Memory— Part 1 Informe

Sugerencia: Be more natural and concise: start with a clear topic sentence, avoid hesitations and unclear phrases (e.g. "free call answers"), and add one clear supporting detail with a linking word. Aim for 2–3 sentences, correct tense and phrase choices.

Ejemplo: Yes, I'm quite good at memorising things. For example, when I was at school my English teacher often asked me to help classmates recall answers from listening tests because I could remember details accurately.

Sugerencia: Use accurate grammar and avoid small errors: use correct tense and subject-verb agreement, and limit to 2–3 sentences. Add a linking word to show sequence (e.g. "so" or "as a result") and be specific about the consequence.

Ejemplo: Yes. Recently I forgot to put my computer mouse in the drawer before going to bed, and in the morning I discovered my cat had chewed it, so it no longer works.

Sugerencia: Good content and structure. To improve, add a linking phrase and one specific example to make it more vivid (e.g. a typical appointment or type of shopping item). Keep it concise and avoid generalizations.

Ejemplo: Not much — because I use my iPhone. For example, I note down dentist appointments and weekly grocery items like milk and vegetables so I can check them easily.

Sugerencia: Reduce hesitations and repetition, and combine sentences into a clear, logical answer. Begin with a topic sentence, then explain the method with a linking word and a specific detail about how you organise reminders (e.g. labels or alerts).

Ejemplo: I don't try to memorise important items; instead, I write them in my phone's reminders app. For instance, I set labelled reminders and alerts for deadlines so I don't forget them.

× I've, uh, strong memories since I was a child.

✓ I've had strong memories since I was a child.

The original uses 'I've' (I have) with an adjective 'strong memories' incorrectly. To express a state continuing from the past to present, use present perfect with the verb 'have' + past participle 'had' is not correct — actually present perfect of 'have' is 'have had'. Here the intended meaning is 'I have had strong memories since...' so use 'I've had'. This shows an action/state that started in the past and continues now. Suggestion: use 'I've had strong memories since I was a child.'

× When I was at school, my English teacher would often ask me to help free call answers from the listening exam because I remember them well.

✓ When I was at school, my English teacher would often ask me to help recall answers from the listening exam because I remembered them well.

The phrase 'help free call answers' is ungrammatical and likely a word order/word choice error. 'Recall' (verb) fits meaning; 'remembered' matches past habitual context introduced by 'when I was at school' and 'would often ask'. Use past tense 'remembered' to align with the past-time reference. Suggestion: replace 'help free call answers' with 'help recall answers' and use 'remembered'.

× To give a recent example, I forgot to put my computer mouse in the drawer before I went to bed.

✓ To give a recent example, I forgot to put my computer mouse in the drawer before I went to bed.

This sentence is grammatically correct as written for a past action; no change is needed. (Included here to indicate it was checked and correct.)

× When I woke up in the morning I found my cat has destroyed it, so now it's no longer works.

✓ When I woke up in the morning I found my cat had destroyed it, so now it no longer works.

After 'I woke up' and 'I found' the event of the cat destroying the mouse occurred earlier, so the past perfect 'had destroyed' is appropriate. Also 'it's no longer works' mixes contraction 'it is' with a verb form 'works'; the correct form is 'it no longer works' (no auxiliary). Suggestion: use past perfect for the earlier action and 'it no longer works' for the current state.

× I don't need to rely on my memory much anymore because technology is so advanced.

✓ I don't need to rely on my memory much anymore because technology is so advanced.

This sentence is grammatically correct and fits present reference; no change necessary. (Included to show it was checked.)

× I usually note down appointments, shopping lists, and reminders on my iPhone so I can check whenever I want to.

✓ I usually note down appointments, shopping lists, and reminders on my iPhone so I can check them whenever I want to.

The original omits the object 'them' after 'check'. Adding 'them' clarifies what is being checked; this is an object omission rather than tense error but fits within 'verb in the present participle' category loosely because the verb 'check' needs its object. Suggestion: add 'them' for clarity.

× To be honest, I do not deliberately remember any important things.

✓ To be honest, I do not deliberately try to memorize important things.

'Remember' is passive and accidental here; 'deliberately remember' is unnatural. Use 'try to memorize' or 'make an effort to remember' to express deliberate action. This is a word-choice/modal nuance: 'do not deliberately remember' should be 'do not deliberately try to memorize'. Suggestion: replace with 'do not deliberately try to memorize important things.'

× If something is important, I will write it down on my reminders, uh, on my in my phone so I can check and and revise it whenever I need.

✓ If something is important, I will write it down in my reminders on my phone so I can check and revise it whenever I need to.

The original has redundant and incorrect prepositions: 'write it down on my reminders' should be 'write it down in my reminders' or 'in my reminder app'. 'on my in my phone' is a duplication. Also 'check and and revise it' has a repeated 'and'. Use 'in my reminders on my phone' and remove the duplicate 'and'. Suggestion: 'I will write it down in my reminders on my phone so I can check and revise it whenever I need to.'