Chatting— Part 1 Report

Suggestion: Be more concise and avoid hesitations and repetition. Start with a clear topic sentence, then give one or two specific supporting details using linking words. Use precise vocabulary (e.g., "discussing food, travel, and studies") and correct minor grammar ("for a long time", "Italian cuisine").

Example: Yes, I enjoy chatting with friends. For instance, we often discuss food and travel; I like sharing opinions about Italian cuisine because my friends and I compare recipes and restaurant experiences.

Suggestion: Organize your answer: give a clear topic sentence, then two specific areas with linking words. Reduce hesitations and fix grammar (e.g., "past experiences", "college life", "job opportunities and salaries"). Provide specific examples rather than vague phrases.

Example: We mainly talk about past experiences and future plans. For example, we reminisce about college life and how we met, and we also discuss future job opportunities, including expected salaries and career paths.

Suggestion: Answer directly and correct grammar and clarity. Use one concise reason and a brief supporting example. Avoid unclear phrases like "we are very easy" and incorrect tense/word choice ("who knows you best", "we discussed many ideas").

Example: I prefer talking one-on-one with a close friend who knows me best. For example, my friend Hilary and I often discuss our future plans because we share similar goals and communicate easily.

Suggestion: Be decisive and concise: state your preference and give clear reasons with correct vocabulary. Avoid contradictions and awkward phrases ("newly missed friends in show"). Use linking words like "however" correctly and limit to two sentences.

Example: I prefer face-to-face conversations because they let me read body language and check how friends are doing. However, I also use social media to keep in touch with distant acquaintances and meet new people.

Suggestion: Provide a clear, well-structured account: state briefly that you have argued, give one specific example with cause and result, use past tense consistently and avoid filler words. Clarify the resolution (how you reconciled) and use linking words such as "because", "so", "however".

Example: Yes, I have argued with a friend once at university because we disagreed about our final-year project. Although the discussion became heated, we focused on the facts and compromised, so we eventually completed the project together.

× I do like chatting with friends and I often chat with friends on different topics to exchange ideas in different uh, ideas and like uh food.

✓ I do like chatting with friends, and I often chat with them about different topics to exchange ideas, for example, about food.

Original sentence used repetitive and awkward noun phrases ('different ideas and like uh food') and lacked clarity. The correction uses the present participle 'chatting' correctly and replaces repeated 'friends' with the pronoun 'them'. It also provides a clearer example phrase. Suggestion: simplify and avoid repetition by using pronouns and concise phrases.

× For example, I will talk about food umm for long period of time and to share my ideas on Italian cuisines and my friends love them.

✓ For example, I talk about food for long periods of time and share my ideas on Italian cuisine, and my friends enjoy it.

The student used 'I will talk' which suggests future but context is habitual, so simple present 'I talk' is correct. 'For long period of time' needs plural 'periods' and 'Italian cuisines' should be singular 'Italian cuisine' when speaking generally. 'My friends love them' is unclear; use 'enjoy it' referring to the cuisine. Suggestion: use simple present for habitual actions and match singular/plural nouns correctly.

× We usually chat about our past experience, like how do we meet or, uh, what's the college lifestyle was like?

✓ We usually chat about our past experiences, like how we met or what college life was like.

Mixes question word order ('how do we meet') with a statement; for reporting past events use past simple 'how we met'. 'What's the college lifestyle was like' mixes present question form with past 'was'; correct structure is 'what college life was like'. Also 'experience' should be plural 'experiences'. Suggestion: use consistent tense and correct word order for statements.

× And when we are studying in the university and we talk about the future, like, uh, the job opportunities, we talk about the salaries they are, uh, on their job and talk about future in general.

✓ When we were studying at university, we talked about the future, such as job opportunities and salaries in their jobs, and about the future in general.

The sentence mixes present progressive 'are studying' with past context earlier; use past tense 'were studying' if referring to university period. Use preposition 'at university' rather than 'in the university' for general attendance. 'Salaries they are on their job' is ungrammatical; restructure to 'salaries in their jobs'. Suggestion: keep tense consistent and use correct prepositions and noun phrases.

× I prefer to chat with one friend that's know you the most.

✓ I prefer to chat with one friend who knows me the most.

'That's know you the most' has wrong relative pronoun and verb form and incorrect pronoun: use 'who' for people, 'knows' for third-person singular, and the object should be 'me' not 'you'. Suggestion: use 'who' + correct verb agreement and correct object pronoun.

× For example, I have a very close friend called Hilary.

✓ For example, I have a very close friend called Hilary.

This sentence is grammatically correct; no article change needed. Keeping it unchanged. Suggestion: proper names do not require articles.

× She is one of the my closest friend during my university and we checked a lot on different ideas and because, uh, we have very similar ideas on the future and we are very easy.

✓ She was one of my closest friends during university, and we discussed many different ideas because we had very similar views about the future and got along easily.

Multiple issues: 'one of the my' should be 'one of my'; 'closest friend' needs plural 'friends' after 'one of'; tense should be past 'was' if referring to university time. 'Checked a lot on different ideas' is incorrect verb choice; use 'discussed many different ideas'. 'We are very easy' is ungrammatical; intended meaning likely 'we got along easily'. Suggestion: correct article usage, pluralization after 'one of', appropriate verb choice, and clear idiomatic phrase for 'getting along'.

× Occasionally I would prefer to talk face to face to see if my friend is doing well and and to chat about things in daily life.

✓ Occasionally I prefer to talk face to face to see if my friend is doing well and to chat about everyday things.

'Would prefer' suggests conditional; simple 'prefer' fits general habit. Remove duplicate 'and'. 'Things in daily life' is better as 'everyday things'. Suggestion: use simple present for general preferences and concise phrasing.

× However, I do believe that I want to use social media occasionally so I could meet new friends and talk with a lot of newly missed friends in show.

✓ However, I believe I should use social media occasionally so I can meet new people and talk with many new friends online.

'I do believe that I want to use' is wordy and mixes modal ideas; 'I believe I should' or 'I like to' is clearer. 'So I could' implies past or conditional; use 'so I can' for purpose. 'Newly missed friends in show' is incorrect and unclear; likely 'many new friends online'. Suggestion: use appropriate modal for ability/purpose ('can') and clearer nouns ('online').

× I did argue with friends before and there were one time during university.

✓ I argued with friends before, and there was one time during university.

'I did argue' is acceptable for emphasis but simpler 'I argued' is natural. 'There were one time' mixes plural verb with singular noun; use 'there was one time'. Suggestion: ensure subject-verb agreement in existential 'there was/there were' constructions.

× I have a different opinions on the final year project with her and because umm.

✓ I had different opinions about the final year project with her because...

Tense should be past 'had' to match 'during university'. 'A different opinions' mixes singular article with plural noun; use 'different opinions' without 'a'. Preposition is 'opinions about' rather than 'on' (both possible but 'about' fits here). Suggestion: match tense and remove incorrect articles.

× It eventually broke out to a heated argument and we although that we feel angry but we stick to the fact and eventually completed.

✓ It eventually broke out into a heated argument; although we felt angry, we stuck to the facts and eventually completed it.

Many structural errors: 'broke out to' should be 'broke out into'. 'We although that we feel angry' is ungrammatical; restructure to 'although we felt angry'. 'We stick to the fact' needs past tense 'stuck to the facts'. Include object 'it' for 'completed'. Suggestion: keep tense consistent, use correct phrasal verbs, and restructure clauses for clarity.