Friends— Part 1 Informe

Sugerencia: Answer the question directly by comparing the places you met in the past and now. Avoid unclear phrases such as “a lot of difference between me and my friends” and “we’re not the same in the past.” Use the present perfect or past simple accurately, and explain how working from home has changed your meeting habits.

Ejemplo: Yes, there is a difference. We used to meet at school or in shopping centres, but nowadays we usually meet in cafés because I work from home and have less time to go out. We also keep in touch online more often than we did in the past.

Sugerencia: Give a clear reason why a place is suitable, rather than only comparing a store and a café. Use the correct forms “compare,” “more suitable,” and “perfect.” Add specific details such as noise, seating, privacy, and the opportunity to talk comfortably.

Ejemplo: Some places are more suitable because they are quiet and have comfortable seats. For example, a café is better than a store because we can sit down, order a drink, and have a relaxed conversation without being interrupted.

Sugerencia: State your preference once and avoid repeating “a lot of friends.” Use a linking word such as “because” or “although” to explain your choice, and give one specific example of an enjoyable group activity.

Ejemplo: I prefer spending time with a group of friends because it is usually more lively and enjoyable. We can share different opinions, tell jokes, and play games together. However, I sometimes meet one close friend when I want to have a more personal conversation.

Sugerencia: Make the time condition grammatically clear. The phrase “until we finished the construction of it” is incorrect and confusing; say “once the construction is finished” or “after the renovations are complete.” Explain what you would do with your friends at home.

Ejemplo: Yes, I would. However, I would wait until the construction of my home is finished. After that, I could invite my friends over for dinner or a film night.

Sugerencia: Answer with a clear opinion instead of giving an unexplained percentage. Explain why friends are important and mention the emotional or practical support they provide. If you use a percentage, clarify what it represents.

Ejemplo: Friends are very important to me, probably around 80 percent of my social life. They give me emotional support, and I can relax and share my problems with them. Although I am busy with work, I always try to stay in touch.

Sugerencia: Give a direct answer and explain the reason in a complete sentence. Avoid the repeated words “no” and “not.” Also, working from home does not necessarily mean being busy at home, so explain that your workload or schedule limits your free time.

Ejemplo: No, I do not go out with my friends very often because I have a demanding workload and spend most of my weekdays working from home. We usually meet at the weekend, when I have more free time.

Sugerencia: Provide a specific place and avoid the phrase “by any chance,” which does not answer this question. Use a simple structure such as “We usually meet at…” and add a reason or activity to make the answer more informative.

Ejemplo: We usually meet at a small café near my apartment. It is convenient for everyone, and we can sit there for a couple of hours and chat.

Sugerencia: Complete the sentence and specify what you talk about. Use the correct structure “We usually…” rather than “We usually do is to…,” and add another activity if appropriate. A linking word can help connect the activities naturally.

Ejemplo: We usually chat about our work, families, and future plans. If the weather is nice, we also go for a walk or have dinner together.

Sugerencia: Use “I have known her for…” without the extra object pronoun “her” after “known.” Organise the answer into a clear topic sentence followed by details about how you met, how long you have known each other, and how you stay in contact. Use the present perfect accurately for an ongoing friendship.

Ejemplo: Yes, I have a close friend whom I have known for about 15 years. We met at school when we were children, and we have stayed close ever since. We do not meet very often now, but we regularly chat online.

× Yes, I think it it has a lot of difference between me and my friends because we are not like the same before that we're so close and now that I am working from home.

✓ Yes, I think there is a big difference between where I met my friends in the past and where I meet them now. We used to be very close, but now I am working from home.

Use there is to introduce the existence of a difference. The original phrase it has a lot of difference is not grammatically correct in this context.

× We are not like the same before that we're so close ... we're not the same in the past.

✓ We used to be very close, but now we are not as close as we were in the past.

Use used to be to describe a past situation that is no longer true. The past comparison should use were, not the present-tense form are.

