You are writing your first letter to a pen pal. Describe your previous studies and work experience, your current activities, hobbies and interests.
Tell your pen pal that you will be visiting him/her.
You should write at least 150 words.
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
Dear Monica,
Hi! My name is Jane Zhang, and I obtained your name and address from Pen Pals International. I am very glad to have this chance to write to you and become pen pals.
Let me first introduce myself. I’m currently working as a computer programmer in a large multi-national company. I graduated from Tsinghua University with a Bachelor’s degree in computer science in July 1996. While I enjoy my current job, I’m interested in pursuing a Master’s degree, and hope to begin graduate studies next September. My hobbies include listening to pop music (especially U2), playing the pi...
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Attribute Value Ideal
Score: 7.5 out of 9
Category: Very Good Excellent
No. of Grammatical Errors: 0 2
No. of Spelling Errors: 0 2
No. of Sentences: 20 10
No. of Words: 236 200
No. of Characters: 1068 1000
No. of Different Words: 153 100
Fourth Root of Number of Words: 3.919 4.0
Average Word Length: 4.525 4.6
Word Length SD: 2.816 2.4
No. of Words greater than 5 chars: 70 60
No. of Words greater than 6 chars: 55 50
No. of Words greater than 7 chars: 36 40
No. of Words greater than 8 chars: 24 20
Use of Passive Voice (%): 0 0
Avg. Sentence Length: 11.8 21.0
Sentence Length SD: 6.416 7.5
Use of Discourse Markers (%): 0.3 0.12
Sentence-Text Coherence: 0.263 0.35
Sentence-Para Coherence: 0.532 0.50
Sentence-Sentence Coherence: 0.101 0.07
Number of Paragraphs: 3 4