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Advising a Cousin About Quitting Work to Train

Speaking Task 1 · Giving Advice. A Speaking task in which the candidate advises a cousin who must give up a secure job to enrol in a full-time training program.

The test opens by asking you to advise someone you know - a friend, a relative, a colleague - about an everyday decision. You get 30 seconds to prepare and 90 seconds to speak, and you speak to that person directly rather than about them.

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Advising a Cousin About Quitting Work to Train

A Speaking task in which the candidate advises a cousin who must give up a secure job to enrol in a full-time training program.

A Cousin's Training Program Decision

Your cousin has been accepted into a full-time training program in Burnaby. To attend, he would have to quit the steady job he has held for six years. He is excited about the program but nervous about a year without income.

Advise him on what he should consider when making this decision.

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