Chatting— Part 1 Relatório

Sugestão: Be direct and concise: start with a clear topic sentence stating whether you like chatting, then give one or two specific reasons. Avoid incorrect words (e.g. “healthful”) and grammar errors. Use linking words like “because” or “so” correctly and keep sentences simple and natural.

Exemplo: Yes, I enjoy chatting with friends. For example, I often catch up with my high school friends when I get home from university because we don’t see each other often, so our conversations are full of nostalgia and updates about our lives.

Sugestão: Begin with a clear topic sentence about the main topics you discuss. Organize supporting details logically and use linking words (e.g., “for example,” “such as,” “often”) to make it coherent. Avoid unclear or irrelevant sentences and minor grammar issues.

Exemplo: I usually talk about my daily life and recent experiences. For example, we discuss what happened at work or university in the past few days or months, share small updates, and exchange opinions so we can stay informed about each other.

Sugestão: Answer directly with a clear topic sentence, then add one or two specific reasons using linking words like “because” or “so.” Avoid repetition and slightly incorrect phrases (e.g., “my only one friend” → “one friend”).

Exemplo: I prefer talking to just one friend rather than a large group. This is because I feel more comfortable discussing personal or serious topics in private, and I worry that in a big group people might share my information with others.

Sugestão: Start with a clear statement of preference, then give a concise reason with correct grammar and linking words. Use better phrasing for clarity (e.g., “I prefer face-to-face communication because…”). Keep sentences within the 3–4 sentence limit.

Exemplo: I prefer to communicate face-to-face rather than via social media. This is because face-to-face conversation lets you hear tone and see facial expressions, which reduces the chance of misunderstandings if someone seems upset online but isn’t.

Sugestão: Begin with a direct answer and follow with one clear reason and an example. Avoid sentence fragments (don’t start a sentence with “Because” as a fragment). Use linking words like “because” or “so” and keep statements concise.

Exemplo: Yes, I sometimes argue with friends, and I think it’s normal. Because arguments force us to communicate honestly about our feelings, they often help us clear up misunderstandings and strengthen the relationship.

× You'll love chatting with friends, especially my high school friends, because when I get into university, I don't really get a chance to speak with my healthful friends that much.

✓ I love chatting with friends, especially my high school friends, because since I got into university I haven't really had a chance to speak with my close friends that much.

Tense mismatch and word choice: 'You'll love' uses future but context requires present habitual, so change to 'I love'. 'When I get into university' implies future; the student means after entering university, so use present perfect 'since I got into university' or 'since I've been at university'. 'Don't really get a chance' should be present perfect 'haven't really had a chance' to show continuing situation. 'Healthful friends' is incorrect word choice; use 'close friends' or 'good friends'. Suggestion: Use consistent present/perfect tenses for ongoing situations and choose correct collocations (close friends).

× That's why we have a lot of catching up to do and talking to each other gives us nostalgic.

✓ That's why we have a lot of catching up to do and talking to each other makes us feel nostalgic.

Word form error: 'gives us nostalgic' is ungrammatical because 'nostalgic' is an adjective; you need a verb phrase such as 'makes us feel nostalgic' or the noun 'nostalgia'. Suggestion: Use 'makes us feel nostalgic' or 'fills us with nostalgia'. Use correct adjective+noun/verb patterns.

× The boy said random things to my friend.

✓ Some boys said random things to my friend.

Vague and possibly incorrect article/pronoun: 'The boy' specifies one known boy which may not match context. Using 'some boys' or 'a boy' depends on intended meaning. If speaker meant unspecified people, use 'some boys' or 'a boy'. Suggestion: Choose correct determiner to match meaning: 'a boy' for one, 'some boys' for several, or 'the boy' only if a specific previously mentioned boy is intended.

× Whether what we've been through in the past few months or a few days, I usually talk about my daily life with my friends.

✓ Whether it is what we've been through in the past few months or in the past few days, I usually talk about my daily life with my friends.

