Chatting— Part 1 Report

Suggestion: Be more concise and natural. Start with a clear topic sentence, avoid hesitations and repetitions, and give one specific supporting detail. Use a linking phrase if adding explanation.

Example: Yes, I do enjoy chatting with friends. For example, I often call a close friend on weekends to catch up and relax, which helps me unwind after a busy week.

Suggestion: Give a direct topic sentence, then provide specific examples and use a linking word to organize your answer. Avoid vague phrases like “anything under the sun.”

Example: We usually talk about our daily lives. For instance, today we discussed weekend plans and what we did yesterday, such as visiting a market or watching a film.

Suggestion: Provide a clear preference or explain the contexts more coherently. Use linking words like “however” or “on the other hand,” and avoid repetition.

Example: It depends on the situation. When I want deep conversation, I prefer one-on-one chats because they are more focused; however, group chats are livelier and great for socialising with several friends at once.

Suggestion: Answer the examiner’s question directly and avoid repeating the question. State your preference clearly, give reasons and a specific example, and keep it concise.

Example: I prefer face-to-face communication because it’s faster and more personal; for example, discussing plans in person avoids the delays and misunderstandings that can happen with texting.

Suggestion: Be honest but more positive and specific. Start with a clear topic sentence, then explain a typical reason and mention how you handle or resolve arguments, using linking words like “usually” or “often.”

Example: Yes, I sometimes argue with friends, usually about small misunderstandings. For example, I often disagree about plans, but we resolve it by calmly discussing our reasons and finding a compromise.

× Uh, I do like the company of others, but there's there are there is sometimes where I find myself looking for a me time.

✓ Uh, I do like the company of others, but sometimes I find myself looking for some me time.

The original had multiple conflicting 'there be' forms ('there's there are there is') which is incorrect and redundant. Additionally, 'a me time' is incorrect article usage; 'me time' is uncountable and should take 'some' or no article. Simplify the clause by removing the unnecessary 'there is/are' and place 'sometimes' before the clause for natural word order.

× But in the context of this question, yes, I do like chatting with friends.

✓ In the context of this question, yes, I do like chatting with friends.

Leading 'But' is unnecessary and slightly disrupts flow. This is a minor sentence structure improvement: remove the conjunction at the start to make the sentence concise and natural.

× Anything under the sun, uh, anything that is, uh, within the context of our days.

✓ Anything under the sun, anything that is within the context of our days.

The sentence contains redundant fillers ('uh') and a repeated phrase. Remove filler words and redundant repetition to produce a clearer sentence while keeping meaning.

× Well, for context, which is today, we had a topic about just what we did because it's weekend and yeah.

✓ Well, for context, since today is the weekend, we talked about what we did.

The original mixes past and present awkwardly ('we had a topic about just what we did' and 'it's weekend'). Use 'since today is the weekend' (present) and 'we talked' (past) to clearly express that the discussion happened today about past activities. This corrects tense consistency and simplifies phrasing.

× When in a groove it is actually more engaging than it is with only just one friend, because your focus is only for that one friend.

✓ When I'm in a groove, it is actually more engaging than being with just one friend, because your focus is only on that one friend.

Original lacks a clear subject for 'in a groove' and misuses preposition 'for' with 'focus'. Add subject 'I' and change structure to 'being with just one friend' for parallel comparison. Use 'on' with 'focus' to show correct preposition.

× But with a lot of groups there is a a lot of communication happening.

✓ But with large groups there is a lot of communication happening.

Duplicate 'a' and awkward phrase 'a lot of groups' (plural) with 'with'—better to say 'large groups' or 'a lot of people'. Keep 'there is a lot of communication' since 'communication' is uncountable.

× Why do you prefer talking in face to face? Because it saves a lot of time rather than in texting.

✓ I prefer talking face-to-face because it saves a lot of time compared to texting.

The original was phrased as a question; here the student should state preference. 'Talking in face to face' is incorrect—use 'talking face-to-face'. 'Rather than in texting' is ungrammatical; use 'compared to texting'. Combine into one sentence for clarity.

× Yes, and most of the time the argument starts because of me because I'm a problematic person and and I tend to lose all the time because I don't have a good basis for my arguments.

✓ Yes, and most of the time the argument starts because of me, because I'm a problematic person and I tend to lose all the time since I don't have a good basis for my arguments.

Remove duplicate 'and' and improve conjunctions: use a comma before the explanatory clause. Replace the second 'because' with 'since' for variety and flow. This fixes sentence flow and redundancy rather than a strict grammatical category, making the sentence clearer.