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

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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.

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.

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.

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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The toy which I liked in my childhood was a panda doll, which makes me pleasant and makes me more blush. The pandas are the most beautiful creatures of the world, which looks gigantic and has pooshy cheeks and they are like stars in the clouds and they dream in me. Furthermore, these have been given by my father. My father is a very very beautiful artistic person, who makes me think of that. Every day you will face every difficulties and make you suffer and move forward. Pandas are always seen in Japanese countries. It is my lifelong dream to visit a Japanese country and click a photo with the original pandas, which makes sounds better.

Describe a time you were in a place where you didn't know the local language

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Describe a time when your friend damaged something you owned

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Anonymous student Band 7

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Answer

When I was a kid, I had a little pencil box which had these four buttons which gave the pencil box an operative use. When you press the button, the box would open up. When you press the second button, a little part of it would slide out. Basically it was just a little electronical and a fun thing to have and I owned it when I was in 6th. One day after break, I was standing and talking there with one of my friends and another friend of mine was running through the hallway and accidentally she pushed my shoulder and my pencil box hit the ground and it broke into multiple pieces to the point that it was not functional anymore.

Describe a book you recently read

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Band 6-7

My friend name is Arun. He is my childhood childhood friend. He has a habit of doing meditation in the early morning. He typically gets up around 4 o'clock and starts doing meditation for about 1 hour. In addition to this he continues doing yoga. He tells that these habits will rejuvenates him making him refreshing. Okay, my friend has a... He was my childhood friend, now he is my childhood friend. Okay, my friend has a habit of doing meditation in the early morning. He typically gets up around 4 o'clock and starts doing meditation for about 1 hour. In addition to this he typically gets up around 4 o'clock and starts doing meditation for about 1 hour. Okay, my friend has a habit of doing meditation in the early morning. He typically gets up around 4 o'clock and starts doing meditation for about 1 hour. In addition to this he typically gets up around 4 o'clock and starts doing meditation for about 1 hour. In addition to this he typically gets up around 4 o'clock and starts doing meditation for about 1 hour. After getting up around 4 o'clock, she will do meditation for almost 1 hour. After getting up around 4 o'clock, she will do meditation for almost 1 hour. Additionally, she performs exercises. She will do it, perform slowly. Okay, my friend has a habit of doing meditation in the early morning. He typically gets up around 4 o'clock and starts doing meditation for about 1 hour. In addition to this he typically gets up around 4 o'clock and starts doing meditation for almost 1 hour. My friend name is Kavya. She is my childhood friend. We both studied together for almost 10 years. My friend has a habit of performing meditation in the early morning. After getting up at around 4 o'clock, she will be doing meditation for about 1 hour. She says that these activities will rejuvenate her and make her refreshing. She is interested in spiritual activities like this. Additionally, she will perform exercises after doing yoga. Even I want to develop these activities because I want to compete with my day-to-day activities and make me more... My friend name is Kavya. She is my childhood friend. We almost studied together for 10 years. She has a habit of doing meditation in the early morning. After getting up, she starts doing meditation for almost about 1 hour. My friend name is Kavya. She is my childhood friend. We both studied together for almost 10 years. She is a doctor. She is having a lot of stress in her work. We know that doctors have lot of work to do with patients. So, she developed a habit of meditation. After getting up, she starts doing meditation for about 1 hour. Additionally, she will perform exercises after that. She says that this meditation helped her. A lot of stress has been reduced for her because of this. Even I want to develop these activities like meditation and exercises to compete with my day-to-day life activities and to get more positive energy out of it.

Band 6-7

I have a friend, Ruby. We have been friends since past 10-12 years. We live in the same neighborhood and she has got a very interesting habit of reading. Whenever I visit her place and we are not doing anything important, we are just there for each other, spending time together. I prefer scrolling whereas she reads a lot of interesting books. As a kid, my parents really wanted to elevate the habit of reading and me. It inspired from her but I never liked the idea of reading different books of different genres. So, in fact, when I was in my 7th grade, my parents got me a book. It was a very peaceful book, nothing very fancy or intellectual. I ended up reading that book but I was very disinterested and half the rest of my life completed that book under pressure of my parents. I also feel that that was something I read under the pressure so it did not make any sense to me. But now, at this point of my life, I have observed that after COVID post-pandemic, I lost the ability to concentrate on a particular thing. I cannot focus on anything for more than few seconds. Even when I am scrolling, I cannot even concentrate for that one minute. I just keep on scrolling every day in just 15-20 seconds and that is the maximum time that I can focus on anything other than scrolling. I also believe that reading improves your vocabulary and your confidence to speak in front of others. You learn a lot of knowledge and because of that, you can state your facts.

Band 6

So, it's my childhood school friend, Reshmi, and we have been friends for 12 years now. She has this habit of thoroughly preparing for anything that's going on in her life, career or studies, and she follows a very particular routine from morning till the night, even when she has to go to sleep and when she should have her food and the basic stuff also. I always found it fascinating that she could do that, and I always also wanted to follow a routine because I am the type of person who just does what's at the moment and what I think of at the moment. Seeing her follow a routine makes me also want to learn about it and I also would like to try to follow a routine so that I can help my life and my career and make it more stable rather than just living in the moment. I would like to plan ahead for my future. That's the reason that I want to develop that habit.

Band 6

A habit my friend has and I want to develop is workout. I have a friend Murli who stays in the neighborhood as we stay in the downtown. He is very, he is a fitness freak. Additionally he has done so much workout on different levels of fitness levels. He generally get up early in the morning and he goes for running. He also does cardio. Furthermore, I know it is very important for a man to be fit to do any task and I found it very interesting to develop a habit like that because I saw the fitness level and the stamina he has during sports when we play together and I want to develop this habit because I want to be more fit and look young because as fitness levels increase we also look younger, our skin gets tightened and we also, we can also see very good posture, we can also have great posture. That made me develop this daily routine that he has and I am going to practice as I am also a cricket player, I went for the state level tournaments as well. So, I know the how, I know the importance of the strength and stamina levels where we get only if we do workout and practice daily.

Band 5-6

The habit one of my friend has and I really want to develop is cooking. So this friend, she is my classmate, she is same as my roommate as well. She is basically from same place as mine, we both belong to Kerala and we were really connected since the college started. So I remember when we used to stay in the hostel, she used to cook really really delicious meal. She was very good at cooking and it really fascinated me, the way she cooks, the ingredients and the different style, the way she is doing everything really fascinated me a lot. Cooking is something I have been really interested since long time, the baking especially was my favorite. And looking at her cooking meal when I visit her home or in the hostel too, I really find it very interesting because she does it so perfectly and I think, why don't I have this habit of cooking. I really wish, I used to tell her, please train me as well to cook the meal and help me out with it as well.

Band 5-6

I like to do many things with my friends there are many things that encourage me to do different kind of activities my friend also encourage me we either move outside sometime we drink coffee or sometime we go outside for a picnic sport like sports game activities center library or something else but either I have many type of qualities but my friend also have different kind of things I want to develop a thing that to get up early in the morning the main reason of my weakness is that my friend gets up early and he do his work very politely without any interference of any person whenever I am getting bored I think what I had to do when I go to up early in the morning I do my work as an instant of time with the sun rays the

Band 5-6

The habit that my friend has that I want to develop is waking up early in the morning. This was a habit I had when I was a child going to the school. As years progressed, I lost that habit in time. Nowadays my daily routine is sleeping late and waking up late and because of this there is a lot of problems.

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