Part 1
Examinador
What is your favourite food?
Candidato
My favorite food is Asian cuisine or anything with rice because I think rice gives a sense of fulfillment and I can easily be full from the meal.
Examinador
What kind of food did you like when you were young?
Candidato
I really like to eat sweet food when I was young, such as desserts, drinks, or anything related with sugar. I was crazy about them.
Examinador
Do you eat different foods at different times of the year?
Candidato
I think it depends on holidays. For example, we have Asian foods and a full table of different Asian cuisines at Chinese New Year, but at Christmas we eat Western food.
Examinador
Has your favourite food changed since you were a child?
Candidato
Yes, as I mentioned, I really liked sugary foods when I was little, but now I tend to have less sugary food. For example, I always order drinks with the minimum sugar, but when I was little.
What is your favourite food?
Pontuação: 78.0Sugestão: 回答自然且相关,但略显冗长且结构可以更清晰。可用更直接的主题句开头,随后用一两句具体解释并用连接词提高连贯性。此外可用更丰富词汇描述“fulfillment”和“full”。
Exemplo: My favourite food is Asian cuisine, especially dishes with rice. I like rice because it is hearty and satisfying, and it pairs well with many sauces and vegetables, so I rarely feel hungry after a meal.
What kind of food did you like when you were young?
Pontuação: 72.0Sugestão: 答案表达清楚但出现时态错误,且有些重复(sweet food/anything related with sugar)。建议用正确的过去时,加入具体例子并用连接词丰富内容。
Exemplo: When I was young, I loved sweet foods, especially cakes and sugary drinks. Because I had a big sweet tooth, I often chose desserts after dinner and collected different candy wrappers as a hobby.
Do you eat different foods at different times of the year?
Pontuação: 80.0Sugestão: 回答逻辑清晰且有对比例子,但可更准确地用连接词(for instance, whereas)并增加具体菜品以提升细节。避免模糊表述如 “a full table”。
Exemplo: Yes, I do. For instance, during Chinese New Year we prepare dishes like dumplings, fish and sticky rice cakes, whereas at Christmas we usually eat roast turkey and mashed potatoes, reflecting different traditions.
Has your favourite food changed since you were a child?
Pontuação: 70.0Sugestão: 回答意图明确但句子有语法问题和不完整的结尾('but when I was little.')。应用更连贯的结构,用连接词解释原因并给出具体对比细节。
Exemplo: Yes, it has. I used to eat a lot of sweets as a child, but now I prefer less sugary options. For example, I now order drinks with minimal sugar because I'm health-conscious and I find overly sweet flavours too cloying.
× My favorite food is Asian cuisine or anything with rice because I think rice gives a sense of fulfillment and I can easily be full from the meal.
✓ My favorite food is Asian cuisine or anything with rice because I think rice gives a sense of fullness and I can easily feel full after a meal.
句子本身时态无误,但用词不准确:“a sense of fulfillment”通常指心理满足或成就感,不太适用于吃饭的“饱腹”感觉。将其改为“a sense of fullness”更贴切;另外“be full from the meal”不太地道,改为“feel full after a meal”更自然。建议注意词汇搭配和固定短语。
× I really like to eat sweet food when I was young, such as desserts, drinks, or anything related with sugar.
✓ I really liked to eat sweet foods when I was young, such as desserts, drinks, or anything related to sugar.
句子中时间状语“when I was young”表明动作发生在过去,动词应使用过去时(liked)而不是现在时(like)。此外“sweet food”在列举多种食物时应使用复数“sweet foods”;“related with”是错误搭配,正确为“related to”。建议遇到明确过去时间点时把动词改为过去式,并注意介词搭配和可数名词的单复数。
× I was crazy about them.
✓ I was crazy about them.
这句话语法正确,时态为过去时,与上下文一致,因此无需修改。仅说明:句中“crazy about”是固定搭配,表达过去强烈喜好,使用过去时“was”符合语境。
× I think it depends on holidays.
✓ I think it depends on the holiday.
短语“depends on holidays”可以表达“取决于节日”,但更地道的说法是“depends on the holiday”或“depends on the occasion”,指具体某一个节日时的习惯。建议在表达某一类情况通常如何时用单数可使句子更自然。
× For example, we have Asian foods and a full table of different Asian cuisines at Chinese New Year, but at Christmas we eat Western food.
✓ For example, we have Asian foods and a full table of different Asian cuisines at Chinese New Year, but at Christmas we eat Western food.
原句语法和冠词使用总体正确。“a full table of different Asian cuisines”表达清晰且自然。此处无需改动。仅提醒:与“Christmas”连用时不需要冠词,句中已正确使用。
× Yes, as I mentioned, I really liked sugary foods when I was little, but now I tend to have less sugary food.
✓ Yes, as I mentioned, I really liked sugary foods when I was little, but now I tend to have less sugary food.
句子结构和时态使用正确:过去习惯用过去时“liked”,现在倾向用现在时“tend”。仅注意“less sugary food”在口语中可接受,若更正式可改为“fewer sugary foods”或“I eat less sugar”。
× For example, I always order drinks with the minimum sugar, but when I was little.
✓ For example, I always order drinks with the minimum sugar, but when I was little I didn't.
原句缺少完整的对比分句:用“but when I was little”作为独立片段造成句子不完整。需补充与前半句对比的谓语,例如“I didn't”或“I used to order full-sugar drinks”。建议在用“but when I was little”这样的时间从句时,提供完整的谓语以形成对比。