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Describe an activity that you do to concentrate on your study/work. v.1

Describe an activity that you do to concentrate on your study/work. v. 1
Describe an activity that you do to concentrate on your study/work. You should say: what the activity is where you do this activity why you do this and explain how this activity helps you concentrate on your study/work. [You will have to talk about the topic for one to two minutes. You have one minute to think about what you are going to say. You can make some notes to help you if you wish. ] Sample Answer 1: I never considered myself to be a “meritorious” student like many others, so I have to study really hard and for a long time if I want to achieve good grades on my tests. But the problem is, no matter how hard I try, I really struggle to concentrate on my study even on my best days sometimes. Luckily, however, I have figured out a way to bring back my concentration by going to a local café and spending some times there while enjoying some fresh coffee and reading some travel magazines. By the way, since the café is not really that far away from my home, I don’t use any transportation and instead, just take a walk while enjoying nature and fresh air. The good thing about visiting a café is that it allows me to listen to some really interesting conversations of the coffee lovers. Sometimes, I also take part in those conversations when they talk about such subjects with which I am familiar as well. Besides, when reading a travel magazine, I almost always come to know about some interesting places about which I try to share with other people at the coffee shop if they show any interest. By the way, I do this particular activity because it makes me feel like I am visiting a new place, full of many new and interesting people, who share the same kind of interests with me. This activity helps me to concentrate back on my study again mainly because it allows me to refresh myself and unclog my mind from the difficult (and sometimes, boring) subjects of my study. Besides, the activity hits me with sense a “guilty feeling” as I had “wasted” a lot of time at the café, instead of spending it on my studies, which, in turn, forces me to concentrate hard. Finally, since I really enjoy this particular activity a lot, I carry that “great feeling” with me when I study which, then, makes my study rather easy for me.   Model Answer 2: Thank you for the time you have allowed me to talk about something that I employ to study more effectively and attentively. As a student, I find this method quite helpful.   To be more precise, I often take a break and listen to a song only to get back to my desk to continue my studies a few minutes later. This method is so far proven to be effective and helps me study for long hours without getting bored or distracted. I believe sometimes listening to our favourite songs refreshes us and gives us inspiration.   We live in an apartment which is on the 8th floor of the building and my room has a great view. So whenever I take a break to tune in to my favourite songs, I try to leave my desk and sit on a chair placed at the balcony. If I am too busy to go to the balcony, perhaps because of the last hour preparation for an important exam, I try to leave the desk and sit on the sofa. I use my iPod to listen to music. I have more than 300 songs stored on that iPod and I have hand-picked them according to my music taste.   I have been doing it for more than three years and perhaps I have invented this method to find a way to study for long hours. Nowadays, it has become a part of my study techniques and sometimes my motivation to keep studying to achieve an excellent academic result.   This process or method, whatever I call it, helps me better concentrate on my study because we need breaks to revive our mind and without breaks even interesting tasks become tiresome. Whenever I leave my desk and focus on something else for a while, I get recharged and new energy to study for another half an hour or so. Thus even if I study for more than 12 hours a day, I do not feel the fatigue or tiresomeness of studying for long hours.   Sample Answer 3: Thank you for this marvellous topic and I would like to express my appreciation for the time you have allowed me to think about it and finally talk about it.   Meditation is the activity I rely on to concentrate on my work. Some might disagree or even discard the idea, but meditation has remarkably enhanced my work performance. Despite my attempt to find a way to better concentrate on my work at the office, I was lagging behind until I started meditating a year ago. Since then, I can work more earnestly and attentively than ever before.      This activity does not require a significant amount of time, just 15-20 minutes are more than enough provided that I maintain the consistency of practising it daily. It is very simple to do and I just need to seat relaxed and focus on my breath and concentrate on my inner self. I do it mostly in my room in the morning and sometimes in the office. The beauty of the meditation is that I can do it anywhere, anytime.   Honestly speaking, I have tried several ways of focusing on the important tasks, including listening to music, reading a newspaper, watching news channels for a while, doing exercise and so on. However, meditation has been proved to be an effective way to pay more attention to my work and has also helped me control my anger and silly emotions. Since I try to relax my body and mind during the meditation session, it helps me gain more positive energy to work better.   In an ever-growing world of Facebook, YouTube or Twitter updates, shiny new blog posts, it is no surprise that our ability to focus and concentrate has taken a nosedive. When we take time to relax by doing a meditation session and focus on the present, it helps to create a stronger control of the mind’s function and productivity. Thus I can pay more concentration on my work and remove distractions. When you are ready to talk about an activity that you do to concentrate on your study/work, you are also ready to discuss the following topics: 1. Describe something you do every day. 2. Describe something that has positively affected your work performance. 3. Describe an activity that you find really useful. 4. Talk about something you enjoy doing often. 5. Describe something you have taken up lately.
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Describe
an
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activity
that you do to
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concentrate
on your study/work. You should say: what the
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activity
is where you do this
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activity
why you do this and
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explain
how this
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activity
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helps
you
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concentrate
on your study/work. [You will
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have to
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talk
about the topic for one to two minutes. You have one
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minute
to
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think
about what you are going to say. You can
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make
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some
notes to
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help
you if you wish.
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Sample Answer 1: I never considered myself to be a “meritorious” student like
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many
others,
so
I
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have to
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study
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really
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hard
and for a
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long
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time
if I want to achieve
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good
grades on my
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tests
.
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But
the problem is, no matter how
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hard
I try, I
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really
struggle to
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concentrate
on my
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study
even on my best days
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sometimes
.

