An uncle stopping his medication — CELPIP Speaking Task 1
One of the 24 questions in the Task 1 pool — 30 seconds to prepare, 90 seconds to speak, no second take. What the section is: the CELPIP test format.
8 Your uncle has been taking medication for his blood pressure for a year. He feels well now and wants to stop taking it without telling his doctor. Give him advice about this, and explain your reasons.
Speaking to: your uncle
What the question is asking for
What he should do about a decision he is making alone. You are not asked to explain the medicine or to diagnose anything.
What to settle in the 30 seconds
Decide what he does about the doctor, and have one reason ready that is about deciding this without one.
Where this one goes wrong
Playing doctor. Claims about blood pressure medication you cannot back up add nothing — what is marked is how you advise, not what you know about pills.
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