Part 1
Examinador
Do you prefer typing or handwriting?
Candidato
Oh, I definitely prefer handwriting. However, it depends on the case and if we're talking, for example, about the journaling. So yeah, handwriting is much better because you're more invested in it and your mind is more invested. You can you use your hand.
Examinador
Do you type on a desktop or laptop keyboard every day?
Candidato
No not really. I use only my phone and iPad so I don't even have it keyboard where I I can type my use only. I type only online in my phone when I chat with my friends.
Examinador
When did you learn how to type on a keyboard?
Candidato
Actually, I have no idea the exact age, but umm, when I learned how to write, umm, by hand, I think that that was like 5 years old, Six years old when I first went to school. So yeah, then I gradually started typing online.
Examinador
How do you improve your typing?
Candidato
To be honest, I'm not trying to improve my typing because in my everyday life I don't use it that much. I know that it's a great skill. In the future maybe I would like to learn, but I'm not sure exactly how to improve it yet. But I'll look for it.
Do you prefer typing or handwriting?
Pontuação: 75.0Sugestão: Відповідь загалом зрозуміла, але є повтори й деякі граматичні неточності. Порада: починайте з короткого речення, яке чітко відповідає на запитання, потім додайте 1–2 підтримуючі речення з конкретними причинами або прикладом. Уникайте повторення слів (наприклад, “invested” двічі) і слідкуйте за зв'язністю (використовуйте зв'язки як “because”, “for example”). Також виправте дрібні помилки в словосполученнях («you can use your hand» замість «you can you use your hand»).
Exemplo: I prefer handwriting, especially for personal things like journaling, because it helps me focus more. For example, when I write by hand I remember my thoughts better and feel more connected to what I’m writing.
Do you type on a desktop or laptop keyboard every day?
Pontuação: 60.0Sugestão: Відповідь коротка і місцями нечітка, з помилками в словозборі й повтореннями («I I», «use only»). Порада: давайте чітку тему-відповідь, потім додайте одну конкретну деталь про те, як часто і для чого ви використовуєте пристрої. Уникайте зайвих слів і виправте порядок слів (наприклад, «I don't even have a keyboard»).
Exemplo: Not really. I usually type on my phone and sometimes on my iPad, but I don’t use a desktop or laptop keyboard. I mainly type for chatting with friends and quick messages.
When did you learn how to type on a keyboard?
Pontuação: 70.0Sugestão: Відповідь містить зайві паузи («umm») і повтори («that that»). Порада: давайте чітку приблизну відповідь без пауз, потім коротко поясніть розвиток навички з конкретним віком або етапом. Використовуйте зв'язку типу «after», «then», «gradually».
Exemplo: I’m not sure of the exact age, but I learned to write by hand around five or six when I started school, and then I gradually began typing online as I became more familiar with phones and computers.
How do you improve your typing?
Pontuação: 72.0Sugestão: Відповідь зрозуміла, але трохи розпливчаста і повторює думку кілька разів. Порада: сформулюйте чітко поточну ситуацію і плани на майбутнє, додайте конкретні кроки, які ви могли б зробити для покращення (наприклад, онлайн-курси, додатки для тренування швидкості). Це покаже ясне мислення й логіку.
Exemplo: At the moment I haven’t practiced typing much because I rarely need it, but I’d like to improve in the future. I might try online typing courses or apps like TypingClub to practice regularly and increase my speed.
× So yeah, handwriting is much better because you're more invested in it and your mind is more invested.
✓ So yeah, handwriting is much better because you're more invested in it and your mind is more engaged.
The phrase 'more invested' can be used for emotional or financial involvement, but using it twice is repetitive and 'mind is more invested' is awkward. 'Engaged' is the correct present participle adjective here to describe mental involvement. Use 'more engaged' to clearly indicate cognitive involvement. У цьому випадку 'more invested' повторюється і звучить незграбно, краще використовувати 'more engaged' для позначення задіяності розуму.
× You can you use your hand.
✓ You can use your hand.
There is an extraneous repeated subject 'you' causing a sentence structure error. Remove the duplicate 'you' to form a correct imperative/modal clause 'You can use your hand.' Помилка виникає через подвоєння 'you'; видаліть зайве слово, щоб отримати граматично правильне речення.
× No not really. I use only my phone and iPad so I don't even have it keyboard where I I can type my use only.
✓ No, not really. I only use my phone and iPad, so I don't even have a keyboard where I can type; I only type on my phone.
Several issues: word order and extraneous words ('it', duplicate 'I') make the sentence ungrammatical. Rephrase to place 'only' correctly with the verb ('I only use'), remove unnecessary words, and split into clearer clauses. Use 'type on my phone' (present participle not needed) for the habitual action. Помилки слова/порядку, зайві слова та повтори; перефразуйте, щоб 'only' стояло поруч із дієсловом, приберіть зайві слова і зробіть структуру зрозумілою.
× I type only online in my phone when I chat with my friends.
✓ I only type online on my phone when I chat with my friends.
Preposition use with 'phone' should be 'on my phone'. Also place 'only' before the verb phrase it modifies: 'only type online on my phone' to avoid ambiguity. Потрібна правильна прийменникова конструкція 'on my phone' і позиція 'only' перед дієсловом/фразою, яку воно обмежує.
× Actually, I have no idea the exact age, but umm, when I learned how to write, umm, by hand, I think that that was like 5 years old, Six years old when I first went to school.
✓ Actually, I have no idea of the exact age, but when I learned how to write by hand, I think I was about five or six years old when I first went to school.
Use 'of' after 'no idea' ('no idea of the exact age'). For past time reference, use 'I was about five or six years old' rather than 'that was like 5 years old'. Capitalization of 'Six' is wrong. Also remove duplicate 'that' and filler words. Use past tense 'was' for age at a past time. Потрібен прийменник 'of' після 'no idea', правильна конструкція для віку в минулому 'I was about five or six years old', усунення повторів і зайвих заповнювачів.
× So yeah, then I gradually started typing online.
✓ So yeah, then I gradually started typing online.
This sentence is acceptable; it uses past tense 'started' appropriately to describe a past habit. No correction needed. Речення граматично коректне: минулий час 'started' підходить для опису початку дії в минулому.
× To be honest, I'm not trying to improve my typing because in my everyday life I don't use it that much.
✓ To be honest, I'm not trying to improve my typing because in my everyday life I don't use it that much.
This sentence is grammatically acceptable: present continuous 'I'm not trying' and present simple 'I don't use' correctly express current state and habitual action. No correction needed. Речення граматично правильне, часові форми відповідають контексту.
× In the future maybe I would like to learn, but I'm not sure exactly how to improve it yet.
✓ In the future, maybe I would like to learn, but I'm not sure exactly how to improve it yet.
Sentence is acceptable; modal 'would like' correctly expresses future desire. Add comma after introductory phrase for clarity. No change in tense required. 'Would like' правильно виражає бажання; кома після вступної фрази покращує читабельність.
× But I'll look for it.
✓ But I'll look into it.
'Look for it' usually means to search physically; in context of finding ways to improve a skill, 'look into it' or 'look for ways' is more natural. Use future 'I'll' correctly with phrasal verb 'look into'. 'Look into it' краще передає намір дослідити можливості; 'look for it' може вводити в оману як фізичний пошук.