Travelling— Part 1 Report

Suggestion: Answer the question directly in the first sentence, then add one or two specific reasons. Use correct expressions such as “on a long bus or train journey” and “sit in a window seat.” Add a linking word, such as “especially,” to connect your example smoothly. Avoid repeating “prefer” and keep the answer to two or three clear sentences.

Example: Yes, I definitely prefer sitting by the window when I travel because I enjoy watching the scenery and it helps me relax. This is especially true on a long bus or train journey, when I can look outside and make the trip more enjoyable.

Suggestion: Begin with a clear answer, such as “Yes, I did.” Then describe one specific journey and explain why you remember it. Avoid unnecessary repetition in “when I was a child in my family” and correct the phrase “It was a fun and enjoyable experience” by adding the article “a.” Also, use “my family and I” instead of “both of us” if more than one family member travelled with you.

Example: Yes, I did. When I was about ten, my family and I travelled to the coast, and the journey took around eight hours by car. Although it was quite tiring, we played games, talked a lot, and had a really enjoyable time together.

× I prefer to sit by the window when travelling because I like to see the views and it helps me relax for example on long pass or train I prefer sit the window seat definitely.

✓ I prefer to sit by the window when travelling because I like to see the views, and it helps me relax. For example, on a long bus or train journey, I definitely prefer to sit in a window seat.

The singular countable nouns journey and window seat need articles. Use a before a singular countable noun when referring to one of many possible journeys or seats.

× I prefer to sit by the window when travelling because I like to see the views and it helps me relax for example on long pass or train I prefer sit the window seat definitely.

✓ I prefer to sit by the window when travelling because I like to see the views, and it helps me relax. For example, on a long bus or train journey, I definitely prefer to sit in a window seat.

After prefer, use the to-infinitive when expressing a preference: prefer to sit. The original phrase prefer sit is grammatically incomplete. You can also say prefer sitting in some contexts.

× I prefer to sit by the window when travelling because I like to see the views and it helps me relax for example on long pass or train I prefer sit the window seat definitely.

✓ I prefer to sit by the window when travelling because I like to see the views, and it helps me relax. For example, on a long bus or train journey, I definitely prefer to sit in a window seat.

Use on before a journey, as in on a journey. Use in before a seat when describing where someone sits: sit in a window seat. Also, bus is the appropriate word in this context, not pass.

× Well, I did yes when I was a child in my family and I took a long trip to the coast and took about eight hours.

✓ Well, yes, I did. When I was a child, I took a long trip to the coast with my family, and it took about eight hours.

Use with my family to show that the family members accompanied the speaker. The preposition in does not express this meaning.

× Well, I did yes when I was a child in my family and I took a long trip to the coast and took about eight hours.

✓ Well, yes, I did. When I was a child, I took a long trip to the coast with my family, and it took about eight hours.

The original sentence joins too many ideas without clear structure, and took about eight hours has no clear subject. Use it as the subject because the trip lasted eight hours. Separating the response into clear clauses makes the meaning grammatical and easier to understand.

× It was fun and enjoyable experience for both of us.

✓ It was a fun and enjoyable experience for all of us.

Experience is a singular countable noun, so it needs the article a in this sentence: a fun and enjoyable experience. All of us is more suitable because the speaker is referring to the speaker and the family members who travelled together.