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(SEPT-DEC 2025) PART 1 ANSWERS | IELTS SPEAKING PART 1 Recent Questions & Answers
Oct 31, 2025
This video answers the IELTS SPEAKING PART 1 Topic Questions for SHARING, DREAM JOB, RULES, PUBLIC PLACES, QUIET and NOISY PLACES, and FRIENDS
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I would like to answer the IEL speaking
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part one recent topic questions about
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sharing dream job rules public places
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and quiet and noisy places.
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My name is Julius. I get a band nine on
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my first attempt at taking the IEL
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speaking test. Study these sample
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answers so you can get ideas on how to
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answer these questions better. Let's
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begin now. Let's start answering
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questions about sharing. First question,
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who's the first person you'd like to
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share good news with? My mother.
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Absolutely. She's always been supportive
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of me, so it's just right to share all
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the good news with her first. I know
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that she feels the proudest whenever I
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tell her such a good news, and I'm
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always over the moon whenever I see her
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reaction. Of course, it'll be my
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parents, but if I have to choose only
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one, I think it'll be my father. That's
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because I have a very close relationship
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with him that whenever I have personal
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issues or some great news, he always
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gets to know first. Last week, I told
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him that I finally got a new job and he
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was very happy about it. I was also
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happy to see that he's happy about my
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achievement. Second question, do you
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prefer to share news with your friends
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or your parents?
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That surely depends on the nature of the
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news. If the news is unserious or has
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nothing to do with my personal life or
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my family's life in general, I share
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that news with my friends. However, if
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the news concerns our family, without a
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doubt, they're the first of people to
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know. Lately, I've been into sharing
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news with my friends because I feel more
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comfortable and I can say things
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unfiltered. Well, I have a good
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relationship with my parents and I can
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talk about a lot of things with them,
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but there are always reservations and I
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topic questions about dream job. First
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question, what was your dream job when
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you were young? Back then, all I wanted
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was to become a cashier. That's because
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I was fascinated by the cash register
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that had a lot of money inside it. I
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thought that the money in that machine
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was for the cashier. Thinking about it
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now really amuses me. I vividly remember
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wanting to become a doctor. My mom was
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hospitalized and her doctor helped her
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tremendously. So I thought to myself
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that I wanted to be like him, helping
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patients recover from their illnesses.
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Second question, how did you change your
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mind about your dream job? As I got
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older and learned that the money, the
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cash register was not for the cashier, I
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realized that I couldn't be a cashier.
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Well, children don't understand how the
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world works. I was a child back then, so
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it was normal for a kid like me to think
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that the cashier had all the money in
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the world, and that made me think of
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becoming one. When I got mature, I
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realized that I wasn't smart enough to
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study medicine. I didn't have good study
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habits. I wasn't patient enough and my
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interest is always in numbers.
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So, I studied accountancy and became an
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accountant. Well, I'm happy and content
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with my vocation. Third question, what
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do you plan to do in the future? I
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really want to start my own business
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because I don't like my current job. I
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hate it, especially when there is so
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much workload. I feel so stressed out
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since I have to achieve certain metrics
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every month. Honestly, I'm staying in
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this company because I get paid well. I
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plan to work as a freelancer in the
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future. I want to be my own boss. I'm
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thinking of offering my services to
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different companies as I believe I can
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make more than being tied to a company.
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I hope I can make that happen before I
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turn 35.
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Fourth question, what kinds of jobs are
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popular in your country? It's mostly
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jobs in the healthcare industry. That's
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simply because primarily medical
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students and professionals dream of
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migrating to another country. They first
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gain experience here in our country and
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then move to another country to earn
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more and more importantly they aim to
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get a residence status abroad. I think
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jobs in computers or information
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technology because these jobs are in
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demand these days. People want to get
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jobs in this industry because they can
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earn better than in other jobs. Also,
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government jobs are popular because of
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stability.
