Building— Part 1 Report

Suggestion: Make the answer more natural and concise: start with a clear topic sentence, correct small grammar errors, and add one specific detail. Use linking words if adding details.

Example: Yes. There are many tall buildings near my home because I live in Little Rock. For example, several large bank headquarters and office towers dominate the skyline, and I often find their glass façades quite striking.

Suggestion: Correct verb forms and streamline the response. Give a short topic sentence, then one clear specific example with linking words (e.g., “for example”, “so”). Avoid repetition.

Example: Yes, I do. I especially photograph buildings when I travel to other states; for example, in Atlanta I photographed several skyscrapers whose designs I hadn’t seen in Arkansas, and I later uploaded a few photos to social media.

Suggestion: Make the answer grammatically correct and more coherent. Start with a clear topic sentence, then give one or two specific reasons why you want to visit, using linking words like “because” and “for example”.

Example: Yes. I would like to visit the White House because I grew up seeing it in movies and the news. For example, I’m curious about its historic rooms and the unique architectural details that make it so iconic.

Suggestion: Correct grammar and clarify reasons concisely. Begin with a direct statement, then give one specific reason and a brief example. Avoid extra filler words.

Example: No, I prefer living in a house rather than an apartment because I’m used to a traditional style of home living. For example, I like having a private yard and more space for family activities.

× Yes, there are a lot of tall buildings nearby my home since I live in a Little Rock city.

✓ Yes, there are a lot of tall buildings near my home since I live in Little Rock.

Use 'near' rather than 'nearby' before a noun phrase like 'my home'. Also 'a Little Rock city' is incorrect; the city is called 'Little Rock' and does not need an article or the word 'city' here. Remove the extra article and word to make the sentence natural.

× Some of them are big American bank offices and to be honest, those buildings are mesmerizing.

✓ Some of them are large American bank offices, and to be honest, those buildings are mesmerizing.

Use 'large' rather than 'big' in formal descriptions of buildings. Also add a comma before the coordinating conjunction 'and' connecting two independent clauses.

× Yes, absolutely, especially when I'm in visiting other states in America.

✓ Yes, absolutely, especially when I'm visiting other states in America.

Do not use 'in' before the -ing form here. The correct structure is 'when I'm visiting' (present continuous) to indicate ongoing action during visits.

× For example, when I visiting Atlanta, there are a lot of tall buildings that I've never seen and I couldn't find in Arkansas.

✓ For example, when I visited Atlanta, there were a lot of tall buildings that I had never seen and couldn't find in Arkansas.

Use past tense 'visited' for a completed visit. Use past perfect 'had never seen' to express that the seeing never happened before that past time. Also 'couldn't find' fits as past ability/observation.

× So I usually take a picture of them and then I upload it on social media.

✓ So I usually take pictures of them and then upload them to social media.

Use plural 'pictures' to match 'them' (multiple buildings). Use 'upload to' rather than 'upload on'. Also omit the repeated subject 'I' for more natural phrasing.

× Yes, and that would be the White House of been seeing White House in every movies and news back in my home country.

✓ Yes, that would be the White House because I have seen the White House in movies and on the news back in my home country.

The original mixes incorrect forms. Use 'because' to give the reason. Use present perfect 'have seen' for experiences up to now. Use 'in movies' and 'on the news' (correct prepositions) and remove extra 'the' before 'White House' in 'seen the White House' is fine, keep one 'the'.

× So I put that on my bucket list to visit White House since it's so iconic and the unique architectural details interested me.

✓ So I put it on my bucket list to visit the White House since it's so iconic and its unique architectural details interest me.

Use 'the White House' with the definite article. Use 'put it on my bucket list' (correct pronoun). Use present simple 'interest' to state a general fact about the details, and use 'its' as the possessive determiner for 'unique architectural details'.

× Actually, I prefer to live in a house rather than a tall building such as apartment because I'll already got used to the with the traditional style of home living.

✓ Actually, I prefer to live in a house rather than in a tall building such as an apartment because I have already gotten used to the traditional style of home living.

Use 'in' before 'a tall building'. Add the article 'an' before 'apartment'. Use present perfect 'have already gotten used to' to express a state that started in the past and continues now. Remove the extra 'the' before 'traditional'.