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ESL Speaking Practice #63 - Breaking a Bad Habit
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STEP 3: Practice Speaking
Instructions:
Listen to each sentence and repeat out loud with your voice until you can say it quickly.
I have a habit of biting my fingernails.
My parents would scold me every time they noticed I chewed my nails.
I should stop biting them, but it's a hard habit to break.
Sometimes, I don't realize I am doing it. I usually do it when I'm feeling anxious about something.
My parents say it is a bad habit because nails carry germs that make people ill.
My mother tried putting nail polish on my nails.
She was hoping that it would taste bitter, but it did not work.
The taste did not bother me.
My dad told me to put gloves on, but that only made me hot.
What shall I do? I will keep trying to stop.
I think it would be easier if my parents did not pressure me about it.
My sister used to bite her nails. She does not do it anymore.
Maybe, I will break the habit soon.
STEP 4:
1. I have a habit of
scold
hard
nail polish
gloves
biting
my fingernails.
2. My parents
scold
hard
nail polish
gloves
biting
me about my habit.
3. My mother put
scold
hard
nail polish
gloves
biting
on my nails.
4. My dad told me to put on
scold
hard
nail polish
gloves
biting
.
5. It's a
scold
hard
nail polish
gloves
biting
habit to break.
1. I have a habit of
biting
my fingernails.
2. My parents
scold
me about my habit.
3. My mother put
nail polish
on my nails.
4. My dad told me to put on
gloves
.
5. It's a
hard
habit to break.