名字— Part 1 評分報告

建議: Answer the question directly in the first sentence and avoid the incorrect combination “for, however.” Use the natural expression “people whose names I remember easily” instead of “the name of people.” Also, “a girl that I love secretly” sounds unnatural and slightly awkward in this context; say “someone I secretly like” or “people I feel close to.” Keep the answer to two or three clear sentences and connect the example with “for example.”

範例: No, not always. I usually remember the names of people I feel close to or get along with, but I sometimes forget the names of people I have only met once. For example, I can easily remember the name of someone I secretly like because I think about that person quite often.

建議: The main idea is clear, but the answer contains tense and article errors. Use “Before smartphones became common, I wrote people's names down” rather than “Before the smartphones become prevalent, I write the name of people.” Avoid redundancy in “simply just remembered it by heart”; “memorized them” is more natural. Add a specific explanation of how your phone helps you remember names.

範例: I usually save people's names in my phone immediately after meeting them, sometimes along with a short note about where we met. Before smartphones became common, I wrote their names down on a piece of paper. This helped me remember both their names and the situation in which I met them.

建議: The response answers the question, but “I won't be feeling” is not the appropriate tense for a general situation; use “I don't feel” or “I wouldn't feel.” The phrase “anything negative genuinely overall” is unnatural and repetitive. Explain your attitude with one specific reason, such as understanding that people meet many new people and may need time to remember names.

範例: I don't usually feel embarrassed or angry when someone forgets my name. I understand that people meet many others, so remembering every name can be difficult. I normally just introduce myself again and continue the conversation.

建議: Avoid the contradictory phrase “sometimes do often”; choose either “sometimes” or “often.” It is more polite and natural to say “people I don't know well” rather than “people whom I'm not interested in or dislike,” especially in an IELTS interview. Add punctuation after “dislike” and explain that you politely ask for the person's name again. Use “what their name is” or “their name” instead of repeating the same wording.

範例: Yes, I sometimes forget people's names, especially when I have only met someone briefly or when we do not have much in common. When that happens, I politely ask, “Sorry, could you remind me of your name?” I think most people understand because forgetting names is quite common.

× It is not always easy for me to remember people's names, for, however I find it easy to remember the name of people whom I like.

✓ It is not always easy for me to remember people's names; however, I find it easy to remember the names of people whom I like.

For and however should not be used together in this sentence. However is sufficient to show the contrast, and it should be separated from the main clause with a semicolon and a comma.

× It is not always easy for me to remember people's names, for, however I find it easy to remember the name of people whom I like.

✓ It is not always easy for me to remember people's names; however, I find it easy to remember the names of people whom I like.

The phrase the name of people is inconsistent because people is plural. Use the plural noun names: the names of people. You can also say people's names.

× For example, a girl that I love secretly and a boy who is easy to get along with.

✓ For example, these include a girl that I love secretly and a boy who is easy to get along with.

The original sentence is a fragment because it has no main verb. Adding these include gives the sentence a complete subject and verb.

× Before the smartphones become prevalent, I write the name of people on a piece of paper or simply just remembered it by heart.

✓ Before smartphones became prevalent, I wrote people's names on a piece of paper or simply remembered them by heart.

The sentence describes a situation in the past, so the verbs should be in the past tense. Become changes to became, and write changes to wrote. The verb remembered was already in the past tense.

× Before the smartphones become prevalent, I write the name of people on a piece of paper or simply just remembered it by heart.

✓ Before smartphones became prevalent, I wrote people's names on a piece of paper or simply remembered them by heart.

People's names should be plural because the speaker is referring to the names of multiple people. The pronoun them also agrees with the plural noun names.

× Before the smartphones become prevalent, I write the name of people on a piece of paper or simply just remembered it by heart.

✓ Before smartphones became prevalent, I wrote people's names on a piece of paper or simply remembered them by heart.

Do not use the definite article the when referring to smartphones in general. Use smartphones without an article.

× I won't be feeling embarrassed or angry if people can't remember my name.

✓ I do not feel embarrassed or angry if people cannot remember my name.

The question asks about the speaker's general reaction, so the present tense is more appropriate. The future progressive form will not be feeling does not fit this general situation.

× I don't feel anything negative genuinely overall.

✓ I genuinely do not feel anything negative overall.

The adverb genuinely is placed awkwardly at the end of the sentence. It should be placed before the main verb phrase do not feel to modify the speaker's feeling more naturally.

× I sometimes do often forget people's names, especially the people whom I'm not interested in or dislike When this happens, I just ask them about their name again.

✓ I sometimes forget people's names, especially the people whom I am not interested in or dislike. When this happens, I just ask them about their names again.

Sometimes and often are both frequency adverbs, and using them together here is awkward. Use one frequency adverb. Sometimes is sufficient and should be placed before the main verb forget.

× I sometimes do often forget people's names, especially the people whom I'm not interested in or dislike When this happens, I just ask them about their name again.

✓ I sometimes forget people's names, especially the people whom I am not interested in or dislike. When this happens, I just ask them about their names again.

Two independent ideas are joined without proper sentence separation. Add a full stop after dislike so that When this happens begins a new sentence.

× I sometimes do often forget people's names, especially the people whom I'm not interested in or dislike When this happens, I just ask them about their name again.

✓ I sometimes forget people's names, especially the people whom I am not interested in or dislike. When this happens, I just ask them about their names again.

The antecedent them refers to multiple people, so the noun should be plural: their names. Use the plural form when asking several people to repeat their names.