Unemployment: day 41
My son watches Adventure Time DVDs when he stays at his grandparents’ home. The DVDs were presents for my nephew and niece when they were in primary school. But now, they are in junior high school, so they don’t already watch the DVDs.
My son has watched same stories over and over again, but he doesn’t get bothered. He loves the adventure story which Finn and Jake take place.
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Correct version
My son watches Adventure Time DVDs when he stays at his grandparents’ house. The DVDs were presents for my nephew and niece when they were in primary school. But now they are in secondary school, so they no longer watch them.
My son has watched the same episodes over and over again, but he doesn’t mind. He loves the adventure stories featuring Finn and Jake.
IELTS Improvement Points
Collocation:
no longer watch
→ A natural collocation to express that an action that used to happen has stopped. More idiomatic than “don’t already watch”.
over and over again
→ A fixed expression meaning “repeatedly”. Useful in both spoken and written English for emphasis.
Template:
[Subject] loves the [thing] featuring [character/element].
→ A clear template for describing preferences in IELTS Speaking or Writing Part 2 (e.g. favourite TV show, book, or film).
The DVDs were presents for [someone] when [time clause].
→ A natural structure to explain the background of an object/event, useful in Task 1/Task 2 explanations.
Vocabulary:
secondary school
→ In British English, the standard term instead of “junior high school”. Correct word choice helps IELTS lexical accuracy.
episodes
→ More precise than “stories” when talking about TV shows or DVDs. Shows topic-specific vocabulary (media/entertainment).
doesn’t mind
→ A natural alternative to “doesn’t get bothered”, used widely in spoken and written contexts to indicate indifference.
