Describe a good habit your friend has that you want to develop.
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- Jan–Apr/2026
- Sep–Dec/2025
- May–Aug/2022
- Jan–Apr/2022
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Part 1
The examiner asks about you and two familiar topics. About 4–5 minutes.
Your home
- Do you live in a house or an apartment? (Why?)
- Which room do you spend the most time in? (Why?)
- What would you like to change about your home? (Why?)
- Do you think you will live there for a long time? (Why not?)
Losing and finding things
- Do you often lose things? (Why is that?)
- What kind of things do you lose most often? (Tell me more about that.)
- Can you remember a time when you lost something important? (Why is that?)
- Do you think most people would return something valuable they found? (Why is that?)
Chocolate
- Do you like chocolate? (Why is that?)
- What kind of chocolate do you prefer? (Tell me more about that.)
- Did you eat a lot of chocolate when you were a child? (Why is that?)
- Do you think chocolate makes a good gift? (Why is that?)
Part 2
One minute to prepare, then speak for one to two minutes.
Describe a good habit your friend has that you want to develop.
You should say:
- who your friend is
- what the habit is
- how long your friend has had it
and explain why you would like to develop this habit.
Follow-up question after your talk: Have you already tried to develop this habit? / Have you talked to your friend about it?
Part 3
A broader, more abstract discussion of the Part 2 topic. About 4–5 minutes.
how habits form
- Can you explain why good habits are harder to keep than bad ones?
- How would you compare changing a habit alone with changing it together with other people?
- In general, what habits do people in your country most want to change?
habits and health
- Can you explain why health advice often fails to change what people actually do?
- What could be done about workplaces that give staff no chance to stay healthy?
- Can you speculate on how phone apps and trackers will change people's daily habits?
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