Travelling— Part 1 Report

Suggestion: Your answer is natural and directly addresses the question, but it is brief and could be improved by adding one or two specific details and a linking phrase to make it more informative and coherent. Try to give a short reason or an example of what you enjoy about the scenery (for example, particular sights or feelings) and use a linking word (e.g., because, as a result, especially) to connect your ideas.

Example: Yes, I do look out of the window when I travel by bus or car because I find it relaxing and inspiring; for instance, I often enjoy watching changing landscapes like fields and small towns, which helps me unwind during a long journey.

Suggestion: This answer is clear, relevant and includes a personal reason which strengthens it. To reach higher marks, streamline slightly to avoid redundancy and add a specific example of what you photograph or how you use the photos (e.g., for reference, inspiration, or social media). Keep it within three to four sentences and use a linking word to improve flow.

Example: Yes. Because I'm an artist, I often photograph landscapes and interesting light effects from the car window for later reference; for example, I save shots of unusual cloud formations and roadside architecture to use as inspiration in my sketches.

Suggestion: Good direct response with a clear reason. To improve, expand slightly with a specific example or comparison to the sea to make your opinion more vivid (for instance, mention a favorite hike or what you appreciate about mountain views versus the sea). Use a linking word such as because or whereas to connect the preference and the reason smoothly.

Example: I prefer the mountains because I love hiking and the sense of achievement from reaching a summit; for example, I often hike a nearby ridge to watch the sunrise, which I find more rewarding than a day at the beach.

× Oh yes, I enjoy looking at the scenery while traveling by bus or car.

✓ Oh yes, I enjoy looking at the scenery while traveling by a bus or a car.

The original sentence is acceptable in many contexts, but when referring to 'bus or car' in a general, countable sense after 'while traveling', using the indefinite article 'a' before each vehicle clarifies that you mean any single bus or car rather than the concept of buses or cars in general. Suggestion: use 'a bus or a car' when emphasizing individual vehicles; keep 'by bus or car' if speaking about modes of transport in general.

× Since I'm an artist, I enjoy taking pictures, so I do take photos of scenery outside the car window every time I travel.

✓ Since I'm an artist, I enjoy taking pictures, so I do take photos of the scenery outside the car window every time I travel.

This is an article error combined with noun usage: 'scenery' is an uncountable noun and usually takes the definite article 'the' when referring to the particular scenery visible from the car window. Adding 'the' makes the noun phrase natural. Suggestion: use 'the scenery' when referring to specific scenery seen from the car window.

× I prefer mountains over the sea.

✓ I prefer the mountains to the sea.

Use the definite article 'the' with plural geographical nouns when referring to them in a general sense (the mountains, the sea). Also, the common comparative structure is 'prefer X to Y' rather than 'prefer X over Y' in standard usage. Suggestion: say 'I prefer the mountains to the sea.'

× I enjoy hiking a lot and I like to see the view from a height.

✓ I enjoy hiking a lot, and I like seeing the view from a height.

Style and verb form: after 'like' both 'to see' and 'seeing' are possible, but when listing activities it's more natural to use the -ing form for parallel structure ('enjoy hiking' and 'like seeing'). Using 'seeing' improves parallelism and flow. Suggestion: use consistent verb forms when listing activities.