Part 1
考官
What's the weather like where you live?
考生
I am currently living in Shenyang, Liaoning province. The weather is distinct in each season. For example, it's scorching hot in summer and it is mostly freezing in winter, but in spring and autumn it's cool and comfortable.
考官
Do you prefer cold or hot weather?
考生
Well, to be honest, I prefer neither of them. My favorite seasons are spring and autumn, where the weather is comfortable, not hot enough that I cannot bear, or cold enough to wear too many clothes.
考官
Do you prefer dry or wet weather?
考生
To be honest, I prefer slightly humid weather because I grew up in a place where the weather is dry for all Four Seasons and I hate the fact that my skin is dry and I am dehydrated all the time in that weather condition.
考官
Are you in the habit of checking the weather forecast? When and how often?
考生
Yes, I'm already accustomed to checking the weather forecast before I leave the house because I don't want to be end up in rain or cold or hot just because I don't check the weather forecast. Umm, and sometimes the temperature outside and inside of the room are really different.
考官
What do you think are the effects of climate change in recent years?
考生
Well, I believe there are lots of effects of climate change, but there is one phenomenon that we all can observe which is extreme weather events. For example, in this winter there are extreme snow events in South part of our country, which was really rare in the past.
考官
Would you like to visit other cities that have different climates from where you live?
考生
I really wanted to travel to tropical cities in our country when it's winter in where I live because at that time the weather in tropical cities will be comfortable enough to wear T-shirts and I wanted to see the different culture.
What's the weather like where you live?
分數: 82.0建議: 回答总体清晰,信息完整,但有些表达冗长且句子结构可以更自然。注意缩短句子,使用更地道的短语(例如 use "very hot" 或 "bitterly cold"),并把示例压缩为一句话以符合五句以内的要求。
範例: I live in Shenyang, Liaoning. The weather changes a lot through the year: summers are very hot and winters are bitterly cold, while spring and autumn are mild and pleasant.
Do you prefer cold or hot weather?
分數: 86.0建議: 回答直接且有主题句,但有些啰嗦(例如“not hot enough that I cannot bear”过长)。可以用更自然的比较短语并加入简短原因。保持句子简洁并使用连词连接观点。
範例: Honestly, I prefer neither extreme; I like spring and autumn because the temperatures are mild and comfortable, so I don't need heavy coats or suffer from heat.
Do you prefer dry or wet weather?
分數: 80.0建議: 理由清楚但表达啰嗦且有重复(如多次强调“dry”)。注意用更自然的搭配(例如 "dry climate" 而不是 "dry for all Four Seasons"),并把情感描述压缩为一两句。
範例: I prefer slightly humid weather because I grew up in a very dry climate, which often left my skin flaky and made me feel dehydrated.
Are you in the habit of checking the weather forecast? When and how often?
分數: 78.0建議: 回答有用信息但有口头语("Umm")和一些语法错误("be end up")。应避免填充词,改用简洁句子说明频率和原因,并用连接词使逻辑更清晰。
範例: Yes, I usually check the forecast every morning before leaving home so I can dress appropriately; often the outdoor temperature is quite different from indoors.
What do you think are the effects of climate change in recent years?
分數: 84.0建議: 观点明确且举例恰当,但句子可以更简洁,并提高词汇准确性(如用 "southern" 而不是 "South part",用 "rare" 前置)。减少冗余的引导短语。
範例: I think climate change has led to more extreme weather, such as unusually heavy snowfall this winter in the southern regions of our country, which used to be rare.
Would you like to visit other cities that have different climates from where you live?
分數: 79.0建議: 表达了愿望和原因,但时态和句子结构有问题("wanted" 应为 "would like" 或 "want"),且句子过长。改用简洁的现在时并分两句说明愿望和原因。
範例: Yes, I'd like to visit tropical cities during our winter because the warm weather lets me wear T-shirts, and I also want to experience the different local cultures.
× I am currently living in Shenyang, Liaoning province.
✓ I currently live in Shenyang, Liaoning province.
句子使用現在進行時表達長期居住狀態不合適。現在進行時(be + -ing)通常表示正在發生的動作或臨時情況,而描述常態或長期事實應使用一般現在時。建議改為“I currently live...”或簡單“I live...”以表達常住狀態。
× For example, it's scorching hot in summer and it is mostly freezing in winter, but in spring and autumn it's cool and comfortable.
✓ For example, it's scorching hot in summer and mostly freezing in winter, but in spring and autumn it's cool and comfortable.
