Describe a person you know who has healthy habits

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I would like to talk about my friend Dilshan, who lives in Kandy in Sri Lanka. We meetError de tiempo verbal: debería ser “met” about three years ago at a weekend English class, because we sat at the same table and he always helpError de tiempo verbal: debería ser “helped” me with the pronunciation. Now we are good friends. He works as a nurse in the city hospital, so his days are very long, but he never skipError de concordancia sujeto-verbo: debería ser “never skips” his routine. He has a very healthy lifestyle, and I think it is the bestSuperlativo básico; limita el Lexical Resource lifestyle I know. Every morning he gets up at five, you knowMuletilla usada como marcador de vacilación, and he runs round the lake near his house for forty minutes. After that he makeError de concordancia sujeto-verbo: debería ser “makes” breakfast at home, usually fruit and eggs, because he does not like food from outsidePalabra imprecisa; “restaurants” o “takeaways” sería más claro. He drinks a lot of water and he do notError de auxiliar: debería ser “does not” drink sugary drinks at all. On Sundays he cooks lunch for his parents and they eat together, with no television on, so it is a very nice timeVocabulario básico; limita el Lexical Resource. In the evening he erVacilación natural, muletilla leve goes to bed at ten, so he is never tired. I feel respect for him, and also a little envy, because I can notError de ortografía y de forma: debería ser “cannot” o “can’t” wake up so early. But he inspired me, and now I try to walk after dinner every day. Last month I joined him for a run, and I was very slow, but he waited for me and he did not laugh at me, so I felt happy. I think it is a good thingVocabulario básico; limita el Lexical Resource to have a friend like him.

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I’d like to talk about my friend Dilshan, who lives in Kandy in Sri Lanka. We met about three years ago at a weekend English class, because we sat at the same table and he always helped me with my pronunciation. Now we’re good friends. He works as a nurse at the city hospital, so his days are long, but he never skips his routine. He has one of the healthiest lifestyles of anyone I know. Every morning he gets up at five and runs round the lake near his house for forty minutes. After that he makes breakfast at home, usually fruit and eggs, as he don’tError de auxiliar: debería ser “doesn’t” like eating out. He drinks plenty of water and cuts out sugary drinks altogetherPhrasal verb preciso con un adverbio natural. On Sundays he cooks lunch for his parents and they eat together with the television off, which he says is good for the whole family. In the evening he’s in bed by ten, so he’s rarely tiredAdverbio de frecuencia correcto during the day. I feel respect for him, and also a little envy, since I can’t seem to get up that earlyUso natural de “can’t seem to” con una oración de causa. But he’s inspired me, and now I try to walk after dinner every day. Last month I joined him for a run and was painfully slow, but he waited for me and never once made me feel embarrassed. It’s encouragingMás preciso que un adjetivo positivo general to have a friend who leads by example, if you see what I meanFrase natural para comprobar que el oyente sigue, con tono de conversación rather than telling me what to do.

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I’d like to talk about my friend Dilshan, who lives in Kandy in Sri Lanka. We met about three years ago at a weekend English class, because we sat at the same table and he always helped me with my pronunciation. Now we’re good friends. He’s a nurse at the city hospital, so his days are long, yet he never lets his routine slip. He has one of the healthiest lifestyles of anyone I know. He’s a real early riserSintagma nominal idiomático usado con naturalidad: he gets up at five and runs round the lake near his house for forty minutes. After that he makes breakfast at home, usually fruit and eggs, since he’d rather not eat out. He drinks plenty of water and has cut out sugary drinks altogetherPhrasal verb preciso con un adverbio natural. On Sundays he cooks lunch for his parents, and they eat together with the television off, which he says is as good for the mind as for the body. In the evening he’s in bed by ten, which is why he is rarely tired during the dayOración de relativo que une causa y efecto. I feel respect for him, and a little envy too, since I can’t seem to get up that early. That said,Marcador discursivo que introduce un contraste he’s inspired me to start walking after dinner every day. Last month I joined him for a run and was painfully slow, but he stayed beside me the whole way and never once made me feel self-conscious. It’s reassuringAdjetivo preciso para un efecto emocional sereno to have a friend who leads by example rather than lecturing me, and it has made me realise that healthy habits are built one small step at a time.