Part 1
Examiner
What is your favourite food?
Candidate
My favorite food is the Beijing roast duck. I eat it twice a week because it's very delicious. The dark material is very clean and the ingredients is very delicious and fresh. I think it's it very soft and the smell is very good.
Examiner
What kind of food did you like when you were young?
Candidate
While I was young, my favorite food is black chocolate. It tastes very delicious and smell good. I thought it's very sweet to eat and the ingredients is very clean and the material is far from there. It's from America to coast.
Examiner
Do you eat different foods at different times of the year?
Candidate
Yeah, I travel around in Chengdu and I it's a hot pot and it's very spicy and also the made with high quality ingredients and the merits come from far away and it's very delicious to eat and the smell it good.
Examiner
Has your favourite food changed since you were a child?
Candidate
Yeah, well child, umm, I always ate, uh, chocolate and coconut water in because the chocolates is also sweet and coconut water is very, umm, delicious to drink. Umm, instead of water.
What is your favourite food?
Score: 52.0Suggestion: 在回答时应更直接并使用更准确的词汇,减少重复。开头用一句主题句,然后用一两句具体细节(例如口感、做法、何时吃)并用连接词使句子更连贯。注意语法(单复数、形容词与名词搭配)和词汇准确性,如用‘savoury/crisp/skin’替代模糊表达。保持不超过5句。
Example: My favourite food is Beijing roast duck. I usually eat it twice a week because I love its crispy skin and tender meat. The dish is served with thin pancakes, scallions and sweet bean sauce, which creates a delicious contrast of flavours. Because the duck is roasted until the skin is crisp, each bite is both savoury and aromatic.
What kind of food did you like when you were young?
Score: 40.0Suggestion: 句子时态、主谓一致和表达要清晰。先用一句过去时的主题句说明童年喜欢的食物,然后给出具体原因和一两个细节(例如为什么喜欢、什么时候吃)。避免不相关或模糊的信息(例如“from America to coast”应具体说明来源或删除)。保持简洁并用连接词如“because”或“so”。
Example: When I was a child, my favourite food was dark chocolate. I enjoyed it because it tasted rich and slightly bitter, which felt special compared with ordinary sweets. My parents would give me a small piece after dinner, so I always associated it with a pleasant family moment.
Do you eat different foods at different times of the year?
Score: 45.0Suggestion: 回答要直接对应“是否”问题,可先给出简短肯定或否定,然后举例说明季节性差异。注意句子结构、连词使用(for example, in winter),避免重复并提供具体细节(比如季节、食材、味道)。改正语法错误和不通顺的短语。
Example: Yes, I do eat different foods at different times of the year. For example, in winter I often eat spicy hot pot in Chengdu because it warms me up; it uses a variety of ingredients like beef, tofu and vegetables, and the broth is rich and fragrant. In summer I prefer lighter dishes such as cold noodles or salads to stay cool.
Has your favourite food changed since you were a child?
Score: 42.0Suggestion: 回答要明确(Yes/No),并用一两句说明原因和具体例子。减少口头填充词(umm, uh),注意时态一致并用连接词(because, so)让逻辑更清楚。比如说明从甜食到咸食的转变原因或场合变化。
Example: Yes, my favourite food has changed since I was a child. When I was young I preferred sweets like chocolate and drank coconut water often, but now I prefer savoury dishes such as roast duck because I enjoy complex flavours and different textures.
× My favorite food is the Beijing roast duck.
✓ My favorite food is Beijing roast duck.
应去掉不必要的定冠词“the”。在指称一般菜肴或菜名时通常不用定冠词,例如“Beijing roast duck”为菜名。建议:在谈论食品名称或一般类别时,常省略“the”。
× I eat it twice a week because it's very delicious.
✓ I eat it twice a week because it's very delicious.
本句时态和主谓一致正确,无需改动。保持一般现在时描述习惯性动作是恰当的。
× The dark material is very clean and the ingredients is very delicious and fresh.
✓ The dark skin is very clean and the ingredients are very fresh and delicious.
原句中“dark material”用词不当,应为“dark skin(烤鸭的暗色/皮)”。此外,主语“the ingredients”为复数,应使用复数动词“are”;形容词顺序建议为“fresh and delicious”。建议:注意名词搭配和形容词顺序,主谓一致要看主语单复数。
× I think it's it very soft and the smell is very good.
✓ I think it is very soft and the smell is very good.
原句有重复代词“it's it”,造成冗余错误。应保留一个主语代词“it”。建议:说话时注意不要重复代词,简洁表达。
× While I was young, my favorite food is black chocolate.
✓ When I was young, my favorite food was dark chocolate.
时间状语“when I was young/while I was young”表示过去,应使用过去时“was”而非现在时“is”。另外“black chocolate”不常用,常说“dark chocolate”。建议:描述过去习惯用过去时,注意常用词汇。
× It tastes very delicious and smell good.
✓ It tastes very delicious and smells good.
主语“it”为第三人称单数,动词需用第三人称单数形式“smells”。建议:第三人称单数现在时动词加-s。
× I thought it's very sweet to eat and the ingredients is very clean and the material is far from there.
✓ I thought it was very sweet to eat, the ingredients were very clean, and the origin was far from here.
句中描述过去的想法应使用过去时“thought it was”。“ingredients”为复数,动词应为“were”。“material is far from there”含义不清,推测要表达“产地离这里很远”,改为“the origin was far from here”。建议:保持过去时一致并注意主谓一致与清晰表达。
× It's from America to coast.
✓ It comes from the American coast.
原句语序和介词使用错误。“from America to coast”不符合表达习惯,改为“comes from the American coast”更自然。建议:描述来源时用“come from + 地点”,并保证词序正确。
× Yeah, I travel around in Chengdu and I it's a hot pot and it's very spicy and also the made with high quality ingredients and the merits come from far away and it's very delicious to eat and the smell it good.
✓ Yeah, I traveled around Chengdu and ate hot pot; it's very spicy, made with high-quality ingredients brought from far away, and it tastes delicious and smells good.
原句中有多重问题:时态不一致(旅行经历和吃东西若为过去经历应用过去时),存在重复代词“I it's”,被动和名词用法混乱(“the made”不正确),主谓不一致(“the merits come”不合适),以及“the smell it good”语法错误。建议:把动作按时间分句并保持时态一致,避免重复代词,使用正确的被修饰结构(e.g. “made with ...”),并注意主谓一致。
× Has your favourite food changed since you were a child?
✓ Has your favourite food changed since you were a child?
该考官提问句本身无语法错误,不需要修改;现在完成时用于从过去到现在的变化是恰当的。
× Yeah, well child, umm, I always ate, uh, chocolate and coconut water in because the chocolates is also sweet and coconut water is very, umm, delicious to drink.
✓ When I was a child, I always ate chocolate and drank coconut water because the chocolate was sweet and the coconut water was very tasty to drink.
句子存在多处问题:时间表达“well child”不通顺,应该是“When I was a child”;“always ate”与“in because”结构混乱;“chocolates is”主谓不一致且用复数不当,应为“chocolate was”;“coconut water is very... to drink”若为过去习惯需用过去时“was”。还需使用动词“drank”对应“coconut water”。建议:用完整清晰的时间状语,保持过去时态一致,注意主谓一致并用正确动词表示饮用。
× Umm, instead of water.
✓ I drank it instead of water.
原句是片段,缺少主语和动词,属于句子不完整。改为完整句“I drank it instead of water.”更符合语法。建议:表达替代关系时使用完整句,包含主语和谓语。