hi there it's asiya there is one type of questions in ielts speaking that is
easy to predict that is the first topic in the first part of your exam and one of the topics
that is commonly used here is your work today i'm gonna give you some sample answers and
vocabulary for your answers and i have a pdf for you to download ready let's get started
the first question you're gonna be asked is do you work or study and here you just need to
give a short answer don't tell a story for example i could say i graduated a couple of
years ago and now i work full time to graduate means to finish university to work full-time
is to work about 40 hours a week and to work part-time is to work several hours a day
i could also say i'm employed full-time i work for cocker collar to be employed for time is a
good expression or i was unemployed for several months and i have just joined a new company to be
unemployed means not to have a job when you want to have one and to join the company is to start a
new job by the way don't worry about writing down anything i've prepared for you a new pdf document
where you can find all the questions answers and vocabulary from this and some other videos
the next question is what is your job oh it's just a nine to five office job i'm a personal
assistant at the law firm a 9 to 5 job is when you work regular hours and you can say a 9 to 5
work or job you can also talk about an office job i could say i've been working in accounting for a
few years and now i'm a senior accountant at the big multinational corporation i've been working
in accounting or as an accountant for a few years that's a good expression and that's the present
perfect continuous tense and a perfect opportunity to use this tense a multinational corporation
is a big company with offices in different countries next why did you choose this job
well both of my parents are lawyers i guess it runs in the family it runs in the family that
means that several members of the family have the same job or the same hobbies something like that
i could say i needed a job and the office across the road advertised a vacancy so i thought why not
your answer doesn't have to be a smart one it's just about expressing your thoughts
and a good expression is to advertise a vacancy here is another example i
guess i chose to become a photographer because i'm deeply fond of photography
and in my occupation no two days i like to be fond of something means to have a deep interest to like
something for a long period of time and an occupation is a formal for profession or job here
is a good expression no two days i like the next question is is it a popular job in your country
absolutely every company needs an accountant i suppose it's a popular job in every country
or not really it seems that most people don't think that being a youtuber is a
real job here is another question do you like your job well the perk of being a travel agent
is that i've traveled to so many different destinations for free but the pay could be
better the perk is something you receive as well as your wages for doing a particular job
the pay could be better well that's a common phrase i could say well accounting
could be a bit boring at times but money is good in english it's quite typical to
soften your language so instead of saying oh it's so boring you just say it can be a little
bit boring at times but everyone understands what you mean a good phrase is the money is good
or you can talk about a high pay job or a low paid job another option for an answer is being
a teacher is not a high paid job but it's a deeply rewarding one you could talk about rewarding work
or job career rewarding is more about your sense of doing something important
and being useful to others you could say fulfilling work job career and fulfilling is
more about your personal satisfaction or happiness another phrase is to find something satisfying
i find something satisfying in recording every little transaction correctly i personally do and i
do my accounts myself as well the next question is what do you dislike about your job i have to work
overtime quite regularly and i would prefer not to to work overtime or to work long hours is to
work more than you're supposed to sometimes i have so much to do that it's simply overwhelming and at
other times it's so quiet that they have nothing to do overwhelming is very great or very strong so
powerful that you cannot resist it or decide how to react your work can definitely be overwhelming
the next question is do you get on well with your colleagues to get on or along with somebody
means to have a friendly relationship with somebody i could say i'm lucky to work with
really nice people and sometimes we have drinks all together after work or i have a good working
relationship with most of my colleagues but i prefer to keep my personal and professional lives
separate to have a good working relationship means to get along with your colleagues
and to keep your private and professional lives separate means that you're not trying to become
close friends with your colleagues another common question is what was your first day at work like
you'd better think about it if you've been working for a long time i could say i had an induction day
when my manager explained how things work in more detail and took me around the office to introduce
to my colleagues that is very common to have an induction day or course at the beginning induction
is the process of introducing somebody to a new job skill organization the next question is
what responsibilities do you have at work well i'm responsible for answering calls and booking
appointments with new clients i also support more senior colleagues with any admin tasks such as
updating reports answering emails or collecting information so here are a few phrases to be
responsible for to support with admin tasks to update reports to answer emails to collect
information these are all very common tasks for young people the next question is what is your
typical day like at work i usually start at 9am and take about an hour to answer all the emails
and finish any small but urgent tasks for the day then i start working on more important projects
such as creating new courses or recording new videos and the day flies by i only take a
short lunch break and try to finish not later than 7am so some questions require
longer answers in this case give a full answer but if you can answer a question in one sentence
don't be afraid of that so a couple of phrases are to finish or to complete urgent tasks
to have a lunch break let's move on would you like to change your job in the future
i'd like to progress with my career in accountancy and gain more responsibilities in the future
so i may change jobs one day to progress with a career that means to gain more responsibilities
and sometimes you have to change jobs to achieve that here is another answer
i'm thinking about moving to auditing in a couple of years i just need to gain the
required skills and knowledge first and that's a common phrase to gain the required skills
and knowledge okay the pdf with all the questions and answers from this and some other videos will
be on the screen in just a second just one word of warning first don't learn any answers by heart
ielts examiners are trained to spot memorized answers and you'll lose a lot of points learn
words and phrases instead and practice giving answers on different topics
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