Travelling— Part 1 Report

Suggestion: Answer the question directly and complete your final idea. Use the correct structure “I’d rather sit...” instead of “I rather sit,” and say “next to the aisle” or simply “in an aisle seat.” Avoid repeating “if” and organize the reason with a clear linking word such as “because.” You could also add one specific advantage, such as being able to stretch your legs or leave your seat without disturbing other passengers.

Example: No, I’d rather sit in an aisle seat most of the time because it’s easier to get to the restroom and stretch my legs. Also, I can leave my seat without asking the person next to me to move. However, I choose a window seat if I want to enjoy the view during the journey.

Suggestion: Give a direct answer first, then explain the journey with accurate time expressions. Use “from the age of five to ten” rather than “since I was five to ten years old,” because “since” normally introduces a starting point. Since this happened in the past, “I lived” and “we flew” are appropriate; add punctuation and linking words to make the long answer easier to follow. Mention how you felt or what you did during the flight to provide a specific supporting detail.

Example: Yes, definitely. I lived in the United States from the age of five to ten, and my family flew back to Japan every year. The flight took about fifteen hours, so it was a very long journey for a child. I usually watched movies and slept during the flight.

× No, I rather sit by the aisle when traveling most of the time.

✓ No, I would rather sit by the aisle when traveling most of the time.

The expression would rather is used to express a preference. Rather cannot normally be used alone before the base verb in this structure.

× This is because if you sit alongside the aisle you'll be able to get to the restroom more easily.

✓ This is because if you sit by the aisle, you'll be able to get to the restroom more easily.

By the aisle is the natural prepositional phrase for describing a seat next to the aisle. Alongside the aisle is grammatically possible in some contexts, but it is not the usual expression for an airplane seat.

× And if you're lucky if the other side the window seat is open, you can

✓ And if you're lucky and the window seat on the other side is open, you can sit there.

The sentence incorrectly repeats if. When two conditions or ideas are connected in this way, use and between them. The sentence also needs a complete ending after can; can must be followed by a base verb.

× And if you're lucky if the other side the window seat is open, you can

✓ And if you're lucky and the window seat on the other side is open, you can sit there.

The phrase the other side the window seat is missing the preposition of or an equivalent structure. The natural expression is the window seat on the other side.

× And if you're lucky if the other side the window seat is open, you can

✓ And if you're lucky and the window seat on the other side is open, you can sit there.

The original sentence is incomplete because it ends with can without a following main verb. A complete sentence requires can plus the base form of a verb, such as can sit.

× Yes, I would say so because I lived in the United States since I was five to ten years old.

✓ Yes, I would say so because I lived in the United States from when I was five until I was ten years old.

The period of living in the United States ended in the past, so the past simple lived is appropriate. From ... until ... correctly describes the beginning and end of that past period; since is generally used for an action or situation continuing from the past to the present.

× Yes, I would say so because I lived in the United States since I was five to ten years old.

✓ Yes, I would say so because I lived in the United States from when I was five until I was ten years old.

Since identifies the starting point of an action that usually continues to the present. To describe a completed past period with both a starting point and an ending point, use from ... until ... or from ... to ... .