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 timesКөпше түр қатесі: бұл жерде «time» санауға келмейді, «a lot of my time» болуы керек. I’m a university student in Almaty, and I usually do it at night when I’m in bed, and also in the busПредлог қатесі: «on the bus» болуы керек on my way to classes. Normally I tell myself I will watch for only five minutes, but then I lose the track of timeАртикль қатесі: «lose track of time» болуы керек and one hour is gone, you knowКідіріс белгісі ретінде қолданылған толтырғыш тіркес. 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 makeБастауыш пен баяндауыштың қиыспауы: «makes» болуы керек me go to sleep more lateСалыстырмалы шырай қатесі: «later» болуы керек, and in the morning I feel very tiredҚарапайым тіркес; Lexical Resource критерийін шектейді and I can’t concentrate inПредлог қатесі: «concentrate on» болуы керек my lessons. My friends sendsБастауыш пен баяндауыштың қиыспауы: «send» болуы керек me videos every day, and I don’t want to be the only one who don’tБастауыш пен баяндауыштың қиыспауы: «doesn’t» болуы керек know the joke. Last month I looked at the screen time on my phone and it showШақ қатесі: «showed» болуы керек more than three hours every day, which surpriseШақ қатесі: «surprised» болуы керек me. If I used this time, I could read English books or do exercise, but it is difficult to stopБұлыңғыр тіркес; Lexical Resource критерийін шектейді. I tried to delete the app once, but after two days I downloadШақ қатесі: «downloaded» болуы керек 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 byЖоғалған уақытты суреттейтін табиғи, дәл тәсіл. 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 offОйды демалдыруды білдіретін идиомалық етістік 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 toСалыстырмалы шырайы бар сөйлемше дұрыс қолданылған, and in the morning I feel exhausted and can’t concentrate inПредлог қатесі: «concentrate on» болуы керек my lessons. My friends send me clips every day, and I don’t want to be the only one who doesn’t get the jokeСебепті түйіндейтін анық, табиғи тіркес. 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 stopСөз формасының қатесі: «hard to stop» болуы керек. 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 sinkДәл әрі табиғи идиомалық зат есім тіркесі. 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 scrollОйланбай істелетін әдетті суреттейтін табиғи phrasal verb. On Sundays it’s even worse, because there are no lessons and a whole afternoon can vanish without traceЖоғалған уақыттың нақты, бейнелі суреті. 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 betterПараллель құрылымы мен айқын нәтижесі бар second conditional, yet it is surprisingly hard to break the habitҚайшылықты мойындайтын жатық қарсылық байланысы. 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 meБейнелі, идиомалық сурет; дәл стиль.