Part 1
考官
Are there tall buildings near your home?
考生
No, there are no top buildings where I live and that is because I live in a small town where most buildings are just about two to three floors, so it's very peaceful and not crowded.
考官
Do you take photos of buildings?
考生
Not really. I often intend to take photographs of buildings, but I usually don't get around to do it. This is because sometimes I get distracted or I'm not with my camera. Other times I just don't go close to the building enough to take photos and just admire them from afar.
考官
Is there a building that you would like to visit?
考生
Yes, there is. There is a building in Lagos called the Upside Down Building. It is the first of its kind in West Africa. It is a building in which I have seen many reviews about on social media and I would like to go there. It is so amazing because when you take photographs in the building, it looks like the person is upside down.
Are there tall buildings near your home?
分數: 78.0建議: Be more concise and natural: start with a direct topic sentence, then add one or two specific supporting details using a linking word. Avoid awkward phrasing like "top buildings"; say "tall buildings."
範例: Not really. I live in a small town, so most buildings are only two or three storeys, which makes the area peaceful and uncrowded.
Do you take photos of buildings?
分數: 81.0建議: Keep it natural and reduce repetition; use linking words to connect reasons and give a concise example. Use correct verb forms ("get around to doing").
範例: Not really. I often plan to photograph buildings, but I usually don't get around to doing it because I get distracted or I don't have my camera. For example, I tend to admire façades from a distance rather than taking close-up shots.
Is there a building that you would like to visit?
分數: 85.0建議: Be more fluent and avoid repetition of "building"; combine sentences for coherence and include a brief reason with linking words. Use smoother phrasing like "I have seen many reviews about it on social media."
範例: Yes. I'd love to visit the Upside Down Building in Lagos because it's reportedly the first of its kind in West Africa. I've seen many reviews and photos on social media, and it looks fun for photography since it creates an optical illusion making people appear upside down.
× No, there are no top buildings where I live and that is because I live in a small town where most buildings are just about two to three floors, so it's very peaceful and not crowded.
✓ No, there are no tall buildings where I live because I live in a small town where most buildings are only two or three storeys, so it's very peaceful and not crowded.
The original uses 'top buildings' which is incorrect collocation; the correct adjective is 'tall'. Also 'just about two to three floors' is awkward; use 'only two or three storeys' or 'two to three floors'. 'That is because' is wordy; 'because' is sufficient. Use consistent terminology and articles as needed.
× Not really. I often intend to take photographs of buildings, but I usually don't get around to do it.
✓ Not really. I often intend to take photographs of buildings, but I usually don't get around to doing it.
After the phrase 'get around to', the verb must be in the -ing form (gerund). Using the base form 'do' is incorrect. Change to 'doing it' to match the correct verb pattern.
× This is because sometimes I get distracted or I'm not with my camera.
✓ This is because sometimes I get distracted or I'm not carrying my camera.
'I'm not with my camera' is understandable but unnatural; use 'I'm not carrying my camera' or 'I don't have my camera with me' for correct present-tense phrasing and natural collocation.
× Other times I just don't go close to the building enough to take photos and just admire them from afar.
✓ Other times I just don't get close enough to the building to take photos and just admire it from afar.
Use 'get close enough to' instead of 'go close to'. Also 'the building' is singular, so pronoun should be 'it' rather than 'them'. Ensure subject-pronoun agreement.
× Yes, there is. There is a building in Lagos called the Upside Down Building.
✓ Yes, there is. There is a building in Lagos called the Upside-Down Building.
Proper nouns may use hyphenation for readability: 'Upside-Down Building' is standard styling. This is a punctuation/style correction related to naming, not meaning.
× It is the first of its kind in West Africa.
✓ It is the first of its kind in West Africa.
Sentence is grammatically correct; present simple correctly states a general fact. No change needed.
× It is a building in which I have seen many reviews about on social media and I would like to go there.
✓ I have seen many reviews about this building on social media, and I would like to visit it.
Original mixes relative clause and preposition awkwardly ('in which I have seen many reviews about' is redundant). Rephrase to avoid ending with a redundant preposition: 'I have seen many reviews about this building on social media' and use 'visit it' instead of 'go there' for natural phrasing.
× It is so amazing because when you take photographs in the building, it looks like the person is upside down.
✓ It's amazing because when you take photographs inside the building, it looks like the person is upside down.
Use 'inside the building' rather than 'in the building' for clarity. 'It is so amazing' can be shortened to 'It's amazing' for natural spoken English. Tense and structure are otherwise correct.