Friends— Part 1 採点レポート

提案: Answer the question about meeting places directly; your response currently describes how you get to know people instead. Compare a past and present location, and use correct question word order and forms such as “used to meet” and “which part of Thailand.”

例: Yes, there’s quite a big difference. I used to meet my friends at school, but these days we usually meet at a café. It’s a more convenient place to catch up and study together.

提案: Give a clear reason and a specific contrast. Avoid repeating “unique”; correct subject–verb agreement (“each place serves,” “it has”) and use natural phrasing such as “background noise” and “helps people focus.”

例: Some places are better for meeting because they’re comfortable and not too noisy. For example, a café can be a good choice because its quiet background noise helps people relax or focus. A crowded or very loud place, on the other hand, can make conversation difficult.

提案: State your preference clearly, then explain it with one concise reason. Use “prefer hanging out” and “I feel overwhelmed”; avoid the unclear phrase “more manageable for me that I can.”

例: I prefer hanging out with one friend at a time because it’s easier to have a proper conversation. In a big group, I sometimes feel overwhelmed and find it difficult to decide who to talk to.

提案: Answer directly and explain your reason without comparing your home with other people’s homes unless that comparison is relevant. Replace “no and never” with “not usually,” and use more natural phrasing such as “a bit messy.”

例: I don’t usually invite friends over because my home can be quite messy, and I feel a little embarrassed about it. I’d rather meet them at a café or another place where we can relax.

提案: Your answer is relevant and gives a reason, but avoid repeating “important” and “crucial.” Use the plural “supporters,” say “someone to talk to,” and clarify the final comparison with family.

例: Friends are very important to me because they support me when I’m going through a difficult time. I can talk to them about things I might not feel comfortable discussing with my family.

提案: Give a direct frequency answer and make the timing clear. Correct “a holidays” to “a holiday” or “holidays,” and replace the unclear ending with a complete phrase such as “during the break before exams.”

例: Not very often, because I’m busy with school. I usually meet my friends during holidays or on days off, especially when we have a break before our final exams.

提案: You answer the question and give a relevant reason. Use the plural “friends” consistently, and make the connection between the café and exam preparation smoother. “Study” sounds more natural than “read a book” in this context.

例: We often meet at a coffee shop. I’m preparing for a university entrance exam, so lately my friends and I have been going there to study together.

提案: Describe your usual activities directly and explain how often you do each one. Avoid using both “as” and “so” in the same clause, and replace “we can play that much” with a clear phrase such as “we don’t have much time to play.”

例: We usually study together because we’re preparing for our university entrance exams. We don’t have much time to play, but when we take a break, we sometimes play a quick card game.

提案: This is a relevant, personal answer with specific details. Improve grammar and fluency by saying “I only have one friend like that,” “since third grade,” and “when she laughs”; use a linking phrase before describing your closeness.

例: Yes, I have one friend I’ve known for a long time. Her name is Jada, and we’ve been friends since third grade. She’s like family to me, so we share each other’s feelings and support one another.

× In the past I used to ask for my friend's IG first but now I start asking them their name and where they come from, which part of the Thailand and also how old is she?

✓ In the past, I used to ask for my friends' Instagram accounts first, but now I ask their names, where they come from, which part of Thailand they are from, and how old they are.

The questions embedded in the sentence need statement word order: they are from and they are, not are they. Use they consistently to refer to the friends. Also, asking for someone's Instagram account is clearer than asking for their Instagram.

× In the past I used to ask for my friend's IG first but now I start asking them their name and where they come from, which part of the Thailand and also how old is she?

✓ In the past, I used to ask for my friends' Instagram accounts first, but now I ask their names, where they come from, which part of Thailand they are from, and how old they are.

Do not use the before Thailand because country names generally do not take the definite article. Say part of Thailand.

× Well because I think each places serve their own uniqueness and there they have their own unique.

✓ Well, I think each place has its own unique features.

Each is followed by a singular noun, so use place rather than places. Use its to refer to the singular place.

× Well because I think each places serve their own uniqueness and there they have their own unique.

✓ Well, I think each place has its own unique features.

Unique is an adjective and needs a noun to complete its meaning here. Features is a suitable noun. The original phrase their own unique is incomplete.

× Like for Starbucks it have like a white noise to make the people can focus on their work.

✓ For example, Starbucks has some background noise that helps people focus on their work.

The subject Starbucks is third-person singular, so the verb must be has, not have.

× Like for Starbucks it have like a white noise to make the people can focus on their work.

✓ For example, Starbucks has some background noise that helps people focus on their work.

Noise is uncountable in this meaning, so it should not be preceded by a. Use some background noise.

× Like for Starbucks it have like a white noise to make the people can focus on their work.

✓ For example, Starbucks has some background noise that helps people focus on their work.

The construction make people can focus is not grammatical. Use a clause such as that helps people focus, or say so that people can focus.

× To be honest, I love and prefer hang out with one friend because I think it is more convenient and more manageable for me that I can.

✓ To be honest, I prefer hanging out with one friend because it is more convenient and manageable for me.

