Reading— Part 1 Report

Suggestion: Be more concise and correct grammar. Start with a clear topic sentence, correct plural/singular errors, and give a specific example to make your answer more natural and informative. Avoid repetition like “one book, one book.”

Example: Yes, I enjoy reading. I usually read about one book a month, and I particularly like self-improvement and psychology books. For example, I recently finished a book on habit formation that helped me improve my daily routine.

Suggestion: Good clear answer. To improve further, add a brief contrasting reason for screens and a linking phrase to make the response balanced and slightly longer (but within 4–5 sentences).

Example: I prefer reading on paper because it is easier on my eyes and helps me concentrate for longer periods. Although screens are more convenient for searching and carrying many books, I find paper less distracting and better for deep reading.

Suggestion: Use a personal topic sentence and correct grammar. Separate the two parts with a linking word (e.g., ‘whereas’ or ‘but’) and give a short specific example of each situation to make the answer clearer.

Example: I need to read carefully when I study academic texts or technical instructions because missing details can cause mistakes. By contrast, I don’t read carefully when I’m reading fiction for pleasure, where I mainly enjoy the story and the mood.

Suggestion: Correct word choice and grammar: use ‘detailed’ instead of ‘dessert’, remove repetition, and provide a brief reason with an example. Use a linking word to show consequence (e.g., ‘so’ or ‘which means’).

Example: I prefer detailed reading because it helps me gain deeper understanding and retain new knowledge, so I often take notes and highlight key points when I read non-fiction.

× Yes, I really like to read. I read about one book, one book a month and especially love self improvements and psychology books.

✓ Yes, I really like to read. I read about one book a month and especially love self-improvement and psychology books.

The sentence has issues with redundant phrasing and a pluralization/adjective form. 'I read about one book, one book a month' is repetitive; compress to 'I read about one book a month'. 'self improvements' is incorrect because the adjective form 'self-improvement' should be used as a compound adjective or noun; use the singular hyphenated form when referring to the category of books. Also keep verb tense consistent in present simple for habits: 'I read' and 'I love.' Suggestion: Remove duplicate fragment, use 'one book a month', and change 'self improvements' to 'self-improvement'.

× I prefer reading on paper because it's a lot easier on my eyes and helps me concentrate for longer periods.

✓ I prefer to read on paper because it's a lot easier on my eyes and helps me concentrate for longer periods.

Both gerund ('reading') and infinitive ('to read') are possible after 'prefer', but when describing general preference the infinitive 'to read' is more common and matches other responses. This is a style choice rather than a strict grammatical error; changing to 'to read' makes the sentence more natural. No tense change required. Suggestion: Use 'I prefer to read' for a more natural phrasing in this context.

× You need to read carefully when you reading academic content where you don't have to when you are reading this for fun.

✓ You need to read carefully when you are reading academic content, whereas you do not need to when you are reading for fun.

The original has a missing auxiliary verb: 'when you reading' should be 'when you are reading' (present continuous). Also run-on structure and awkward contrast: use 'whereas' or 'but' and avoid repeating 'you are' unnecessarily. Maintain present continuous for ongoing actions: 'are reading'. Suggestion: Use 'when you are reading' and a clear contrasting conjunction like 'whereas' or 'but'.

× I prefer dessert reading because it's it helps me gain new knowledge and helps me understand deeply.

✓ I prefer detailed reading because it helps me gain new knowledge and understand things more deeply.

The student used 'dessert reading', which is a wrong word choice; the intended contrast is 'detailed reading' (careful, thorough reading). Also there is an extra 'it' ('because it's it helps')—remove the redundancy. 'Helps me understand deeply' is slightly awkward; use 'understand things more deeply' or 'understand more deeply'. Maintain parallel structure: 'helps me gain... and understand...'. Suggestion: Replace incorrect word with 'detailed', remove duplicate 'it', and use parallel verbs with a clear object.