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Practice Task 30 — A colleague finishing a year of night work

Task 1 · Giving Advice — advise a specific person facing a specific dilemma

Speaking Task 1Giving AdviceSPK-T1-30Advanced
30s prepare · 90s speak

Read the situation. You have 30 seconds to prepare and 90 seconds to speak. Give the person clear advice and explain why your advice will help.

Listen to the task prompt. Two fixed voices: a female examiner and a male situation narrator.

Your colleague wants to switch from night shifts to day shifts and is exhausted. Give them advice.

A colleague finishing a year of night work.

Points to cover

  • • change the sleep schedule gradually
  • • get bright daylight in the morning
  • • speak to the supervisor about a transition week

You get 30 seconds to prepare, then 90 seconds to speak. Everything here works offline — no AI needed.

  1. 1. Acknowledge the situation
  2. 2. Give your first recommendation
  3. 3. Explain why it helps
  4. 4. Give a second recommendation
  5. 5. Explain the benefit
  6. 6. Encourage the person

Sentence template

I understand that ___ is difficult. Personally, I would recommend ___ because ___. Another option is ___, which would help you ___. Overall, I think ___ is the most practical choice, and I'm sure things will get easier.