Model answers to the part 1 questions please tell me about your best friend

6. Please tell me about your work or studies.
I study psychology which is about how people think and experience things. Many people think it’s about studying illness but actually, it’s very general, if you want to specialise, you have to do it at post-graduate level. I’d like to work with psychology when I leave university and I am thinking about going into educational psychology developing learning programs etcetera.
7. Please tell me about your favorite food.
I think that it’s fair to say that my favourite food is Kabsa. Its’s a dish made with chicken, although you can use lamb or goat, and rice but the chicken has been flavoured with a delicious mix of herbs and spices. After that it’s cooked very slowly until the meat is soft but still juicy. The word ‘kabsa’ comes from the Arabic word ‘kabasa’ which means squeezed. Originally it was all pushed into one pot, that’s what gives it its name.
8. What do you like doing in your free time? 
My favourite free-time activity is watching cricket. I used to play a lot but now I don’t have the time because it’s possible to spend a whole day playing. I watch whenever I can though. I’ve heard people say that cricket is boring, but I disagree with that. Sometimes, although there doesn’t seem to be much happening, the situation can be extremely intense. It hasn’t got the continuous movement like in football or rugby, but cricket can still have you on the edge of your seat.


9. What is the weather like today?
Today is a typical late summer day. It’s quite comfortable, maybe around 23 degrees and a little cloudy, mostly the big clouds that look like pillows. There is plenty of blue sky and so it feels pleasant. Recently, the weather hasn’t been that good and while there hasn’t been much rain, it’s been cloudy and not very warm. Fortunately, we’re lucky where I live because it is never very cold, below zero is rare.
10. What is your typical day like?
My typical day is quite quiet especially because I work from home. I like to get up early. That’s good in the summer when it’s light at 4.00 am but not so good in the winter when it’s still dark at 7.00. I go to the gym early because if I don’t, I won’t go in the evening and I start work at around 8.30. At 11.00 am I stop and have brunch. Then I work until about 5.00, sometimes I might have a sleep around 1.00 pm. Then I make dinner, watch some TV and go to bed fairly early. Weekends are different.