Views— Part 1 Report

Suggestion: Your answer is clear and relevant with good content, but it is slightly repetitive (repeating love for scenery) and a bit long. Make the response more concise by starting with a direct topic sentence, then add one specific detail and a brief reason. Use a linking word to connect ideas.

Example: Yes — I enjoy photographing different views, especially natural landscapes like forests and beaches. For example, I often spend weekends with my family taking photos of coastal cliffs, which helps us relax and create lasting memories.

Suggestion: Good direct answer with personal reason, but content repeats earlier points and lacks specific contrast with urban views. Improve by briefly stating the preference, giving a concrete example that contrasts rural and urban views, and use a linking word to clarify the reason.

Example: I prefer rural views because I grew up in the countryside and enjoy open spaces. For instance, unlike busy city streets, I like photographing quiet fields and small lakes with my friend on weekends, which feel more peaceful and photogenic.

Suggestion: The answer is relevant and personal but repeats the ‘‘grew up in the countryside’’ point. Make it more specific by naming a region or a typical scene and briefly explaining why it matters to you compared to foreign views. Keep it concise and use a linking phrase to add the reason.

Example: I prefer views in my own country because they feel familiar and relaxing. For example, I often drive with my family along our local coastline to photograph sandy beaches and rocky coves, which remind me of home more than landscapes I would see abroad.

× I spend the weekends with my family taking photos of beautiful scenery which creates lasting memories and escapes the stresses of the city.

✓ I spend weekends with my family taking photos of beautiful scenery, which create lasting memories and help us escape the stresses of the city.

'Weekends' is used with a plural sense so 'the weekends' is unnecessary; more importantly, the relative clause refers to 'photos' and 'scenery' (plural/uncountable), so the verb should be plural 'create' not 'creates'. Also 'escapes' is incorrect because the subject is plural; use 'help us escape' to show the action performed by the activity. Suggestion: match verb number to the clause subject and use a clearer subject ('help us escape').

× On weekends, I go out with my friend to take photos of beautiful scenery which creates lasting memories and photos that we can share with our friends.

✓ On weekends, I go out with my friends to take photos of beautiful scenery, which create lasting memories and give us photos that we can share with others.

'My friend' suggests a single person but context implies multiple outings with possibly multiple companions; 'my friends' is more natural. The relative clause 'which creates' is incorrect because the implied subject ('photos' or 'scenery') is plural or uncountable, so use 'create'. Also 'photos that we can share with our friends' repeats 'friends'; replace second 'friends' with 'others' for variety. Suggestion: ensure pronoun number matches intended meaning and avoid repetition.

× I prefer scenes in my own country because I grew up in the countryside and that makes me feel more relaxed.

✓ I prefer scenes in my own country because I grew up in the countryside and it makes me feel more relaxed.

The demonstrative 'that' is grammatically acceptable but 'it' is more natural to refer to the general situation (growing up in the countryside). This is a present-tense description of a current preference, so keep present tense 'prefer' and 'makes'. Suggestion: use 'it' to refer to the prior clause for smoother English.

× I love to spend weekends with my family, driving along the shore and taking photos of beautiful beaches and coastal landscapes.

✓ I love spending weekends with my family, driving along the shore and taking photos of beautiful beaches and coastal landscapes.

Both 'to spend' and 'spending' are grammatically possible, but 'love spending weekends' is the more natural collocation in this context. No other preposition error; change to gerund form for naturalness. Suggestion: prefer common collocations ('love spending') in spoken English.