Paper— Part 1 Report

Suggestion: Answer directly in the present perfect or past simple, and avoid the unnatural phrase “ever since when I was a kid” and the unclear expression “roseway cars.” Use “I have made” to describe a long-term hobby, and connect the examples with “such as” or “including.” Also, keep the answer to two or three clear sentences.

Example: Yes, I have made many paper crafts since I was a child, including race cars, trains, airplanes, and even military tanks. I especially enjoyed making vehicles because I could be creative and add small details to each one.

Suggestion: State your main activity clearly at the beginning and avoid the incomplete ending. “Instead of making crafts” is grammatically possible, but it should be used to make a complete comparison. Use “Chinese characters” rather than “Mandarin characters” when referring to written language, and add one specific detail about how this practice helped you.

Example: As a child, I mainly used paper to practise writing Chinese characters and English letters. I did this to improve my handwriting, and I often copied words from my textbooks until my writing looked neater. I preferred this activity to making paper crafts.

Suggestion: The answer is clear and well organized, but “to my friends” should come directly after “write physical letters,” and “show off my calligraphy” can sound slightly boastful. Say “share my calligraphy” or “practise my calligraphy” for a more natural tone. You could also explain why handwritten notes are meaningful to your mother.

Example: I don’t really write physical letters to my friends anymore because we usually communicate through messaging apps. However, I still write handwritten notes to my mother from time to time because it gives me a chance to practise my calligraphy and share something personal with her.

Suggestion: Give a balanced answer and correct the unclear phrase “hundreds and letters.” Avoid using both “but” and “however” together, and replace “a wonderful art” with “a meaningful form of communication” or “a beautiful keepsake.” Add a specific reason why some people still keep letters, such as their sentimental value.

Example: I think most people do not write or keep many handwritten letters nowadays because digital messages are faster and more convenient. However, some people still keep letters from family members or close friends because they have sentimental value and preserve special memories.

Suggestion: Answer with natural, countable nouns: say “some sheets of paper” instead of “numerous papers,” and “a pen” instead of the unclear phrase “a lady pin.” Remove the repetitive sentence fragment “Just like I always do.” You can improve the answer by explaining when you use these items, such as while travelling or waiting for someone.

Example: Yes, I usually carry a few sheets of paper and a pen with me when I go out. I use them to practise my handwriting whenever I have some free time, especially while I am waiting for an appointment or travelling on public transport.

× Yes, I turn paper into roseway cars Also trains, airplanes, even military tanks, ever since when I was a kid, over the years.

✓ Yes, I have turned paper into roseway cars, trains, airplanes, and even military tanks ever since I was a kid.

The present perfect tense, have turned, is needed because the activity began in the past and has continued or happened repeatedly up to the present. The expression ever since when is incorrect; use ever since I was a kid. Use a comma before the final item in the list for clarity.

× When I was a kid, in fact my favorite thing to do with paper was to write Mandarin characters as well as English letters on them to improve my handwriting skills instead of making frafts with an

✓ When I was a kid, my favorite thing to do with paper was to write Mandarin characters as well as English letters on it to improve my handwriting skills instead of making crafts with it.

Paper is an uncountable noun, so it should be referred to with the pronoun it rather than them. The pronoun an is incomplete and does not correctly refer to paper. Use it consistently when referring to paper.

× I think that most people don't write or keep hundreds and letters today anymore because there's no practical purpose.

✓ I think that most people don't write or keep hundreds of letters anymore because there's no practical purpose.

When referring to a large number of countable nouns, use the structure hundreds of plus a plural noun. The word and cannot be used between hundreds and letters in this expression.

× But however, handwritten letters are actually a wonderful art.

✓ However, handwritten letters are actually a wonderful art form.

But and however both signal contrast, so using them together is redundant. Use either But or However, not both. Art form is the natural countable expression in this sentence, so it correctly follows the article a.

× Yes, I carry numerous papers, blank papers and exercise books as well a lady pin with me when I go out because I still enjoy practicing my handwriting.

✓ Yes, I carry numerous papers, blank papers, exercise books, as well as a lady pin with me when I go out because I still enjoy practicing my handwriting.

The fixed expression is as well as, not as well a. When adding another item to a list, use as well as before the additional noun phrase.

× Just like I always do.

✓ I do this just as I always do.

Just like I always do is a sentence fragment because it does not contain a complete independent subject-and-verb structure. Adding I do this creates a complete sentence. The phrase just as is also more natural for comparing the action with a habitual action.