence describes a situation in the past, use the past form were in the there-be structure: there were. The plural noun phrase two little trees and one big tree also requires were, not was.
× And when I was young there are two little trees and one big tree in my house house and now these trees became very big.
✓ When I was young, there were two little trees and one big tree in my house, and now these trees are very big.
Use were for the past situation introduced by When I was young. For the present situation, use are because the trees are still very big now. Became describes a completed change in the past and does not fit this present result as naturally.
× Sometimes I usually get up water to the plant.
✓ Sometimes, I get up to water the plants.
The verb get up must be followed by to plus the base form of a verb when it expresses purpose: get up to water. The original sequence get up water is not a complete grammatical verb structure.
× The giving sending gifts a prince as gifts is one of the way to say the gratitude to other people.
✓ Giving plants as gifts is one of the ways to show gratitude to other people.
After one of the, use a plural noun because the expression refers to one item from a group: one of the ways, not one of the way.
× The giving sending gifts a prince as gifts is one of the way to say the gratitude to other people.
✓ Giving plants as gifts is one of the ways to show gratitude to other people.
When an action functions as the subject of a sentence, use the gerund form. Therefore, give becomes giving. Giving plants as gifts is the subject of the sentence.
× The giving sending gifts a prince as gifts is one of the way to say the gratitude to other people.
✓ Giving plants as gifts is one of the ways to show gratitude to other people.
Gratitude is used as an uncountable noun when referring to the feeling in general, so it normally does not take the definite article the. Say show gratitude rather than show the gratitude in this general statement.
× Yes I think the Chinese people sometimes send a praise as gifts.
✓ Yes, I think Chinese people sometimes send plants as gifts.
A praise is not the correct noun phrase for the intended meaning. Plants is a plural countable noun used generally, so it does not need an article here. Also, Chinese people is more natural when referring to people in general.
× The giving sending gifts a prince as gifts is one of the way to say the gratitude to other people.
✓ Giving plants as gifts is one of the ways to show gratitude to other people.
The original sentence contains several incomplete and incorrectly ordered word groups. Use the gerund phrase Giving plants as gifts as the subject, followed by the main verb is and the complement one of the ways.