Part 1
Examiner
Do you prefer typing or handwriting?
Candidate
I prefer typing on computer and smartphones because I think it's more convenient and if you made some mistakes you can correct them more easily.
Examiner
Do you type on a desktop or laptop keyboard every day?
Candidate
Yes, I tap on my laptop keyboard every day. I have a computer and I write my essays on my computer with typing on the keyboard. I also chat with my friends using WeChat, which also needs typing on the keyboard.
Examiner
When did you learn how to type on a keyboard?
Candidate
I learned it in my primary school. Back then we had a computer lessons and the teacher taught us the techniques of how to type it blindly and how to type it more quickly.
Examiner
How do you improve your typing?
Candidate
I improve my typing by daily practice, for example, uh, chatting with my friends or uh, typing my essays. I think it requires constancy of practices and long term consistency.
Do you prefer typing or handwriting?
Score: 78.0Suggestion: 回答要更自然并更简洁,开头直接给出观点,然后用1-2个具体原因支持。避免重复(例如同时说“more convenient”与相似表达),并尽量把句子控制在5句以内。可增加连接词提升连贯性。
Example: I prefer typing on computers and smartphones because it’s faster and more convenient. For example, I can easily edit text and use spell-check, which saves time when I’m writing messages or essays.
Do you type on a desktop or laptop keyboard every day?
Score: 72.0Suggestion: 回答重复信息较多,应直接回答并用一两个具体例子说明用途,使用连词连接句子,避免重复‘computer’和‘typing’。语法上避免非标准表达(如“tap on”改为“use”)。
Example: Yes, I use my laptop keyboard every day. I mainly write essays for school and chat with friends on WeChat, so I type a lot for both study and social purposes.
When did you learn how to type on a keyboard?
Score: 70.0Suggestion: 回答要更自然、语法更准确。可以直接给时间点并补充具体细节(比如哪个年级、学了哪些技巧)。避免中文式翻译如“type it blindly”,建议用“touch typing”。
Example: I learned to type when I was in primary school, around age eight. We had computer lessons where the teacher taught us touch typing and exercises to increase speed and accuracy.
How do you improve your typing?
Score: 68.0Suggestion: 回答可更具体,给出具体练习方法和频率(例如每天练习多少分钟,使用哪些练习工具),并用更地道的表达替代重复词(如“consistency”)。避免停顿词“uh”。
Example: I improve my typing through daily practice: I spend about 20 minutes on typing exercises using online programs and also write essays and messages. Over time, regular practice has helped me increase both speed and accuracy.
× I prefer typing on computer and smartphones because I think it's more convenient and if you made some mistakes you can correct them more easily.
✓ I prefer typing on computers and smartphones because I think it's more convenient, and if you make some mistakes you can correct them more easily.
错误类型:动词-ing形式及其它(复数与时态)。解释: 1) “on computer and smartphones” 中 computer 应为可数名词,需用复数或加冠词,故改为“computers and smartphones”。 2) 前半句时态用一般现在时,应保持一致;从句“If you made some mistakes”使用了过去式,表示假设条件应用一般现在时(第一类条件句),改为“If you make some mistakes”。 建议:可数名词要注意单复数一致;条件句若表示一般真理或可能发生的情况使用一般现在时。
× Yes, I tap on my laptop keyboard every day.
✓ Yes, I tap on my laptop keyboard every day.
错误类型:第三人称单数问题(检查后句子正确)。解释:该句主语是“I”,动词用原形“tap”是正确的,无需改动。建议:注意仅在第三人称单数主语时加-s。
× I have a computer and I write my essays on my computer with typing on the keyboard.
✓ I have a computer, and I write my essays on it by typing on the keyboard.
错误类型:句子结构错误。解释:原句“on my computer with typing on the keyboard”结构重复冗余且不地道。改为“write my essays on it by typing on the keyboard”更简洁自然。建议:避免重复表达同一信息,用代词替代已提到的名词,并用介词短语表达方式(by + 动名词)。
× I also chat with my friends using WeChat, which also needs typing on the keyboard.
✓ I also chat with my friends using WeChat, which also requires typing on the keyboard.
错误类型:动词 + -ing 形式(及词汇搭配)。解释:短语“needs typing on the keyboard”不够地道,动词“require”更合适:"requires typing" 或 “requires you to type”。此外避免重复使用“also”。建议:使用常见搭配如“requires typing”或“requires you to type”。
× I learned it in my primary school. Back then we had a computer lessons and the teacher taught us the techniques of how to type it blindly and how to type it more quickly.
✓ I learned it in primary school. Back then we had computer lessons, and the teacher taught us techniques for touch-typing and how to type more quickly.
错误类型:There be / 文章与复数问题及措辞不当。解释: 1) “my primary school” 可简化为“primary school”更自然; 2) “had a computer lessons” 中 a 与 lessons(复数)冲突,应为 “computer lessons” 或 “a computer lesson”; 3) “how to type it blindly” 表达不自然,native表达为“touch-typing”或“type without looking at the keyboard”; 4) “how to type it more quickly” 中多余的代词“it”,改为“how to type more quickly”。 建议:注意冠词与名词单复数一致,使用地道表达如“touch-typing”,避免多余代词。
× I improve my typing by daily practice, for example, uh, chatting with my friends or uh, typing my essays. I think it requires constancy of practices and long term consistency.
✓ I improve my typing by practicing every day—for example, chatting with my friends or typing my essays. I think it requires consistent practice and long-term consistency.
错误类型:现在时/名词和形容词使用不当。解释: 1) “by daily practice” 更自然为“by practicing every day”或“through daily practice”; 2) “constancy of practices” 不地道,应该用“consistent practice”或“consistency in practice”; 3) “long term consistency” 需要连字符“long-term consistency”并且与前文重复,建议只保留“consistent practice”或“long-term consistency”。 建议:用动名词短语表达日常练习,复合形容词作定语时用连字符,使用更自然的搭配如“consistent practice”。