Rules— Part 1 Relatório

Sugestão: Reduce hesitations and be more concise. Start with a clear topic sentence, then provide one or two specific examples of rules and explain briefly how they affected the environment. Limit to four sentences and avoid filler words like "uh" and "umm."

Exemplo: Yes. My school had several rules, such as completing homework on time and keeping quiet during lessons. These rules helped maintain a calm environment and allowed students to concentrate better.

Sugestão: Give a direct opinion first and then support it with one reason or example. Use linking words like "however" or "because" to connect ideas and avoid repeating "it depends."

Exemplo: I don't think more rules are always better because excessive rules can be overwhelming and limit students' independence. However, a few clear rules are useful to maintain discipline and safety.

Sugestão: Provide a clearer topic sentence and one specific detail about the teacher's dedication (for example, how she helped you or what she did). Correct grammar and reduce hesitations. Keep it to three or four sentences.

Exemplo: Yes, I had a very dedicated art teacher in elementary school. She spent extra time helping students who struggled and organised creative class projects, which made learning enjoyable for me.

Sugestão: State your preference clearly at the start, then give two concise, specific examples of practical rules and one reason why freedom is important. Use linking words like "for example" and "however" and avoid repetition.

Exemplo: I prefer fewer, practical rules. For example, rules about homework deadlines and attendance are helpful, but students also need freedom to be creative and relaxed so they can develop independent thinking.

Sugestão: Be specific about what made the teacher strict and how it affected you or classmates. Avoid vague words and double negatives. Use two or three sentences: one to state experience and one to describe impact.

Exemplo: Yes, I once had a very strict teacher who punished small mistakes and kept tight control over the class. This created a tense atmosphere and made it hard for students to ask questions or be creative.

Sugestão: Provide a clear stance (e.g., "No") and a concise explanation with one or two reasons. Use linking words like "because" and avoid contradicting sentences. Keep it within three sentences.

Exemplo: No, I wouldn't want to teach in a completely rule-free school because some rules are necessary to ensure safety and organisation. I would prefer a school with a few clear, flexible rules that allow creativity while maintaining order.

× Yes, when I was going to school, I remember we had many rules like, uh, do the homework or just stay quiet, uh, in the classroom.

✓ Yes, when I was going to school, I remember we had many rules like doing the homework or just staying quiet in the classroom.

The original uses base verb forms 'do' and 'stay' in a noun-list context. After 'rules like' we need gerunds to refer to actions as rules. Use 'doing' and 'staying' to correctly nominalize the actions and match the past context.

× I also remember that, uh, we needed to follow up the, uh, rules from the teachers.

✓ I also remember that we needed to follow the rules from the teachers.

'Follow up' implies checking on progress and is not appropriate here. The correct verb is 'follow' plus the noun 'rules'. Removing filler words and using 'follow' clarifies meaning and fits past tense 'needed'.

× Umm, I remember that we have a good environment there.

✓ Umm, I remember that we had a good environment there.

The sentence refers to past schooling, so present tense 'have' is inconsistent. Change to past tense 'had' to maintain temporal consistency with 'I remember' and 'when I was going to school.'

× But sometimes if the school have many rules, it could be overwhelming for the students.

✓ But sometimes if the school has many rules, it could be overwhelming for the students.

The subject 'the school' is singular, so the verb must be singular 'has' not 'have'. This corrects subject-verb agreement.

× Yes, I have had many dedicated teachers, uh, since I started studying and in my elementary school I had a very good teacher.

✓ Yes, I have had many dedicated teachers since I started studying, and in my elementary school I had a very good teacher.

Mainly punctuation and redundancy fix: keep 'have had' for experience up to now and 'had' for a past specific time. Commas separate clauses to improve clarity; tense usage is correct.

× Uh, she was very kind with us and she taught arts.

✓ She was very kind to us and she taught art.

'Kind to' is the correct prepositional collocation, not 'kind with'. 'Arts' as a school subject is more naturally 'art' (uncountable singular). This fixes preposition and noun choice.

× I was really good time with her.

✓ I had a really good time with her.

The original lacks the correct verb 'had' to form the idiom 'had a good time'. Reordering and adding 'had' fixes sentence structure and makes it grammatically correct.

× In my opinion, I think it's better if we have a few rules, very, uh, practical rules at the school, for example, do the homework on time, uh, that, uh, for rules for the attendance and that kind of things.

✓ In my opinion, I think it's better if we have a few practical rules at school, for example: doing homework on time and rules for attendance and that kind of thing.

Use 'at school' without the definite article for general statements. Replace imperative fragments 'do the homework' with gerund phrases 'doing homework' to be parallel. 'That kind of things' should be 'that kind of thing' (singular uncountable expression). The revision also improves parallelism and clarity.

× Yes, I remember once I had a really strict teacher and it was very over overwhelming, not just for me, also for the other students.

✓ Yes, I remember once I had a really strict teacher and it was very overwhelming, not just for me but also for the other students.

Remove redundant 'over' from 'overwhelming' and correct the coordination: use 'not just for me but also for the other students.' This keeps past tense consistent and fixes redundancy and conjunction use.

× Additionally, umm, a few years ago in my university I had one strictest UH teacher as well and I think it doesn't work well for me.

✓ Additionally, a few years ago at my university I had one of the strictest teachers, and I think it didn't work well for me.

Use 'at my university' rather than 'in my university'. 'One strictest' is ungrammatical; say 'one of the strictest teachers'. Also change 'doesn't' to past 'didn't' to match the past event. Remove filler 'UH'.

× Yes. Umm, I'm not sure about that about our role free school, because for me, we need to work with rules as well, but not with many rules.

✓ Yes. Umm, I'm not sure about a rule-free school, because for me we need some rules too, but not many rules.

'Role free' is a typo for 'rule-free'. Use 'a rule-free school' (article + adjective-noun). 'Work with rules' is awkward; 'we need some rules' is clearer. Remove extra 'about' and unnecessary commas.

× Uh, but it could be a few rules that you can follow and you have to need some structure.

✓ But there could be a few rules that you can follow, and you need some structure.

'Have to need' is incorrect redundancy. Use 'you need' or 'you have to' not both. Also 'it could be a few rules' is awkward; 'there could be a few rules' is better. Keep verbs simple and consistent.

× So I think I don't feel comfortable doing that.

✓ So I don't think I would feel comfortable doing that.

Original mixes tenses awkwardly. For a hypothetical preference about future/conditional situation, 'I don't think I would feel comfortable' is more natural. This matches the conditional nuance of 'Would you like to work...?' question.