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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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Band 6-7

A habit that I want to cultivate is the habit of going for a walk every time you are stressed. Just take a moment and go for a long walk. My friend Bhoomika from college does this every time she is stressed and on one of these days I happened to be with her and she took me with her on the walk and also since we had the same stress which was exam stress, we were both able to relieve our stress together and I realized that day that it really does wonders to how your mind can work and for me I think it is very important to find healthier ways to cope with stress. Usually I sleep or overeat which I know are very unhealthy patterns of coping or a very bad defense mechanism to stress or any sort of discomfort at all and I hope that I will be able to pick this habit up from her but for me it is very difficult to catch on with a habit easily. I am not someone who is very quick on picking up on routines but I think I have been making an effort to find other ways if not just walking, other ways to find to cope with stress so that I think one walking will be very good as a health benefit itself but I also noticed that the exercise component of it will actually get you much calmer and somehow increases concentration as well which I find really surprising and interesting. So hopefully I will be able to pick up this habit very soon.

Band 6-7

One of the habit that my friend has and I would like to develop is cooking and meal prepping it is because I would like to live a healthy life and eat healthy and Be physically active and look healthy, but I was not able to do it Just because of lack of motivation But when I'm seeing my friend Megha She started it Two months back like meal prepping along with her going to the office she do the meal prepping and also cooks and Hit the gym. So I Wanted to do it like that and I'm actually inspired by that Due to lack of my time and the hectic work schedule I'm not able to consistently do that or else Firstly I was Lazy to do that and Secondly, I didn't have the time So whenever I had the time also, I was lazy to do that So I would like to pick up that habit from her like waking up early in the morning and taking out the things from the fridge, which I have already meal prepped and putting it in the saucepan or else just boxing my lunch and Just taking it over to the Office for and eating it as my lunch and rather than ordering unhealthy food from outside I would prefer that and I like that habit and I would Like to include it in my life. However, I'm not having much patience and energy to

Band 6-7

My friend Vidit has a habit of doing regular exercise both in morning and evening. In the morning he goes to gym and in the evening he goes to play pickleball and sometimes goes for a swim. I want to develop these habits because I have been thinking about it but lately since last 2 years I haven't exercised once in my life. I have been overweight now so I really want to develop these habits to get back into my shape.

Band 6-7

One of the habit that my friend has and I do want to develop is consistency especially when it comes to my health care routines. Normally it's very difficult for me to go to the gym continuously. I always join the gym and go there for around a week with very consistency but gradually that consistency drops and I find myself going to gym once or twice a week and then finally at the end of my membership period I find like I have gone to the gym only for once a week or something that way. So it's something that I do not like about myself and I do want to build a habit of consistency because the friend I am talking about she is very consistent with all the things and especially in the gym she would come at the specific time to the gym daily without any fail, come what may and that is something that is quite encouraging for me and I do want to build this habit.

Band 6-7

I would love to recall about a friend of mine called Shobha with whom I studied during my school days. She is a relentless hard worker and is very consistent throughout her life. So this is the quality which I'm going to talk about. She has always worked hard day in and day out without taking a single day of break. So these qualities has helped her navigate through life and she's doing professionally and personally very well compared to all of our peers. She has completed her master's in the United States and secured a job as well in these tough times of economic crisis and COVID recession which is caused. She was still able to bag a job. So I attribute her professional and personal success to her relentless consistency. She has a mantra of her life which is motivation is temporary but consistency is permanent and she lives by it. This is one quality which I am inspired by and even I would like to inculcate these qualities in my life as well. Apart from being consistent, she is also highly motivated and interested only in one goal which is technology. So I would also like to narrow down my focus into one such aspect in life so that I can try to be as motivated and as consistent like her as possible.

Band 6-7

So, the habit that my friend has that I particularly want to develop is waking up early. I've always envied him for the ability for him to get up early in the morning, get his work done and also work out. And the reason that I want to develop this habit is because I would also like to spend the early mornings when I'm fresh and my state of mind is alert and contribute to my projects and also learning a new skill, which could be working out or even reading a book. And he's a very close friend of mine, he's actually one of my college roommates. And I want to develop this habit through a method called gateway habit. It's when you do small parts of the habit, for example, in this case, it would be getting up early for just say 5-30 minutes and working on something and then I could go back to sleep or do something that I like. So, I slowly build the habit and increase the time duration when I'm awake to the point where I just stay awake throughout the day from that point onwards. And he wakes up at around 3am, although this is a bit too early for me, I would like to say I would wake up around 5am, that should suffice for me. And from that point onwards, I would try to work on something that I'm passionate about and I would also go for morning jogs and walks in the local park near my house. And I have seen many of my roommates also waking up early. This was during the time when we were in college together and I've asked them to teach me how they attain this habit. Furthermore, they've agreed and they've slowly started to teach me and I'm slowly building on this habit. I would say I'm about 20% complete with it.

Band 6-7

My friend Rhea is a very organized person. She has the habit of organizing her things properly, keeping them in a place. When you go to her house, everything is very neat, very tidy. All her belongings are kept very in order, her cupboard is well organized, her clothes are divided in sections, everything is very neat. It's something I would like to imbibe because I really lack at arranging things, keeping them in their proper place. I usually don't remember where I have kept something. Although I allocate places for them, I usually end up forgetting them and then I keep things in the wrong places and then forget about it. I also want to imbibe it because it gives you a sense of discipline, I think, in your daily life when your things are organized, when your table is well organized, when your shelves are organized, when your clothes are kept properly. You don't spend any time looking for things, you just get them and it saves you a lot of time. So it is something that I really want to develop and I don't think I have that much of organization honestly.

Band 6-7

My, the habit which I want to develop is the art of getting up early and doing exercises and one whom I take, whom I draw inspiration from is my, is none other than my elder brother. He has a great habit of getting up early and doing exercises and workout. This not only helps in maintaining a good physical and mental health but also it tightens the sleep cycle and is beneficial for his body. So I also want to adapt this in my life as well because it will be beneficial for me as well by maintaining a good sleep cycle and as I mentioned before, a good physical and mental health is very necessary for a human being. You can work, this not only improves the concentration, it improves the focus power, it also improves the eyesight as well. Thus, getting up early and habit of doing exercises is very good for one's health. Moreover, in addition to this, I would like to also say, doing workout, sometimes doing yoga and workout along with this is also beneficial and it improves one's health as well.

Band 6-7

I have noticed a great habit in my friend that he is my BTEC classmate and I met him in the early of the BTEC. When I work with him in the projects like, I noticed that every time, anytime he fails, he never gives up. Even though he failed for 4-5 times, he never gives up. He tries more and more to become good at it. So, it impresses me and encourages me so that I came to a habit that I have to increase my habits. Like, I want to become like him in these aspects to increase my concentration and confidence, inner confidence so that I can be more precise and successful in my future upcoming. Never give up is an extremely good habit. I think it was very good blessed for him. So, I want to develop it. I will try my level best to achieve this.

Band 6-7

I am going to talk about my friend her name is Nandita she was my roommate in the last four years she had a very good habit that is she wake up early in the morning and I noticed that habit in first year I think that was the day we are preparing for our first semester exam she sleeps very she going to sleep very early and also she wake up very early in the morning almost four o'clock I am very surprised for her and I am a very late night person and I am not wake up early in the morning so I really want to develop that habit because she manage everything because I see almost everyday she gets extra more time and she manage everything very well she do her work, homework, exercise and everything and still she gets extra time on everyday so I really want to develop that habit because I know waking up early that makes me more energetic and feel fresh and I get extra more and more time to do so many things so I really want that habit.
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