Part 1
Examiner
Do you prefer typing or handwriting?
Candidate
I prefer typing because it is faster and more convenient for directing longer tests, especially when I need to edit quickly. For example, composing e-mail on the laptop saves time. However, I still handwriting notes or occasionally.
Examiner
Do you type on a desktop or laptop keyboard every day?
Candidate
Yes, I type our laptop keyboard every day because I use it for studying and working. The portable design make it convenient to carry between home and office.
Examiner
When did you learn how to type on a keyboard?
Candidate
I learned to type on keyboard when I was about 12 years old during a computer class at school where we practiced touch typing exercise. By practicing regularly at home and using online drills, I quickly improved my speed and accuracy.
Examiner
How do you improve your typing?
Candidate
Practicing typing regularly using online typing programs to build speed and accuracy. For example, I do timed exercises that focus on common work patterns. I also concentrate on proper finger placement and poster to reduce errors.
Do you prefer typing or handwriting?
Score: 68.0Suggestion: Cải thiện câu trả lời bằng cách sửa ngữ pháp, logic và làm rõ ý chính; tránh lỗi từ (ví dụ “directing longer tests”, “composing e-mail”, “I still handwriting notes or occasionally”). Nên có câu chủ đề rõ ràng, 1–2 câu hỗ trợ với ví dụ cụ thể và một câu kết ngắn. Sử dụng liên từ như “because”, “for example”, “however” hợp lý.
Example: I prefer typing because it is faster and makes editing easy. For example, composing emails on my laptop saves time and lets me rearrange sentences quickly. However, I still handwrite short notes occasionally when I need to jot ideas fast.
Do you type on a desktop or laptop keyboard every day?
Score: 72.0Suggestion: Sửa lỗi ngữ pháp và từ vựng (ví dụ “our” → “on a”, “make” → “makes”); trả lời trực tiếp, thêm một hoặc hai chi tiết cụ thể về cách bạn dùng laptop để minh họa. Giữ độ dài tối đa 5 câu và sử dụng liên từ để mạch lạc.
Example: Yes, I type on a laptop keyboard every day because I use the device for both studying and work. Its portable design makes it easy to carry between my home and the office, so I can continue tasks without interruption.
When did you learn how to type on a keyboard?
Score: 82.0Suggestion: Câu trả lời tốt nhưng cần chỉnh vài lỗi nhỏ (thêm mạo từ và số nhiều: “on the keyboard”, “touch-typing exercises”). Có thể thêm một chi tiết cụ thể về tiến bộ (ví dụ tốc độ gõ) để tăng tính cụ thể. Dùng liên từ như “when”, “by” để rõ nguyên nhân và kết quả.
Example: I learned to type on the keyboard when I was about 12 in a school computer class where we practiced touch-typing exercises. By practicing regularly at home with online drills, I improved my speed from about 20 to 60 words per minute.
How do you improve your typing?
Score: 70.0Suggestion: Cần sửa ngữ pháp (đảm bảo câu có chủ ngữ, động từ) và lỗi từ (“poster” → “posture”); sắp xếp câu mạch lạc: bắt đầu bằng câu chủ đề, sau đó mô tả phương pháp cụ thể, cuối cùng nêu kết quả hoặc mục tiêu. Thêm chi tiết cụ thể như tần suất luyện tập.
Example: I improve my typing by practicing regularly with online typing programs that build speed and accuracy. For example, I do 20-minute timed exercises three times a week that focus on common work patterns, and I pay attention to proper finger placement and posture to reduce errors.
× I prefer typing because it is faster and more convenient for directing longer tests, especially when I need to edit quickly.
✓ I prefer typing because it is faster and more convenient for writing longer texts, especially when I need to edit quickly.
'Directing longer tests' is incorrect word choice and likely meant 'writing longer texts'. Use of 'writing' fits context. Suggestion: replace 'directing longer tests' with 'writing longer texts'.
× For example, composing e-mail on the laptop saves time.
✓ For example, composing e-mails on the laptop saves time.
Countable noun 'e-mail' requires plural 'e-mails' when speaking generally. Also 'on the laptop' is acceptable; could also be 'on a laptop' if not specific. Suggestion: use plural 'e-mails' or 'email' as an uncountable noun consistently.
× However, I still handwriting notes or occasionally.
✓ However, I still handwrite notes occasionally.
Original lacks correct verb form. 'Handwriting' is a noun, but the sentence needs the verb 'handwrite' and 'occasionally' should follow. Suggestion: use 'I still handwrite notes occasionally.'
× Yes, I type our laptop keyboard every day because I use it for studying and working.
✓ Yes, I type on my laptop keyboard every day because I use it for studying and working.
Use of 'our' is incorrect if student refers to own laptop; 'my' is appropriate. Also missing preposition 'on' before 'my laptop keyboard'. Suggestion: 'type on my laptop keyboard'.
× The portable design make it convenient to carry between home and office.
✓ The portable design makes it convenient to carry between home and the office.
Subject 'design' is singular, so verb should be 'makes' (subject-verb agreement). Also add 'the' before 'office' for specific place. Suggestion: ensure verb agrees with singular subject.
× I learned to type on keyboard when I was about 12 years old during a computer class at school where we practiced touch typing exercise.
✓ I learned to type on a keyboard when I was about 12 years old during a computer class at school where we practiced touch-typing exercises.
Need article 'a' before 'keyboard'. 'Touch typing' used as adjective should be hyphenated as 'touch-typing' before noun, and 'exercise' should be plural 'exercises' to match 'we practiced'. Suggestion: use 'a keyboard' and pluralize 'exercises'.
× By practicing regularly at home and using online drills, I quickly improved my speed and accuracy.
✓ By practicing regularly at home and using online drills, I quickly improved my speed and accuracy.
This sentence is grammatically correct. It uses past tense 'improved' consistent with 'I learned' earlier. No change needed.
× Practicing typing regularly using online typing programs to build speed and accuracy.
✓ I practice typing regularly using online typing programs to build speed and accuracy.
Original is a fragment lacking a main verb/subject. Use present simple 'I practice' to answer 'How do you improve your typing?'. Suggestion: start with subject and finite verb.
× For example, I do timed exercises that focus on common work patterns.
✓ For example, I do timed exercises that focus on common work patterns.
This sentence is correct. 'Do timed exercises' and 'focus' agree in tense and number. No change needed.
× I also concentrate on proper finger placement and poster to reduce errors.
✓ I also concentrate on proper finger placement and posture to reduce errors.
'Poster' is a misspelling/misuse; intended word is 'posture'. Suggestion: use 'posture' to refer to body position while typing.