Typing— Part 1 Informe

Sugerencia: Be more concise and confident: start with a clear topic sentence, avoid fillers (uh, um), correct grammar (faster, years we spent at school), and limit to 3–4 sentences. Add a specific reason or brief example to support your preference.

Ejemplo: I prefer handwriting because I find it faster and easier for planning my ideas. For example, when I take notes in lectures I can quickly jot down key points and draw diagrams. However, I can also type quickly when I need to write long assignments.

Sugerencia: Give a clear topic sentence and two concise supporting details. Remove hesitations and repeat words. Use precise vocabulary (portable, convenient, lightweight) and explain how it helps your studies with a brief example.

Ejemplo: I type on a laptop keyboard every day because I only own a laptop. It is portable and convenient for taking to classes, so I can work on essays and research anywhere on campus. Its long battery life also helps me study during long library sessions.

Sugerencia: Provide a clearer, more grammatical answer. If unsure about exact timing, give an approximate age and a brief context (school lessons, self-taught). Avoid vague statements and unnecessary repetition. Use linking words to make it coherent.

Ejemplo: I can’t remember the exact age, but I learned to type when I was about eight in primary school during computer classes. At first I learned basic key positions, and later I improved through practice and school assignments.

Sugerencia: Answer directly with a brief topic sentence, then give 2–3 specific methods for improvement (online courses, typing games, regular practice) and a short example of your routine. Remove hesitation words.

Ejemplo: I improve my typing through regular practice and targeted exercises. For instance, I use online typing lessons and play typing games for ten minutes each day, and I also type emails and essays to build speed and accuracy.

× I usually prefer handwriting because it is more fast and uh, easier for me.

✓ I usually prefer handwriting because it is faster and easier for me.

'More fast' is incorrect because 'fast' is a one-syllable adjective that forms the comparative with '-er' (faster), not with 'more'. Use 'faster' for correct comparative form; also 'uh' is a filler and can be omitted in written responses.

× Also, I am really used to handwriting because of many years that we had at school.

✓ Also, I am really used to handwriting because we used it for many years at school.

The original phrase 'because of many years that we had at school' is awkward and ungrammatical. Reordering to 'we used it for many years at school' provides a clear subject and verb and expresses the reason properly.

× But uh, I am really fast also in typing.

✓ But I am also quite fast at typing.

Position of adverbs and choice of preposition were off. 'Also' is better before or after the subject; 'quite' softens 'fast'. Use 'at typing' (correct preposition) rather than 'in typing'.

× I have a laptop because it is more uh, like maintainable and uh, I can travel with it.

✓ I have a laptop because it is more maintainable and I can travel with it.

'More maintainable' is awkward but grammatically acceptable; remove fillers. No subject-verb disagreement here, but the sentence contained unnecessary fillers and a slight word choice issue: 'maintainable' is uncommon for personal devices; consider 'easy to maintain' or 'convenient' for clarity.

× It's portable and it's uh, and helps me my studies.

✓ It's portable and it helps me with my studies.

'Helps me my studies' lacks the preposition 'with'. Also remove filler 'uh' and extra 'and'. Correct form: 'helps me with my studies'.

× I really quite can't quite remember when I typed when I first started typing out a keyboard, but I think I learned it from quite a young age because it's easy.

✓ I really can't quite remember when I first started typing on a keyboard, but I think I learned it at a fairly young age because it seemed easy.

The original has repetition and wrong preposition 'typing out a keyboard'. Use 'typing on a keyboard'. 'Quite young age' is better as 'a fairly young age'. Also avoid repeating 'quite' and fix word order.

× The letters are written in the keyboard and you just have to know what you're writing and how you spell it.

✓ The letters are printed on the keyboard, and you just have to know what you're writing and how to spell it.

'In the keyboard' is wrong; use 'on the keyboard'. Also 'written' is less natural than 'printed' or 'marked'. Add 'to' before 'spell' to form the infinitive 'how to spell it'.

× I don't know, everything's improved with practice.

✓ I don't know, everything improves with practice.

Mixing 'don't know' (present) with 'everything's improved' (present perfect) is awkward. General truths use simple present: 'everything improves with practice'.

× So practicing typing, either sending messages or emails, uh, helps you improve this skill.

✓ So practicing typing, whether by sending messages or emails, helps you improve this skill.

Use 'whether by' to present examples. Remove filler 'uh' and ensure the participial phrase clearly links to the main clause.