× Yes, I think it it has a lot of difference between me and my friends because we are not like the same before that we're so close and now that I am working from home. So I think yeah, we're not the same in the past.

✓ Yes, I think there is a big difference between where I met my friends in the past and where I meet them now. We used to be very close, but now I am working from home, so we are not as close as we were.

The original response contains repeated words, incomplete connections, and an unclear comparison. Divide the ideas into complete sentences and use a clear contrast with but and so.

× So if we're going to comparison the store in the cafe, a store is not perfectly for a meeting and the cafe would be better for it, I think.

✓ If we compare a store with a cafe, a store is not as suitable for meeting as a cafe. I think a cafe would be better.

Use compare a store with a cafe, not comparison the store in the cafe. The preposition with is used when identifying the two things being compared.

× A store is not perfectly for a meeting.

✓ A store is not suitable for meeting.

Perfectly is an adverb, but the sentence needs an adjective after is. Suitable correctly describes whether a place is appropriate for meeting.

× So if we're going to comparison the store in the cafe, a store is not perfectly for a meeting and the cafe would be better for it, I think.

✓ If we compare a store with a cafe, a store is not as suitable for meeting as a cafe. I think a cafe would be better.

The original sentence uses comparison as though it were a verb and combines several ideas awkwardly. Use the verb compare and organize the comparison in a complete sentence.

× Oh, for me, I think it's better to have a lot of friends, spend time with a lot of friends, especially if we have if we have a lot of friends, it's it would be so much fun.

✓ For me, I prefer spending time with a large group of friends because it would be more fun.

The original response repeats several words and contains the unnecessary sequence if we have if we have and it's it would. Use one clear subject and one complete reason.

× Probably, yes, of course, until we finished the construction of it.

✓ Probably, yes, of course, when the construction of our home is finished.

The invitation concerns a future situation, so finished should not be used as a completed past action. In a future time clause beginning with when, use the present form is finished.

× Probably, yes, of course, until we finished the construction of it.

✓ Probably, yes, of course, when the construction of our home is finished.

The construction is completed by workers, so it should be the subject receiving the action. Use the passive form is finished rather than the active form we finished.

× If it is by percentage, I think it is 40%.

✓ If I had to express it as a percentage, I would say it is 40%.

The original opening is not a natural or complete English structure. Use the pattern if I had to express it as a percentage to introduce an estimated percentage.

× Oh no, probably no, not. Not because I am so busy at home since I am working from home.

✓ No, probably not, because I am busy at home since I work from home.

The response begins with fragments and the second part is not connected smoothly to the answer. Add the verb phrase probably not and connect the reason with because.

× Umm, by any chance, I think.

✓ We do not have a regular meeting place; we meet wherever we happen to be.

The original response does not contain a complete clause answering where you meet. Include a subject and a verb, such as we meet, to form a complete sentence.

× We usually do is to talk a lot about our.

✓ We usually talk a lot about our lives.

The original sentence is incomplete because the phrase about our needs a noun after our. The corrected sentence has a complete subject, verb, and object.

× We usually do is to talk a lot about our.

✓ What we usually do is talk a lot about our lives.

If you use the structure what we usually do is, it must be followed by a verb phrase. Talk is the natural base form after this structure, and lives completes the phrase about our lives.

× Yes I have a friend I have known her for a long time and it is I think it's already about 15 years.

✓ Yes, I have a friend whom I have known for about 15 years.

Do not use her after the relative pronoun whom because whom already functions as the object of known. Use one pronoun structure, not both whom and her.

× Yes I have a friend I have known her for a long time and it is I think it's already about 15 years and we see get to meet each other and often chat.

✓ Yes, I have a friend whom I have known for about 15 years. We often meet and chat with each other.

The original response joins too many ideas and contains the unclear phrase we see get to meet each other. Divide it into two complete sentences and use the simple structure we often meet and chat.