Building— Part 1 Report

Suggestion: Be direct and clear: give one concise topic sentence about whether tall buildings are near your home, then add one or two specific details with linking words. Avoid hesitations and repetitions. For example, state the distance and direction clearly and contrast village vs town.

Example: No, there are no tall buildings in my village. However, about one kilometre from my house is the nearby town, which has several tall office blocks and apartment towers, so I can visit them easily when I go into town.

Suggestion: Answer the question directly, then explain your preference with a clear reason and an example. Use linking words (because, so, sometimes) and avoid fillers. Keep it within 2–4 sentences.

Example: No, I usually don't take photos of buildings because I prefer photographing nature. For example, I often take pictures of trees and rivers when I go hiking, and only occasionally photograph interesting architecture if it has unusual details.

Suggestion: Start with a clear yes/no or short topic sentence naming the building, then add a specific reason and a brief past experience if relevant. Correct tenses and reduce repetition. Use linking words like because and last month to organise details.

Example: Yes, I would like to visit the Lotus Tower in Colombo because it is the tallest tower in my country. In fact, I visited it last month with my family and enjoyed the observation deck and the views over the city.

Suggestion: Give a clear position first, then explain specific advantages and a contrasting personal situation. Use linking words (because, however, but) and avoid filler words. Include one concrete example of how living in a tall building would be easier.

Example: Yes, I would like to live in a tall building because maintaining a smaller apartment would be easier. However, I currently live in a large house in a village with outdoor space, so I enjoy the garden even though it requires more work.

× No, uh, there are tall buildings near my home because uh, I am living a small village but near the town my town is I have uh one kilometer too near from my house.

✓ No, there are no tall buildings near my home because I live in a small village, but my town is about one kilometer from my house.

The original sentence mixed singular/plural forms and had redundant and incorrect phrases. 'I am living a small village' is incorrect: use 'I live in a small village' (correct verb and preposition). 'One kilometer too near from my house' is incorrect: say 'about one kilometer from my house.' Also include 'no' to match meaning (no tall buildings). Improve word order and remove filler words. Suggestion: Use 'live in' for residence, 'about one kilometer from' for distance, and ensure singular/plural nouns match context.

× I think my town has big and tall buildings.

✓ I think my town has big, tall buildings.

This is a minor style/grammar issue: keep present simple 'has' is correct, but use a comma between coordinate adjectives 'big' and 'tall'. Ensure adjective order is natural; either 'big, tall buildings' or 'tall, large buildings.' Suggestion: Use comma-separated adjectives and maintain present simple for general statements.

× Uh, no help because I didn't like to take photos of buildings, uh, because, uh, actually I like to uh, take pictures from nature, beautiful things.

✓ No, not really, because I don't like taking photos of buildings; I prefer taking pictures of nature and beautiful things.

The original used inconsistent tense and incorrect verb forms. Use modal/auxiliary correctly: 'I don't like taking' (present simple with gerund) expresses habitual preference. 'Take pictures from nature' should be 'take pictures of nature.' Avoid double negatives and filler words. Suggestion: Use 'I don't like' for current habitual dislikes and use gerund after 'like' when referring to activities.

× Umm, sometimes, uh, but I like to watch a small tall buildings but didn't like to take pictures.

✓ Sometimes I like to look at small or tall buildings, but I don't like to take pictures of them.

Use correct verb forms and agreement: 'watch' is unnatural for looking at buildings; 'look at' is better. 'I like to look' or 'I like looking' both acceptable; here 'I don't like to take pictures' should be present simple 'I don't like to take pictures.' Also 'small tall buildings' is contradictory—use 'small or tall buildings' or choose one. Add object 'them' for clarity. Suggestion: Use 'look at' for viewing and maintain subject-verb tense consistency; use gerund or infinitive consistently.

× Actually, why not? I like to be visitor tall buildings.

✓ Actually, why not? I would like to visit tall buildings.

'I like to be visitor tall buildings' is ungrammatical. Use correct verb and noun forms: 'I would like to visit tall buildings' (conditional/polite preference) or 'I like visiting tall buildings.' 'Be a visitor' could be used but requires articles and reordering: 'I like to be a visitor of tall buildings' is awkward. Suggestion: Use 'visit' with correct tense and articles; use 'would like to' for polite desire.

× Last month me and my family go to the went to the Colombo and we go went Nelum Pocona, Lotus Tower.

✓ Last month my family and I went to Colombo and visited Nelum Pokuna and Lotus Tower.

Multiple past tense errors and word order problems: use past simple 'went' for completed actions last month. Subject order should be 'my family and I.' 'Go to the went to' and 'go went' are incorrect duplicates. Use 'visited' for places you saw. Correct names: 'Nelum Pokuna.' Suggestion: Use past simple consistently for finished events and correct subject order.

× It's the I think it's the best tall building I have ever.

✓ I think it's the best tall building I have ever seen.

Fragmented and incomplete sentence. 'I have ever' needs a past participle like 'seen' to complete the present perfect structure. Remove redundant 'It's the'. Suggestion: Use 'I have ever seen' to complete the comparative phrase.

× Yes, sometimes I like to live in a tall building because it is, uh, easy for me.

✓ Yes, sometimes I would like to live in a tall building because it would be convenient for me.

Context expresses a preference rather than a habitual action. 'Would like to' is more natural for hypothetical desire. 'It is easy for me' is better phrased as 'it would be convenient for me.' Maintain modal consistency. Suggestion: Use 'would like to' for wishes and 'would be' for hypothetical benefits.

× Uh, I can handle small area for my life and, but nowadays I live in a village and I have a big, uh, house and uh, outdoor, I think, uh, it's not easy for me.

✓ I can manage living in a smaller space, but nowadays I live in a village in a big house with an outdoor area, which I find difficult to maintain.

Run-on sentence with unclear phrasing. 'Handle small area for my life' should be 'manage living in a smaller space.' Clarify contrast with 'but' and describe 'outdoor area.' Use relative clause 'which I find difficult to maintain' to express the problem. Keep tense consistent. Suggestion: Break long sentences into clearer clauses, use natural expressions like 'manage living in' and 'outdoor area,' and keep verb tense consistent.