Parks— Part 1 Report

Suggestion: Answer the question directly, but avoid repeating “I like.” Use the natural phrase “an outdoorsy child” instead of “an outdoor child,” and complete your final thought rather than ending with “I mean.” You could connect your ideas with “especially” or “for example” to make the answer more coherent.

Example: Yes, I did. I’d describe myself as an outdoorsy child because I loved spending time outside and making new friends. I especially enjoyed playing basketball in the park, as it allowed me to have fun and stay active.

Suggestion: Give a more natural answer by replacing “during my off time” with “in my free time” and “do picnics” with “have picnics.” Avoid listing several similar expressions such as “relax, unwind and be happy”; one or two precise reasons are enough. Specify when you usually go, such as “in the late afternoon” or “at weekends.”

Example: Yes, I still enjoy going to parks. I usually visit one with my friends in my free time, especially in the late afternoon. We often have a picnic there, which helps us relax and unwind after a busy week.

Suggestion: Use “scenery” as an uncountable noun, or replace it with “green spaces” or “pleasant places.” The phrase “meet new people to unwind” is unclear, so separate the benefits of socializing and relaxing. Also, “refresh my mind” sounds more natural than “freshen up my day.”

Example: Yes, definitely. I often visit parks after a long day at work, so having more of them would give people additional green spaces to relax in. They could also encourage social interaction and help residents refresh their minds.

Suggestion: This is well organized and includes specific preferences. Improve the final sentence by using “a beautiful view” or “beautiful scenery,” since “scenery” is uncountable and does not take “a.” You could also mention a feature such as trees, walking paths, or a lake to make the description more vivid.

Example: No, I don’t have a particular park in mind at the moment. However, I’d love to visit a spacious, peaceful park where I could relax with my friends. Ideally, it would have plenty of trees, walking paths, and a bench overlooking a beautiful lake.

× I like going outdoors, making new friends, having fun.

✓ I liked going outdoors, making new friends, and having fun.

The question asks about your childhood, so the past tense is needed. Use liked instead of like when describing activities you enjoyed as a child.

× I usually do picnics around the afternoon to relax, to unwind and to be happy.

✓ I usually do picnics in the afternoon to relax, unwind, and be happy.

Use in with parts of the day, such as in the afternoon. Around the afternoon is not the natural prepositional phrase in this context.

× So having more parks means having more sceneries and having more opportunities to meet new people to unwind and to freshen up my day.

✓ So having more parks means having more scenery and more opportunities to meet new people, unwind, and freshen up my day.

Scenery is an uncountable noun, so it does not normally have a plural form. Use more scenery, not more sceneries. Also, parallel verbs after opportunities are clearer without repeating to before every verb.

× I would also like to have a bench where I can sit and enjoy a beautiful scenery.

✓ I would also like to have a bench where I can sit and enjoy beautiful scenery.

Scenery is an uncountable noun, so it cannot usually follow the singular article a. Remove a and use beautiful scenery.