Describe a person you know who is very organised

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I would like to talk about my older sister Achieng, who liveErro de concordância: deveria ser “lives” in Kisumu. She works as a pharmacist in a hospital and she is also studying for a master’s degree in the evenings, so her days are, erHesitação natural, pequena muleta de linguagem, very busy. To stay organised she uses a paper planner and a calendar on her phone, and every night she prepareErro de concordância: deveria ser “prepares” her bag and her clothes for the next day. On Sunday evening she sits down for ten minutes and plans the whole week. She also puts reminders on her phone for small things like paying bills or calling our parents. I notice this when our family plans something together. Last year our mother turned sixty, and Achieng makeErro de tempo verbal: deveria ser “made” one page with the guest list, the food and the transport, so everything goErro de tempo verbal: deveria ser “went” well on the day. I also notice it when she studies, because her notes isErro de concordância: deveria ser “are” in different colours and she knows what she will read on each day. Sometimes her friends laugh at her because she is always early for everything, but she don’t mindErro de concordância: deveria ser “doesn’t mind”. Being organised is important to her because in a pharmacy a small mistake with a medicine can be very badVocabulário básico; limita o Lexical Resource for a patient. It also helps her to not have stressFormulação básica e pouco natural; um verbo preciso como “avoid panicking” valeria mais when she is tired. Once I asked her how she does it, and she said that a plan takes ten minutes but it saves her many hours. You knowMuleta de linguagem usada como marcador de hesitação, I am not like her, I always do things at the last timeExpressão pouco natural; “at the last minute” é a expressão usual, so I think she is a very goodAdjetivo básico; “admirable” mostraria mais variedade example for me.

Band 7

I’d like to talk about my older sister Achieng, who lives in Kisumu. She works as a pharmacist in a hospital and she’s also studying for a master’s degree in the evenings, so her days are extremely busy. To stay organised she uses a paper planner and a calendar on her phone, and every night she packs her bag and lays out her clothes for the next day. On Sunday evening she sits down for ten minutes and plans the whole week. She also sets reminders on her phone for small things like paying bills or calling our parents. I notice this most when our family organises something together. Last year our mother turned sixty, and Achieng put the guest list, the food and the transport on one page, so everything went smoothly on the dayOração de resultado ligada com precisão à ação anterior. I also see it in the way she studies: her notes are colour-coded and she knows exactly what she’ll revise on every dayErro de preposição: deveria ser “revise each day” ou “on each day”. Her friends sometimes tease her for always arriving early, but she doesn’t mind. Being organised matters to her because in a pharmacy a small mistake with a doseLocução nominal precisa e específica do tema could seriously harm a patient. It also means she hardly ever has to panicLigação natural de volta ao motivo when she’s tired. When I asked her how she does it, she said that a plan takes ten minutes but saves her hours. Honestly, I’m not like her, I usually leave things until the last minute, so she’s a real example for me of how much calmer life can be.

Band 8

I’d like to talk about my older sister Achieng, who lives in Kisumu and is easily the most organised person I know. She works as a pharmacist in a hospital and is studying part time for a master’s degree, so her days are tightly packed. To keep on top of everything she uses a paper planner and a phone calendar, and every night she packs her bag and lays out her clothes for the following day. Every Sunday evening she sits down for ten minutes and maps out the whole week. She even sets phone reminders for small things such as paying bills or calling our parents. I notice this most whenever the family organises something together. When our mother turned sixty, Achieng put the guest list, the food and the transport on a single page, and nothing went wrong on the day, whereas I would probably have forgotten the cakeOração contrastiva com uma condicional que dá personalidade. I also see it in the way she studies: her notes are colour-coded and she knows exactly what she’ll revise each day. Her friends tease her for turning up early everywherePhrasal verb informal e natural, com um sentido preciso, yet she takes it as a compliment. Being organised matters to her because in a pharmacy a small mistake with a doseLocução nominal precisa e específica do tema could seriously harm a patient, and being methodical is part of being responsibleLigação abstrata entre o hábito e o caráter. It also spares her the panic that comes from rushingExplicação natural e flexível do benefício pessoal. When I once asked her how she does it, she laughed and said that a plan takes ten minutes but saves hours. Honestly, I find it both inspiring and slightly intimidating, and I’m slowly borrowing a few of her habits.