Travelling— Part 1 Report

Suggestion: Answer directly with “sit by the window,” rather than “sit at the window.” Use the more natural phrase “take pictures” instead of “take the pictures,” and connect the two reasons smoothly. Your answer is relevant and well developed, but it could be slightly more concise and grammatically polished.

Example: Yes, I definitely prefer to sit by the window when travelling because I can take pictures and enjoy the scenery. I also find the journey more relaxing when I can watch the landscape go by, especially on a long bus or plane ride.

Suggestion: Give a clear direct answer and organize the response chronologically. Correct “do a long drives” to “go on long drives” and avoid repeating phrases such as “used to” and “we used to look.” The final part is unclear, so replace it with a specific detail about what you enjoyed or did during the journey. Use linking words such as “because,” “although,” or “during the trip” to make the answer coherent.

Example: Yes, we often went on long drives with our parents when we visited our grandfather in the countryside. His village was about four hours from our home, so the journey was quite tiring. However, I looked forward to it because we played games, talked with our parents, and enjoyed seeing the changing scenery.

× Yes, I actually love to sit at the window when travelling because it gives me an opportunity to take the pictures and also to look at the scenery when the bus or the plane is moving.

✓ Yes, I actually love to sit by the window when travelling because it gives me an opportunity to take pictures and also look at the scenery when the bus or the plane is moving.

We usually say sit by the window or sit next to the window, not sit at the window, when referring to a seat beside a window.

× Yes, I actually love to sit at the window when travelling because it gives me an opportunity to take the pictures and also to look at the scenery when the bus or the plane is moving.

✓ Yes, I actually love to sit by the window when travelling because it gives me an opportunity to take pictures and also look at the scenery when the bus or the plane is moving.

The plural noun pictures is being used in a general sense, so it does not need the definite article the. We say take pictures rather than take the pictures unless specific pictures have already been mentioned.

× Yes, we actually used to do a long drives with my parents when we were going to visit our granddad who used to live in the village.

✓ Yes, we actually used to go on long drives with my parents when we were going to visit our granddad, who used to live in the village.

The article a must be followed by a singular noun, but drives is plural. Because the meaning is general and repeated, long drives is more appropriate. The natural expression is go on a drive or go on long drives.

× Yes, we actually used to do a long drives with my parents when we were going to visit our granddad who used to live in the village.

✓ Yes, we actually used to go on long drives with my parents when we were going to visit our granddad, who used to live in the village.

A cannot be used before the plural noun drives. In addition, go on long drives is the standard expression for travelling for pleasure.

× The village was roughly around four hours from where you used we used to live.

✓ The village was roughly four hours from where we used to live.

The phrase you used is an incorrect and repeated structure. Since the speaker is referring to their former home, the correct clause is where we used to live. Also, roughly and around have the same meaning, so using both is unnecessary.

× The village was roughly around four hours from where you used we used to live and it's something we used to look we used to look up to for the hand of the ear because we used to do it easily.

✓ The village was roughly four hours from where we used to live, and it was something we used to look forward to throughout the year because we enjoyed doing it.

The answer describes repeated experiences in the past, so it was is more consistent than it's. The repeated form used to look is also incorrect; the correct expression is look forward to. The phrase throughout the year clearly expresses the intended time period.

× The village was roughly around four hours from where you used we used to live and it's something we used to look we used to look up to for the hand of the ear because we used to do it easily.

✓ The village was roughly four hours from where we used to live, and it was something we used to look forward to throughout the year because we enjoyed doing it.

This sentence contains repeated and incomplete clauses, including used we used and used to look we used to look. A clear sentence structure is subject plus verb plus complement: it was something we used to look forward to. The final clause is also made more grammatically complete with because we enjoyed doing it.