Hometown— Part 1 채점 보고서

제안: Be more concise and slightly reorganize: begin with a clear topic sentence stating where your hometown is, then add one or two brief supporting details (how long you lived there and family). Avoid redundant phrases (e.g. "a couple of days old" and "basically"). Also correct minor grammar ("my parents still live there"). Aim for 2–3 sentences and use a linking word to connect ideas.

예시: Istad is my hometown — a small coastal town in southern Sweden. I lived there for about 20 years until I moved to study in 2013, and my parents still live there.

제안: Start with a direct topic sentence answering the question (e.g. what you like). If you don’t like it overall, say that briefly and then explain specific positive aspects. Use linking words (e.g. "however" or "but") and give a concrete detail about summers. Correct grammar: "If my parents weren't living there" and "summertime" or "in summer". Keep it within 3 sentences.

예시: Overall I don't like living there much; however, I do enjoy the summers because the town is on the coast and we can spend a lot of time at the beach and sail.

제안: Answer directly with a clear topic sentence giving the length of time (e.g. "I lived there for 20 years"). Then, if relevant, add one supporting detail about when you left and why, using a linking word (e.g. "before"). Remove hesitation words like "uh" and correct place names and prepositions ("study in Kalmar"). Limit to 2–3 sentences.

예시: I lived in Istad for about 20 years before I moved to Kalmar to study in 2013. I don't intend to move back because the town feels too small for me.

제안: Begin with a direct answer to the yes/no question, then provide 2–3 specific reasons using linking words (e.g. "because" and "however"). Be careful with place-name consistency and phrasing (e.g. "Malma is about 50 minutes away by train and has more activities"). Avoid minor repetition and keep sentences concise.

예시: No, I don't think it's a good place for young people because there are few clubs and very limited cafes and restaurants. However, it's well connected by train — Malma is about a 50-minute ride away and offers many more leisure options.

× My hometown is Istad, a small town located in the southern part of Sweden.

✓ My hometown is Istad, a small town located in the southern part of Sweden.

No grammatical error related to present tense; sentence is correct. Keep present simple for facts about hometown.

× I've lived there since I was a couple of days old and then I moved away when I started to study in 2013.

✓ I lived there from a couple of days after I was born until I moved away to study in 2013.

The original mixes 'I've lived' (present perfect) with a finished past time 'in 2013', which is incorrect because present perfect should not be used with a finished time. Also 'since I was a couple of days old' is awkward; use 'from a couple of days after I was born'. Use simple past 'I lived...until I moved' to describe a completed period.

× So basically I've lived there for 20 years and my parents still do live there.

✓ So basically I lived there for 20 years, and my parents still live there.

If the speaker moved away in 2013, the action of living there for 20 years is completed, so simple past 'I lived' is appropriate. Also 'do live' is unnecessary emphatic present; use 'still live'. Ensure tense matches time frame.

× If my parents wouldn't be living there then I would rarely go back and visit.

✓ If my parents weren't living there, I would rarely go back to visit.

In conditional sentences contrary to fact, use past simple in the if-clause ('weren't'), not 'would' + verb. Also 'go back and visit' is redundant; 'go back to visit' is more natural.

× But summertimes it's really nice because we live at the coastal part of Sweden.

✓ But in the summer it's really nice because we live on the coast of Sweden.

Use 'in the summer' or 'during the summer' rather than 'summertimes'. Use preposition 'on the coast' or 'on the coastal area' rather than 'at the coastal part'. 'Coast of Sweden' is the natural phrase.

× My parents moved to Ustad when I was a couple of days old and then I've lived there for 20 years before I, uh, had to study in the Kalmar.

✓ My parents moved to Istad when I was a couple of days old, and I lived there for 20 years before I had to go to study in Kalmar.

Mixing past simple and present perfect is incorrect when describing completed past events. Use simple past 'I lived' and 'had to go to study' or 'had to study in Kalmar'. Also place names corrected for consistency (Istad/Istad vs Ustad). Remove filler 'uh'.

× I wouldn't say that I want to move back because the town is too small in my opinion.

✓ I wouldn't say that I want to move back because the town is too small, in my opinion.

Sentence is largely correct; added comma before 'in my opinion' for clarity. 'Wouldn't say that I want' is acceptable conditional phrasing. No major tense error.

× No, it really isn't.

✓ No, it really isn't.

Sentence is correct; short negative answer matching prior question. No grammar change needed.

× There isn't much to do, there are no clubs, barely any restaurants or cafes.

✓ There isn't much to do: there are no clubs and barely any restaurants or cafes.

Original is understandable but slightly run-on; use colon or conjunction. 'There isn't much to do' correctly uses singular 'isn't' with uncountable 'much'. Keep 'barely any' for quantifier; add 'and' for clarity.

× But the good thing is that the train station is nearby and you can go to Malma, which is 50 minutes away from Ulster, and there you have plenty of things to do.

✓ But the good thing is that the train station is nearby and you can go to Malma, which is 50 minutes away from Istad, and there you have plenty of things to do.

Ensure consistent place names; earlier the town was Istad (or Ulster appears inconsistent). Use 'away from' correctly with place name; maintain consistency. Also 'you can go to Malma, which is 50 minutes away' is fine. If referring from Istad, say '50 minutes away from Istad'.