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 timesErro de plural: “time” é incontável aqui, deveria ser “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 in the busErro de preposição: deveria ser “on the bus” on my way to classes. Normally I tell myself I will watch for only five minutes, but then I lose the track of timeErro de artigo: deveria ser “lose track of time” and one hour is gone, you knowMuleta de linguagem usada como marcador de hesitação. 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 makeErro de concordância entre sujeito e verbo: deveria ser “makes” me go to sleep more lateErro de comparativo: deveria ser “later”, and in the morning I feel very tiredExpressão básica; limita o Lexical Resource and I can’t concentrate inErro de preposição: deveria ser “concentrate on” my lessons. My friends sendsErro de concordância entre sujeito e verbo: deveria ser “send” me videos every day, and I don’t want to be the only one who don’tErro de concordância entre sujeito e verbo: deveria ser “doesn’t” know the joke. Last month I looked at the screen time on my phone and it showErro de tempo verbal: deveria ser “showed” more than three hours every day, which surpriseErro de tempo verbal: deveria ser “surprised” me. If I used this time, I could read English books or do exercise, but it is difficult to stopExpressão vaga; limita o Lexical Resource. I tried to delete the app once, but after two days I downloadErro de tempo verbal: deveria ser “downloaded” 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 byManeira natural e precisa de descrever o tempo perdido. 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 offVerbo idiomático para relaxar a mente 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 toOração com comparativo, usada corretamente, and in the morning I feel exhausted and can’t concentrate inErro de preposição: deveria ser “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 jokeExpressão clara e natural que fecha o motivo. 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 stopErro de forma da palavra: deveria ser “hard to stop”. 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 sinkLocução nominal idiomática, precisa e natural. 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 scrollPhrasal verbs naturais que descrevem um hábito automático. On Sundays it’s even worse, because there are no lessons and a whole afternoon can vanish without traceImagem vívida e precisa do tempo perdido. 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 betterSegunda condicional com estrutura paralela e um resultado claro, yet it is surprisingly hard to break the habitConector concessivo fluente que admite a contradição. 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 meImagem vívida e idiomática; registro preciso.