Friends— Part 1 Report

Suggestion: You answer the question directly and give a clear reason for the change. Avoid repeating “in person,” and use “we usually meet online” rather than “we must meet online,” which sounds compulsory.

Example: Definitely. I used to meet my friends in person quite often, but now most of them live in different countries. As a result, we usually catch up through video calls instead.

Suggestion: Your main idea is relevant, but the example needs a clearer sentence structure. Say “for example” rather than “for examples,” use “places are,” and specify what people can do there.

Example: Some places are more suitable because they have facilities that make socialising comfortable. For example, public parks have benches and open spaces where people can sit, talk, or have a picnic, whereas a busy roadside is usually too noisy.

Suggestion: You express a clear preference for either option, but correct “the either options” to “either option” and add articles where needed (“a few friends”). Use a linking phrase to make your explanation flow more naturally.

Example: I enjoy both, so it depends on who is available. I sometimes meet one friend for a proper catch-up, while a group outing is more lively. Either way, I try to enjoy the time we have together.

Suggestion: Your answer is warm and relevant, but it is a run-on sentence. Separate the invitation from the reason, and say “for dinner” rather than “for a dinner.”

Example: Yes, I’d be happy to invite friends over whenever I get the chance. We could have tea or share dinner together. I especially enjoy chatting and reminiscing about good times we’ve had.

Suggestion: You give a personal reason and show that friendship is mutual. Improve the phrasing to “important to me” and break up the long sentence; the final point about enjoying their company can be expressed more concisely.

Example: Friends are very important to me because they support me when I’m going through a difficult time. I try to be there for them in return. Spending time with people I care about also makes me happy.

Suggestion: You explain why you do not go out often, but the ending “because we never know you know each other” is unclear. Replace it with a clear reason, such as wanting to stay close despite the distance, and say “maintain a healthy relationship.”

Example: Not very often, because most of my friends live in other countries. However, I try to stay in touch through messages and video calls. That helps us maintain our friendships even though we can’t meet regularly.

Suggestion: You give several suitable examples, but the answer needs pauses or linking words to avoid running the ideas together. Use “nearby” instead of “closer to me,” and make the list parallel.

Example: For the friends who live nearby, we usually meet at each other’s homes. We also go out for picnics or camping trips, and sometimes we meet for dinner. It depends on how much time we have.

Suggestion: You mention typical activities, but “fun activities that happen for each other” is difficult to understand. Use clearer expressions such as “share updates about our lives” or “talk about things we’ve done together.”

Example: We usually get something to eat or drink and chat. We share updates about our lives and reminisce about fun things we’ve done together. We always end up laughing a lot.

Suggestion: You provide useful details about how long you have known this friend, but the timeline and travel sentences are awkward. Say “a few close friends,” omit “the” before “secondary school,” and use past tense for events that happened in the past.

Example: Yes, I have a few close friends, and I’ve known one of them since secondary school, when we were in Grade 6. We used to travel to school together, and later we both went to university. I still meet him from time to time, sometimes during work trips.

× For examples like public parks, they're built with required amenities and features for people to hang while other places is just not for that purpose.

✓ For example, public parks are built with the amenities and features people need to hang out, while other places are not designed for that purpose.

For examples like is not the correct way to introduce an example here. Use For example, followed directly by the example. Also, hang out is the usual expression for spending time socially. Separate the two contrasting ideas with while.

× For examples like public parks, they're built with required amenities and features for people to hang while other places is just not for that purpose.

✓ For example, public parks are built with the required amenities and features for people to hang out, while other places are just not for that purpose.

The subject places is plural, so it must take the plural verb are, not is. Check whether each subject is singular or plural before choosing its verb.

× Actually I don't mind the either options sometimes I hang out with few friends and sometimes with a single friend.

✓ Actually, I don't mind either option. Sometimes I hang out with a few friends and sometimes with one friend.

Either is used without the before a singular noun in this construction: either option. Use a few before a plural countable noun when you mean some friends. Few without a is grammatical in other contexts, but it means not many.

× It doesn't matter whoever's available I try to have a good time with them.

✓ It doesn't matter who is available; I try to have a good time with them.

After It doesn't matter, use the indirect-question form who is available, not whoever's available. Separate the two independent clauses with a semicolon or a full stop.

× Yes, whenever there's a chance I'd like to have some friends over and have some tea or maybe for a dinner I really enjoy having conversations and remembering all those good times with them.

✓ Yes, whenever there's a chance, I'd like to have some friends over and have some tea, or maybe dinner. I really enjoy having conversations and remembering all those good times with them.

Dinner is generally used without an article when referring to the meal in general. Do not use a before dinner in this context.

× Friends are quite important for me, mainly because they have been there for me whenever I needed and I would do the same for them as well and also I love hanging out with good people so it really makes me happy.

✓ Friends are quite important to me, mainly because they have been there for me whenever I needed them. I would do the same for them, and I also love hanging out with good people, so it really makes me happy.

Use important to someone when describing personal significance. Important for is more often used to describe something that is beneficial or necessary for someone.

× Not really, as I mentioned earlier, we live in different countries, but I try to keep in touch with them as much as possible and maintain the healthy relationship because we never know you know each other.

✓ Not really. As I mentioned earlier, we live in different countries, but I try to keep in touch with them as much as possible and maintain a healthy relationship because we never know when we will see each other again.

Use a, not the, when introducing a singular countable noun that has not been identified before. Here, a healthy relationship is the appropriate form.

× Not really, as I mentioned earlier, we live in different countries, but I try to keep in touch with them as much as possible and maintain the healthy relationship because we never know you know each other.

✓ Not really. As I mentioned earlier, we live in different countries, but I try to keep in touch with them as much as possible and maintain a healthy relationship because we never know when we will see each other again.

The clause we never know you know each other is not grammatically complete or clear. Use an embedded question such as we never know when we will see each other again. Make sure the words after because form a complete, meaningful clause.

× For the few friends who still live closer to me we usually meet at each other's houses we also often go out for picnics camping trips or dinners together.

✓ For the few friends who still live close to me, we usually meet at each other's houses. We also often go out for picnics, camping trips, or dinners together.

The original joins two complete sentences without suitable punctuation. End the first sentence after houses, and begin a new sentence with We. A comma after the introductory phrase makes the opening easier to follow.

× Well, we usually hang out and have a drink and maybe have some food. We also like to talk about past events, fun activities that happen for each other and then try to have a laugh.

✓ Well, we usually hang out, have a drink, and maybe have some food. We also like to talk about past events and fun activities we have done together, and then try to have a laugh.

The phrase fun activities that happen for each other does not form a clear or grammatical description. Use a relative clause such as fun activities we have done together to explain which activities you mean. Keep items in a list in a parallel form.

× I have few close friends.

✓ I have a few close friends.

A few means some and is appropriate when saying that you have some close friends. Few without a emphasizes that the number is very small or insufficient.

× I've known one of them since the secondary school which is from grade six.

✓ I've known one of them since secondary school, when I was in Grade Six.

Do not normally use the before secondary school when referring to schooling in general. The original relative clause which is from grade six does not clearly explain the time reference; when I was in Grade Six expresses it correctly.

× We travel together to this school and then also for the university later also time to time I met him during my work travels as well.

✓ We traveled to school together and later attended university together. From time to time, I also met him during my work trips.

The sentence describes past events, so use the past-tense verb traveled rather than the present-tense travel. Keep the verbs describing those completed events in the past tense.