Writing prompt: Is English Listening Examination in Gaokao Necessary?

Student essay:
We had a heated discussion on whether the listening component of the gao kao should be canceled.Different people,however,hold different opinions on this problem.
There are some people who think the listening examination shouldn't be canceled.In their opinions,listening is so important as one of the four basic skills that we cannot ignore and it povides us with a way to get more information in our daily life.What's more,with the development of the international cooperation,the skill of listening and speaking should be improved.
However,each coin has two sides.It goes without saying that some people don't agree with them.They suppose that the listening examination should be canceled because it's unfair as the listening effects in different places are also different.In addition,the levels of English teachers and the voice equipments have a large difference between urban and rural.Besides, not everyone has to communicate with foreigners face to face.
In short,whether we should cancel the listening exam have not arrived at any agreement yet.

Corrected essay:
We had a heated discussion on whether the listening component of the gao kao should be canceled. Different people, however, hold different opinions on this problem.
There are some people who think the listening examination shouldn't be canceled. In their opinion, listening is so important as one of the four basic skills that we cannot ignore and it provides us with a way to get more information in our daily life. What's more, with the development of international cooperation, the skill of listening and speaking should be improved.
However, each coin has two sides. It goes without saying that some people don't agree with them. They suppose that the listening examination should be canceled because it's unfair as the listening effects in different places are also different. In addition, the levels of English teachers and the voice equipment have a large difference between urban and rural areas. Besides, not everyone has to communicate with foreigners face to face.
In short, whether we should cancel the listening exam has not arrived at any agreement yet.

Error analysis:
error_sentence: In their opinions,listening is so important as one of the four basic skills that we cannot ignore and it povides us with a way to get more information in our daily life.
correct_sentence: In their opinion, listening is so important as one of the four basic skills that we cannot ignore and it provides us with a way to get more information in our daily life.
error: opinions
correction: opinion
error_type: Noun Number Error
error_severity: 2
error_description: Noun Number Error: According to English grammar rules, 〈opinions〉 in the original sentence should be in the singular form 『opinion』 to be consistent with expressing only one viewpoint in the context; therefore, 〈opinions〉 should be changed to 『opinion』 to comply with English grammar rules.

error_sentence: In their opinions,listening is so important as one of the four basic skills that we cannot ignore and it povides us with a way to get more information in our daily life.
correct_sentence: In their opinion, listening is so important as one of the four basic skills that we cannot ignore and it provides us with a way to get more information in our daily life.
error: povides
correction: provides
error_type: Spelling Error
error_severity: 2
error_description: Spelling Error: According to the meaning of the sentence, the intention here is to express 'provide'; therefore, 〈povides〉 is a misspelling of 『provides』, and 〈povides〉 needs to be changed to 『provides』 to make the sentence coherent.

error_sentence: What's more,with the development of the international cooperation,the skill of listening and speaking should be improved.

correct_sentence: What's more, with the development of international cooperation, the skill of listening and speaking should be improved.

error: the
error_type: Determiner Error
error_severity: 2
error_description: Determiner Error: According to English expression habits, the determiner 〈the〉 indicates specificity; in the original sentence, the abstract noun 〈international cooperation〉 here expresses a general concept and does not require the definite article 〈the〉; therefore, 〈the〉 is deleted to conform to English expression habits.

error_sentence: In addition,the levels of English teachers and the voice equipments have a large difference between urban and rural.
correct_sentence: In addition, the levels of English teachers and the voice equipment have a large difference between urban and rural areas.
error: equipments
correction: equipment
error_type: Noun Number Error
error_severity: 2
error_description: Noun Number Error: According to English expression habits, 『equipment』 is an uncountable noun, meaning equipment; in the original sentence, 〈equipments〉 incorrectly uses the plural form, so it needs to be changed to 『equipment』 to conform to semantics and expression habits.

error_sentence: In addition,the levels of English teachers and the voice equipments have a large difference between urban and rural.
correct_sentence: In addition, the levels of English teachers and the voice equipment have a large difference between urban and rural areas.
correction: areas
error_type: Noun Error
error_severity: 2
error_description: Noun Error: According to the context, the adjectives 〈urban and rural〉 need to be followed by a noun as the headword; therefore, 『areas』 needs to be added to make the meaning complete.

error_sentence: In short,whether we should cancel the listening exam have not arrived at any agreement yet.
correct_sentence: In short, whether we should cancel the listening exam has not arrived at any agreement yet.
error: have
correction: has
error_type: Subject-Verb Agreement Error
error_severity: 3
error_description: Subject-Verb Agreement Error: According to English grammar rules, there is a subject-verb agreement error in the original sentence; the subject 〈whether we should cancel...〉 is a singular concept, while the verb 〈have〉 in the original sentence is in the plural form; therefore, the verb 〈have〉 needs to be changed to the singular form 『has』 to maintain subject-verb agreement.