Travelling— Part 1 Report

Suggestion: Answer directly and use the correct phrase “a window seat” rather than “the window seat.” Organize the contrast clearly with “however” or “on the other hand.” Also, say “on a short-haul flight,” “on a long-haul flight,” and “an aisle seat.” Avoid the unclear phrase “to feel more” and explain why each seat is preferable. Keep the answer to two or three well-connected sentences.

Example: Yes, I prefer a window seat on a short-haul flight because I enjoy looking at the scenery and watching the plane take off. However, on a long-haul flight, I usually choose an aisle seat because it is more convenient when I want to stand up or use the restroom.

Suggestion: Begin with a clear answer such as “Yes, I did.” Then describe one specific journey using the past simple: where you went, who travelled with you, how long it took, and what you did. Avoid restarting sentences and fillers such as “I remember I've,” “down a down side,” and “I mean.” Use linking words such as “when,” “because,” and “so” to make the answer coherent. The correct expression is “my dad was driving,” not “was dad was driving.”

Example: Yes, I did. When I was a child, my parents and I took a long car journey to the southern part of Thailand to visit the beach. My dad drove for several hours, and although I felt tired, I enjoyed spending time with my family and looking at the scenery.

× Yes, I do prefer sitting on the window seat when travelling in a short haul flight because it's easier to enjoy the view to feel more but if I have to travel by the long flight sitting in the aisles of Sean it's much more preferred.

✓ Yes, I do prefer sitting in a window seat when travelling on a short-haul flight because it is easier to enjoy the view and feel more relaxed. However, if I have to travel on a long flight, sitting in an aisle seat is much more comfortable.

We use in with seat when referring to the position of a passenger: sitting in a window seat. We use on with flight: travelling on a flight. We also use on a long flight, not by the long flight.

× Yes, I do prefer sitting on the window seat when travelling in a short haul flight because it's easier to enjoy the view to feel more but if I have to travel by the long flight sitting in the aisles of Sean it's much more preferred.

✓ Yes, I do prefer sitting in a window seat when travelling on a short-haul flight because it is easier to enjoy the view and feel more relaxed. However, if I have to travel on a long flight, sitting in an aisle seat is much more comfortable.

A passenger normally sits in an aisle seat, not in the aisles. Aisle is singular because the sentence refers to one seat.

× Yes, I do prefer sitting on the window seat when travelling in a short haul flight because it's easier to enjoy the view to feel more but if I have to travel by the long flight sitting in the aisles of Sean it's much more preferred.

✓ Yes, I do prefer sitting in a window seat when travelling on a short-haul flight because it is easier to enjoy the view and feel more relaxed. However, if I have to travel on a long flight, sitting in an aisle seat is much more comfortable.

Preferred is usually used to compare preferences, but much more preferred sounds unnatural here. Much more comfortable clearly expresses the advantage of an aisle seat on a long flight.

× Yes, I do prefer sitting on the window seat when travelling in a short haul flight because it's easier to enjoy the view to feel more but if I have to travel by the long flight sitting in the aisles of Sean it's much more preferred.

✓ Yes, I do prefer sitting in a window seat when travelling on a short-haul flight because it is easier to enjoy the view and feel more relaxed. However, if I have to travel on a long flight, sitting in an aisle seat is much more comfortable.

The original sentence joins several incomplete and unclear ideas with because and but. Use and to connect enjoy the view and feel more relaxed, and use a separate sentence beginning with However to introduce the contrasting situation.

× Yeah, it did.

✓ Yes, I did.

The question uses you as the subject and did as the auxiliary verb, so the answer should use the pronoun I: Yes, I did. It refers to a thing and is not appropriate as the subject of this answer.

× The longest journey that I remember I've I was travelling with my mum and my dad was about going to the beach down a down side in I mean south to the south part of Thailand was dad was driving

✓ The longest journey I remember taking with my mum and dad was a trip to a beach in the southern part of Thailand. My dad was driving.

The question asks about a past experience, so use past forms such as remember taking and was. The present perfect form I've does not fit the sentence and is incomplete. Was driving correctly describes an action in progress during the past journey.

× The longest journey that I remember I've I was travelling with my mum and my dad was about going to the beach down a down side in I mean south to the south part of Thailand was dad was driving

✓ The longest journey I remember taking with my mum and dad was a trip to a beach in the southern part of Thailand. My dad was driving.

Use in to describe the location of the beach: in the southern part of Thailand. The original sequence down a down side in does not contain a correct prepositional structure.

× The longest journey that I remember I've I was travelling with my mum and my dad was about going to the beach down a down side in I mean south to the south part of Thailand was dad was driving

✓ The longest journey I remember taking with my mum and dad was a trip to a beach in the southern part of Thailand. My dad was driving.

Use a before trip because it is one nonspecific trip, and a before beach because the beach has not previously been identified. Use the before southern part because it refers to a specific geographical region.

× The longest journey that I remember I've I was travelling with my mum and my dad was about going to the beach down a down side in I mean south to the south part of Thailand was dad was driving

✓ The longest journey I remember taking with my mum and dad was a trip to a beach in the southern part of Thailand. My dad was driving.

The original sentence contains several unfinished phrases and repeated subjects, which makes the main clause difficult to identify. A clear structure is: The longest journey I remember taking was a trip... The detail about the driver is placed in a separate sentence.