Name— Part 1 Relatório

Sugestão: Answer directly in a clear topic sentence, then add one specific reason. Avoid repeating “remember” and “names,” and use natural expressions such as “people I have just met” instead of “people whom I’m not familiar with.” Also, separate your ideas into two sentences to avoid a run-on sentence.

Exemplo: No, it isn’t always easy for me to remember people’s names, especially when I meet several people at once. I usually remember names more easily when I have an interesting conversation with someone or meet them several times.

Sugestão: Correct the plural form to “people’s names” and organize the answer chronologically. The phrase “when cell phones are not common” is unclear; say “Before smartphones became common.” Use a linking word such as “Nowadays” and explain briefly how saving a name helps you remember it.

Exemplo: Before smartphones became common, I sometimes wrote people’s names down in a notebook. Nowadays, I save their names in my phone immediately after meeting them, and I add a short note about where I met them.

Sugestão: Your opinion is clear, but the answer repeats the same idea several times. Replace “I don’t feel anything bad” with the more natural expression “I don’t feel bad” or “I’m not offended.” Combine the reason and result smoothly with a linking word, and add a brief example for a more developed response.

Exemplo: I don’t feel offended when people forget my name because it’s quite normal, especially if we have only just met. I sometimes forget names myself, so I usually remind them politely and continue the conversation.

Sugestão: Give a more natural reason by using “I don’t have much motivation to remember them” rather than “I don’t feel the incentive.” Avoid repeating the same clause and correct the incomplete phrase “whom I don’t I don’t actually know.” You could also mention when this usually happens and how you deal with it.

Exemplo: Yes, I often forget the names of people I’ve only just met, particularly at large social events. I don’t always have enough time to get to know them, so I try to repeat their names during the conversation to help me remember them.

× It's not always easy for me to remember people's names because a lot of the names are actually difficult to remember I can hardly remember the names of people whom I'm not familiar with.

✓ It's not always easy for me to remember people's names because a lot of the names are actually difficult to remember. I can hardly remember the names of people whom I'm not familiar with.

Two independent clauses are incorrectly joined without punctuation. Use a full stop to separate the two complete sentences. In speaking, a brief pause between them also makes the answer clearer.

× I remember people's name by writing them down when cell phones are not common Nowadays I remember people's name by putting them onto my cell phone.

✓ I remember people's names by writing them down. When cell phones were not common, I remembered people's names by putting them in my cell phone.

People's names refers to more than one name, so names must be plural. The pronoun them also refers to the plural noun names. Remember to use a plural noun when discussing names in general.

× I remember people's name by writing them down when cell phones are not common Nowadays I remember people's name by putting them onto my cell phone.

✓ I remember people's names by writing them down. When cell phones were not common, I remembered people's names by putting them in my cell phone.

The phrase when cell phones were not common refers to a past situation, so the past tense were and remembered should be used. Use the past tense when describing how you remembered names during an earlier period.

× I remember people's name by writing them down when cell phones are not common Nowadays I remember people's name by putting them onto my cell phone.

✓ I remember people's names by writing them down. When cell phones were not common, I remembered people's names by putting them in my cell phone.

The original answer contains two ideas joined without appropriate punctuation, and Nowadays begins a new sentence. Separate the ideas with a full stop and use a comma after the introductory when-clause.

× I don't feel anything bad or embarrassed when people can't remember my name.

✓ I don't feel bad or embarrassed when people can't remember my name.

Feel is a linking verb, so it is followed by adjectives that describe the speaker's feelings. Bad and embarrassed should directly describe the speaker's emotional state; anything is unnecessary in this structure.

× I don't feel anything when people can't remember my name.

✓ I don't feel anything when people can't remember my name. To be honest, I don't feel anything when people can't remember my name.

The original transcript joins To be honest to the previous sentence without punctuation. Begin it as a new sentence and use a comma after the introductory phrase To be honest.

× Yes, I frequently forget the names of people whom I'm not familiar with because I don't feel the incentive to remember people's names whom I don't I don't actually know.

✓ Yes, I frequently forget the names of people whom I'm not familiar with because I don't feel the incentive to remember the names of people whom I don't actually know.

Whom must refer to people, not directly to people's names. The corrected version uses the names of people whom, so the relative pronoun clearly refers to people. Also, the repeated words I don't I don't should be reduced to one I don't.

× Yes, I frequently forget the names of people whom I'm not familiar with because I don't feel the incentive to remember people's names whom I don't I don't actually know.

✓ Yes, I frequently forget the names of people whom I'm not familiar with because I don't feel the incentive to remember the names of people whom I don't actually know.

The repeated phrase I don't I don't is an incomplete and incorrect construction. Use I don't only once to form a clear negative clause. Check for repeated words when reviewing your spoken answers.