Luckily,
however
, I have figured out a way to bring back my concentration by going to a local café and spending
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some
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times
there while enjoying
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some
fresh coffee and reading
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some
travel magazines. By the way, since the café is not
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really
that far away from my home, I don’t
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use
any transportation and
instead
,
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just
take a walk while enjoying nature and fresh air. The
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good
thing about visiting a café is that it
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allows
me to listen to
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some
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really
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interesting
conversations of the coffee lovers.
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Sometimes
, I
also
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take part
in those conversations when they
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talk
about such subjects with which I am familiar as
well
.
Besides
, when reading a travel magazine, I almost always
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come
to know about
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some
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interesting
places about which I try to share with other
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people
at the coffee shop if they
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show
any interest. By the way, I do this particular
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activity
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because
it
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makes
me feel like I am visiting a
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new
place, full of
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many
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new
and
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interesting
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people
, who share the same kind of interests with me.

This
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activity
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helps
me to
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concentrate
back on my
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study
again
mainly
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because
it
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allows
me to refresh myself and unclog my
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mind
from the difficult (and
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sometimes
, boring) subjects of my
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study
.
Besides
, the
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activity
hits me with sense a “guilty feeling” as I had “wasted”
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a lot of
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time
at the café,
instead
of spending it on my
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studies
, which, in turn, forces me to
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concentrate
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hard
.
Finally
, since I
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really
enjoy this particular
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activity
a lot, I carry that “great feeling” with me when I
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study
which, then,
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makes
my
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study
rather
easy for me.
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Model Answer 2: Thank you for the
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time
you have
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allowed
me to
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talk
about
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something
that I employ to
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study
more
effectively
and
attentively
. As a student, I
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find
this
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method
quite helpful.
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To be more precise, I
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often
take a
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break
and listen to a song
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only
to
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get
back to my
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desk
to continue my
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studies
a few minutes later. This
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method
is
so
far proven to be effective and
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helps
me
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study
for
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long
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hours
without getting bored or distracted. I believe
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sometimes
listening to our
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favourite
songs refreshes us and gives us inspiration.
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We
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live
in an apartment which is on the 8th floor of the building and my room has a great view.
So
whenever I take a
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break
to tune in to my
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favourite
songs, I try to
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leave
my
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desk
and sit on a chair placed at the balcony. If I am too busy to go to the balcony, perhaps
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because
of the last
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hour
preparation for an
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important
exam, I try to
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leave
the
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desk
and sit on the sofa. I
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use
my iPod to listen to music. I have more than 300 songs stored on that iPod and I have hand-picked them according to my music taste.
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Three successive sentences begin with the same word. Consider rewording the sentence or use a thesaurus to find a synonym.
I
have been
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doing
it for more than three years and perhaps I have invented this
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method
to
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find
a way to
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study
for
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long
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hours
. Nowadays, it has become a part of my
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study
techniques and
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sometimes
my motivation to
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keep
studying to achieve an excellent academic result.
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This process or
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method
, whatever I call it,
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helps
me better
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concentrate
on my
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study
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because
we need
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breaks
to revive our
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mind
and without
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breaks
even
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interesting
tasks become tiresome. Whenever I
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leave
my
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desk
and
