Parks— Part 1 Informe

Sugerencia: Be more concise, correct tense errors and avoid repetition. Start with a clear topic sentence, use past simple consistently for past habits, remove filler words, and add one specific detail to enrich the answer.

Ejemplo: Yes, I loved going to parks as a child. After school my mother would often take us to a nearby park where I liked to play on the swings and climb trees with my friends.

Sugerencia: Make the sentence natural and use simpler, correct phrasing. Use linking words to contrast enjoyment and lack of time, and give a brief specific example of how often you can go now.

Ejemplo: Yes, I still enjoy going to parks, but because of my busy work schedule I rarely have time. For example, I usually only manage to visit a park once every two months on weekends.

Sugerencia: Avoid repeating phrases and add a concrete reason or benefit for wanting more parks. Use linking words to connect ideas and be specific about what you would use a nearby park for.

Ejemplo: Yes, I would love more parks in my city because the only one is far from my home. A nearby park would give me a place to exercise in the mornings and meet friends for picnics.

Sugerencia: This answer is good—clear and specific. Improve by connecting sentences with linking words and using slightly more vivid description. Keep it concise and natural.

Ejemplo: Yes. I read about a park in Cebu City set on a mountain that overlooks the whole city, and I would love to visit it. If I have time, I plan to hike up there and relax while enjoying the panoramic view.

× Yes, I like going to the parks.

✓ Yes, I liked going to parks.

The question asked about childhood (past) activities, so the student should use past tense. Use 'liked' for past habitual action and omit the definite article before 'parks' when speaking generally about parks. Suggestion: Use past simple for habits in the past (I liked going to parks).

× When I was a kid after class my mom always bring uh after class my mom brought us to park to play.

✓ When I was a kid, after class my mom always brought us to the park to play.

The subject 'my mom' is third person singular and the verb must be in past simple 'brought' to agree and match the past time reference. Also 'to park' needs the definite article 'the park' when referring to a specific local park, and sentence needs commas for clarity. Suggestion: Use 'brought' for third person singular past and include articles: 'brought us to the park'. Ensure clear punctuation: 'When I was a kid, after class, my mom always brought us to the park to play.'.

× I still like going to the parks now, however due to my work schedule it refrains me from doing so.

✓ I still like going to parks now; however, my work schedule prevents me from doing so.

Use present simple 'prevent(s)' for general present situations. 'It refrains me' is incorrect collocation: 'refrain' is usually reflexive or intransitive; the correct verb is 'prevent' and must agree with singular subject 'schedule' (prevents). Also remove the definite article when speaking generally ('going to parks'). Add punctuation for clarity. Suggestion: Say 'my work schedule prevents me from going' or 'prevents me from doing so'. Use present simple and correct verb collocation.

× Currently we have only one park and that is quite far from my home.

✓ Currently we have only one park, and it is quite far from my home.

The sentence is mostly correct but 'that' is better replaced by 'it' to refer back to 'one park'. Add a comma before conjunction for readability. No plural change needed; this fixes pronoun reference. Suggestion: Use 'it' to refer to a singular noun: 'one park, and it is quite far...'.

× If I have time, I would like to go there and just sit down and relax.

✓ If I have time, I would like to go there and just sit and relax.

This conditional mixes present simple 'If I have time' with a polite conditional 'I would like', which is acceptable. The small issue is redundancy 'sit down and relax' — more natural is 'sit and relax'. Suggestion: Use concise phrasing: 'sit and relax'.

× Yes, I do actually. Previously I read about a park in Cebu City that is located on top of a mountain overseeing the city.

✓ Yes, I do, actually. Previously, I read about a park in Cebu City that is located on top of a mountain overlooking the city.

Use 'overlooking' rather than 'overseeing' for a landscape view; 'overseeing' implies supervising. Add commas for natural pauses. 'Read' in past is correct for 'previously'. Suggestion: Use 'overlooking' to describe a view: 'a mountain overlooking the city'.