Travelling— Part 1 Informe

Sugerencia: Answer the question more directly and avoid fillers such as “uh” and unnecessary phrases like “that is an interesting question.” Use “sitting by the window” rather than “setting up by the window,” and say “listening to music” instead of “listening to a music.” Add one specific reason or benefit, and connect your ideas with a linking word such as “because” or “also.”

Ejemplo: Yes, I definitely prefer sitting by the window when I travel by plane. I usually study English and listen to music during the flight, so the window seat helps me relax and enjoy the view. Also, I do not need to ask other passengers to move when I want to look outside.

Sugerencia: Give a clear “yes” or “no” at the beginning, then describe the journey in a logical order. Avoid repeating “Taipei, Taiwan” and remove fillers such as “uh.” Use the correct place name “Jeju Island,” and clarify the destination instead of saying “to us.” Because this is a past experience, use past tense consistently: “It made me feel happy and brought back wonderful memories.” Include one or two specific details about the journey, such as its length, activities, or what you did with your mother.

Ejemplo: Yes, I did. When I was a child, I took a long trip with my mother from Jeju Island in South Korea to Taipei, Taiwan. The journey took several hours, but I was excited because it was my first time visiting another country. We explored the city and tried some local food, so the trip brought back many wonderful memories.

× I prefer uh, setting up by the window in the plane.

✓ I prefer sitting by the window in the plane.

After prefer, use a gerund with the appropriate meaning. Sitting means being seated, whereas setting up means arranging or preparing something. Therefore, sitting is the correct -ing form here.

× I prefer uh, setting up by the window in the plane.

✓ I prefer sitting by the window on the plane.

Use on rather than in when referring to being a passenger on an airplane. The usual expression is on the plane.

× I usually uh, study English while listening to a music in the plane.

✓ I usually study English while listening to music in the plane.

Music is an uncountable noun when referring to music in general, so it does not take the indefinite article a. Say listening to music, not listening to a music.

× I usually uh, study English while listening to a music in the plane.

✓ I usually study English while listening to music on the plane.

Use on with public transportation such as a plane. The natural expression is on the plane, not in the plane.

× After we arrived in Taipei, Taiwan, it always makes me feel happy and brings back.

✓ After we arrived in Taipei, Taiwan, it always made me feel happy and brought back wonderful memories.

The response describes a past experience, so the verbs should be in the past tense. Makes changes to made, and brings changes to brought to maintain consistent past-time narration.

× Wonderful memories.

✓ It brought back wonderful memories.

Wonderful memories is only a noun phrase and does not contain a verb, so it cannot stand alone as a complete sentence. Adding It brought back creates a complete sentence. The phrase should also be connected to the previous sentence rather than left as a fragment.