Describe a person you know who has healthy habits

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I would like to talk about my friend Dilshan, who lives in Kandy in Sri Lanka. We meetErro de tempo verbal: deveria ser “met” about three years ago at a weekend English class, because we sat at the same table and he always helpErro de tempo verbal: deveria ser “helped” me with the pronunciation. Now we are good friends. He works as a nurse in the city hospital, so his days are very long, but he never skipErro de concordância: deveria ser “never skips” his routine. He has a very healthy lifestyle, and I think it is the bestSuperlativo básico; limita o Lexical Resource lifestyle I know. Every morning he gets up at five, you knowMuleta de linguagem usada como marcador de hesitação, and he runs round the lake near his house for forty minutes. After that he makeErro de concordância: deveria ser “makes” breakfast at home, usually fruit and eggs, because he does not like food from outsideEscolha de palavra imprecisa; “restaurants” ou “takeaways” seria mais claro. He drinks a lot of water and he do notErro de auxiliar: deveria ser “does not” drink sugary drinks at all. On Sundays he cooks lunch for his parents and they eat together, with no television on, so it is a very nice timeVocabulário básico; limita o Lexical Resource. In the evening he erHesitação natural, pequena muleta de linguagem goes to bed at ten, so he is never tired. I feel respect for him, and also a little envy, because I can notErro de grafia e de forma: deveria ser “cannot” ou “can’t” wake up so early. But he inspired me, and now I try to walk after dinner every day. Last month I joined him for a run, and I was very slow, but he waited for me and he did not laugh at me, so I felt happy. I think it is a good thingVocabulário básico; limita o Lexical Resource to have a friend like him.

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I’d like to talk about my friend Dilshan, who lives in Kandy in Sri Lanka. We met about three years ago at a weekend English class, because we sat at the same table and he always helped me with my pronunciation. Now we’re good friends. He works as a nurse at the city hospital, so his days are long, but he never skips his routine. He has one of the healthiest lifestyles of anyone I know. Every morning he gets up at five and runs round the lake near his house for forty minutes. After that he makes breakfast at home, usually fruit and eggs, as he don’tErro de auxiliar: deveria ser “doesn’t” like eating out. He drinks plenty of water and cuts out sugary drinks altogetherPhrasal verb preciso com um advérbio natural. On Sundays he cooks lunch for his parents and they eat together with the television off, which he says is good for the whole family. In the evening he’s in bed by ten, so he’s rarely tiredAdvérbio de frequência usado corretamente during the day. I feel respect for him, and also a little envy, since I can’t seem to get up that earlyUso natural de “can’t seem to” com uma oração de motivo. But he’s inspired me, and now I try to walk after dinner every day. Last month I joined him for a run and was painfully slow, but he waited for me and never once made me feel embarrassed. It’s encouragingMais preciso do que um adjetivo positivo genérico to have a friend who leads by example, if you see what I meanExpressão natural de verificação, com tom de conversa rather than telling me what to do.

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I’d like to talk about my friend Dilshan, who lives in Kandy in Sri Lanka. We met about three years ago at a weekend English class, because we sat at the same table and he always helped me with my pronunciation. Now we’re good friends. He’s a nurse at the city hospital, so his days are long, yet he never lets his routine slip. He has one of the healthiest lifestyles of anyone I know. He’s a real early riserSubstantivo composto idiomático usado com naturalidade: he gets up at five and runs round the lake near his house for forty minutes. After that he makes breakfast at home, usually fruit and eggs, since he’d rather not eat out. He drinks plenty of water and has cut out sugary drinks altogetherPhrasal verb preciso com um advérbio natural. On Sundays he cooks lunch for his parents, and they eat together with the television off, which he says is as good for the mind as for the body. In the evening he’s in bed by ten, which is why he is rarely tired during the dayOração relativa que liga causa e efeito. I feel respect for him, and a little envy too, since I can’t seem to get up that early. That said,Marcador discursivo que introduz um contraste he’s inspired me to start walking after dinner every day. Last month I joined him for a run and was painfully slow, but he stayed beside me the whole way and never once made me feel self-conscious. It’s reassuringAdjetivo preciso para um efeito emocional discreto to have a friend who leads by example rather than lecturing me, and it has made me realise that healthy habits are built one small step at a time.