Speaking/Conversation Class: Free Talking: Good and Bad Habits

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1.Name five healthy habits.

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2.What are some of your healthy habits?

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3.Name five unhealthy habits.

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4.What are some of your unhealthy habits?

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5.Do you ever sleep in?

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6.What are some good study habits?

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7.What are some bad study habits?

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8.Do you have more or less bad habits than your friends?

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9.Have you tried to change any of your habits lately? How did it go?

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10.Would you be motivated to do something like quit smoking, drink less, or

exercise more if someone offered you money to do it?

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11.Are you annoyed by other people's bad habits?

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12.What would you do if someone was chewing gum loudly next to you on the

bus or train?

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13.Do you think people should be allowed to smoke inside?

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14.Should people be allowed to drink in public?

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15.What good habits should parents teach their children?

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Vocabulary:

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1. sleep in: to sleep until later in the morning than you usually do:

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ex: I usually sleep in on Saturdays.

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2. MAKE A HABIT OF SOMETHING / MAKE SOMETHING A HABIT: start doing something regularly without

giving it much thought.

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ex: My daughter made a habit of kissing me whenever she sees me.

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3. FALL INTO A HABIT: If you fall into a habit of doing something, then you develop a bad habit.

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ex: I’ve fallen into my old habit of biting nails.

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4. KICK / BREAK THE HABIT: get rid of a bad habit.

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ex: Wearing a smartwatch can help you break the habit of sitting for too long.

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5. quirk: an unusual habit or part of someone's personality, or something that is strange and unexpected:

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ex: You have to get used to other people's quirks and foibles.