How to practice: This set collects only the Read, Then Speak question type from the real DET (Duolingo English Test), covering DET Speaking questions. No grading and no timer, so solve it yourself, then tap each question to reveal the answer or model response.
Q1
Talk about what you can do in your daily life to help protect the ocean.
- What is one simple thing you can do?
- Why is this action important for oceans?
- How often do you do this?
- Why should other people do it too?
20s to prepare · 1:30 to speak · 1 take only
Useful Expressions
One simple thing I can do is... · This matters for oceans because... · I do this... · Other people should do this too because... · If everyone did this...
Show Model Response
One simple thing I can do in my daily life to help protect the ocean is reducing how much single-use plastic I use, especially plastic bags, bottles, and straws. I've started carrying a reusable water bottle and a set of cloth shopping bags everywhere I go, which honestly took very little effort to get used to.
This matters for oceans because so much of that plastic waste eventually ends up in rivers and then the ocean, where it can take hundreds of years to break down and often ends up harming marine animals who mistake it for food or get tangled in it. Even small individual choices, when repeated by millions of people, genuinely add up to a significant reduction in plastic pollution.
I try to do this consistently, pretty much every single day now, since it's become second nature rather than something I have to actively remember. It's not really an inconvenience anymore; it's just part of how I shop and go about my day.
I think other people should do this too because oceans don't belong to any single country or person, they're a shared resource that affects the entire planet's ecosystem and food supply. If everyone made even a few small changes like this, the cumulative impact on reducing ocean plastic would be genuinely enormous, especially compared to relying only on large-scale policy changes that can take years to actually implement.
This matters for oceans because so much of that plastic waste eventually ends up in rivers and then the ocean, where it can take hundreds of years to break down and often ends up harming marine animals who mistake it for food or get tangled in it. Even small individual choices, when repeated by millions of people, genuinely add up to a significant reduction in plastic pollution.
I try to do this consistently, pretty much every single day now, since it's become second nature rather than something I have to actively remember. It's not really an inconvenience anymore; it's just part of how I shop and go about my day.
I think other people should do this too because oceans don't belong to any single country or person, they're a shared resource that affects the entire planet's ecosystem and food supply. If everyone made even a few small changes like this, the cumulative impact on reducing ocean plastic would be genuinely enormous, especially compared to relying only on large-scale policy changes that can take years to actually implement.