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 timesПомилка у множині: «time» тут незлічуване, має бути «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 busПомилка в прийменнику: має бути «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 timeПомилка в артиклі: має бути «lose track of time» and one hour is gone, you knowСлово-паразит як маркер запинки. 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 makeНеузгодженість підмета й присудка: має бути «makes» me go to sleep more lateПомилка у порівнянні: має бути «later», and in the morning I feel very tiredБазова фраза; обмежує Lexical Resource and I can’t concentrate inПомилка в прийменнику: має бути «concentrate on» my lessons. My friends sendsНеузгодженість підмета й присудка: має бути «send» me videos every day, and I don’t want to be the only one who don’tНеузгодженість підмета й присудка: має бути «doesn’t» know the joke. Last month I looked at the screen time on my phone and it showПомилка в часі: має бути «showed» more than three hours every day, which surpriseПомилка в часі: має бути «surprised» me. If I used this time, I could read English books or do exercise, but it is difficult to stopНечітка фраза; обмежує Lexical Resource. I tried to delete the app once, but after two days I downloadПомилка в часі: має бути «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 byПриродний, точний спосіб описати втрачений час. 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 offІдіоматичне дієслово на позначення відпочинку для розуму 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 toПідрядне речення з comparative, вжито правильно, and in the morning I feel exhausted and can’t concentrate inПомилка в прийменнику: має бути «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 jokeЧіткий, природний зворот, що завершує причину. 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 stopПомилка у формі слова: має бути «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 sinkІдіоматичний іменниковий зворот, точний і природний. 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 scrollПриродні фразові дієслова на позначення бездумної звички. On Sundays it’s even worse, because there are no lessons and a whole afternoon can vanish without traceЯскравий, точний образ втраченого часу. 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 betterSecond conditional із паралельною структурою й чітким наслідком, yet it is surprisingly hard to break the habitПлавний допустовий зв’язок, що визнає суперечність. 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 meЯскравий ідіоматичний образ; точний стиль.