Typing— Part 1 採点レポート

提案: Be more concise and avoid repetition. Start with a clear topic sentence stating your preference, then give one or two specific reasons or an example. Use linking words (however, although, because) to connect ideas and keep responses within 3–4 sentences.

例: I prefer typing overall because it is faster and easier to edit. However, I still value handwriting for personal notes because my handwriting is neat and I won a school competition for it. For everyday tasks like emails and assignments, I usually type because it saves time.

提案: Open with a clear direct answer (desktop or laptop). Use precise adjectives and correct collocations (e.g., 'smoother' → 'smooth', 'lightweight' describes the laptop, not the keyboard). Limit to 3–4 sentences and add one concrete example of use.

例: I usually type on my laptop because it is lightweight and easy to carry around. The laptop keyboard feels smooth and I often use it to write emails or prepare lesson notes for my students. Occasionally I use my desktop when I need a larger screen.

提案: Give a concise timeline and avoid hesitations. Begin with a direct answer (e.g., 'I learned to type in grade 4'), then provide brief context (school computer labs) and a specific detail (what you practiced or how often). Use linking words like 'because' or 'so' correctly.

例: I learned to type in grade 4 when my school introduced computers. We had lessons in a computer lab and practised touch-typing regularly, which helped me become comfortable with the keyboard early on.

提案: Be specific about the methods and give a clear example of a site or practice routine. Remove filler words and finish sentences fully. Use linking words to explain cause and effect (e.g., 'so', 'therefore') and mention frequency or results to show improvement.

例: I improve my typing by practising on online touch-typing sites, such as TypingClub, which present exercises and games. I practise on those sites for 20 minutes every day, and as a result my speed and accuracy have improved significantly.

× In my case, I'm OK with both the things because I have a very good handwriting.

✓ In my case, I'm OK with both because I have very good handwriting.

Remove 'the' before 'things' (unnecessary article) and use 'very good handwriting' without 'a' because 'handwriting' is an uncountable noun. Also 'both' does not need 'the things' after it. Suggestion: say 'both' + list or simply 'both' when context is clear.

× I don't know if it is genetical.

✓ I don't know if it is genetic.

Use the adjective 'genetic' not 'genetical' (rare/unnatural form). 'Genetic' correctly modifies 'it'. Suggestion: use 'genetic' when describing traits passed by genes.

× My father also has an excellent handwriting and I was a first prize winner for a handwriting competition back in my school days.

✓ My father also has excellent handwriting, and I won first prize in a handwriting competition back in my school days.

Use 'excellent handwriting' without 'an' because 'handwriting' is uncountable. Use simple past 'I won' instead of 'I was a first prize winner' for clarity and conciseness. Use 'in' a competition, not 'for' in this context. Suggestion: prefer 'I won first prize in...'.

× But nowadays I think typing is very convenient form of writing, so.

✓ But nowadays I think typing is a very convenient form of writing.

Add the article 'a' before 'very convenient form' and remove trailing 'so.' which is incomplete. Maintain present simple 'I think' to match 'nowadays'. Suggestion: finish sentences fully and include necessary articles.

× I have a personal computer. I have a laptop also, and I think typing is much more convenient on my laptop because the keyboard is very smoother, it's very lightweight, and we can carry it everywhere.

✓ I have a personal computer and a laptop, and I think typing is much more convenient on my laptop because the keyboard is much smoother, it's very lightweight, and we can carry it everywhere.

Do not use 'very smoother' because 'smoother' is the comparative form and should combine with 'much' or 'a lot' not 'very'. Combine sentences to avoid repetition. 'Laptop also' repositioned to natural word order. Suggestion: use 'much smoother' or 'a lot smoother'.

× So mostly I depend on my laptop for typing emails or preparing notes for my students on Word.

✓ So mostly I depend on my laptop to type emails or prepare notes for my students in Word.

Use 'depend on' + device correctly; use infinitives 'to type' and 'prepare' for parallel structure. Use 'in Word' to indicate the application. Suggestion: keep verbs parallel and use correct prepositions for software names.

× Computer became very common while I was in my childhood.

✓ Computers became very common while I was a child.

Use plural 'Computers' when speaking generally. 'While I was in my childhood' is unnatural; use 'while I was a child' or 'during my childhood'. Suggestion: say 'during my childhood' or 'when I was a child'.

× So when I was in grade 4, the computer was introduced in my place.

✓ So when I was in grade 4, a computer was introduced at my school.

Use 'a computer' not 'the computer' if first mentioned and 'introduced at my school' is clearer than 'in my place'. Suggestion: specify the location 'at my school' for clarity.

× So we had a computer lab and we learnt typing from our very first.

✓ So we had a computer lab and we learned to type from the very beginning.

Use 'learned to type' (infinitive) and 'from the very beginning' for idiomatic expression. 'Learnt' vs 'learned' both acceptable; choose one consistently. Suggestion: use 'learned to type from the very beginning'.

× Recently I've seen so many, uh, websites which help us to learn typing without looking at the keyboard and the keys, umm, but just looking at the screen.

✓ Recently I've seen many websites that help us learn to type without looking at the keyboard or the keys, but just at the screen.

Use 'help us learn to type' (help + object + infinitive) and 'many' instead of 'so many' for formality. Use 'that' rather than 'which' in restrictive clause. Use 'look at the screen' or 'look at the screen' not 'looking at the screen' parallel. Suggestion: use 'help (someone) learn to (verb)'. Replace 'or' for clarity.

× So, umm, I have practised a lot in that, uh, in that.

✓ So, umm, I have practiced a lot on those sites.

Use 'practiced a lot on those sites' for clarity and avoid repetition. 'Practised' vs 'practiced' spelling variant (British/American) — be consistent. Suggestion: specify the object of practice: 'on those sites'.

× And it's something like a game where we keep on typing things that's displayed on the.

✓ And it's like a game where we keep typing the words that are displayed on the screen.

Correct relative clause: 'things that's displayed' is wrong — use plural agreement 'words that are displayed'. Add 'on the screen' to complete the phrase. 'Keep on typing' can be simplified to 'keep typing'. Suggestion: ensure subject-verb agreement in relative clauses and complete noun phrases.