原句中“it is mostly freezing in winter”語法上可行,但與前後語氣重複,並且“mostly freezing”更自然。此處屬於時態和表達潤色,保留第三人稱單數“it’s”。建議去掉多餘的“it is”使語句更簡潔流暢。
× Well, to be honest, I prefer neither of them.
✓ Well, to be honest, I prefer neither.
“neither of them”通常指代兩個具體名詞,句中沒有明確重複之前提到的兩個名詞(cold or hot weather 已提,但在此情境中更自然簡化為“neither”)。此處主要是代詞使用的精簡建議,以避免冗餘。
× My favorite seasons are spring and autumn, where the weather is comfortable, not hot enough that I cannot bear, or cold enough to wear too many clothes.
✓ My favorite seasons are spring and autumn, when the weather is comfortable — not so hot that I can't bear it, nor so cold that I need to wear too many clothes.
原句中用“where”指代季節位置不恰當,應使用時間連接詞“when”;另外“not hot enough that I cannot bear”結構不自然,應用“not so ... that ...”來表達程度原因關係;並補上代詞“it”。屬於連詞/從句連接和句子結構調整的錯誤。
× To be honest, I prefer slightly humid weather because I grew up in a place where the weather is dry for all Four Seasons and I hate the fact that my skin is dry and I am dehydrated all the time in that weather condition.
✓ To be honest, I prefer slightly humid weather because I grew up in a place where the weather is dry all year round, and I hate that my skin is always dry and I feel dehydrated in that climate.
“for all Four Seasons”用法不自然,應使用“all year round”或“throughout the year”;另外“hate the fact that”可以簡化為“hate that”,並調整“all the time in that weather condition”為“always ... in that climate”使語句更自然流暢。這屬於量詞/短語搭配及表達選擇的錯誤。
× Yes, I'm already accustomed to checking the weather forecast before I leave the house because I don't want to be end up in rain or cold or hot just because I don't check the weather forecast.
✓ Yes, I'm already accustomed to checking the weather forecast before I leave the house because I don't want to end up in the rain, in the cold, or in the heat just because I don't check the forecast.
“be end up” 是錯誤搭配,正確為“end up”不帶“be”。此外,名詞前需加定冠詞“the rain/the cold/the heat”以表特定的天氣情況;重複“weather forecast”可簡化為“forecast”。屬於動詞+ -ing 形式及冠詞使用的混合問題。
× Umm, and sometimes the temperature outside and inside of the room are really different.
✓ Sometimes the temperature outside and inside the room is really different.
原句中開頭的“Umm, and”為口語填充,可省略;“outside and inside of the room are”語序不夠自然,應為“the temperature outside and inside the room is”或更清晰地分為“两處的溫度差別很大”。此外主語“the temperature”視為單一概念,謹慎使用單數動詞“is”。這是句子結構與主謂一致的問題。
× Well, I believe there are lots of effects of climate change, but there is one phenomenon that we all can observe which is extreme weather events.
✓ Well, I believe there are many effects of climate change, but one phenomenon we can all observe is extreme weather events.
“lots of effects of climate change”雖可理解,但更自然為“many effects of climate change”;此外原句中“there is one phenomenon that we all can observe which is extreme weather events”結構冗長且“which”使用位置不當,應重組為“…one phenomenon we can all observe is extreme weather events”。屬於there be 結構和句子結構的修正。
× For example, in this winter there are extreme snow events in South part of our country, which was really rare in the past.
✓ For example, this winter there have been extreme snowfall events in the southern part of our country, which were really rare in the past.
時間狀語“this winter”與現在完成時“have been”更搭配以表現近來發生的事件;“extreme snow events” 可改為“extreme snowfall events”更自然;“South part” 應為“the southern part”;此外從句“which was really rare”中的主語應與先行詞複數一致,故用“were”。屬於過去時/時態使用及名詞短語搭配錯誤。
× I really wanted to travel to tropical cities in our country when it's winter in where I live because at that time the weather in tropical cities will be comfortable enough to wear T-shirts and I wanted to see the different culture.
✓ I really want to travel to tropical cities in our country when it's winter where I live, because at that time the weather in those cities will be warm enough to wear T-shirts, and I want to experience a different culture.
原句中時態混用(“wanted”與“will”並存)造成時間參照混亂;應統一用現在時表示願望(I really want)並用將來時描述未來天氣(will be)。“As winter in where I live”不自然,改為“when it's winter where I live”;“see the different culture”也不太準確,改為“experience a different culture”更貼切。這是有關未來時與句子時態一致性的錯誤。