Birthday— Part 1 採点レポート

提案: Be more concise and use present simple for routine (e.g., "I usually..."), add one specific detail and a linking word to improve coherence. Avoid future tense for habitual actions and reduce repetition.

例: I usually take three to five days off work and go to my hometown to celebrate with family and friends. For example, we prepare my favorite dishes and buy a chocolate cake, so we can relax together and enjoy the time.

提案: Good use of past tense and specific details. Improve cohesion by shortening and adding a linking phrase; avoid listing too many items in one sentence.

例: When I was a child, my mother always asked what I wanted, so I usually chose spaghetti and fried chicken. Then my friends would come over and we had a small party where we ate, played games and sang songs.

提案: Very natural and expressive. To improve further, replace informal "It's so important" with "It is important" and use one linking word to tighten structure. Keep it slightly shorter.

例: It is important for me to celebrate my birthday because it only comes once a year, and I like to mark it by spending time with family. Consequently, I feel cared for and make lasting memories, which matters more than a big party.

提案: Answer is honest but vague. Improve by briefly acknowledging a cultural example (even if unsure) and then giving personal opinion with a linking word. This shows awareness and adds specificity.

例: I am not from China, so I don't know for sure, but perhaps traditional birthdays like the 60th are especially important there. However, personally I think every birthday matters because it celebrates life and brings people together.

× During my birthday, I will take three to five days off from work.

✓ During my birthday, I usually take three to five days off from work.

The question asks what you usually do on your birthday (a habitual action). Use present simple for habitual events rather than future 'will'. Suggestion: use 'usually take' to show regular practice.

× I will go to my home town and spend my birthday with my family and friends.

✓ I usually go to my hometown and spend my birthday with my family and friends.

Again, the question is about habitual behaviour. Replace future 'will' with present simple 'usually go' to indicate regular action. Also 'hometown' is one word.

× We will prepare my favorite foods and buy a cake, and we will just enjoy my birthday there.

✓ We usually prepare my favorite foods and buy a cake, and we just enjoy my birthday there.

Use present simple for habitual activities. Change 'will prepare' and 'will buy' to 'usually prepare' and 'buy'. Keep 'just enjoy' as simple present to match habit.

× When I was a child, my mother always asked me what I wanted for my birthday and I usually asked her to cook spaghetti and fried chicken, and then my friends and classmates would come to my house and we had a small party where we ate and played games.

✓ When I was a child, my mother always asked me what I wanted for my birthday, and I usually asked her to cook spaghetti and fried chicken. Then my friends and classmates would come to my house and we had a small party where we ate and played games.

Sentence was long and needed clearer punctuation. Tenses are mostly correct (past habits). Split into two sentences for clarity. 'Would come' and 'we had' are appropriate for repeated past events. Suggestion: use commas and sentence breaks to improve clarity.

× It's so important for me to celebrate my birthday because it only happens once a year and I like it to mark it by spending time with my family.

✓ It's very important for me to celebrate my birthday because it only happens once a year and I like to mark it by spending time with my family.

Use 'very' instead of 'so' for a natural register; more importantly, change 'I like it to mark it' which is ungrammatical. Use 'I like to mark it' or 'I like to mark the day'—infinitive 'to mark' directly follows 'like'. This corrects sentence structure.

× I feel surrounded by people who care about me and those small moments create lasting memories, so that matters more than having a big party.

✓ I feel surrounded by people who care about me, and those small moments create lasting memories, so that matters more than having a big party.

Main issue was punctuation: add a comma before 'and' to join independent clauses. Otherwise grammar is correct. Suggestion: keep clauses clearly separated with commas.

× I don't have any idea who's the most important birthday to celebrate in China because I am not from China, but in my opinion, everyone's birthday is important, so as long as you are happy and enjoy life, it's wonderful.

✓ I don't have any idea whose birthday is the most important to celebrate in China because I am not from China, but in my opinion, everyone's birthday is important, so as long as you are happy and enjoy life, it's wonderful.

Use 'whose' (possessive pronoun) instead of contraction 'who's' (who is/ who has). Also reorder phrase to 'whose birthday is the most important' for grammatical correctness. Suggestion: use 'whose' when indicating possession.