Speaking Independent Q6

Speaking Independent Q6
You will now be asked to give your opinion about a familiar topic. Give yourself 15 seconds to prepare your response and then write around 130 words that you will use to speak for 45 seconds.
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Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? It is never too late in life to learn something new. Use details and examples to support your response.

I agree with the idea that it is never to late in life to learn something new. I have some examples from my own experience. I started to learn English when I was in junior high school and I stated to learn at International School. Other students, whose tongue language weren't English, were very fluent in English because they have been learning there since they were elementary school. I might be behind when I compared to other students, but I could feel a personal fulfillment or achievement when I could convey my feelings in English. I still try my best to improve my English skills, which may lead to new career options. Therefore, I personally believe that nothing could be too late to start.

自然な表現

I agree with the idea that learning has no age limit. I have some examples from my own experience. I started to learn English when I was in junior high school    at an international school. Other students, whose mother tongue wasn't English, were very fluent in English because they had been learning    since    elementary school. I might've been behind    compared to other students, but I could feel a personal fulfillment or achievement when I conveyed my feelings in English. I'm still trying my best to improve my English skills, which may lead to new career options. Therefore, I personally believe that nothing could be too late to start.

1. Use these words instead of repeating the statement above.
2. Alternatively, to sound more natural, you can say: "Based on my experience"
3, 10, 11, and 13. Remove these words because they are redundant.
4. Use "a/an" before singular and nonspecified nouns. 
5 and 6. Do not capitalize this word since it is not a proper noun. Is this the name of your school? If so, capitalizing is correct. If not, no need since it is a general term.
7. The correct term is "mother tongue."
8. Use the singular verb to agree with the singular subject.
9. Use "had" to avoid a faulty tense sequence.
12. Use "modal + have + pp" to speculate about past events.
14. Use the past tense instead of repeating "could."
15 and 16. Use the present continuous tense to state an ongoing action.
It's great to hear your perspective on learning new things at any stage in life! Your story about starting to learn English in junior high school, despite being behind your peers, is truly inspiring. Do you have any particular goals in mind for your English skills, or are there specific career options you're considering as you continue to improve?

I personally believe that English is a tool to gain new information. As I study medicine in university, most of the papers were written in English, so it's obliged for us to understand English. Moreover, when I travel to different countries, even the country's mother language isn't English, I can communicate with people there by using English. Therefore, learning English is crucial because it's a tool that can enhance our lives.

自然な表現

I    believe that English is a tool to gain new information. As I study medicine at university, most of the papers were written in English, so we must understand English. Moreover, when I travel to different countries, even if the country's official language isn't English, I can communicate with people there    using English. Therefore, learning English is crucial because it    can enhance our lives.

1, 6, and 7. Remove these words because they are redundant.
2. "at + university"
3. Simply use these words to avoid wordiness and make the sentence easier to understand.
4. Use "even if" to say that if something is the case or not, the result is the same.
5. This word fits the context better.
That's a very practical and forward-thinking approach to learning English. Do you find that your medical studies have helped you improve your English, or do you use other methods as well?

I don't think just reading papers would help me improve my English skills because the internet service has an instant translation tool, which is really useful. However, even the techniques have developed, there are still uncertain sentences when using translation tools, therefore it's better to be well understandable without using translation.

自然な表現

I don't think just reading papers would help me improve my English skills because the internet    has an instant translation tool, which is really useful. However, even though the features have developed, there are still uncertain sentences when using translation tools. Therefore, it's better to be knowledgeable without using translation.

1. Remove this word because it is redundant.
2. Use "even though" to mean despite the fact that.
3. Use "features" to mean a typical quality or an important part of something.
4. Use a "period" instead of a "comma" to separate two independent clauses.
5. Capitalization correction
6. Add a comma after conjunctive adverbs.
7. Use "knowledgeable" to mean knowing a lot.
It's true that translation tools can be helpful, but they aren't always perfect. Have you found any other effective ways to practice and improve your English skills?

From my experience in International school, I think the most effective way to improve our English skills is just trying to use it without hesitation. Listen a lot, read a lot, talk a lot. Taking TOEFL or TOEIC is a good measuring tool to visualize our achievements, which encourage us to carry on our study.

自然な表現

From my experience in an international school, I think the most effective way to improve our English skills is just to try to use it without hesitation, like listening   , reading   , and talking a lot. Taking TOEFL or TOEIC is a good measuring tool for our achievements, which encourages us to carry on our studies.

1. Use "a/an" before singular and nonspecified nouns. 
2. Do not capitalize this word since it is not a proper noun.
3. Use the infinitive as the object of the sentence.
4. Use a comma to connect them since what follows is not a complete sentence.
5, 7, and 10. Use the v-ing form as the object of the preposition.
6 and 8. Remove these words because they are redundant.
9. Use “and” just before the last item to indicate the conclusion of the list.
11. To "visualize" is to imagine. In this context, simply use "for."
12. Use the singular verb to agree with the singular subject.
13. Use "studies" to mean studying or work involving studying.
Your approach to improving English skills through consistent practice and using tools like TOEFL or TOEIC is very effective. Have you set any specific goals for your TOEFL or TOEIC scores?

Next years, I'd like to participate in overseas clinical training program in our university. We have several choices from the US, Germany and Taiwan. I applied for the US and Germany and more than 80 is required when we apply for the US. Therefore, I'm planning to take TOEFL at the end of next month.

自然な表現

Next year, I'd like to participate in an overseas clinical training program at our university. We have several choices from the US, Germany, and Taiwan. I applied for the US and Germany, and more than 80 is required when we apply for the US. Therefore, I'm planning to take TOEFL at the end of next month.

1. "next + singular noun"
2. Use "a/an" before singular and nonspecified nouns. 
3. "at + university"
4. Add a comma before the conjunction in a list of three or more things.
5. Add a comma before a conjunction that joins two independent clauses.

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