Part 1
考官
Do you prefer typing or handwriting?
考生
I always prefer typing over handwriting. I think that typing is much more efficient than handwriting overall, and furthermore, my handwriting doesn't look great, especially compared to the peers of my ethnic group. They can write a lot better than me.
考官
Do you type on a desktop or laptop keyboard every day?
考生
I usually type on the laptop keyboard every day. I type on the desktop keyboard. This often. I prefer laptops or desktops because I think that laptops are easier to carry even though the keyboard isn't that big.
考官
When did you learn how to type on a keyboard?
考生
I probably learned how to type on the keyboard at the age of 10. My elementary school in Beijing had compulsory typing classes. I was not a particularly good student, but I was a diligent and hardworking student. I learned how to to type without looking at the screen within a matter of half a year.
考官
How do you improve your typing?
考生
I think I improved most by doing a lot of practice and may not be the most intelligent student, but I do think that I was an extremely hardworking student. And overall, it's not super difficult for me naturally.
Do you prefer typing or handwriting?
分数: 68.0建议: Be more concise and avoid irrelevant or potentially sensitive comparisons. Start with a clear topic sentence, give one or two specific reasons, and finish with a brief example. Use linking words (because, so, for example) to connect ideas.
示例: I prefer typing to handwriting because typing is faster and neater. For example, when I take notes on my laptop I can organize them quickly and search them later, so I save time and reduce mistakes.
Do you type on a desktop or laptop keyboard every day?
分数: 55.0建议: Give a clear direct answer then explain one reason with a coherent supporting detail. Avoid short fragmented sentences and contradictions. Use linking words like however or because to clarify comparisons.
示例: I usually type on a laptop keyboard every day because I often work in different places. However, I sometimes use a desktop at home for long tasks since its keyboard is larger and more comfortable.
When did you learn how to type on a keyboard?
分数: 75.0建议: Begin with a clear time reference, then add a specific detail about the learning context and progress. Avoid repetition and unnecessary self-evaluation; focus on relevant facts about learning and development.
示例: I learned to type when I was about ten years old at my elementary school in Beijing, which had compulsory typing classes. After about six months of regular practice I could touch-type without looking at the screen.
How do you improve your typing?
分数: 62.0建议: Answer directly and give specific strategies you used to improve (practice methods, tools, routines). Avoid self-deprecating remarks that do not add useful information. Use linking words to structure the answer.
示例: I improved my typing mainly through daily practice and drills, such as using online typing programs and setting aside 20 minutes a day to focus on accuracy. As a result, my speed and accuracy increased steadily.
× I always prefer typing over handwriting.
✓ I always prefer typing to handwriting.
When expressing preference, the correct preposition is 'to' (prefer A to B). Using 'over' is not standard in this structure. Use 'prefer A to B' to be grammatically correct.
× my handwriting doesn't look great, especially compared to the peers of my ethnic group.
✓ my handwriting doesn't look great, especially compared to the peers in my ethnic group.
Use 'in my ethnic group' rather than 'of my ethnic group' to indicate membership; 'peers in my ethnic group' is more natural English. 'Of' suggests possession rather than membership.
× They can write a lot better than me.
✓ They can write much better than I can.
In formal English, after 'than' with a verb comparison, use the subject and verb ('I can') rather than the object pronoun 'me'. Also 'much better' is more idiomatic than 'a lot better' in this context.
× I usually type on the laptop keyboard every day.
✓ I usually type on the laptop keyboard every day.
Sentence is acceptable, but 'on the laptop keyboard' can imply a specific laptop already known; if speaking generally use 'a laptop keyboard'. No correction needed.
× I type on the desktop keyboard. This often.
✓ I sometimes type on the desktop keyboard.
'This often' is a fragment and ungrammatical. Replace with 'I sometimes' or 'I do this often' to form a complete sentence with a subject and verb.
× I prefer laptops or desktops because I think that laptops are easier to carry even though the keyboard isn't that big.
✓ I prefer laptops to desktops because laptops are easier to carry, even though their keyboards aren't that big.
Use 'prefer A to B' for comparisons and ensure pronoun agreement: 'their keyboards' refers back to 'laptops'. Also remove redundant 'I think that' for conciseness.
× I probably learned how to type on the keyboard at the age of 10.
✓ I learned how to type on the keyboard at the age of 10.
'Probably' is not a grammatical error but can be removed for clarity since a specific age is given. Past tense 'learned' is correct; simplify sentence to be more natural.
× My elementary school in Beijing had compulsory typing classes.
✓ My elementary school in Beijing had compulsory typing classes.
Sentence is correct; no change needed. 'Compulsory typing classes' is acceptable.
× I was not a particularly good student, but I was a diligent and hardworking student.
✓ I was not a particularly good student, but I was diligent and hardworking.
Avoid repeating 'student' unnecessarily. Use parallel adjectives 'diligent and hardworking' without repeating the noun.
× I learned how to to type without looking at the screen within a matter of half a year.
✓ I learned how to type without looking at the screen within about half a year.
There is a duplicated 'to to' and awkward time expression. Remove the extra 'to' and use 'about half a year' or 'within six months' for natural phrasing.
× I think I improved most by doing a lot of practice and may not be the most intelligent student, but I do think that I was an extremely hardworking student.
✓ I think I improved mostly by doing a lot of practice. I may not have been the most intelligent student, but I was extremely hardworking.
Sentence run-on and tense/structure issues: split into two sentences for clarity, use 'improved mostly' (adverb placement), change 'may not be' to past 'may not have been' to match past context, and remove redundant 'do think that'.
× And overall, it's not super difficult for me naturally.
✓ Overall, it wasn't particularly difficult for me.
Match past tense context ('wasn't') and use more formal adverb 'particularly' instead of informal 'super', and remove 'naturally' which is ambiguous here.