Chatting— Part 1 Report

Suggestion: Be more fluent and concise. Remove hesitations (uh) and give a clear topic sentence followed by one or two specific examples. Use linking words to connect ideas.

Example: Yes, I enjoy chatting with my friends. For example, when we go out for dinner we often discuss art and different philosophies of life, which helps us learn from each other.

Suggestion: Correct grammar and avoid filler words. Start with a clear statement, then give specific supporting details and one linking word to structure the response.

Example: We mainly talk about politics, but we also share stories about other friends, such as how they became successful. For instance, one friend started a small business and we discussed the steps he took.

Suggestion: Reduce hesitation and combine short sentences for fluency. Provide a brief reason with an example or result using a linking word.

Example: I prefer chatting in a group because I can hear many different ideas. For example, when planning a trip, group discussions help us choose a better destination.

Suggestion: Make your point more natural and precise. Avoid repeating phrases and explain one clear advantage with linking words and a concrete example.

Example: I prefer social media because it lets me edit or re-record messages, so I can express myself more clearly. For example, when I send a voice message I can redo it until I'm satisfied.

Suggestion: Improve clarity, grammar and sensitivity. Avoid confusing phrasing and be careful with political statements. Start with a direct answer, then give a concise, neutral example and explain your viewpoint with linking words.

Example: Yes, we sometimes argue because we have different worldviews. For example, when a war began, some friends supported one side while I disagreed; we discussed our reasons calmly to understand each other better.

× Most of our topics is about politics.

✓ Most of our topics are about politics.

The subject 'Most of our topics' is plural, so the verb must be plural. Use 'are' instead of 'is'. Suggestion: identify whether the subject is singular or plural before choosing the verb.

× Umm, sometimes we talk about uh, story about over friends, how they got success and uh, uh, we talk a lot.

✓ Sometimes we talk about stories of our friends, how they achieved success, and so on.

There are several problems: 'story about over friends' is ungrammatical and should be 'stories of our friends' (noun and preposition use), 'how they got success' is awkward; use 'how they achieved success'. Also redundant fillers and commas should be removed. Suggestion: reorganize the sentence into clear parallel items and choose correct prepositions.

× I think I prefer to chat with a group of people instead of only one friend.

✓ I think I prefer to chat with a group of people rather than with only one friend.

The original is mostly acceptable but 'instead of only one friend' is less natural; using 'rather than with only one friend' keeps parallel preposition structure. Ensure parallelism when comparing two options.

× Umm, because I can hear many ideas. Different ideas from, uh, different people.

✓ Because I can hear many different ideas from different people.

Two fragments were used instead of a single complete sentence. Combine fragments and place adjectives before the noun ('many different ideas') and correct preposition use ('from different people'). Suggestion: avoid sentence fragments and merge related fragments into one sentence.

× I prefer to communicate via social media rather than face to face that because I can, umm, if I made a mistake in my speech, I can, uh, record it again and again.

✓ I prefer to communicate via social media rather than face to face because, if I make a mistake in my speech, I can record it again.

Problems: unnecessary 'that' after 'face to face'; tense mismatch 'if I made' should be present 'if I make' for general ability; 'again and again' is redundant—'again' suffices. Suggestion: remove extraneous words, use present tense in conditional for habitual situations, and simplify redundant adverbs.

× Yes I do, because we have different worldview.

✓ Yes, I do, because we have different worldviews.

The noun 'worldview' should be plural 'worldviews' when referring to different perspectives among people. Also add commas for clarity. Suggestion: match singular/plural when referring to multiple people's perspectives.

× For example, when you can war started, we argued about if the Russia did the wrong thing, they always support Russia.

✓ For example, when war started, we argued about whether Russia did the wrong thing; some of them always support Russia.

This sentence has multiple errors: 'when you can war started' is gibberish—use 'when war started'; use 'whether' to introduce alternatives rather than 'if' for reported debate; 'the Russia' is incorrect—use 'Russia' without article; verb tense and subject clarity: 'they always support Russia' should be clarified as 'some of them always support Russia'. Suggestion: simplify and correct clause connectors, remove unnecessary articles, and ensure subject references are clear.

× I'm not.

✓ I don't.

In context the student is negating support; 'I'm not' is awkward. Use 'I don't' (short for 'I don't [support Russia]'). Suggestion: use the correct negative form for the verb implied (do not support) rather than 'am not'.