Part 1
Examiner
Are there tall buildings near your home?
Candidate
Definitely. I live in the city center, though there are lots of high buildings surround my home. Most of them are apartment blocks and there are also some office buildings and some shopping malls which makes everything more convenient.
Examiner
Do you take photos of buildings?
Candidate
Yes I do, I often take photos when I come across some eye-catching or unique buildings. Actually I'm really interested in architecture, but like history, buildings attracted me more than modern skyscrapers.
Examiner
Is there a building that you would like to visit?
Candidate
Yes, it's called Locked Tower which located in Saint Petersburg, Russia. It looks like a corn so local people would call it corn tower and I heard if you visit inside you can see the whole layout of Saint Petersburg.
Are there tall buildings near your home?
Score: 78.0Suggestion: 回答总体清晰,直接回应了问题并提供了细节,但存在语法和表达不准确(如“surround my home”应为“surrounding my home”),句子较长且有重复信息。建议:1) 注意主谓一致和现在时态的词形(例如使用“surrounding”或“that surround”);2) 简化句子,保持句子不超过5句;3) 使用连接词改善衔接并避免重复,如使用“for example”或“which means”来引出结果。可在回答中加入更具体的例子(比如建筑高度或位置)。
Example: Yes, there are many tall buildings near my home. I live in the city centre, and several apartment blocks and office towers surround my street. For example, a 25-storey residential building stands opposite my flat, and there is a shopping mall with multiple floors nearby, which makes shopping very convenient.
Do you take photos of buildings?
Score: 72.0Suggestion: 回答表达出兴趣和习惯,但句子有语法和词序问题(例如“buildings attracted me more than modern skyscrapers”应为“buildings attract me more than modern skyscrapers”)。句子结构可以更自然、更连贯。建议:1) 使用现在时描述习惯(I often take photos);2) 调整比较结构为正确形式并给出具体例子(如“ornate old facades”或“historic churches”);3) 使用连接词如“because”或“so”来解释原因。
Example: Yes, I often take photos of buildings, especially when I find them eye-catching or unique. I'm really interested in architecture because historic buildings, with their ornate facades and intricate details, attract me more than modern skyscrapers. For instance, I like photographing old churches and townhouses when I travel.
Is there a building that you would like to visit?
Score: 70.0Suggestion: 回答指出了具体建筑,但存在语法错误和不自然表达(如“which located”应为“which is located”或“located in”,“looks like a corn”应为“looks like a corn cob”或“a tower shaped like a corn cob”)。细节可以更准确并补充原因或感受。建议:1) 修正定语从句和名词短语;2) 给出更具体的描述(外观、历史或内部看点);3) 使用连接词使信息更连贯,例如“because”或“so”。
Example: Yes, I would like to visit the Locked Tower in Saint Petersburg, Russia, which is located near the city centre. The tower is said to resemble a corn cob, so locals sometimes call it the 'corn tower.' I want to go inside because visitors can reportedly climb to the top and get a panoramic view of the city's layout, which would be great for photography.
× I live in the city center, though there are lots of high buildings surround my home.
✓ I live in the city center, though there are lots of tall buildings surrounding my home.
问题类型:主谓一致/动词形式(属于列表中的“27: Subject-verb agreement errors”和“8: Verb + -ing form”相关)。原句中用的是动词原形“surround”接在名词短语后,应该用现在分词作后置定语来修饰“buildings”,即“surrounding”。另外“high buildings”常用词为“tall buildings”。建议把动词改为现在分词或重写为从句(…that surround my home)。
× Most of them are apartment blocks and there are also some office buildings and some shopping malls which makes everything more convenient.
✓ Most of them are apartment blocks, and there are also some office buildings and shopping malls, which make everything more convenient.
问题类型:主谓一致(27)和从句中的动词形式错误。关系代词引导的非限制性定语从句“which”指代复数名词短语(office buildings and shopping malls),谓语动词应为复数“make”,而不是“makes”。建议注意先行词的单复数以决定从句动词形式。
× Yes I do, I often take photos when I come across some eye-catching or unique buildings.
✓ Yes, I do. I often take photos when I come across eye-catching or unique buildings.
问题类型:现在时态/句子结构(6、26)。此句时态本身正确,但原句为逗号连接两个独立句子,应分为两句或用分号连接。建议使用句号或分号,同时在“some eye-catching or unique buildings”中可去掉第一个“some”以更自然。
× Actually I'm really interested in architecture, but like history, buildings attracted me more than modern skyscrapers.
✓ Actually I'm really interested in architecture, but, like history, buildings attract me more than modern skyscrapers.
问题类型:形容词/副词使用与时态(13和6)。原句“buildings attracted me more”用了过去时“attracted”,与前半句现在时不一致,应使用现在时“attract”。此外“like history”作插入短语应用逗号隔开。建议统一时态并正确使用插入语标点。
× Yes, it's called Locked Tower which located in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
✓ Yes, it's called the Locked Tower, which is located in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
问题类型:There be/句子结构与冠词(3和17)。需要在“which located”中补充系动词“is”构成被动/状态描述;此外专有建筑名称前常用定冠词“the”。建议把关系从句完整写出并在名词前使用适当冠词。
× It looks like a corn so local people would call it corn tower and I heard if you visit inside you can see the whole layout of Saint Petersburg.
✓ It looks like a corn, so local people call it the Corn Tower, and I heard that if you go inside you can see the whole layout of Saint Petersburg.
问题类型:形容词/副词使用与句子结构(13和26)。几点修改:1) “like a corn”表达不自然,应改为“like a corn cob”或直接“like a corn”; 这里保留“corn”但更自然的是“corncob”。2) “would call”在此处不需要条件或历史语气,用一般现在时“call”。3) 人名或建筑名应大写并加定冠词“The Corn Tower”。4) “if you visit inside”不自然,应改为“if you go inside”或“if you visit it inside”,并在宾语从句前加连词“that”。建议调整习惯表达并统一时态。