Part 1
Examiner
Is it easy for you to remember people's names?
Candidate
I find it easy to remember people's names because I noticed distinctive futures like their voice or hairstyle and I repeat the name in my head after meeting them. For example, when I meet someone new I say their name once what voice to help it stop.
Examiner
How do you remember people's names?
Candidate
I usually pick up people's names when someone introduces them or when I overhear others using their name. For example, at work I often hear my colleague's name mention in meetings, which helps me remember it.
Examiner
How do you feel when people can't remember your name?
Candidate
I don't mind when people forget my name because I know everyone is busy and we all meet many people. If it happens, I usually smile and introduce myself again, so it isn't a problem.
Examiner
Do you often forget people's names?
Candidate
Yes, I often forget people's names. For example, I sometimes struggle to remember a craig's name because we met briefly and I didn't have many opportunities to talk to her. I try to remember names by repeating them when we meet.
Is it easy for you to remember people's names?
Score: 48.0Suggestion: 名前を覚えやすいという答えは質問に直接答えていますが、"distinctive futures" は "distinctive features" の誤りです。また、最後の文は "once what voice to help it stop" の部分が不明瞭で、文全体の意味が伝わりません。名前を繰り返す方法を、正しい語順で簡潔に説明しましょう。
Example: Yes, I find it fairly easy to remember people's names. I usually notice distinctive features, such as their voice or hairstyle, and repeat their name to myself after meeting them.
How do you remember people's names?
Score: 70.0Suggestion: 紹介や会話を通じて名前を覚えるという内容は具体的で、例も適切です。ただし、"hear my colleague's name mention" は文法的に不自然なので、"hear my colleagues' names mentioned" などに直しましょう。例を挙げる際は、複数の同僚の名前について話しているのか、一人の同僚について話しているのかも明確にしてください。
Example: I usually remember names when someone introduces a person or when I hear other people using the name. For example, at work, I hear my colleagues' names mentioned in meetings, which helps me remember them.
How do you feel when people can't remember your name?
Score: 84.0Suggestion: 質問に直接答えたうえで、理由と具体的な対応を述べており、構成が明確です。文法上の大きな問題もありません。さらに自然にするには、"we all meet many people" を "we meet so many people" とすると、より会話らしい表現になります。
Example: I don't really mind if people forget my name because we all meet so many people. If it happens, I just smile and introduce myself again, so it doesn't bother me.
Do you often forget people's names?
Score: 58.0Suggestion: 最初に質問へ直接答え、最後に覚えるための方法も述べている点はよいです。一方、"a craig's name" は不自然です。人の名前を指すなら "Craig's name"、一般的な人物を指すなら "someone's name" とします。また、"we met briefly" と "her" の関係が分かりにくいため、誰について話しているのか明確にしましょう。
Example: Yes, I often forget people's names, especially if I've only met them briefly. For example, I sometimes forget a person's name if I haven't had much chance to talk with them. I try to remember it by repeating it when we meet.
× For example, when I meet someone new I say their name once what voice to help it stop.
✓ For example, when I meet someone new, I say their name once in my head to help it stick.
The phrase what voice does not form a grammatical connection to the rest of the sentence, and help it stop does not clearly express the intended meaning. Use in my head to explain how you repeat the name, and help it stick to mean help me remember it. A comma after the introductory when-clause also improves readability.
× For example, at work I often hear my colleague's name mention in meetings, which helps me remember it.
✓ For example, at work I often hear my colleague's name mentioned in meetings, which helps me remember it.
In the pattern hear + object + past participle, the object receives the action. The name is mentioned, so use the past participle mentioned rather than the base form mention.
× For example, I sometimes struggle to remember a craig's name because we met briefly and I didn't have many opportunities to talk to her.
✓ For example, I sometimes struggle to remember Craig's name because we met briefly and I didn't have many opportunities to talk to her.
Do not use the article a before a possessive form such as Craig's. Also, Craig is a proper name and must be capitalized.