Unemployment: day 14
The electric hot cooker I purchased via amazon arrive at my home. I tested it if it performs properly. I tried to boil 300 cc water with controlling the power 1,200 watts. The resalt was that the water got boiled about 4 minutes. It was better than I had prepared, I wondered it couldn’t boil water though. But It a little bit longer than my electric kettle. I will somehow do cooking with this cooker in Africa.
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Correct version
The electric hot cooker I purchased via Amazon arrived at my home today.
I tested it to see if it works properly.
I tried boiling 300 ml of water using the 1,200-watt power setting.
The result was that the water boiled in about four minutes.
It performed better than I had expected — I had wondered whether it could even boil water.
However, it took slightly longer than my electric kettle.
I will somehow manage to cook with this cooker in Africa.
IELTS Improvement Points
Collocation:
“work properly”
→ A natural way to describe whether a device functions as intended.
“boil water” / “boiled in [X] minutes”
→ Common collocations when describing heating water or cooking.
“better than I had expected”
→ A high-level expression to show comparison of actual vs. expected outcome.
“slightly longer”
→ A precise and natural collocation to show small difference in duration.
“manage to cook”
→ Useful phrase to express handling a task despite difficulty.
Template:
“I tested it to see if it [functions] properly.”
→ Useful for describing evaluations or technical tests.
“The result was that [observation].”
→ Clear and effective structure to present experimental outcomes.
“I had wondered whether it could even [do something].”
→ Strong expressive pattern to show prior doubt or concern.
“I will somehow manage to [action] with [tool].”
→ Great for speaking or informal writing to express determination in challenging contexts.
Vocabulary:
“arrived”
→ Use this instead of “arrive” (tense error corrected) or “came” for objects/parcels.
“ml” instead of “cc”
→ “ml (millilitres)” is more commonly used in English-speaking contexts than “cc”.
“power setting”
→ Refers to adjustable wattage; more natural than “controlling the power”.
“result”
→ Correct spelling of “resalt”; essential academic word for Task 1/Task 2.
“electric hot cooker”
→ A clearer term might be “electric cooker” or “portable electric cooker” depending on the context.
“somehow manage to cook”
→ Expresses uncertain but determined effort, often used when adapting to new environments.
