Rounding up the time:
I arrived about half past six.
When I arrived it was almost half past six.
When I arrived it was half six-ish.
It was nearly half past six when we arrived.
List completers include words such as things and stuff.
I usually watch documentaries and things like that.
I usually watch documentaries and stuff like that.
I’m quite fond of reading magazines and things / stuff.
I might buy a book or something like that.
I usually buy books and DVDs or stuff like that.
I might buy a book or whatever.
I might go to the park or whatever.
I might go with my classmates or whoever.
Do not use too many list completers in your speaking test. A good guideline would be 4 or 5 examples across the whole interview.
Quantities
Vague language is very common with numbers when expressing quantity, frequency or the time. Lower numbers are often expressed by phrases such as: a couple of, a few. Whereas, larger numbers are rounded up with: about, around or replaced with: lots of, loads of.
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