Describe an activity you do that wastes your time

Band 6

I would like to talk about watching short videos on my phone, which is an activity that wastes a lot of my timesError de plural: “time” es incontable aquí, debería ser “a lot of my time”. I’m a university student in Almaty, and I usually do it at night when I’m in bed, and also in the busError de preposición: debería ser “on the bus” on my way to classes. Normally I tell myself I will watch for only five minutes, but then I lose the track of timeError de artículo: debería ser “lose track of time” and one hour is gone, you knowMuletilla usada como marcador de vacilación. The videos are about everything, for example funny animals, cooking and music. I still do it because it is very easy and I don’t need to think. After a long day of studying my brain is tired, so I just look at the screen and relax. On Sundays it is even worse, because I have no lessons and I can stay in bed for the whole afternoon. I think it wastes my time because I don’t remember most of the videos the next day. It makeError de concordancia sujeto-verbo: debería ser “makes” me go to sleep more lateError en el comparativo: debería ser “later”, and in the morning I feel very tiredExpresión básica; limita el Lexical Resource and I can’t concentrate inError de preposición: debería ser “concentrate on” my lessons. My friends sendsError de concordancia sujeto-verbo: debería ser “send” me videos every day, and I don’t want to be the only one who don’tError de concordancia sujeto-verbo: debería ser “doesn’t” know the joke. Last month I looked at the screen time on my phone and it showError de tiempo verbal: debería ser “showed” more than three hours every day, which surpriseError de tiempo verbal: debería ser “surprised” me. If I used this time, I could read English books or do exercise, but it is difficult to stopExpresión vaga; limita el Lexical Resource. I tried to delete the app once, but after two days I downloadError de tiempo verbal: debería ser “downloaded” it again.

Band 7

I’d like to talk about watching short videos on my phone, which is an activity that wastes a lot of my time. I’m a university student in Almaty, and I usually do it at night when I’m in bed, and also on the bus on my way to classes. I always tell myself I’ll watch for just five minutes, but before I know it, an hour has slipped byForma natural y precisa de describir el tiempo perdido. The videos cover everything: funny animals, cooking, music. I still do it because it’s so easy and it takes no effort. After a long day of studying my brain is tired, so I switch offVerbo idiomático para relajar la mente and scroll. On Sundays it’s even worse, because there are no lessons and a whole afternoon can disappear. What makes it a waste of time is that I can hardly remember any of the videos the next day. It keeps me up much later than I intend toOración con un comparativo, usada con precisión, and in the morning I feel exhausted and can’t concentrate inError de preposición: debería ser “concentrate on” my lessons. My friends send me clips every day, and I don’t want to be the only one who doesn’t get the jokeFrase clara y natural que cierra la razón. Last month I checked the screen-time report on my phone, and it showed more than three hours a day, which genuinely shocked me. I even set a daily limit, but I just ignore the warning when it appears. If I used that time, I could read English books or exercise, but it’s hardly to stopError de forma de la palabra: debería ser “hard to stop”. I once deleted the app, but I put it back on after two days.

Band 8

I’d like to talk about watching short videos on my phone, which is probably my biggest time sinkSintagma nominal idiomático, preciso y natural. I’m a university student in Almaty, and I usually do it at night when I’m in bed, and also on the bus on my way to classes. I always tell myself I’ll watch for just five minutes, but before I know it, an hour has slipped by. The videos cover everything: funny animals, cooking, music. I still do it because it’s effortless: after a long day of studying my brain is tired, so I switch off and scrollPhrasal verbs naturales que describen un hábito mecánico. On Sundays it’s even worse, because there are no lessons and a whole afternoon can vanish without traceImagen vívida y precisa del tiempo perdido. What makes it a waste of time is that I can hardly remember any of the videos the next day. It keeps me up much later than I intend to, and in the morning I feel exhausted and struggle to concentrate on my lessons. My friends send me clips every day, and I don’t want to be the only one who doesn’t get the joke. Last month I checked the screen-time report on my phone, and it showed more than three hours a day, which genuinely shocked me. I even set a daily limit, but I simply ignore the warning when it appears. If I put that time into reading English books or exercising, I’d probably feel far betterSegundo condicional con una estructura paralela y un resultado claro, yet it is surprisingly hard to break the habitConector concesivo fluido que admite la contradicción. I once deleted the app, but I put it back on after two days, which tells me how firmly it has got its hooks into meImagen vívida e idiomática; registro preciso.