Unemployment: day 56
I received an email from JICA. The mail was for confirming trainee’ state of learning English. It was about learning decade, amount of time per day, so on. Until now, they confirmed about leaning state some times. I assumed that some of trainees didn’t prepare studying English for the training. I wondered if I have had enough preparation.
Correct version
I received an email from JICA. The email was to confirm the trainees’ progress in learning English. It asked about the length of study, the amount of time spent per day, and so on. Up to now, they have checked on the trainees’ learning progress several times. I assumed that some of the trainees had not prepared adequately for studying English before the training. I wondered whether I had prepared enough myself.
IELTS Improvement Points
Collocation:
confirm progress
→ More natural than confirm state of learning. Used in education, training, and professional contexts.
spend time on [something]
→ Correct collocation instead of amount of time per day. Example: She spends three hours a day on homework.
prepare adequately
→ More precise and academic than didn’t prepare studying. “Adequately” highlights the degree of preparation.
Template:
[Subject] have/has checked [something] several times up to now.
→ A neat present perfect structure showing repeated actions until the present. Example: The teacher has checked the homework several times up to now.
I wondered whether [clause].
→ More formal and natural than I wondered if. Example: I wondered whether I had studied enough.
Vocabulary:
progress
→ A formal academic word meaning advancement or improvement. More suitable than “state of learning.”
length (of study)
→ Correct word instead of learning decade. “Length” refers to duration or period of time.
adequately
→ Means “sufficiently” or “to an acceptable degree.” Stronger than simply saying “enough.”
trainees (plural possessive)
→ Correct possessive form is trainees’ progress, not trainee’ state. Important accuracy point for IELTS grammar score.
