Gifts— Part 1 Relatório

Sugestão: Be more concise and start with a clear topic sentence. Avoid repeating the same idea and correct grammar (use contractions sparingly but correctly). Use one or two supporting details with linking words. For example, begin: “I’m reasonably good at choosing gifts.” Then add a brief reason and an example.

Exemplo: I’m reasonably good at choosing gifts. I usually focus on practical items that the person needs, so the present will be used rather than stored away. For instance, I once bought my sister a quality travel mug because she commutes daily.

Sugestão: Answer the question directly (mention occasions or timing) before explaining your approach. Fix grammar and avoid vague phrases. Use linking words like "so" or "for example" to connect ideas. Keep it to 2–3 sentences.

Exemplo: I usually give gifts on birthdays, holidays, or when someone achieves something. I try to pick items they need or have wanted for a long time, so the gift is useful and meaningful; for example, I once surprised a friend with a cookbook she had been wanting.

Sugestão: Start with a clear topic sentence that directly answers the question, then provide a specific reason and an example. Reduce redundancy and correct word order. Use linking words like "because" or "so."

Exemplo: I prioritize meaningful gifts over expensive ones because usefulness matters more to me. For example, I prefer to buy a useful kitchen gadget for a friend who loves cooking rather than an expensive ornament that won’t be used.

Sugestão: Good clear answer with a personal example; improve by correcting minor grammar (plural/singular, articles) and tightening sentences. Use one linking word to connect cause and effect.

Exemplo: Yes. A week ago I gave crochet bracelets I made to my cousins, brother and uncle. I felt proud because they genuinely liked them, so seeing their reactions was very rewarding.

Sugestão: Answer directly and state your opinion clearly, then give a concise reason and an example. Fix grammar and remove incomplete or unclear phrases. Use linking words like "because" and "for example."

Exemplo: Not necessarily — I think meaningful gifts express feelings better because they show that you understand the person’s needs. For example, a handwritten letter or a small handmade item can be more touching than an expensive but impersonal present.

× Not particularly very good, but not very bad either.

✓ I'm not particularly good, but not very bad either.

The original sentence omits the subject pronoun 'I' which is required. Use 'I'm' for a complete clause and remove redundant 'very' before 'good' to sound natural.

× Like when we have someone's birthday from my family, I make sure that I buy gifts that they truly need and not something that just to put it in the wardrobe without using.

✓ For example, when someone in my family has a birthday, I make sure to buy gifts they truly need, not something that will just sit unused in the wardrobe.

Problems: incorrect clause order ('someone's birthday from my family'), unnecessary 'to' after 'just', and awkward phrasing 'without using'. The corrected sentence uses natural word order, infinitive 'to buy', and 'sit unused' to convey the idea clearly.

× So I'm really good at that.

✓ So I'm good at choosing useful gifts.

The original is vague and repeats prior idea. Make it specific: 'good at choosing useful gifts' clarifies what 'that' refers to and fits context.

× But generally I'm not very good but not very bad either.

✓ But generally I'm neither very good nor very bad at it.

Use parallel structure 'neither... nor...' for contrast, include 'at it' to refer back to giving gifts, and avoid repeating 'but' which creates awkwardness.

× I usually give them something that they truly need because I don't like when you have to sets and the wardrobe without using.

✓ I usually give them something they truly need because I don't like when people buy things and leave them unused in the wardrobe.

Original mixes 'you' and 'have to sets' (nonsense). Use 'people' for general statements, 'buy things' and 'leave them unused' are idiomatic. 'Wardrobe' is fine; 'in the wardrobe' clarifies location.

× So I make sure that is something beneficial to them and will be add value to their daily life or it would be something that they wanted for a long time and I surprised them with it.

✓ So I make sure it is something beneficial that will add value to their daily life, or something they have wanted for a long time so I can surprise them.

Errors: missing subject 'it', incorrect 'will be add', tense mismatch 'would be something that they wanted'. Correction fixes subject-verb agreement, uses 'add' correctly, and uses present perfect 'have wanted' for ongoing desire; rephrases to be natural.

× I consider meaningful gifts rather than expensive ones and I rather give them gifts that they truly need and they are beneficial to them over something that's useless and will probably sit under in the room doing nothing so.

✓ I prefer meaningful gifts rather than expensive ones; I would rather give gifts they truly need and that are beneficial to them, instead of something useless that will probably sit in the room and do nothing.

Problems: awkward repetition and word order, incorrect 'sit under in the room', and misuse of 'rather'. Use 'prefer' and 'would rather', add 'that' clauses for clarity, and correct preposition 'in the room' and idiom 'sit... and do nothing'.

× Yes, of course. Actually, a week ago I gifted my cousins and my brother and my uncle a crochet bracelets that I've made myself.

✓ Yes, of course. Actually, a week ago I gave my cousins, my brother, and my uncle crochet bracelets that I made myself.

Errors: 'a crochet bracelets' mixes singular article with plural noun. Use 'crochet bracelets' (plural) without 'a', and 'gave' is more natural than 'gifted' in conversational English; 'I made myself' -> 'I made' is simpler.

× I felt very proud and they truly seemed to like it, so it was very rewarding to see the reaction on their faces.

✓ I felt very proud and they seemed to truly like them, so it was very rewarding to see the reactions on their faces.

Agreement: 'it' should be 'them' to match plural 'bracelets', and 'reaction' should be plural 'reactions'. 'Truly seemed to like' reordered to 'seemed to truly like' for natural emphasis.

× Not necessarily. I probably favour gifts that are more meaningful and beneficial rather than expensive ones because you can get expensive gifts and they truly mean nothing expected that they are expensive.

✓ Not necessarily. I probably favour gifts that are more meaningful and beneficial rather than expensive ones because you can buy expensive gifts that mean nothing despite being costly.

Problems: awkward phrase 'you can get expensive gifts and they truly mean nothing expected that they are expensive'. Use 'buy' and idiomatic 'despite being costly' to express contrast clearly.

× So it's truly important to pick up the gifts that naturally that cannot be can be cheap. But.

✓ So it's truly important to choose gifts that are naturally valuable and not just cheap ones.

Original contains redundancy and contradictions ('cannot be can be cheap') and a dangling 'But.' Correction uses 'choose' and clarifies meaning: gifts should be valuable rather than merely cheap.