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Describe a habit your friend has and you want to develop.: IELTS Speaking Cue Card

You should say

  • Which friend is it?
  • What habit is it?
  • Why do you want to develop this?
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Cue 1:Which friend is it?

  • Introduce your friend by name and mention how long you have known them.
  • Describe a little about their personality to give context to their habit.

Example

My friend, Riya, has been my close companion since college. She is a very organized and disciplined person, which is something I admire about her.

Cue 2:What habit is it?

  • Clearly state the specific habit you want to develop.
  • Explain how this habit manifests in your friend's daily life.

Example

The habit I want to develop is her ability to wake up early every morning. Riya has this routine of waking up at 5 AM, which allows her to start her day with exercise and planning.

Cue 3:Why do you want to develop this?

  • Discuss the benefits you see in adopting this habit.
  • Mention any personal challenges you face that this habit could help address.

Example

I want to develop this habit because I believe waking up early can make me more productive. Currently, I often feel rushed in the mornings, and I think having that extra time would help me plan my day better and reduce stress.

Conclusion

  • Summarize your thoughts on your friend's habit and your desire to adopt it.
  • Express any hopes or goals related to developing this habit.

Example

In conclusion, Riya's early rising habit is something I truly admire. I hope to incorporate this into my life to improve my productivity and overall well-being.

Following this structure will ensure you cover all the essential points while providing a clear and engaging response to the cue card topic.

Tips to answer this Cue Card

1: Being Vague About the Friend

Candidates often mention a friend without providing specific details. This can make the response less engaging and informative.

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Tip

Clearly introduce your friend by sharing their name and a little background to make your answer more personal and relatable.

2: Lack of Specificity in the Habit

Describing a habit in general terms can lead to a weak response. Candidates should avoid being too broad or unclear.

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Tip

Focus on one specific habit your friend has. Describe it in detail, explaining how they practice it and its impact on their life.

Weak Justification for Development

Failing to explain why you want to develop the habit can make your answer seem unconvincing or superficial.

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Tip

Provide clear reasons for wanting to adopt the habit, such as personal growth, health benefits, or improved relationships, to strengthen your response.

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All Answers

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Band 8

My old friend Ria has a great habit of waking up early in the morning to go for a jog. She's been doing it for a couple of years and I really admire her dedication. This habit keeps her energetic and helps her stay focused all day. I want to develop this habit because I often wake up late and feel unproductive. If I could start my day early like her, I'd have more time to exercise, plan my day and stay active both mentally and physically. Overall, I think following her routine would make my lifestyle much healthier and more balanced. Thank you for watching!

Band 7

The friend I am going to talk about now is my college friend and she is with me for like an year or so. So, this friend of mine has a habit of planning her week on the Saturday evening. Every Saturday or Sunday evening, she sits down with a pen and a book and plans her complete week from Monday to Saturday. She has a priority list for each and every task. She classifies them as most important, less important and can be conducted afterwards. This helps, this classification helps her to make her week more fruitful and this also helps to organize her work and I would like to inculcate this habit because this habit not just makes you more focused but it also nullifies all the unwanted tasks and makes your week more productive and efficient. It also helps you to be, make a better career and it also helps you in other aspects of your life like studying, focusing on your job and your side business if you have any. So, this in general helps you in your personal and professional life.

Band 7

One of my friends has this habit of working out regularly and I admire this quality in him very much, moreover not only does he workout in the regular sense of the word like going to the gym etc. but he also varies his workouts such as adding other types of exercise like bicycling running and swimming etc. I think working out is very important in one's life and I have always appreciated how well he works out and how regularly he is at it. Apart from that I think working out has several other benefits like improving your overall lifestyle, it gives you a sense of confidence when you have a great physique and working out or exercising regularly helps you build a great physique. In addition to that regular exercise can also improve your mental health. I've noticed all these good qualities build in him as he continued to use his body regularly and put it to stress and build it and I wish I could be as regular as him at exercise and not only that but I also love how he never skips a day when he is working out.

Band 7

One habit I want to learn from my friend is writing. My friend Hajara is an author and a journalist for a popular journal media. It's called The Wire. She is a researcher under the journalist Karan Thapar. She is known for her exceptional writing, consistency and politically critical articles. In fact, I would argue that Haju probably would have more than 50 articles written by far and this is in the span of last 2 years. I would say I like or I favour this particular habit because I would want to create and write articles, reports and blogs similar to Haju. I believe that with a lot of practice and a lot of skill development this can be achieved. Though I would say Haju is more talented hence I would have to put in extra effort to reach the same goal as Haju. Similarly, I also find it fascinating how Nandu, my other friend, is able to write with a lot of wisdom.

