Part 1
Examiner
Do you prefer typing or handwriting?
Candidate
I prefer handwriting rather than typing because I don't have top tablet or PC to type something worse and also I usually like to my daily life on.
Examiner
Do you type on a desktop or laptop keyboard every day?
Candidate
Uh, I don't have a desktop or a laptop keyboard, so I don't have the habit of typing something worse every day, so I especially I liked the words on my notes and textbooks.
Examiner
When did you learn how to type on a keyboard?
Candidate
When I was in junior high school, I learned how to type on a keyboard in computer class. My teacher said it will be useful for students because we would need to type reports or emails so we practice to regularly.
Examiner
How do you improve your typing?
Candidate
I liken that practicing every day is essential to improve and enhance my typing skills, so I plug this to typing every day for about 20 minutes.
Do you prefer typing or handwriting?
Score: 48.0Suggestion: 答えは質問に直接応えていますが、文法と語彙の誤用が多く、意味が分かりにくくなっています。まずシンプルな主語+述語の構造で始め、理由は2つまでに絞り、接続詞(because, so, and)を正しく使って論理的につなげましょう。具体的には「I prefer handwriting because I don’t own a computer and I enjoy writing in my diary.」のような短く明確な文を練習して下さい。また、不要な語句(worse, top)を避け、正しい語(tablet, PC, computer, diary)を使うことを意識してください。
Example: I prefer handwriting. I don’t own a computer or tablet, so I usually write things down by hand. Also, I enjoy keeping a diary because writing helps me remember daily events.
Do you type on a desktop or laptop keyboard every day?
Score: 42.0Suggestion: 答えは意図は伝わりますが、言い回しが不自然で繰り返しが多く、文法ミス(時制や語順)があります。まず短い明確な主文で答え、理由や代替行動を一つか二つで補足しましょう。不要な単語(worse)や余計な繰り返し(so I... so I...)を削り、代わりにbecauseやsoを正しく使って接続してください。具体的な語彙(notes, textbooks, phone)を使って具体性を出すと良いです。
Example: No, I don't. I don’t have a desktop or laptop, so I rarely type. Instead, I prefer writing notes by hand in my notebooks and textbooks.
When did you learn how to type on a keyboard?
Score: 70.0Suggestion: 構成は良く、直接質問に答えていますが、文法(時制、助動詞)や語順の小さな誤りがあります。接続詞の使い方は適切ですが、文を自然に短く区切ると更に分かりやすくなります。例えば「My teacher said it would be useful, so we practiced regularly.」のように過去形で統一し、動詞の原形や不定詞の誤用を直しましょう。具体的な練習内容(typing exercises, speed drills)を一つ加えると話に深みが出ます。
Example: I learned to type when I was in junior high school during computer class. My teacher told us it would be useful because we would need to type reports and emails, so we practiced regularly with typing exercises.
How do you improve your typing?
Score: 55.0Suggestion: 意図は伝わりますが、不自然な表現(liken, plug this to)と冗長な語順があります。まず簡潔に「I practice every day for 20 minutes.」と述べ、その後に具体的な方法(online lessons, typing tests, focusing on accuracy)を一つか二つ追加してください。接続詞(so, because)を正しく使い、語彙はsimpleかつ正確なものを選びましょう。日本語での練習は例えば「毎日20分、タイピング練習サイトで速度と正確さを意識して練習しています。」のように具体化すると良いです。
Example: I practice typing for about 20 minutes every day. I use online typing lessons and do timed tests to improve both speed and accuracy.
× I prefer handwriting rather than typing because I don't have top tablet or PC to type something worse and also I usually like to my daily life on.
✓ I prefer handwriting to typing because I don't have a tablet or PC to type, and I usually like it in my daily life.
'top tablet' is incorrect article and word choice; use 'a tablet'. Use 'prefer A to B' not 'rather than' with this structure. 'PC' needs an article: 'a PC'. 'type something worse' is unclear; replace with 'to type'. 'I usually like to my daily life on' is ungrammatical; replace with 'I usually like it in my daily life'. Suggestion: use correct articles (a/an/the) and standard collocations ('prefer A to B', 'a tablet', 'a PC').
× Uh, I don't have a desktop or a laptop keyboard, so I don't have the habit of typing something worse every day, so I especially I liked the words on my notes and textbooks.
✓ I don't have a desktop or laptop, so I don't have the habit of typing every day; instead, I prefer the words in my notes and textbooks.
Redundant article before 'laptop' is optional but 'a laptop keyboard' is odd; saying 'a desktop or laptop' is natural. 'typing something worse' is incorrect phrase; use 'typing' or 'typing every day'. 'I especially I liked the words on my notes' has tense and pronoun errors; use present simple 'I prefer the words in my notes'. Suggestion: remove unnecessary words, use consistent tense and correct articles ('a desktop or laptop') and clearer collocations ('prefer the words in my notes').
× When I was in junior high school, I learned how to type on a keyboard in computer class. My teacher said it will be useful for students because we would need to type reports or emails so we practice to regularly.
✓ When I was in junior high school, I learned to type on a keyboard in computer class. My teacher said it would be useful for students because we would need to type reports or emails, so we practiced regularly.
Sequence of tenses: reporting speech in the past needs past modal 'would' and past 'said' so follow with 'would be' (or 'would be useful'). 'we practice to regularly' is ungrammatical — use past simple 'we practiced regularly'. Also use 'learned to type' rather than 'learned how to type' (both acceptable, but 'learned to type' is concise). Suggestion: maintain past tense consistency and correct verb forms ('practiced regularly').
× I liken that practicing every day is essential to improve and enhance my typing skills, so I plug this to typing every day for about 20 minutes.
✓ I think that practicing every day is essential to improve my typing skills, so I practice typing every day for about 20 minutes.
'I liken' is incorrect verb choice; use 'I think'. 'practicing every day is essential to improve and enhance my typing skills' — keep 'to improve' but avoid redundant 'enhance'. 'I plug this to typing' is incorrect; use 'I practice typing'. Use simple present for habitual actions: 'I practice typing every day'. Suggestion: use correct verbs ('think', 'practice'), correct -ing structure for activities, and avoid redundant synonyms.