Part 1
Examiner
Are there tall buildings near your home?
Candidate
Yes, there are amount of tall buildings near my home because I lived in the center of the city. So there are a great number of individuals in our hometown and it allows tall buildings to contain them.
Examiner
Do you take photos of buildings?
Candidate
Yes, I often take photos of buildings as buildings are a symbol of history and culture of one place. So when I take photos of these buildings, I could feel the charm of the old good days.
Examiner
Is there a building that you would like to visit?
Candidate
Sure, I would like to visit the buildings of Beijing because Beijing is a city filled with brilliant culture and history. When I visit these old buildings, I would feel like contacts with the people from the past time.
Examiner
Do you want to live in a tall building?
Candidate
No, I don't want to live in a tall building because it may contribute to potential safety hazard and it is inconvenient to live so high.
Are there tall buildings near your home?
Score: 62.0Suggestion: 句子有语法和用词错误,表达不够自然且有重复。应直接开门见山回答,随后用一两句具体细节支持。注意定冠词和数量词的正确使用(例如:a number of / many / a lot of),时态一致,以及避免冗余表达。可以补充具体例子(如楼的类型或高度)来增加内容的具体性。
Example: Yes, there are many tall buildings near my home because I live in the city centre. For example, there are several high-rise apartment blocks and office towers along the main avenue, which house a large number of residents and businesses.
Do you take photos of buildings?
Score: 74.0Suggestion: 回答较自然且有观点,但有些表达不够地道(例如“old good days”),句子可以更简洁并用连接词衔接。可以加入更具体的例子说明拍摄风格或目的(如拍细节、记录变迁)。用合适的时态和固定搭配(feel the charm / capture the atmosphere)。
Example: Yes, I often photograph buildings because they reflect the history and culture of a place. For instance, I like to shoot the intricate details of old facades to capture their atmosphere and to document how the city has changed over time.
Is there a building that you would like to visit?
Score: 68.0Suggestion: 回答内容明确但措辞不够自然(例如“contacts with the people from the past time”),句子结构可以更简洁并添加具体例子(如故宫、天坛)。用连接词增强逻辑性,并注意固定搭配(feel connected to the past / historical relics)。
Example: Yes, I would love to visit historical buildings in Beijing, such as the Forbidden City and the Temple of Heaven, because they are full of cultural significance. Visiting them would make me feel connected to the past and help me understand Chinese history better.
Do you want to live in a tall building?
Score: 70.0Suggestion: 观点清晰,但表达需要更地道、流畅。避免重复(potential safety hazard 和 inconvenient 太笼统),可以具体说明担忧的方面(如电梯故障、火灾逃生、风大)。使用连接词来组织原因并给出替代偏好(比如喜欢低层或独立住宅)。
Example: No, I wouldn't want to live in a very tall building because of safety concerns like difficulty evacuating during an emergency and the inconvenience of relying on lifts. I prefer a low-rise apartment or a house where it's easier to go outside and feel more connected to the neighbourhood.
× Yes, there are amount of tall buildings near my home because I lived in the center of the city.
✓ Yes, there are a number of tall buildings near my home because I live in the center of the city.
原句中“amount of”通常用于不可数名词,表示数量时常与“a number of”或“many”搭配可数名词;应使用“a number of”或“many”来修饰可数名词“tall buildings”。另外“lived”与现在情况不符,应使用现在时“live”。建议:可数名词表示“许多”时用“a number of/many/there are many”。
× Yes, there are amount of tall buildings near my home because I lived in the center of the city.
✓ Yes, there are a number of tall buildings near my home because I live in the center of the city.
句子描述现在状况,应使用一般现在时“live”而不是一般过去时“lived”。建议:描述恒常事实或现状用一般现在时。
× So there are a great number of individuals in our hometown and it allows tall buildings to contain them.
✓ So there are a great number of people in our hometown, which allows tall buildings to accommodate them.
原句用“individuals”虽可,但在口语中更常用“people”。更重要的是“it allows...to contain them”中“it”指代不清且“contain”用法不自然,改为非限定性定语从句“which allows...”并用“accommodate”表示“容纳”。建议:使用明确指代并选择自然搭配的动词。
× Yes, I often take photos of buildings as buildings are a symbol of history and culture of one place.
✓ Yes, I often take photos of buildings, as buildings are a symbol of the history and culture of a place.
“history and culture of one place”中“one place”不自然,应改为“a place”;同时在表示一地的历史文化时常在“history”前加定冠词“the”。建议:用“a place”表达泛指,用“the history and culture of a place”。
× So when I take photos of these buildings, I could feel the charm of the old good days.
✓ So when I take photos of these buildings, I can feel the charm of the good old days.
“could”在此表示一般现在的能力或感受,应使用“can”。短语“old good days”词序不对,应为“good old days”。建议:表示当前感受用“can”,并使用固定搭配“the good old days”。
× I would like to visit the buildings of Beijing because Beijing is a city filled with brilliant culture and history.
✓ I would like to visit Beijing's buildings because Beijing is a city full of rich culture and history.
“the buildings of Beijing”虽然可接受,但更地道说法是“Beijing's buildings”。“filled with brilliant culture”搭配不自然,改为“full of rich culture”。建议:使用更自然的名词所有格和常用搭配。
× When I visit these old buildings, I would feel like contacts with the people from the past time.
✓ When I visit these old buildings, I would feel like I'm in contact with people from the past.
原句“feel like contacts with”语法错误,需使用短语“feel like I'm in contact with”或“feel connected to”。“people from the past time”不自然,改为“people from the past”。建议:使用固定表达“be in contact with”或“feel connected to”。
× No, I don't want to live in a tall building because it may contribute to potential safety hazard and it is inconvenient to live so high.
✓ No, I don't want to live in a tall building because it may contribute to potential safety hazards and it is inconvenient to live so high.
原句“may contribute to potential safety hazard”中“hazard”应为复数“hazards”以匹配泛指,且“may contribute to potential”重复表达“可能”的意思,能简化为“may pose potential safety hazards”或“may pose safety hazards”。建议:避免重复语义,注意可数名词单复数一致。