Describe an occasion when you got up extremely early.
• When did this happen?
• What you needed to do that day?
• Who were you with?
• How you felt about getting up early on that day?

回答示例

• I usually get up early at around 6 am and then go for a morning walk.
• During my exams I get up slightly earlier and like to revise some important topics.
• But, here I would like to talk about a time when I got up extremely early, that was at 1 am, much before dawn break.
• My cousin had come from Italy and wanted to visit the Golden Temple in Amritsar.
• We decided to go by car, because Golden Temple is about 100 kms from my home town.
• We needed to reach there by 3 am, to see the early morning rituals of the Golden Temple.
• We reached well in time.
• The pre dawn time is called ‘Amritvela’
• Every morning, the holy book ‘Guru Granth Sahib’ is brought in the main temple from another building in a palanquin.
• The whole environment is filled with music of the hymns and chants.
• We were thinking that because we had reached so early, we would be able to go inside without any problem.
• But we were so wrong.
• The temple was full of people.
• We just joined the long queue.
• Then after about an hour we could reach inside and pay our obeisance.
• I felt at peace with myself.
• It was a very good experience.
• We then went to the community kitchen and enjoyed the tea and food served there.
• We returned home by 4pm.
• All in all it was a day to remember.(other ideas – exams, marriage of a close family member – going to parlour, Going to airport to receive someone)

考官后续提问

1. Who usually gets up early- young people or old people?
Generally, old people get up early, as they believe in going to bed early and getting up early. But, I think even young people get up early during school and college days, and even during exam days.

2. Will working till late at night, influence the next day’s work?
Yes, I think it would. At least it happens with me. When I sleep late, I am not my very best the next day. But, I think some people get used to it and manage themselves very well.

3. Do young Indians stay up till late at night?
Young Indians are no different from young people anywhere else in the world. They belong to the 24/7 society. For them, the demarcation between the day and night is not much pronounced.

4. Is it easy to get up early for you?
Yes, it is easy to get up early for me. I routinely get up at 6 am for my morning walk. During my exams, I get up even earlier.

5. What do you do to guarantee a good sleep?
I just see to it that my bed is clean; there are no unnecessary lights on and there is no noise around.

6. Can you sleep well if there is noise around?
Noise really disturbs me. Sometimes I have to use ear-plugs, if there is some late night function going on, in the neighbourhood.