So you can imagine/ Jus to you know.

[Ashraful Haque]

An IELTS questions asked to talk about a book and said that I started reading because I was depressed because I injured myself at the gym and the doctor told me that I'd not be able to work out for six months. Since I didn't tell her why not being able to go to the gym was depressing for me I started the next sentence this way:

Just so you know, I'm a bit of a health conscious person. I go to the gym every single day except on weekends. It's one of my favorite things to do. So you can imagine how depressed I was.

I'm not sure if they sound natural in my sentence. Please let me know whether they do.

 

[Tarheel]

An IELTS examiner asked me to talk about a book, and I said that I started reading because I was depressed because I had injured myself at the gym and the doctor told me that I'd not be able to work out for six months. Since I didn't tell her why not being able to go to the gym was depressing for me I started the next sentence this way:

Just so you know, I'm a bit of a health conscious person. I go to the gym every single day except on weekends. It's one of my favorite things to do. So you can imagine how depressed I was.

I'm not sure if they sound natural in my sentence. Please let me know whether they do.

I think they fit.

:up:

 

[teechar]

Try:

I'm [STRIKE]a bit of[/STRIKE] a health-conscious person.

or

I'm a (bit of a) fitness fanatic/freak. [STRIKE]health conscious person.[/STRIKE]

The part in parenthesis is optional.

 

[emsr2d2]

I think "I go to the gym every single day except on weekends" is a bit odd. Five days out of seven isn't close to "every single day". Say "I go to the gym every weekday".

 

[Ashraful Haque]

Try:

or

The part in parenthesis is optional.

Isn't 'fitness fanatic/freak' a bit too casual for an IELTS test?

 

[teechar]

Isn't 'fitness fanatic/freak' a bit too casual for an IELTS test?

Not for the speaking part.

 

[Ashraful Haque]

Not for the speaking part.

Thank you for the information. I didn't know this.

 

[teechar]

Thank you for the information. I didn't know this.

In the speaking part, you need to strike a balance when it comes to formality. Don't be too casual, but also avoid being too formal.