Prefer can be followed by a gerund, so use hanging out. You can also say prefer to hang out.

× To be honest, I love and prefer hang out with one friend because I think it is more convenient and more manageable for me that I can.

✓ To be honest, I prefer hanging out with one friend because it is more convenient and manageable for me.

The ending for me that I can does not form a complete or clear clause. Remove it, or add a complete explanation of what you can do.

× I need to speak like for one friend, but if in the group I will overwhelm which one should I speak with?

✓ I prefer talking to one friend, but in a group I feel overwhelmed because I do not know whom to talk to.

Overwhelm usually means to make someone feel overwhelmed. Since the speaker experiences the feeling, use the passive or adjective form feel overwhelmed.

× I need to speak like for one friend, but if in the group I will overwhelm which one should I speak with?

✓ I prefer talking to one friend, but in a group I feel overwhelmed because I do not know whom to talk to.

The phrase which one should I speak with uses direct-question word order. Inside an indirect question, use whom to talk to or which person I should talk to.

× Umm to be honest no and never because to compare my home with others.

✓ Um, to be honest, no. I would never invite friends over because my home is untidier and dirtier than other people's homes.

Because to compare my home with others is not a complete clause; it has no finite verb. Use a complete clause after because.

× I think mine is more untidy and so dirty and have a lot of trash so I'm not confident with it at all.

✓ I think mine is untidier and very dirty, and it has a lot of trash, so I am not confident about inviting people over.

The subject it is singular, so use has, not have. Adding it before has also makes the subject clear.

× Oh, friends are definitely very important and crucial to my life because they are a big supporter of me and when I have a tough time, it's very important for me to have someone to speak, with exception of my families.

✓ Oh, friends are definitely very important to my life because they are big supporters of me. When I have a tough time, it is important to have someone to talk to, apart from my family.

The plural subject they needs the plural noun supporters. Family is normally used as a singular collective noun when referring to one's family as a whole.

× Oh, friends are definitely very important and crucial to my life because they are a big supporter of me and when I have a tough time, it's very important for me to have someone to speak, with exception of my families.

✓ Oh, friends are definitely very important to my life because they are big supporters of me. When I have a tough time, it is important to have someone to talk to, apart from my family.

The expression is with the exception of, with the definite article. In this correction, apart from is used as a simpler alternative.

× Oh, friends are definitely very important and crucial to my life because they are a big supporter of me and when I have a tough time, it's very important for me to have someone to speak, with exception of my families.

✓ Oh, friends are definitely very important to my life because they are big supporters of me. When I have a tough time, it is important to have someone to talk to, apart from my family.

The verb speak usually needs a preposition when it refers to communicating with a person: speak to someone or speak with someone. Talk to someone is also natural here.

× Not so often, I usually go when I have a holidays or it the school is off because they give a day off for studying for the final exam so I usually see them when the final.

✓ Not very often. I usually go out when I have holidays or when school is off. They sometimes give us a day off to study for the final exams, so I usually see my friends during finals.

A cannot be used with the plural noun holidays. Say holidays or a holiday, depending on whether you mean a period of time off or one specific day.

× Not so often, I usually go when I have a holidays or it the school is off because they give a day off for studying for the final exam so I usually see them when the final.

✓ Not very often. I usually go out when I have holidays or when school is off. They sometimes give us a day off to study for the final exams, so I usually see my friends during finals.

It the school is off is not a grammatical clause. Use when school is off. The correction also separates the ideas into complete, easier-to-follow sentences.

× Not so often, I usually go when I have a holidays or it the school is off because they give a day off for studying for the final exam so I usually see them when the final.

✓ Not very often. I usually go out when I have holidays or when school is off. They sometimes give us a day off to study for the final exams, so I usually see my friends during finals.

The ending when the final is incomplete because it has no verb. Use a complete phrase such as during finals or when the final exams are over.

× As I mentioned that I am preparing for the university entrance exam, so lately I always just study with my friends and we can play that much.

✓ As I mentioned, I am preparing for the university entrance exam, so lately I have mostly been studying with my friends, and we have not had much time to play.

As and so should not introduce the same cause-and-effect construction together in this sentence. Use As I mentioned, ... so ... or I am preparing ..., so ....

× Yes definitely but I have the only one.

✓ Yes, definitely, but I have only one friend who I have known for a long time.

Only should come before the quantity it limits. Say I have only one, rather than I have the only one.

× Her name is Jada and I have known her since I was like uh grade 3.

✓ Her name is Jada, and I have known her since I was in about third grade.

Use in before a school grade when describing the grade someone was attending: in third grade.

× When she cries I cry, when she laugh I laugh and when she happy I am happier.

✓ When she cries, I cry; when she laughs, I laugh; and when she is happy, I am happier.

With the third-person singular subject she, use laughs, not laugh.

× When she cries I cry, when she laugh I laugh and when she happy I am happier.

✓ When she cries, I cry; when she laughs, I laugh; and when she is happy, I am happier.

The clause when she happy is missing the verb is. Adjectives such as happy need a linking verb in this construction.