Chatting— Part 1 採点レポート

提案: まず、文法と発音の混乱を減らして明確に話すことが必要です。例えば、自己紹介文は簡潔にし、冗長な言い直し（"I'm a kind of introverted" と "I don't like chatting" の繰り返し）を避けましょう。また、意味が重複する表現（"I don't have a small circle friend" と "I have just a small circle friend"）を整理して、1つの明確なセンテンスにまとめる練習をしてください。さらに、リンク表現（"so", "but", "actually"）を適切に使って論理的につなげると自然に聞こえます。発話長は3文以内に収め、具体例（週に何回チャットするか等）を一つ付けると良いです。

例: I'm quite introverted, so I don't chat with friends very often. I only have a small circle of friends, and I usually meet them once or twice a month. Instead, I prefer solitary activities like reading or hiking.

提案: 回答は内容が分かりやすくまとまっていますが、語彙選択と流暢さを改善するともっと自然になります。曖昧な語（"this amount mundane things"）は避け、具体的な話題を一つか二つ挙げて詳細（例えば最近作った料理や週末の計画）を加えると良いです。話のつながりには接続詞（"for example", "and"）を使って論理的に展開してください。

例: My main conversation partner is my wife, and we usually talk about everyday matters. For example, we discuss what to cook, household chores like laundry, and plans for the weekend. Sometimes we also share recipes and new restaurants we've tried.

提案: 文法の誤り（過去形・主語の不一致など）と不自然な比喩表現（"each kind of salt"）を修正する必要があります。まず主張を短いトピックセンテンスで述べ、理由を1〜2文で明確に説明してください。具体例を出す際は簡潔にし、"groups have different opinions" 等の自然な表現を使いましょう。接続詞（"because", "so"）を正しく使い論理の流れを作ることも重要です。

例: I prefer talking with one friend rather than a group. In a group, conversations can go in many directions and it's hard to follow every opinion. As a former university researcher, I sometimes need to speak with lab members, but I find one-on-one talks more comfortable.

提案: 考えは明確ですが、発話の流暢さと文法を改善しましょう。冗長なフィラー（"uh", "the, the"）を減らし、比較構文を正確に使う（"prefer A to B"）ことを意識してください。理由は具体的に述べ（表情や声のトーンが分かる等）、一文目は直接的な答えにして、続けて理由を1文で補足すると自然です。

例: I prefer face-to-face communication to social media because I can see facial expressions and hear tone of voice. These cues help me understand the other person's feelings more accurately.

提案: 答えは断定的ですが、結論の理由が不十分で文が未完で終わっています。まずは短い結論文（"No, I rarely argue with friends."）を述べ、その後で理由を1〜2文で補強してください。理由は具体的に（"we avoid sensitive topics"、"we value harmony"等）述べ、曖昧な語句や繰り返しを避けましょう。最後に短い例（いつ意見が合わなかったか）を入れると説得力が増します。

例: No, I rarely argue with friends. We usually avoid heated topics and prefer to keep conversations harmonious. For instance, if we disagree about politics, we change the subject rather than argue.

× I'm a kind of introverted person, so I'm not I don't like chatting with my friend.

✓ I'm kind of an introverted person, so I don't like chatting with my friends.

The original sentence misuses pronouns and contractions ('I'm not I don't') which creates confusion. Use 'I'm kind of an introverted person' and 'I don't like chatting with my friends' for natural English. Also use plural 'friends' to match general statement about chatting with people. Suggestion: Remove the extra 'not', use a single clear clause, and use plural when speaking generally.

× Actually I don't have a small circle friend, sorry.

✓ Actually I don't have a small circle of friends.

The phrase 'a small circle friend' is incorrect quantifier and noun order. Use 'a small circle of friends' to indicate a small group. 'Friend' must be plural when preceded by 'circle of'. Suggestion: Use 'a circle of friends' or 'a small group of friends'.

× I I have just a small circle friend.

✓ I just have a small circle of friends.

Repetition 'I I' and incorrect word order. Place 'just' before 'have' and use 'circle of friends' with 'friends' plural. Suggestion: Avoid repeated words and keep natural word order: 'I just have a small circle of friends.'

× So I chatting with my friend is rare occasion but I love a soul activity.

