Mirrors— Part 1 採点レポート

提案: Answer the frequency question directly and use natural expressions such as “every day” and “look at myself in the mirror.” Avoid repetition and incomplete phrases like “to remind. Remind myself again that.” You could explain what looking in the mirror helps you do, such as checking your appearance or boosting your confidence. Keep the answer to three or four connected sentences.

例: Yes, I do. I usually look at myself in the mirror every day, especially before I leave home, because I like to check my appearance. It also gives me a confidence boost when I am feeling stressed. I know it sounds a little vain, but I enjoy making sure I look presentable.

提案: Give a clear answer first, then explain that your current mirror was bought by your father. Correct “in the foil of my house” to “in the foyer of my house” or “in my house,” and avoid repeated words such as “never ever” and “will will.” Use a natural expression like “a high priority on my list” rather than “staying a higher on my tier list priority.”

例: No, I have never bought a mirror myself. There is a large one in the foyer of my house, but my dad bought it. However, if I move into a bigger apartment, buying a full-length mirror will be high on my list of priorities because it would be useful and decorative.

提案: State that you do not carry a mirror because your phone can perform the same function. Correct the grammar in “I'm just use the mirror to checking my hair” to “I only use a mirror to check my hair,” and replace “what a phone can do it better” with “which my phone can do more conveniently.” Combine the final two short sentences with a linking word to make the response smoother.

例: No, I usually don’t. I don’t want to carry an extra bag just for a mirror, especially when I am travelling light. I only need to check my hair occasionally, and my phone’s front-facing camera can do that more conveniently. Therefore, I do not really need to carry a separate mirror.

提案: Express your opinion directly and explain the visual effect of mirrors. Correct “will my mirror” to “I would use mirrors,” “I they create” to “because they create,” and “Mirror also an essential items” to “Mirrors are also essential items.” Use specific vocabulary such as “reflect light,” “create the illusion of space,” and “interior design,” and avoid switching between “your room” and “my room.”

例: Yes, definitely. I would use mirrors to decorate my room because they reflect light and create the illusion of more space, making a small room look larger. They could also add a stylish touch and make the room look more like the modern interiors I see on Pinterest. I would probably put a large mirror opposite the window to make the room brighter.

× I'm obsessed with looking myself in the mirror.

✓ I'm obsessed with looking at myself in the mirror.

The verb look requires the preposition at when it means to direct your eyes toward something. Say look at myself, not look myself.

× So I usually spend every day on the week to look at myself in the mirror.

✓ So I usually spend every day of the week looking at myself in the mirror.

The correct preposition in the expression every day of the week is of, not on.

× So I usually spend every day on the week to look at myself in the mirror.

✓ So I usually spend every day of the week looking at myself in the mirror.

After spend, use a gerund with the structure spend time doing something. Therefore, use looking instead of to look.

× Remind myself again that.

✓ I remind myself again that I look good.

Remind myself again that is not a complete sentence because it lacks a clear subject and a complete thought. Add the subject I and finish the that-clause.

× No, I have never ever bought a mirror that's just a big mirror in the foil of my house that my dad bought for me.

✓ No, I have never bought a mirror. There is just one big mirror in the foyer of my house, and my dad bought it for me.

Use there is to introduce the existence or location of one item. Because mirror is singular, use there is, not there are.

× No, I have never ever bought a mirror that's just a big mirror in the foil of my house that my dad bought for me.

✓ No, I have never bought a mirror. There is just one big mirror in the foyer of my house, and my dad bought it for me.

Use the object pronoun it to refer back to the singular noun mirror. The pronoun makes the second clause clear and grammatically complete.

× However, I think that when I have a bigger house or a bigger apartment, buying a mirror will will be staying a higher on my tier list priority.

✓ However, I think that when I have a bigger house or apartment, buying a mirror will be higher on my priority list.

Use one will followed by the base form be. The phrase will be higher correctly expresses a future situation. Do not use will will be staying in this sentence.

× I'm just use the mirror to checking my hair and that is what a phone can do it better.

✓ I just use the mirror to check my hair, and a phone can do that better.

After to, use the base form of the verb, so use to check rather than to checking. The phrase do that correctly replaces the repeated action.

× The phones have the front camera. We can replace the mirror.

✓ Phones have front cameras, so they can replace a mirror.

When speaking generally, use the plural form without the definite article: Phones. Use front cameras because phones generally have more than one possible front camera, and use a mirror when referring to one nonspecific mirror.

× Yeah, absolutely. Uh, will my mirror to decorate my room because I they create the illusion of more space and make a small room look bigger.

✓ Yeah, absolutely. I will use mirrors to decorate my room because they create the illusion of more space and make a small room look bigger.

The original sentence has an incomplete verb phrase and an incorrect combination of subjects. Use the complete structure I will use, followed by the subject they for mirrors.

× Yeah, absolutely. Uh, will my mirror to decorate my room because I they create the illusion of more space and make a small room look bigger.

✓ Yeah, absolutely. I will use mirrors to decorate my room because they create the illusion of more space and make a small room look bigger.

Do not use I and they together as the subject of the same clause. Mirrors is plural, so use they as its pronoun.

× Mirror also an essential items for your for my room to look more authentic like some other rooms you're looking on Pinterest.

✓ Mirrors are also essential items for my room to look more authentic, like some of the other rooms you see on Pinterest.

The plural subject mirrors requires the plural verb are. The plural noun items is also appropriate because the sentence refers to mirrors in general.

× Mirror also an essential items for your for my room to look more authentic like some other rooms you're looking on Pinterest.

✓ Mirrors are also essential items for my room to look more authentic, like some of the other rooms you see on Pinterest.

The original sentence is missing the verb are. A complete sentence needs the subject mirrors followed by are.

× Mirror also an essential items for your for my room to look more authentic like some other rooms you're looking on Pinterest.

✓ Mirrors are also essential items for my room to look more authentic, like some of the other rooms you see on Pinterest.

Use my consistently because the speaker is describing their own room. The original phrase changes incorrectly from your to my.

× Mirror also an essential items for your for my room to look more authentic like some other rooms you're looking on Pinterest.

✓ Mirrors are also essential items for my room to look more authentic, like some of the other rooms you see on Pinterest.

Use see on Pinterest or look at on Pinterest. The expression look on Pinterest is not correct when referring to viewing rooms shown there.