Walking— Part 1 Informe

Sugerencia: Clarify and correct mistakes, be concise and natural. Start with a clear topic sentence, avoid errors like "do work a lot" and use linking words to add brief supporting details. Limit to 3–4 sentences and provide specific information about frequency or purpose.

Ejemplo: Yes, I walk a lot. I try to reach 10,000 steps most days to meet my fitness goal, so I often walk between my college and the gym. This routine helps me stay active and saves me transport time.

Sugerencia: Answer directly, avoid hesitations and self-corrections. Use a clear topic sentence about childhood activities, then add one or two specific supporting details using a linking word. Correct vocabulary like "enlighten my mood" to "lift my mood."

Ejemplo: Not really for walks — as a child I usually went outside to play with friends in the street or park. However, I do take regular walks now to get fresh air and lift my mood.

Sugerencia: Be precise and avoid repetitive words. Start with a clear reason, then support it with specific points (nature, exercise, socializing). Use correct collocations: 'release endorphins', 'surrounded by trees', and avoid tautology like 'socialization socialize'.

Ejemplo: People enjoy walking in parks because it combines exercise with a pleasant environment. Moreover, being surrounded by trees and fresh air reduces stress, and seeing others makes the walk more sociable and enjoyable.

Sugerencia: Be fluent and correct word choices: use 'long walk along the beach' not 'a lot of work'. Provide a clear topic sentence and one or two vivid sensory details. Use linking words to explain why you chose that place.

Ejemplo: If I could, I would take a long walk along a sandy beach because I enjoy the sound of waves and the feel of warm sand underfoot. Walking with water lapping at my ankles would be relaxing and refreshing.

Sugerencia: Correct grammar and tense, be concise and coherent. Use a clear past-tense topic sentence, avoid unclear phrases like 'it was dressing' and 'my sister just fell by'. Give one or two specific details (time, place, who with, what happened).

Ejemplo: I went for a walk on my campus last night at about 8:00 PM. The weather was pleasant, and I strolled casually with my sister while we talked about life and caught up.

× Yes, I do work a lot.

✓ Yes, I do walk a lot.

The student answered the question 'Do you walk a lot?' but used 'do work' which is semantically incorrect. The error is not a tense form issue but a wrong verb choice; however 'Verb + -ing form' applies because the expected pattern is 'I do walk' or simply 'Yes, I walk a lot.' Suggestion: Use the verb from the question ('walk') to respond, e.g., 'Yes, I walk a lot.'

× In fact I try to aim 10,000 steps a day to achieve my daily fitness goal.

✓ In fact, I try to aim for 10,000 steps a day to achieve my daily fitness goal.

The sentence omits the preposition 'for' after 'aim'. This is a common collocation: 'aim for [number]'. Add a comma after 'In fact' and use 'aim for'. Suggestion: 'In fact, I try to aim for 10,000 steps a day.'

× I walk back and forth to my college and then to my gym, so I guess that's a lot of walking.

✓ I walk back and forth to my college and then to my gym, so I guess that's a lot of walking.

No grammatical correction necessary; sentence is correct. Kept original. Explanation: The verb forms and pluralization are correct. No change required.

× As a child I guess I went out for to play.

✓ As a child, I guess I went out to play.

The phrase 'went out for to play' misuses the infinitive. English uses 'went out to play' or 'went out for a play' (less common). Remove 'for' and add a comma after the introductory phrase. Suggestion: 'As a child, I guess I went out to play.'

× Sorry to play and not for a walk I suppose, but I did go.

✓ Sorry, I mean to play, not for a walk, I suppose, but I did go outside.

The original is unclear and punctuation is missing. Clarify meaning by inserting 'I mean' and reorganizing clauses; add commas. Also specify 'go outside' to be explicit. Suggestion: 'Sorry, I mean to play, not for a walk, I suppose, but I did go outside.'

× I do go on walks outside now to get some fresh air or just enlighten my mood a little.

✓ I do go on walks outside now to get some fresh air or just to brighten my mood a little.

'enlighten my mood' is incorrect collocation. Use 'brighten my mood' or 'lift my mood'. Also add 'to' before the verb for parallel structure: 'to get... or just to brighten...'. Suggestion: '...or just to brighten my mood a little.'

× I think walking is one of the activity which releases happy hormones and I guess doing it and embark would add to it since there is a lot of green trees and there are other people.

✓ I think walking is one of the activities that releases 'happy hormones', and I guess doing it and being outdoors would add to that, since there are a lot of trees and other people.

Multiple issues: 'one of the activity' should be 'one of the activities' (singular/plural mismatch). 'which' should be 'that' in restrictive clauses. 'doing it and embark' is incorrect — use 'doing it and being outdoors' or 'going on walks'. 'add to it' -> 'add to that'. 'a lot of green trees' is awkward; 'a lot of trees' is fine. Fix subject-verb agreement and word choice. Suggestion: 'I think walking is one of the activities that releases 'happy hormones', and I guess doing it and being outdoors would add to that, since there are a lot of trees and other people.'

× So I guess nature and socialization socialize releases a lot of endorphins.

✓ So I guess nature and socializing release a lot of endorphins.

'socialization socialize' is redundant and incorrect. Use the gerund 'socializing' as a noun and make the verb plural 'release' to agree with the compound subject 'nature and socializing'. Suggestion: '...nature and socializing release a lot of endorphins.'

× I guess if I had the chance then I would like to take a lot of work along the beach, along the shore with water up to my knee and just gradually stroll in the white sand and blue waters.

✓ I guess if I had the chance, I would like to take a long walk along the beach, with the water up to my knees, and just slowly stroll on the white sand beside the blue water.

Errors: 'take a lot of work' should be 'take a long walk' (word choice). 'water up to my knee' needs plural 'knees'. 'gradually stroll' is odd; 'slowly stroll' is more natural. 'blue waters' -> 'blue water' or 'the blue sea'. Add commas for clarity. Suggestion: '...take a long walk along the beach, with the water up to my knees, and just slowly stroll on the white sand beside the blue water.'

× I just went to a walk last night in my campus that was around 8:00 PM and it was dressing.

✓ I just went for a walk on my campus last night around 8:00 PM, and it was drizzling.

Use 'went for a walk' not 'went to a walk'. Use 'on my campus' or 'around my campus' instead of 'in my campus'. 'it was dressing' is wrong word; likely 'drizzling' (light rain). Suggestion: 'I just went for a walk on my campus last night around 8:00 PM, and it was drizzling.'

× It was a nice weather.

✓ The weather was nice.

'a nice weather' is incorrect because 'weather' is an uncountable noun and does not take 'a'. Rephrase to 'The weather was nice.' Suggestion: Use 'The weather was nice' or 'It was nice weather.'

× We're casually walking and my sister just fell by and just talk about life.

✓ We were casually walking, and my sister and I just talked about life.

Tense inconsistency: context is past ('last night') so use past continuous or past simple: 'We were casually walking' and 'my sister and I talked about life.' Also 'fell by' is incorrect; perhaps 'came by' or 'stopped by'. If meaning 'stopped by', use 'stopped by'. Suggestion: 'We were casually walking, and my sister and I just talked about life.'