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link in the comment section. Now, let's
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answer questions about rules. First
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question, are there any rules for
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students at your school? Yes,
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absolutely. from primary to tertiary
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school. We had to be punctual and avoid
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tardiness. We also had to wear a uniform
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except on Fridays and we had to submit
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our school projects on time. Those rules
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taught us a discipline and I'm glad that
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the schools I went to have continued
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implementing such rules for their
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students.
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Yes. And for sure all schools have their
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own rules. Some common rules that
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schools implement are avoiding tardiness
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or excessive absences,
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respecting teachers and students,
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prohibiting students from copying others
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work and uh giving students the freedom
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to express themselves.
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The aim of school rules is to impose
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discipline and create a respectful
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environment. Do you think students
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benefit more from more rules? Well,
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rules are good, but too many of them
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restrict students from expressing their
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creativity. Worries, they may develop
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fear or suppress themselves from
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expressing their right. I think balance
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is the key. School rules should be
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sensible and practical, which can surely
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create a healthy school environment.
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I believe not. I think it's the school
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admin who can benefit more from too many
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rules knowing that they are the ones who
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make and implement them. For me, rules
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are necessary. However, the school admin
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should implement those rules that are
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truly helpful to both teachers and
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students. Do you prefer to have more or
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fewer rules at school? Personally, I
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don't mind the number of rules in a
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school as long as they're beneficial to
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teachers, students, and parents. The
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school administration is primarily
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concerned with the welfare of students.
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Therefore, they create rules uh that uh
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truly help develop their students
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character. It's hard to choose between
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the two options because that really
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depends. Sometimes too many rules
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oppresses students and sometimes few
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rules especially insensible ones lead to
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chaos. So the best thing is to not count
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the number of rules but to create
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quality rules that can improve the
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condition of the school as well as the
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teachers and students well-being. Would
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you like to work as a teacher in a
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rule-free school? Is there such a school
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as that? I just can't imagine being a
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teacher in a rule-free school.
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That must be a nightmare. That means
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teachers are not respected and students
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can do whatever they want. That's
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chaotic.
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Not at all. A rule-free school loses the
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purpose of education. I mean, part of
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education is learning rules, executing
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them, and following them. If there is no
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rule then the objectives of education
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cannot fully be achieved. In other
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words,
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rules are a part of education.
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Now let us answer questions about public
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places. First question. Have you ever
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talked with someone you don't know in
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public places?
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Yes. And I like it very much. I enjoy
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talking with strangers as I get to learn
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many things from them. Besides, uh it's
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great to talk with them since there's no
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judgment. I often talk with strangers
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when I'm in a long queue or when I'm at
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a station. It's a good way to pass the
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time.
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Yes. but not too often because I'm shy.
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I always struggle to initiate a
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conversation with a stranger in a public
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place. For some reason, I get tongue
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tied. Just this morning, I wanted to ask
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the lady at the reception about the
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location of the function room where this
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exam is held, but no words came out of
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my mouth. Second question, do you wear
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headphones in public places?
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Not at all. I have to make sure that I'm
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aware of my surroundings so that in case
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of emergencies or unwanted incidents, I
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can easily react appropriately. For
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instance, a jogger could have avoided an
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accident if only he had heard the horn
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of the car when it was still seconds
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away before it hit him. Yes. Especially
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if I'm on a train. I don't like hearing
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people's chatter. I just want to listen
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to music and relax after working for
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hours or listen to a podcast and learn
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something valuable. Third question.
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Would you like to see more public places
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near where you live? Yes, definitely. I
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would love to see playground for
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children, a park where people can hike
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and exercise using the provided exercise
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equipment, and more green spaces, so I
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can be close to nature. Sadly, my town
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doesn't have any of these. I'm lucky
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because our town has green spaces where
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people can spend time relaxing and
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hiking and the kids can play with those
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monkey bars, swings, and slides. But I
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think it would be nice if our town had a
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public library. That's just lacking in
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our town, which I hope the local
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government can consider building one.
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Fourth question. Do you often go to
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public places with your friends? Rarely.
