Chatting— Part 1 Relatório

Sugestão: Be more concise and natural: start with a clear topic sentence then give one or two specific supporting details. Avoid repeating words and filler sounds (uh, et cetera). Keep to 2–3 sentences and use linking words to organise ideas.

Exemplo: Yes, I do. I usually chat with friends to catch up on personal news, like career changes or study issues, and to share advice or support when someone has a problem.

Sugestão: Start with a direct topic sentence and provide one clear, specific example. Use linking words (for example, because) and correct collocations (e.g., ‘pharmacy’ not ‘pharmacies’, ‘complained about’ is fine). Avoid vague phrases like ‘check about’.

Exemplo: We mostly talk about academic or work problems. For example, a friend who studies pharmacy often complains about unfair treatment from some professors, so we discuss how she might address it.

Sugestão: Give a clear preference or say you have no strong preference, then add a brief reason and one specific example. Avoid repetition and filler words, and use correct phrasing (‘I don't mind chatting with’).

Exemplo: I don't have a strong preference; I enjoy both one-on-one and group chats as long as we share interests. For instance, I like discussing smart technology—smartphones or tablets—with friends who follow the same trends.

Sugestão: Answer directly (face-to-face) and give a concise, complete supporting detail. Avoid long, repetitive phrasing and finish your sentence; use linking words like ‘because’ or ‘so’ to explain why. Reduce fillers and repetition of ‘friends’.

Exemplo: I prefer face-to-face communication because it feels more personal. For example, when I'm free I meet friends at a local café to catch up and talk about any problems we have.

Sugestão: Give a clear, grammatical response (Yes/No) and a short explanation with one specific, coherent example. Fix grammar and clarity (e.g., ‘items’ not ‘every single items’; explain the disagreement clearly). Avoid confusing phrasing like ‘huge race’.

Exemplo: Yes, we sometimes argue about small things. For example, once my friend ordered almost everything on the menu and I thought it was wasteful, so we disagreed about whether that was polite or necessary.

× When I get around with my friends, I always chat with my friends to talk about the recent personal updates about our lives, such as, uh, career changes, uh, academic problems, et cetera.

✓ When I get together with my friends, I always chat with them about recent personal updates in our lives, such as career changes or academic problems.

The phrase 'get around with' is incorrect; the correct collocation is 'get together with'. Also, 'chat with my friends to talk about' is wordy and repetitive; use 'chat with them about'. 'The recent' is unnecessary before 'personal updates'; use 'recent personal updates'. Use 'in our lives' instead of 'about our lives' for natural phrasing. These changes improve collocation and clarity.

× We usually check about the academic problems or the issues we have during our work.

✓ We usually discuss academic problems or issues we have at work.

The verb 'check about' is incorrect in this context; 'discuss' or 'talk about' is appropriate. Use 'at work' rather than 'during our work' for natural preposition usage. Also remove the unnecessary article 'the' before 'academic problems' to make the sentence general.

× One of my friends is studying pharmacies in university and she always complained about the professors being unfriendly and unjust to her.

✓ One of my friends is studying pharmacy at university, and she always complains that the professors are unfriendly and unfair to her.

Use 'studying pharmacy' (uncountable) rather than 'studying pharmacies'. Use the preposition 'at university' not 'in university'. Tense consistency: change 'complained' to 'complains' to match 'is studying' and present habitual action. 'Unjust' is better expressed as 'unfair' in this context. Also add 'that' to introduce the clause about professors.

× I generally don't mind to chat with either one person or a lot of people as long as we have something in common.

✓ I generally don't mind chatting with either one person or a lot of people as long as we have something in common.

After 'don't mind' use the gerund form 'chatting' rather than the infinitive 'to chat'. This is a fixed verb pattern in English. Keep 'either ... or' structure and plural 'people' is fine.

× For example, if we enjoy talking about, uh, smart technology, for example, like smartphones, iPad, or uh, book reader.

✓ For example, if we enjoy talking about smart technology, such as smartphones, iPads, or e-book readers.

Avoid repeating 'for example' twice; use one marker. Use 'such as' to introduce examples. Use plural 'iPads' to match 'smartphones', and use the correct term 'e-book readers' rather than 'book reader'. These changes improve parallelism and article usage.

× I generally prefer to communicate with my friends through face to face interactions for example, uh, when I have free time and I will always uh, gather with my friends in a local cafe just to catch up with my friends and to share what problems I.

✓ I generally prefer to communicate with my friends face to face. For example, when I have free time, I always meet my friends in a local cafe just to catch up and share any problems I have.

Use 'face to face' without 'through' or use 'in face-to-face interactions'; simpler: 'communicate face to face'. Split into two sentences for clarity. 'Gather with my friends' is awkward; use 'meet my friends'. Remove repeated 'with my friends'. Use present simple 'I always meet' for habitual action and 'share any problems I have' completes the clause; original ended abruptly.

× Guess we always argue with different issue at different time.

✓ I guess we always argue about different issues at different times.

'Guess' should be 'I guess' to include a subject. Use 'argue about' not 'argue with' when referring to topics. Use plural 'issues' and 'times' for general statements. This corrects subject omission and pluralization.

× For example I remember I was arguing with my friend that she ordered every single items on the menu and it's a huge race and it it shows that we are ungrateful for the food.

✓ For example, I remember arguing with my friend because she ordered every single item on the menu; it felt like a huge waste and showed that we were ungrateful for the food.

Use singular 'item' after 'every single'. 'I remember I was arguing' can be simplified to 'I remember arguing'. 'It's a huge race' is incorrect collocation; likely meant 'huge waste' or 'overkill'—use 'huge waste'. Fix repeated 'it it'. Match past tense 'arguing' with 'showed' or 'felt' for consistent tense. These changes fix pluralization, word choice, repetition, and tense consistency.