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 hoursПредлог катасы: «for about two hours» болушу керек. 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 goЭэ менен баяндоочтун ыкташуу катасы: «goes» болушу керек 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 buyЭтиш формасы катасы: «used to buy» же «was buying» болушу керек 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 timeЖөнөкөй сөз байлыгы; Lexical Resource боюнча баллды чектейт in the evening to relax or watchingПараллель түзүлүштөгү ката: «relax» менен дал келүү үчүн «watch» болушу керек a series. You knowТартынуу белгиси катары колдонулган толтургуч сөз айкашы, it also saveЭэ менен баяндоочтун ыкташуу катасы: «saves» болушу керек money, but the main reason is the time. When I do it I feel very goodЖөнөкөй сын атооч; «relieved» же «in control» жогору баа алмак, because I know the week is already erТабигый тартынуу, анча маанилүү эмес толтургуч сөз 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 buyingЭтиш формасы катасы: «used to buy» болушу керек 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 hoursТабигый, конкреттүү сөз айкашы in the evening to relax or watch a series. It also saves money, but the real benefit is the timeНегизги себепке даана басым жасоо. When I do it I feel relievedТак сын атооч тандоо, because I know the week is already planned and I don’t have to worry about what to eatInfinitive жана wh-clause так колдонулган. 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 hoursТабигый колдонулган так phrasal verb in the evening to relax or watch a series. It also saves money, but the real benefit is the time, not the savingsТең салмактуу зат атооч айкашы менен курулган каршы коюу. When I do it I feel relieved, almost as if a weight has been liftedСезимди билдирген идиомалык туюнтма так колдонулган, because I know the week is already taken care of and I won’t have to think about dinner againТерс модалдык этиши менен табигый, ийкемдүү келечекке кайрылуу 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.