Describe something you do that saves you time

Band 6

I would like to talk about something I do every Sunday in Monterrey, where I live: I cook my meals for the whole week. I start at about three o’clock in the afternoon and I stay in the kitchen since two hours전치사 오류: 올바른 형태는 “for about two hours”. I make rice, chicken, beans and some vegetables, and then I put everything in boxes in the fridge. I wash and cut the vegetables first, so the cooking go주어와 동사의 수 불일치: 올바른 형태는 “goes” faster, and I listen to music while I work. During the week I work in an office and I finish late, so before I started this habit I was buy동사 형태 오류: 올바른 형태는 “used to buy” 또는 “was buying” food on the way home almost every day. Now I just take a box, heat it and eat. On a normal weekday this saves me about one hour, which is a lot when I arrive home at seven and I am very tired. It helps me because I do not need to cook after work, so I have more time기본적인 어휘, Lexical Resource 점수를 제한함 in the evening to relax or watching병렬 구조 오류: “relax”와 맞는 올바른 형태는 “watch” a series. You know머뭇거림 표지로 쓰인 군말, it also save주어와 동사의 수 불일치: 올바른 형태는 “saves” money, but the main reason is the time. When I do it I feel very good기본적인 형용사, “relieved”나 “in control”을 쓰면 더 높은 점수를 받음, because I know the week is already er자연스러운 머뭇거림 표지, 가벼운 군말 planned, and I do not worry about dinner. My colleagues ask me sometimes how I stay so calm, and I tell them it is only my Sunday routine. I think it is a simple habit but it changed my life.

Band 7

I’d like to talk about something I do every Sunday in Monterrey, where I live: I cook my meals for the whole week. I start at about three o’clock in the afternoon and spend roughly two hours in the kitchen. I make rice, chicken, beans and some vegetables, and then I put everything into boxes in the fridge. I wash and cut the vegetables first so the cooking goes faster, and I listen to a podcast while I work, which makes the time pass quickly. During the week I work in an office and finish late, so before I started this habit I used to buying동사 형태 오류: 올바른 형태는 “used to buy” food on the way home almost every day. Now I simply take a box, heat it and eat. On a normal weekday that saves me about an hour, which matters when I get home at seven, exhausted. It helps me because I don’t have to cook after work, so I have a couple of extra hours자연스럽고 구체적인 표현 in the evening to relax or watch a series. It also saves money, but the real benefit is the time핵심 이유를 분명하게 강조함. When I do it I feel relieved정확한 형용사 선택, because I know the week is already planned and I don’t have to worry about what to eatto부정사와 wh절을 정확하게 사용. My colleagues sometimes ask how I stay so calm, and I tell them it’s just my Sunday routine. It’s a simple habit, but it has honestly changed my routine.

Band 8

I’d like to talk about something I do every Sunday in Monterrey, where I live: I cook my meals for the whole week. I start at about three in the afternoon and spend roughly two hours in the kitchen, making rice, chicken, beans and some vegetables, which then go into boxes in the fridge. I chop the vegetables first so that everything cooks in parallel, and I put a podcast on, which makes the two hours fly by. I work in an office and often finish late, so before I started this habit I used to buy food on the way home almost every day. Now I simply take a box, heat it and eat. On a normal weekday that saves me roughly an hour, which matters a great deal when I get home at seven, exhausted. It helps me because I no longer have to cook after work, which frees up a couple of hours정확한 구동사를 자연스럽게 사용 in the evening to relax or watch a series. It also saves money, but the real benefit is the time, not the savings균형 잡힌 명사구로 만든 대조. When I do it I feel relieved, almost as if a weight has been lifted감정을 나타내는 관용 표현을 정확하게 사용, because I know the week is already taken care of and I won’t have to think about dinner again올바른 부정 조동사를 쓴 자연스럽고 융통성 있는 미래 표현 until the following Sunday. Colleagues sometimes ask how I stay so calm, and I tell them it’s simply my Sunday routine. It’s a small habit, but it has quietly changed the shape of my whole routine.