Part 1
Examiner
Do you prefer typing or handwriting?
Candidate
I prefer typing, especially when I need to make some notes in the class. Typing is more convenient and faster so that I can catch up the lessons and organize it to recreate my own thoughts without ease.
Examiner
Do you type on a desktop or laptop keyboard every day?
Candidate
I type on my laptop keyboard every day because notebook is so easy to carry that I can even bring it to my daily classes so that I can quickly make some notes and later added some comments on it.
Examiner
When did you learn how to type on a keyboard?
Candidate
When I was a child, my primary schools offered a special type in classes which uses some basic practical typing games so that students can gradually learn their skills. And I also have some daily practice, so right now I can type really faster.
Examiner
How do you improve your typing?
Candidate
I improve my typing by practicing every day. For example, I used to practice with the speed typing games for like 20 minutes and gradually my typing speed increase and I made fewer mistakes.
Do you prefer typing or handwriting?
Score: 68.0Suggestion: Be more concise and natural: start with a clear topic sentence, then give one or two specific reasons with a linking word. Avoid awkward phrases like "without ease" and "recreate my own thoughts". Use precise vocabulary (e.g. "review" or "organize my notes").
Example: I prefer typing. It’s faster and more convenient in class, so I can take notes quickly and later organize and review them on my laptop.
Do you type on a desktop or laptop keyboard every day?
Score: 64.0Suggestion: Make the sentence structure simpler and correct grammar: use one main reason and a linked detail. Replace "notebook" with "laptop" and fix tense errors ("added" → "add").
Example: I use my laptop every day because it’s portable. That way I can take notes in class and add comments to them afterwards.
When did you learn how to type on a keyboard?
Score: 60.0Suggestion: Provide a clear time reference and improve grammar and cohesion: use a topic sentence about when you started, then explain how you learned with specific details and correct verb forms. Avoid vague phrases like "special type in classes" and "really faster."
Example: I learned to type when I was in primary school. My school had typing lessons with simple games to build skills, and I practised every day, so now I can type much faster.
How do you improve your typing?
Score: 66.0Suggestion: Be grammatically accurate and concise: use present/simple past consistently and give a clear routine and result. Replace informal filler words like "like" and correct verb agreement ("increase" → "increased").
Example: I improve my typing by practising daily. For example, I play speed-typing games for about 20 minutes each day, which has gradually increased my speed and reduced my errors.
× I prefer typing, especially when I need to make some notes in the class.
✓ I prefer typing, especially when I need to take notes in class.
The phrase 'make some notes in the class' is awkward and uses a less common verb and unnecessary article. Use the common collocation 'take notes' and omit the article before 'class' when speaking about classes in general. Grammar problem type ID:12
× Typing is more convenient and faster so that I can catch up the lessons and organize it to recreate my own thoughts without ease.
✓ Typing is more convenient and faster, so I can catch up with lessons and organize them to express my own thoughts more easily.
Several issues: 'so that' is unnecessary and 'so' suffices to show result; 'catch up the lessons' needs preposition 'catch up with lessons'; 'organize it' has wrong pronoun for 'lessons' (plural) and unclear object; 'recreate my own thoughts without ease' is incorrect—likely meant 'more easily' or 'with ease'. Correct pronoun agreement and use the adverb 'more easily'. Grammar problem type ID:13
× I type on my laptop keyboard every day because notebook is so easy to carry that I can even bring it to my daily classes so that I can quickly make some notes and later added some comments on it.
✓ I type on my laptop keyboard every day because the notebook is so easy to carry; I can even bring it to my daily classes so I can quickly take notes and later add comments to them.
Missing definite article before 'notebook' (use 'the notebook' or 'my notebook'). 'So that' is wordy; use 'so' or restructure. 'Make some notes' -> 'take notes'. 'Later added some comments' mixes tenses; use base form 'add'. 'On it' is incorrect for comments on notes; use 'to them' with correct plural pronoun for notes. Grammar problem type ID:22
× When I was a child, my primary schools offered a special type in classes which uses some basic practical typing games so that students can gradually learn their skills.
✓ When I was a child, my primary school offered a special typing class that used some basic practical typing games so students could gradually learn the skills.
Several tense and word-choice errors: 'schools' should be singular if referring to the speaker's primary school; 'a special type in classes' is incorrect—use 'a special typing class'. 'Which uses' should be past tense 'that used' to match 'offered'. 'Can' should be backshifted to 'could' in reported past. Grammar problem type ID:5
× And I also have some daily practice, so right now I can type really faster.
✓ I also practiced daily, so now I can type much faster.
Tense inconsistency: earlier sentence is past, so 'have some daily practice' should be past 'practiced daily'. 'Right now' with present conflicts; use 'now'. 'Really faster' is incorrect adverb-adjective collocation; use 'much faster'. Grammar problem type ID:20
× I improve my typing by practicing every day.
✓ I improve my typing by practicing every day.
This sentence is correct. 'By' is correctly followed by the -ing form 'practicing', so no change needed. Grammar problem type ID:8
× For example, I used to practice with the speed typing games for like 20 minutes and gradually my typing speed increase and I made fewer mistakes.
✓ For example, I used to practice with speed-typing games for about 20 minutes, and gradually my typing speed increased and I made fewer mistakes.
Tense agreement: 'used to practice' is past, so 'increase' must be past 'increased'. 'Like' used as a filler should be replaced with 'about'. 'Speed typing' as a compound adjective is better hyphenated 'speed-typing'. Grammar problem type ID:5}]} }))}