Band 7

A habit of my friend that I want to develop is waking up early and exercising. So my friend, she is my roommate and she has set her mind that she will wake up every day around 7.30 to 8 in the morning and do at least one hour of Zumba or Bollywood dancing. So what I find attractive about this is I am a person who loves dancing. Usually people tend to get lazy when we think of exercise, right? But if we can do exercise by inculcating something that we are fond of, I think we will definitely get up every day and do it. And these days, after a hectic schedule and sitting in front of the computer for long hours, it turned into cows and mouse potatoes. So as a result, our body needs exercise. So I feel if I indulge in this practice every day, I will have a better, fitter and healthier body.

Band 7

So one of my best friend is definitely my husband and he is very disciplined and very organized. Moreover, he is really good at planning things and doing it on time and I would love to have all of his qualities. Because I am a procrastinator and a perfectionist and I don't think it is realistic to always be a perfectionist because you will never be perfect. Secondly, you can make mistakes and thirdly, you can always learn from it. So discipline is one of the things that I really want to borrow from him and then cultivate it in my own personal life and then develop it everyday. I would also love to be an organized person because I am a very messy person when it comes to writing notes or keeping the room clean. Looking at him, he seems to have a space in laptop as well as in the corner of the room to keep things in order and in a tidy neat way. Moreover, it is very important to have these habits ingrained in you for a smooth, better, successful future. It would only help me to be more structured in the work I do and helps me in making things smooth in my life.

Band 7

One of my childhood friend, Nesra, has a very good habit of time management. She is someone who can manage time like it's her second nature. She is currently studying MBBS, which is basically medicine. And since she is studying medicine, it takes most of her time to prepare for her exams, prepare for her classes, and just studying in general. But at the same time, she is a very active person. She actively participates in marathons, she goes to the gym, and she eats clean. I am a huge fan of her lifestyle. The way she can manage her academics as well as her health is something I would love to learn from her. Her ability to be able to ace her classes at the same time maintaining her weight and her internal organs' health is just something which I would love to learn from her. My objective is just to be healthy. So, being able to inculcate few of her time management skills would be of great benefit for me.

Band 7

I completed my graduation from Mumbai University where I met a classmate who has given me new perspective of life. She has a habit of journaling. I admire her habit a lot. I want to develop the habit of journaling because it helps us organize our thoughts and gain clarity and control over our mind. Moreover journaling helps one plan tasks priorly

Band 7

One habit that I really admire and would love to pick up belongs to my best friend Arjun, who I have known since our childhood days. The habit I am talking about is his rock solid morning routine. No matter how late he sleeps or how busy his schedule is, he wakes up at 5.30 every single morning without an alarm. He starts his day with 20 minutes of meditation followed by a quick workout and he journals for about 10 minutes before having breakfast. It's almost scary how consistent he is. I have seen this routine in action countless times because we used to live together for 2 years after graduation. Even on weekends or when he had deadlines looming, he'd never skip it. At first I used to tease him calling him a robot but over time I noticed how much it actually transformed his life. The reason I am so keen to develop this habit myself is that the results are impossible to ignore. Arjun is always calm, under pressure, super productive and rarely gets sick. He says the early starts gives him a couple of quiet hours when the world is still asleep and that sets the tone for the entire day. Honestly, whenever I compare my chaotic mornings, scrolling on my phone in bed, rushing out the door half awake with his peaceful intentional start, I feel like I am missing out on something really valuable. So yeah, Arjun's morning habit has become my ultimate inspiration. Finger crossed I...

Band 7

There are various habits that you should learn from other people you interact with. One of the habits that I found very interesting and helpful was from my friend Amisha. She used to wake up early in the morning, like 5 o'clock in the morning and she also used to go to bed very early, like 10.30 or so. I discovered this habit when we were preparing for exams. We had a common exam in our college days, so we used to study together. On one occasion, she had decided to come to my place and we were going to study together and she was going to spend the night in my house as well. At that night, she completed her studies by 10.30 and told me that she is off to bed now and I was surprised to see that how can she go to sleep this early. However, she said that she wanted to wake up early at 5 o'clock and revise all the questions. So, she went to bed early and at that time, I asked her, what does it matter, what effect does it have? She explained it to me that in mornings, the nature is night, you are refreshed by waking up and you take the task and the questions more seriously, you are concentrating more, so it is easier to complete a task and learn efficiently rather than keeping awake at night like an owl and not even getting half the task done and from then onwards, I am trying to implement those habits into myself. She made me realize that not only it helps to study better in the morning but it also helps with her hormonal imbalance and her skin problems and gut problems have all gone because of sleeping early habit. Also that it gives you more room and more time for the day.
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