Missing connector and preposition: Sentence begins with 'Whether' but lacks 'it is' to introduce the clause; also 'in the past few days' needs preposition 'in'. Suggestion: Use 'Whether it is... or...' and include 'in' before time expressions.

× Even though it's not necessary or it's not an important information, you still care to each other so that we can keep updating our lives.

✓ Even though it's not necessary or it's not important information, you still care for each other so that you can keep updating each other's lives.

Article and preposition errors: 'an important information' is incorrect because 'information' is uncountable and does not take 'an'; use 'important information' or 'an important piece of information'. 'Care to each other' uses wrong preposition; correct is 'care for each other'. Pronoun consistency: change 'we can keep updating our lives' to 'you can keep updating each other's lives' to match subject 'you' or keep 'we' consistently. Suggestion: Use uncountable noun rules and correct prepositions; keep subject consistent.

× I prefer to have my only one friend because for me a large group of people makes me feel uncomfortable.

✓ I prefer to have only one friend because a large group of people makes me feel uncomfortable.

Article and word order: 'my only one friend' is incorrect; use 'only one friend' or 'my one and only friend'. 'For me' is unnecessary and can be omitted for conciseness. Suggestion: Place 'only' before the noun and avoid redundant possessives unless intended.

× Especially when you want to talk about something deep or serious.

✓ This is especially true when you want to talk about something deep or serious.

Sentence fragment: The original is a dependent clause standing alone; it needs a main clause. Adding 'This is' or combining with previous sentence fixes structure. Suggestion: Avoid sentence fragments; ensure each sentence has an independent clause.

× It's not good if a lot of people listen to you because they might just tell other people and I don't feel safe.

✓ It's not good if a lot of people listen to you because they might tell others and I wouldn't feel safe.

Pronoun and modality: 'tell other people' is better as 'tell others' for conciseness. Tense/modal mismatch: 'I don't feel safe' describes a hypothetical; use conditional 'I wouldn't feel safe'. Suggestion: Use conditional mood for hypothetical situations and prefer concise pronouns like 'others'.

× Trying to communicate face to face because I feel like when you communicate via social media, you cannot understand or get the tone of the other person you're talking to.

✓ I try to communicate face to face because when you communicate via social media you often cannot understand the other person's tone.

Sentence fragment and word form: 'Trying to communicate' lacks subject; use 'I try' or 'I prefer'. Redundancy 'understand or get the tone' can be simplified to 'understand the tone'. Suggestion: Use a subject and a finite verb and prefer concise phrasing.

× You might misunderstood them and think they're mad, but in fact they're not, which is not good.

✓ You might misunderstand them and think they're mad, but in fact they're not, which is not good.

Modal + verb form: After modal 'might' the base form of the verb is required, so 'misunderstand' not 'misunderstood'. Suggestion: Use base form after modal verbs (might, could, should).

× Yes, I do argue with friends.

✓ Yes, I do argue with my friends.

Missing possessive determiner: 'with friends' is acceptable, but 'with my friends' is more natural in this personal context. Tense is fine. Suggestion: Use 'my friends' when referring to your own relationships.

× I think it's a pretty normal thing to do in a relationship, whether it's a love relationship, a friend relationship, or a family relationship.

✓ I think it's a pretty normal thing to do in relationships, whether romantic relationships, friendships, or family relationships.

Word choice and repetition: 'love relationship' and 'friend relationship' are awkward; use 'romantic relationships' and 'friendships'. Also pluralize 'relationships' for general statement. Suggestion: Use standard collocations and pluralize when speaking generally.

× Because I feel like whenever you argue, you get to communicate with the other person you're talking to and that's why it makes us understand each other more.

✓ I feel that when you argue, you communicate with the other person, and that helps you understand each other better.

Starting with 'Because' creates a fragment when attached to previous sentence; combine and simplify. 'Get to communicate' is informal and awkward; 'communicate' or 'talk' is clearer. 'Makes us understand each other more' should be 'helps you understand each other better' for clarity and natural collocation. Suggestion: Avoid starting sentences with 'Because' as a fragment; use clear verbs and natural comparative adverbs like 'better'.