✓ So chatting with my friends is a rare occasion, but I love solitary activities.

'I chatting' is ungrammatical — use gerund 'chatting' alone. 'my friend' should be 'my friends' if referring generally. 'a soul activity' is incorrect usage; likely meant 'solitary activity' or 'being alone.' Suggestion: Use gerund form and correct noun: 'chatting with my friends is rare, but I enjoy solitary activities.'

× Uh, my only friend is a wife and umm, I typically talk with my wife about our daily, uh, things like our laundries and foods and uh, cooking and cuisines.

✓ Uh, my only close friend is my wife, and I typically talk with her about our daily things like laundry, food, cooking, and cuisine.

Use 'my wife' rather than 'a wife' when referring to one's own spouse. 'My only friend is a wife' is incorrect pronoun/article usage. 'Laundries' and 'foods' are nonstandard plural nouns here — use 'laundry' and 'food.' Suggestion: Use 'my wife' and uncountable forms 'laundry' and 'food.'

× But uh, I love chatting with my wife about this amount mundane things.

✓ But I love chatting with my wife about these rather mundane things.

'This amount mundane things' is ungrammatical. Use demonstrative 'these' to agree with plural 'things' and an adverb like 'rather' before 'mundane.' Suggestion: Use 'these rather mundane things' for natural phrasing.

× I were university researchers and I have a Level 3 so I have to talk with my laboratories members.

✓ I was a university researcher, and I have Level 3, so I had to talk with the members of my laboratory.

'I were' is incorrect past tense for singular subject; use 'I was.' 'Researchers' should be singular 'researcher' to match 'I.' 'Laboratories members' has wrong pluralization and order — use 'members of my laboratory.' Also tense consistency: if referring to past role use past 'had to.' Suggestion: Use 'I was a university researcher' and 'members of my laboratory.'

× But I typically basically don't like chatting with a group of people because each group has each kind of salt so it is quite divergent things.

✓ But I typically don't like chatting with a group of people because each group has different types of people, so things are quite diverse.

'Typically basically' is redundant; choose one adverb. 'Each kind of salt' is likely a mistranslation — use 'different types of people.' 'Divergent things' is awkward; 'things are quite diverse' is clearer. Suggestion: Remove redundancy and use clearer nouns: 'different types of people' and 'diverse'.

× I prefer to talk uh, by face to face than uh, communicating with social medias because uh, through social media, I cannot uh, find the, the face expression.

✓ I prefer to talk face-to-face rather than communicate via social media because through social media I cannot see facial expressions.

Use 'face-to-face' with hyphens as an adjective/adverb, and 'rather than' for comparison. 'Communicating with social medias' is incorrect — use 'communicate via social media.' 'Find the face expression' should be 'see facial expressions.' Suggestion: Use 'prefer to talk face-to-face rather than communicate via social media' and 'see facial expressions.'

× So uh, it is quite difficult to find out what the person I think of compared to.

✓ So it's quite difficult to know what the other person is thinking compared to in-person conversation.

Sentence is fragmented and incorrect word order. 'Find out what the person I think of' should be 'know what the other person is thinking.' Add comparison 'compared to in-person communication' to clarify. Suggestion: Use full clause 'know what the other person is thinking compared to face-to-face.'

× I don't argue uh, with my friend uh, basically, uh, the reason why I don't argue with my friend is that ro is low frequency of chatting itself.

✓ I don't argue with my friends basically; the reason is that the frequency of our chatting is low.

Use plural 'friends' for general statement. 'Ro is low frequency of chatting itself' appears to be mistranscribed — correct to 'the frequency of our chatting is low.' Pronoun 'our' clarifies possession. Suggestion: Use clear subject and possessive pronouns: 'the frequency of our chatting is low.'

× But uh, sometimes, uh, even some even the even when I talk with my friend, I try to avoid arguing with my friend because it's a very.

✓ But sometimes, even when I talk with my friends, I try to avoid arguing with them because it's usually unnecessary.

The original has repeated filler words and incomplete ending 'because it's a very.' Clean up repetitions, use plural 'friends' and 'them' for pronoun agreement, and finish the thought with a valid reason such as 'usually unnecessary.' Suggestion: Remove redundant fillers, complete the clause, and ensure pronoun agreement.