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If I go to public places such as a mall,
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a park, and a library, I usually do it
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on my own. I don't know. I just enjoy
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spending quality time by myself. It
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gives me peace of mind and focus. I only
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visit uh public places with my friends
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if I get an invite from them. Yes, I do.
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Just a few days ago, my friends and I
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had a picnic at a park nearby. We had a
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good time catching off. And this
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weekend, we will go shopping at a newly
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opened shopping mall. We are looking
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forward to it because it's been ages
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since uh we went out shopping together.
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Now, let's answer questions about
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friends. First question, do you have a
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friend you have known for a long time?
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Yes, and that's my best friend. We've
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been friends for 15 years and we've been
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inseparable since uh the first time we
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got to know each other and I like the
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fact that even though we don't talk
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every single day, our relationship stays
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the same. Yes, I do. But unfortunately,
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we've drifted apart after I moved to
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another state. We sometimes exchange
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messages, but I feel that our connection
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is not the same as it used to be. But
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that's just a part of life. Sometimes
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some of our friends become a memory.
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Would you invite your friends to your
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home? Yes, of course. Who wouldn't want
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to invite their friends to their home? I
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mean, every close friend I have is
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welcome to my house. I enjoy hosting
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lunch or dinner dates with them. I think
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uh having dates with them at home is
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making our relationship stronger. Yes, I
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would. But I'm choosy about whose
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friends I'm willing to invite to my
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house. That's because I have trust
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issues. I don't like a lot of people to
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know about my status or the way I live
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my life. Especially these days where
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people keep on posting videos or photos
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of other people online without
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permission. Is there a difference
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between where you meet your friends now
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and where you used to meet them in the
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past?
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Yes, absolutely. Now that we all have
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jobs and money, we often meet at a
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restaurant and eat great food while
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catching up. However, in the past when
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we were still students, we usually met
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at a park or a burger stall. I think
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we've come a long way. I think the big
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difference is that all of us meet online
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since the majority of us are living
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abroad. Whenever we want to catch up, we
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just set a group video call unlike in
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the past when we had to meet at one
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place. I'm grateful for the internet
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because we're still able to keep in
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touch with one another despite living
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overseas.
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Why are some places suitable for meeting
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while others are not? I think that's
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because of the ambience of the place.
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It's not good to have a heart-to-he
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heart conversation at fast food
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restaurants because they're noisy and
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crowded. Friends who like to catch up
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with each other often choose a cafe or a
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good restaurant as they can have a
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pleasant conversation.
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I think it boils down to privacy and
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comfort. Places such as public libraries
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and food stalls are not the best meetup
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places. However, restaurants and parks
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can be a great meeting place for
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friends.
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It's common for people to choose a place
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where they can feel safe and be
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comfortable when having a get together.
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[Music]
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Now, let's move on to answering
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questions about quiet or noisy places.
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First question, do you like noisy or
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quiet places?
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I love the former choice and that's
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because I feel at ease in those kinds of
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places. I enjoy spending my time in
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quiet places such as libraries, quiet
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cafes, parks, and beaches, especially on
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weekdays. With those places, I can think
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and reflect on my life. I love both of
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them, and it depends on my mood and the
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situation I'm in. If I'm doing something
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very seriously, I stay in a quiet place
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as I can easily concentrate.
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However, if I want to interact with
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others and I want to distress myself, I
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prefer visiting a places where there is
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a lot of people and where I can forget
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about my work. Would you like to go to
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quiet or noisy places on weekends when
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you're free? Well, there's already a lot
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of noise and stress at work. So, without
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a doubt, I go for a quiet place, so I
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can recharge my batteries. I can either
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stay at home and binge watch my favorite
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TV series or go to the beach and enjoy
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the seab breeze. For me, weekends are
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for socializing, so it's expected to
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visit noisy places. On weekends, it's
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common for me to meet my friends at a
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restaurant or a bar. And I enjoy the
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ambiencece of those places as it makes
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me feel alive after working like a dog
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for the entire weekdays.
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