Part 1
考官
Do you prefer typing or handwriting?
考生
Personally, I prefer handwriting as it allows my brain and my hand to coordinate well, and I've observed that I perform much better and understand what I'm actually writing when I'm handwriting, not typing. When I'm typing, it's just nothing.
考官
Do you type on a desktop or laptop keyboard every day?
考生
Yes, I do that on a daily basis as I work in an IT company and so I'm required to code to make reports and so on. So yes, it does require me type every single day, even in making databases.
考官
When did you learn how to type on a keyboard?
考生
Well, the first time I learned how to type was probably in primary school when I had my IT class and I remember my instructor, my teacher, telling me what each key on the keyboard meant and we wrote the alphabet A.
考官
How do you improve your typing?
考生
Honesty, in order to improve your typing I think you have to practice as much as possible, because once you start practicing things start becoming more permanent and they start getting engraved into your brain and everything just happens naturally from then onwards.
Do you prefer typing or handwriting?
分数: 78.0建议: This answer is clear and relevant, but it is slightly wordy and contains informal phrasing (“it's just nothing”). To improve, give a concise topic sentence, then add one or two specific supporting details and a short example. Use linking words (for example, because, so) to connect ideas and avoid redundancy.
示例: I prefer handwriting because it helps me concentrate and remember information better. For example, when I take notes by hand I can organise points with arrows and symbols, which makes revision easier, so I retain facts longer.
Do you type on a desktop or laptop keyboard every day?
分数: 80.0建议: The response answers directly and gives a reason, but it repeats ideas and uses vague phrases like “and so on.” Improve by using one clear sentence saying which device you use and a specific example of daily tasks, linked by a conjunction.
示例: Yes. I use a laptop every day at my IT job because I write code and prepare database reports, so most of my work involves typing.
When did you learn how to type on a keyboard?
分数: 72.0建议: The answer is relevant but hesitant (“probably”) and slightly unfocused. Remove filler words, state the time clearly, and add one specific supporting detail about how you practised. Keep it concise and coherent using a linking word.
示例: I learned to type in primary school during IT lessons, when the teacher showed us the keys and we practised typing the alphabet and simple words to build basic skills.
How do you improve your typing?
分数: 70.0建议: Good idea but too long and repetitive. Start with a direct topic sentence, then give one or two specific, practical methods (e.g. timed exercises, accuracy drills) and a short result. Avoid metaphors like “engraved into your brain” in formal speaking.
示例: I improve my typing by practising regularly with timed exercises and accuracy drills, such as using online typing tests for 10–15 minutes daily, which increases my speed and reduces errors over time.
× Personally, I prefer handwriting as it allows my brain and my hand to coordinate well, and I've observed that I perform much better and understand what I'm actually writing when I'm handwriting, not typing.
✓ Personally, I prefer handwriting because it allows my brain and my hands to coordinate well, and I've observed that I perform much better and understand what I'm actually writing when I'm handwriting rather than typing.
Use plural 'my hands' because both hands are implied (pronoun reference/number). Replace 'as' with 'because' for clearer cause; replace comma plus 'not typing' with 'rather than typing' for correct comparative structure. Suggestion: use 'rather than' for contrasts and match singular/plural pronouns to referents.
× When I'm typing, it's just nothing.
✓ When I'm typing, nothing happens.
'It's just nothing' is unidiomatic and uses an unnecessary dummy subject. Use 'nothing happens' to express lack of result with correct verb agreement. Suggestion: prefer clear verb-centered clauses (subject + verb) in spoken English.
× Yes, I do that on a daily basis as I work in an IT company and so I'm required to code to make reports and so on.
✓ Yes, I do that on a daily basis because I work in an IT company and I'm required to code to create reports and so on.
Replace 'as' with 'because' for clearer cause and 'to make reports' is awkward; use 'to create reports'. Present participle form issue flagged because 'so I'm required to code to make' contains redundant 'so'. Suggestion: avoid double causal expressions ('and so' plus 'so'); use a single connector.
× So yes, it does require me type every single day, even in making databases.
✓ So yes, it does require me to type every single day, even when creating databases.
Missing 'to' after 'require me' — the verb should be in infinitive form 'to type'. Also 'in making databases' is awkward; use 'when creating databases'. Suggestion: after 'require someone', use 'to' + base verb.
× Well, the first time I learned how to type was probably in primary school when I had my IT class and I remember my instructor, my teacher, telling me what each key on the keyboard meant and we wrote the alphabet A.
✓ Well, the first time I learned how to type was probably in primary school when I had my IT class, and I remember my instructor telling me what each key on the keyboard meant and that we practiced typing the letter A.
'My instructor, my teacher, telling me' is redundant; 'instructor' suffices. Use 'practiced typing the letter A' instead of 'we wrote the alphabet A' which is ungrammatical. Past tense 'remember... telling' is fine; clarify with 'that we practiced' for correct past activity. Suggestion: avoid redundant appositives and use precise verbs for actions.
× Honesty, in order to improve your typing I think you have to practice as much as possible, because once you start practicing things start becoming more permanent and they start getting engraved into your brain and everything just happens naturally from then onwards.
✓ Honestly, to improve your typing I think you have to practice as much as possible, because once you start practicing, skills become more permanent and get engraved in your brain, and everything happens naturally from then on.
Use 'Honestly' not 'Honesty' (word form error). Replace 'your typing' is okay but keep consistent pronoun; 'things start becoming more permanent' is vague — use 'skills become more permanent'. 'They start getting engraved into your brain' -> 'get engraved in your brain'. 'From then onwards' -> 'from then on'. Suggestion: use correct adverb forms and prefer concise, specific nouns (skills) and standard prepositional phrases ('in your brain', 'from then on').