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 timesКөптүк мүчө катасы: бул жерде «time» саналбайт, «a lot of my time» болушу 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 катасы: «on the bus» болушу 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 катасы: «lose track of time» болушу керек and one hour is gone, you knowТартынуу белгиси катары колдонулган толтургуч сөз айкашы. 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 makeЭэ менен баяндоочтун ыкташуу катасы: «makes» болушу керек me go to sleep more lateСалыштыруу даражасы катасы: «later» болушу керек, and in the morning I feel very tiredЖөнөкөй сөз айкашы; Lexical Resource боюнча баллды чектейт and I can’t concentrate inПредлог катасы: «concentrate on» болушу керек my lessons. My friends sendsЭэ менен баяндоочтун ыкташуу катасы: «send» болушу керек me videos every day, and I don’t want to be the only one who don’tЭэ менен баяндоочтун ыкташуу катасы: «doesn’t» болушу керек know the joke. Last month I looked at the screen time on my phone and it showЧак катасы: «showed» болушу керек more than three hours every day, which surpriseЧак катасы: «surprised» болушу керек me. If I used this time, I could read English books or do exercise, but it is difficult to stopБүдөмүк сөз айкашы; Lexical Resource боюнча баллды чектейт. I tried to delete the app once, but after two days I downloadЧак катасы: «downloaded» болушу 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 byЖоголгон убакытты сүрөттөөнүн табигый, так жолу. 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 offАкылды эс алдырууга идиомалык этиш 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 toСалыштыруу даражасы бар сүйлөм так колдонулган, and in the morning I feel exhausted and can’t concentrate inПредлог катасы: «concentrate on» болушу 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 jokeСебепти табигый, так жапкан сөз айкашы. 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 stopСөздүн формасы катасы: «hard to stop» болушу 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 sinkИдиомалык зат атооч айкашы, так жана табигый. 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 scrollОйлонбогон адатты сүрөттөгөн табигый phrasal verb’дер. On Sundays it’s even worse, because there are no lessons and a whole afternoon can vanish without traceЖоголгон убактынын жандуу, так образы. 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 түзүлүштөгү жана ачык натыйжалуу second conditional, yet it is surprisingly hard to break the habitКарама-каршылыкты моюнга алган агымдуу каршы коюучу байланыш. 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 meЖандуу, идиомалык образ; стили так.