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focus
on
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something
else for a while, I
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get
recharged and
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new
energy to
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study
for another half an
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hour
or
so
.
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Thus
even if I
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study
for more than 12
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hours
a day, I do not feel the fatigue or tiresomeness of studying for
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long
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hours
.
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Sample Answer 3: Thank you for this
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marvellous
topic and I would like to express my appreciation for the
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time
you have
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allowed
me to
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think
about it and
finally
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talk
about it.
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Meditation
is the
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activity
I rely on to
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concentrate
on my
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work
.
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Some
might disagree or even discard the
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idea
,
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but
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meditation
has
remarkably
enhanced my
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work
performance. Despite my attempt to
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find
a way to better
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concentrate
on my
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work
at the office, I was lagging behind until I
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started
meditating a year ago. Since then, I can
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work
more
earnestly
and
attentively
than ever
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before
.
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This
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activity
does not require a significant amount of
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time
,
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just
15-20 minutes are more than
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enough
provided that I maintain the consistency of
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practising
it daily. It is
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very
simple to do and I
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just
need to seat relaxed and
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focus
on my breath and
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concentrate
on my inner self. I do it
mostly
in my room in the morning and
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sometimes
in the office. The beauty of the
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meditation
is that I can do it anywhere, anytime.
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Honestly
speaking, I have tried several ways of focusing on the
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important
tasks, including listening to music, reading a newspaper, watching
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news
channels for a while,
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doing
exercise and
so
on.
However
,
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meditation
has
been proved
to be an effective way to pay more attention to my
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work
and has
also
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helped
me control my anger and silly emotions. Since I try to relax my body and
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mind
during the
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meditation
session, it
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helps
me gain more
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positive
energy to
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work
better.
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In an ever-growing world of Facebook, YouTube or Twitter updates, shiny
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new
blog posts, it is no surprise that our ability to
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focus
and
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concentrate
has taken a nosedive. When we take
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time
to relax by
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doing
a
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meditation
session and
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focus
on the present, it
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helps
to create a stronger control of the
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mind’s
function and productivity.
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Thus
I can pay more concentration on my
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work
and remove distractions.

When you are ready to
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talk
about an
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activity
that you do to
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concentrate
on your study/work, you are
also
ready to discuss the following topics: 1.
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Describe
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something
you do every day.

2.
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Describe
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something
that has
positively
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affected
your
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work
performance.

3.
Three successive sentences begin with the same word. Consider rewording the sentence or use a thesaurus to find a synonym.
Describe
an
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activity
that you
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find
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really
useful.

4.
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Talk
about
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something
you enjoy
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doing
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often
.

5.
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Describe
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something
you have taken up lately.
16Linking words, meeting the goal of 7 or more
142Repeated words, meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
20Mistakes
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IELTS speaking Describe an activity that you do to concentrate on your study/work. v. 1

Speaking
  American English
9 paragraphs
1165 words
5.5
Overall Band Score
Coherence and Cohesion: 5.5
  • Structure your answers in logical paragraphs
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    One main idea per paragraph
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    Include an introduction and conclusion
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    Support main points with an explanation and then an example
  • Use cohesive linking words accurately and appropriately
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    Vary your linking phrases using synonyms
Lexical Resource: 5.0
  • Try to vary your vocabulary using accurate synonyms
  • Use less common question specific words that accurately convey meaning
  • Check your work for spelling and word formation mistakes
Grammatical Range: 5.5
  • Use a variety of complex and simple sentences
  • Check your writing for errors
Task Achievement: 5.0
  • Answer all parts of the question
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    Present relevant ideas
  • Fully explain these ideas
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    Support ideas with relevant, specific examples
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