Name— Part 1 採点レポート

提案: Answer directly, then explain why. Use the natural phrase “focus on people’s faces during a conversation,” and avoid repeating the idea in “ask to repeat their names again”—“ask them to repeat their names” is enough.

例: No, I find it quite difficult to remember people’s names. I tend to focus on their faces when we’re talking, so I sometimes have to ask them to repeat their names.

提案: Explain your techniques with clear linking words, such as “First” and “Also.” Replace “repeating out the name” with “repeating the name,” and say “in a note on my phone” rather than “on my phone note.”

例: I use a couple of simple techniques. First, I repeat the person’s name after hearing it, which helps it stick in my memory. If I think I’ll need to remember it later, I write it in a note on my phone.

提案: Make your reaction clearer: “I don’t mind” is more natural than “I feel good” in this context. Explain that you understand because you have the same difficulty; asking them for advice does not directly answer how you feel.

例: I don’t mind too much because I know how easy it is to forget names. I have the same problem, so I usually smile and remind the person of my name.

提案: Give a direct answer and add one clear reason. Avoid repeating “yeah” and “people’s names,” and use “the conversation” and “ask people to repeat their names” for more natural phrasing.

例: Yes, I do, unfortunately. I often concentrate on the conversation and on remembering people’s faces, so I sometimes need to ask them to repeat their names.

× I usually focus on people' faces on conversation and I have to ask to repeat their names again.

✓ I usually focus on people's faces during conversation, and I have to ask them to repeat their names.

Use during or in to describe something happening while a conversation is taking place; on is not the appropriate preposition here. The natural expression is during conversation.

× I usually focus on people' faces on conversation and I have to ask to repeat their names again.

✓ I usually focus on people's faces during conversation, and I have to ask them to repeat their names.

In this use of ask, include the person being asked before the infinitive: ask someone to do something. Add them to show who should repeat the names.

× I have a couple of techniques that help, firstly, I try immediately repeating out the name and secondly if the name seems quite important, I write it down on my phone note.

✓ I have a couple of techniques that help. Firstly, I try immediately repeating the name, and secondly, if the name seems quite important, I write it down in a note on my phone.

Note is a singular countable noun, so it needs a determiner such as a. The natural phrasing is in a note on my phone.

× Oh yeah, I often forget people' names.

✓ Oh yeah, I often forget people's names.

People is already plural. To form its possessive, add an apostrophe and s: people's. An apostrophe alone is used with regular plural nouns that already end in s.