Typing— Part 1 Report

Suggestion: Be direct and use present tense unless you mean past preference. State a clear topic sentence, give one or two specific reasons, use linking words and avoid repetition. Also correct grammar (use "prefer" and avoid "'cause" in formal speech).

Example: I prefer handwriting to typing because writing by hand helps me remember information better. For example, when I take notes in lectures, physically writing key points makes it easier to recall them later, so I often choose a notebook over a laptop.

Suggestion: Start with a clear topic sentence and use smoother linking words. Be specific about what you do on each device and avoid minor grammar slips (say "a desktop" and "in my free time I usually use my laptop").

Example: I type on a desktop computer every day because my job requires specialized software installed on my office PC. However, in my free time I usually use my laptop for browsing and messaging because it's more portable.

Suggestion: Use correct tense and concise phrasing: say when you learned (past simple) and give one brief supporting detail. Avoid repeating words and fix grammar ("there was a computer class" not "there is there was").

Example: I learned to type when I was in elementary school. There was a regular computer class where all students were taught basic typing and computer skills, so I started practicing then.

Suggestion: Answer the question directly: describe current strategies you use to improve typing (practice methods, courses, online tutors, exercises). Keep to present tense if describing current habits, use linking words and give a specific example or frequency.

Example: I improve my typing by practicing on online typing websites for 15–20 minutes three times a week, focusing on accuracy and speed drills. For instance, I use a typing tutor that gives timed tests and tracks my progress, which helped me reduce mistakes.

× I preferred handwriting 'cause when you are writing them, 'cause when you are writing on something. It will make you more memorable of something.

✓ I prefer handwriting because when you write by hand it makes things more memorable.

The student used 'preferred' (simple past) though they mean a current general preference; use present simple 'prefer'. Also mixed tenses and informal fragments. 'Write by hand' is clearer than 'writing on something', and 'makes things more memorable' is the correct verb and object structure. Suggestion: use present simple for habitual or general statements and keep clauses consistent.

× I type on desktop every day because of my work, but in my free time I always use laptop more.

✓ I type on a desktop every day because of my work, but in my free time I use my laptop more often.

Countable nouns like 'desktop' and 'laptop' need articles ('a desktop', 'my laptop') or determiners. Also 'always use laptop more' is ungrammatical; 'use my laptop more often' expresses the comparative frequency. Suggestion: include appropriate articles and use adverbs like 'more often' for frequency comparisons.

× I learned how to type on a keyboard since I was a kid.

✓ I learned how to type on a keyboard when I was a kid.

'Since' requires the present perfect for actions continuing to the present (e.g., 'have known since'), while simple past with a time clause uses 'when'. The student is describing a past event, so use 'when I was a kid' with simple past. Suggestion: use 'when' for past time references and 'since' with present perfect when the action continues to now.

× When I was in elementary school there is there was computer CLO computer class that all the students had to learn how to type on a keyboard.

✓ When I was in elementary school there was a computer class where all the students had to learn how to type on a keyboard.

The sentence contains redundant 'there is there was' and missing article before 'computer class'. Use 'there was a computer class' for a past existence. Also 'where' connects the clause naturally. Suggestion: avoid redundant words, use correct article 'a', and use 'where' or 'which' to introduce relative clause.

× Oh that's easy. When I was a kid I always I always used a desktop computer to talk to my friends. Not like everyday, but quite often.

✓ Oh, that's easy. When I was a kid I often used a desktop computer to talk to my friends, not every day but quite often.

The original repeats 'I always' and has sentence fragments 'Not like everyday'. Remove the repetition, use 'often' for frequency and combine fragments into one coherent sentence. Also 'everyday' (adjective) should be 'every day' (adverbial phrase). Suggestion: avoid repetition, use correct adverb forms and join fragments into complete sentences.