Talents— Part 1 Report

Suggestion: Open directly with a clear topic sentence, then add one or two specific examples and a brief reason. Avoid filler phrases like "to be honest" and keep it within 2–3 sentences. Use linking words (for example, however) if you contrast ideas.

Example: I don't have one specific talent yet, but I'm exploring several activities such as photography and cooking to find what suits me. For example, I enjoy taking nature photos because I like working with light and composition.

Suggestion: Answer directly with a clear time phrase (recently/when I was young) and then give concise supporting detail. Remove repetitions and fillers like "I said" or "yeah." Use a linking word to connect the time reference to examples.

Example: Not really—I haven't mastered any talent from my childhood. Recently I've been trying photography and cooking to see which fits me better, because photography appeals to my creativity while cooking relaxes me.

Suggestion: Give a clear stance (yes/no/maybe) and state specific reasons with one or two consequences. Avoid repetition and hesitations like "uh". Use linking words (for example, because, so) to show cause and effect.

Example: Maybe—if I choose photography or cooking, both could be useful: for example, photography could lead to work in media or marketing, while cooking could help me start a food business or work in hospitality.

Suggestion: Start with a direct answer and then give specific details about the family member's skill, including an example or short anecdote. Correct basic grammar ("my mom is talented in cooking" or "my mom is a talented cook"). Keep it concise and coherent with linking words like "for example."

Example: Yes. My mother is a talented cook; for example, she makes a dish we love called sham noodles, which is always flavorful and well-seasoned. Her cooking inspired me to try recipes and learn basic techniques.

× To be honest, I don't have a specific talent yet. I'm still exploring different activities to know what I'm good at.

✓ To be honest, I don't have a specific talent yet. I'm still exploring different activities to find out what I'm good at.

The phrase 'to know' is not the correct collocation here; in this context English uses 'find out' or 'figure out' to express discovering what one is good at. 'Find out' fits present continuous 'I'm still exploring' and maintains natural usage.

× I said I don't have a specific talent, so I don't have a talent that I was mastered in when I was young.

✓ I said I don't have a specific talent, so I don't have a talent that I mastered when I was young.

The use of passive 'was mastered in' is incorrect because 'master' is a transitive verb here; the speaker should use the active past tense 'mastered'. Also mixing 'I said' (past) with 'I don't have' (present) is acceptable as reported speech, but the main error is incorrect verb voice and tense form.

× But I like to learn new things, so I like photography and cooking.

✓ But I like learning new things, so I enjoy photography and cooking.

While 'like to learn' is not strictly wrong, 'like learning' is more natural when talking about general preferences. Also repeating 'like' twice is stylistically weak; using 'enjoy' improves variety. This addresses verb + -ing preference for habitual likes.

× Yeah. I want to know which one suits me.

✓ Yeah, I want to see which one suits me.

'Know which one suits me' is understandable but 'see which one suits me' or 'find out which one suits me' is more idiomatic when referring to trying activities to determine fit. This is a sentence structure/style improvement.

× I'm not sure yet because I'm on my way, learning new things and discover, uh, exploring different skills, but I hope it's a use. But I hope it's useful in my future work.

✓ I'm not sure yet because I'm in the process of learning new things and exploring different skills, but I hope they're useful in my future work.

Several issues: 'on my way' is idiomatic but 'in the process of' is clearer. 'Learning' and 'exploring' should both be in -ing form for parallelism; 'discover' should be 'discovering' if kept. 'It's a use' is ungrammatical; the intended meaning is 'they're useful' referring to the skills, so plural pronoun and adjective 'useful' are needed. This fixes present tense/parallelism and pronoun agreement.

× Yes, in our family my mom is talent in cooking.

✓ Yes, in my family my mom is talented at cooking.

'Is talent' is incorrect because 'talent' is a noun; the adjective 'talented' or the phrase 'has talent' should be used. Also 'in our family' is acceptable but 'in my family' is more natural when referring to a single relative. Preposition 'at' is correct with 'talented' to indicate skill.

× She cook, she can cook many delicious food like our sham noodles food is really tasty.

✓ She can cook many delicious dishes, like our sham noodles, which are really tasty.

'She cook' is ungrammatical; modal 'can' requires base verb 'cook'. 'Many delicious food' should be 'many delicious dishes' or 'a lot of delicious food'. Also 'sham noodles food' is redundant; 'sham noodles' suffices, and the relative clause should agree in number: 'which are really tasty' since 'noodles' is plural. This corrects verb form, count noun usage, and subject-verb agreement.