Part 1
Giám khảo
Do you prefer typing or handwriting?
Thí sinh
Yes, I preferred handwriting because the letters I write feel more personal and expressive. Umm, for example, when I write a note or a letter to my friends, uh, handwriting can convey my emotion more clearly.
Giám khảo
Do you type on a desktop or laptop keyboard every day?
Thí sinh
Actually, I usually type on my laptop keyboard because I think laptop is more more convenient for me. I can bring my laptop everywhere and I can type my document or my coursework every everywhere.
Giám khảo
When did you learn how to type on a keyboard?
Thí sinh
I learned to type in elementary school, maybe around 3rd grade. Yes. In my computer class, our teacher, our teacher taught us typing techniques and we practice a lot of exercise to improve our accuracy and maybe speed. Yeah.
Giám khảo
How do you improve your typing?
Thí sinh
Actually, I have umm, I, I don't have the certain methods to improve my typing techniques because I type every day. So I think it's a, it's best practice for me, yeah.
Do you prefer typing or handwriting?
Điểm: 75.0Gợi ý: Make the answer more direct and consistent in tense, reduce fillers (um, uh), and add a brief reason with a linking word. Keep it to 2–3 concise sentences. For example, state preference clearly, then give one specific supporting detail.
Ví dụ: I prefer handwriting because my handwriting feels more personal and expressive. For example, when I write a letter to a friend, the way I form letters and add small drawings helps convey my emotions more clearly.
Do you type on a desktop or laptop keyboard every day?
Điểm: 70.0Gợi ý: Avoid repetition and correct phrasing (e.g., 'more convenient' and 'everywhere' used once). Start with a clear topic sentence, then give one or two specific reasons using linking words like 'because' or 'so'.
Ví dụ: I usually type on my laptop because it is more convenient. For example, I can take it to lectures and work on essays or coursework wherever I am.
When did you learn how to type on a keyboard?
Điểm: 68.0Gợi ý: Be concise and avoid repetition (don't repeat 'our teacher'). Use a clear past-time phrase and one or two concrete details about what you learned, with linking words such as 'when' or 'and'. Remove hesitations like 'maybe' if you can be specific.
Ví dụ: I learned to type in elementary school, around third grade, in our computer class. The teacher taught us proper finger placement and we practised timed exercises to improve accuracy and speed.
How do you improve your typing?
Điểm: 60.0Gợi ý: Give a clear method even if informal — say what you do to improve and add one specific technique or resource. Remove fillers and unnecessary repetition. Use linking words like 'so' or 'for example' to connect idea and detail.
Ví dụ: I improve my typing mainly by daily practice, so I try to type essays and emails regularly. For example, I use online typing exercises for 10–15 minutes a day to increase my speed and accuracy.
× Yes, I preferred handwriting because the letters I write feel more personal and expressive.
✓ Yes, I prefer handwriting because the letters I write feel more personal and expressive.
The student used 'preferred' (past tense) while answering a general preference question in the present. Use simple present 'prefer' to express habitual or current preference. Suggestion: use present tense for current preferences (I prefer handwriting).
× Actually, I usually type on my laptop keyboard because I think laptop is more more convenient for me.
✓ Actually, I usually type on my laptop keyboard because I think the laptop is more convenient for me.
Omitted definite article before 'laptop' and duplicated 'more'. Add 'the' to specify the laptop and remove duplicate 'more'. Suggestion: include necessary articles ('the laptop') and avoid repeated words.
× I can bring my laptop everywhere and I can type my document or my coursework every everywhere.
✓ I can bring my laptop everywhere and I can type my documents or my coursework anywhere.
Use 'anywhere' instead of 'every everywhere' (incorrect phrase) and pluralize 'document' if meaning multiple or use 'my document' for a single item. Suggestion: use 'anywhere' for locations and match singular/plural for nouns.
× In my computer class, our teacher, our teacher taught us typing techniques and we practice a lot of exercise to improve our accuracy and maybe speed.
✓ In my computer class, our teacher taught us typing techniques and we practiced a lot of exercises to improve our accuracy and possibly our speed.
Repeated 'our teacher' is redundant. Tense should be past 'taught' and 'practiced' to match 'learned' earlier. 'A lot of exercise' should be plural 'a lot of exercises'. 'Maybe' is informal; use 'possibly' and repeat possessive 'our' for parallelism. Suggestion: avoid repetition, keep consistent past tense, and pluralize countable nouns.
× Actually, I have umm, I, I don't have the certain methods to improve my typing techniques because I type every day.
✓ Actually, I don't have any specific methods to improve my typing technique because I type every day.
Replace 'the certain' with 'any specific' for natural phrasing. 'Typing techniques' should be singular 'technique' or 'techniques' consistently; here 'technique' as general skill is better. Remove filler 'I have umm, I, I'. Suggestion: use 'any specific' for lack of particular methods and avoid fillers in formal answers.
× So I think it's a, it's best practice for me, yeah.
✓ So I think it's the best practice for me.
Remove repeated filler 'it's a, it's' and use definite article 'the' to indicate the particular best practice. Keep simple present 'think' consistent. Suggestion: avoid fillers and redundant phrases; use 'the best practice' to state a general conclusion.