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Topic Talk about your dream/future job - IELTS Speaking Part 2

Topics covered

1. Structure of talk about your dream job

For IELTS speaking part 2, you only have 2 minutes to present, and 1 minute to prepare, so you will not have enough time to think of an outline because this topic requires a lot of ideas. Therefore, you can use the available questions in the cue card to structure your speech. Each question will be the main idea, you will answer around that question, explain and closely link the ideas together.

The structure of the speech is simulated as follows:

Introduction

Body

Question 1

Direct answer

Detail 1

Detail 2

Question 2

Direct answer

Detail 1

Detail 2

Question 3

Direct answer

Detail 1

Detail 2

Question 4

Direct answer

Detail 1

Detail 2

Conclusion

Ví dụ thẻ bài mẫu:

Describe Your Dream Job Speaking Cue Card

  • what it is

  • where do you hear it from

  • explain why you think it is perfect

  • would you recommend this is your other?

In 1 minute of preparation, you can outline your speech like this:

Outline:

  • What it is: work in a Google company

  • Where do you hear it from: best friend/worked in Google company

  • Explain why you think it is perfect: good facilities/opportunities to travel/high pay scale

  • Would you recommend this is your other? Yes/my friends with good computer skills

2. Vocabulary used for the topic Talk about your future job

Workplace Vocabulary

Office jobs: công việc văn phòng

Outdoor jobs: công việc ngoài trời

Factory: nhà máy

School: trường học

Hospital: bệnh viện

Farm: nông trại

Home: làm việc tại nhà

Vocabulary about career fields

Publishing: xuất bản

Education: giáo dục

Construction: xây dựng

Engineering: kỹ thuật

Manufacturing: Sản xuất

Banking: ngân hàng

Finance: tài chính

Law: pháp luật

Retail: bán lẻ

Healthcare: sức khỏe

Leisure: giải trí, thời gian nhàn rỗi

Vocabulary about professions

Marketing: marketing

Sales: kinh doanh bán hàng

IT: ngành CNTT

Accountant: kế toán

Actuary: chuyên viên thống kê

Advertising executive: trưởng phòng quảng cáo

Architect: kiến trúc sư

Artist: nghệ sĩ

Bank clerk: nhân viên ngân hàng

Businessman: doanh nhân

Carpenter: thợ mộc

Cashier: thu ngân

Chef: đầu bếp trưởng

Composer: nhà soạn nhạc

Dentist: nha sĩ

Detective: thám tử

Management: quản lý

Consultancy: tư vấn

Logistics: ngành dịch vụ vận chuyển hàng hóa

HR: Quản trị nhân sự

Estate agent: nhân viên bất động sản

Painter: họa sĩ

Police: cảnh sát

Pharmacist: dược sĩ

Photographer: thợ ảnh

Pilot: phi công

Secretary: thư ký

Security officer: nhân viên an ninh

Shopkeeper: chủ cửa hàng

Singer: ca sĩ

Tour guide/ Tourist guide: hướng dẫn viên du lịch

Vocabulary about work

Flexi-time: thời gian linh hoạt

Part-time: bán thời gian

Full-time: toàn thời gian

Permanent: dài hạn

Temporary: tạm thời

Appointment (for a meeting): buổi hẹn gặp

Working conditions: điều kiện làm việc

Qualifications: bằng cấp

Promotion: thăng chức

In shifts: theo ca

Salary increase: tăng lương

Training scheme: chế độ tập huấn

Part-time education: đào tạo bán thời gian

Health and safety: sức khỏe và sự an toàn

Timekeeping: theo dõi thời gian làm việc

Job description: mô tả công việc

Department: phòng ban

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3. Topic sentence structure Talk about your dream job

Talking about relationships at work

“I work for … (a person).”

“My boss / manager is …”

“We work in the …. department.”

“I work on my own in a small office.”

Talk about your responsibilities at work

I look after the paperwork / the logistics

I take care of patients / animals / the marketing

I am responsible for sales / processing payments

I have to be …(+ adjective)

… patient

… hard-working

… good with people

… flexible

I have to have … (+ noun)

… good attention to detail

… good communication skills

I have to be … (+ type of person)

… a team-worker

… a leader

… a problem-solver

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4. Sample essay Talk about your future job

Sample Talk about your dream job – Famous company

Sample tag example:

Describe your dream job

You should say:

  • what it is

  • where do you hear it from

  • explain why you think it is perfect

  • would you recommend this is your other?

Sample essay:

There are a lot of jobs in the society which provides a very good pay scale. Some jobs are Blue collar, and many are white-collar masses like to do according to their choice. Today here I would like to talk about a job which I would love to do in the future because it is my dream job. This job is work in a Google company and the first time I heard about this from my friend she is my best friend, and she worked in Google company from last five years and gave me information about how they treat their work and provides a lot of facilities like good medical facilities and for fitness provide gym membership, as well as they, give some opportunities to travel in other countries so this kind of facilities make this job a dream job for me.

Now I prepare myself to complete my education, and after that, I apply my application form in this company to do work in this because they provide a very good and higher pay scale, which will be useful for me to fulfill my all needs in the future. Yes, I would recommend this job to one of my friends she has very good computer skills, so I recommend her to work in this company because this company has a value of their employees and they provide good facilities which I mentioned earlier. So, this is a job that is now my dream job, but with hard work, I achieve this job in the future.

Sample lesson Talk about your dream job – Teacher

Sample card example:

Describe your dream job

You should say:

  • What is it?

  • Where did you hear it from?

  • How long do you want to do it?

  • Would you recommend this job to others?

Bài mẫu:

Well, my dream job is to work as a professor at a University. I have a passion for the teaching profession. So I would like to work there, and I first heard about this job from my cousin, who has been working currently as a professor in a reputed University. She told me about the benefits of getting a job and securing a future there. So it fascinates me alot. I would like to be employed permanently there because I know that there are alot of opportunities when one can enhance his or her experience as well as upgrade his qualification.

So person will not get bored in the company of books as well as meeting new people because University doesn’t mean that one is bound to work round the clock. There are more chances to see cultural activities as well as doing some noble work for the students, and I would like to recommend this job to the persons, who have passion for teaching and who would like to expand their knowledge as well as broaden the horizon of their knowledge.

Sample essay Talk about your dream job – Doctor

Sample card example:

Describe your dream job that you want to have in the future.

You should say:

  • what qualification or experience you would need for this job

  • what the job would involve

  • what the most difficult thing about the job would be

and explain why it is your dream job that you want to have in the future.

Bài mẫu:

To tell the truth, I am reasonably happy with my current job, but it never really hurts to think about a “dream job” once in a while, does it?

Anyway, the dream job, I want to have, is the job of a Medical Doctor. Interestingly enough though, when I was a young student, the medical profession never really appealed me, probably because it involved too much study time and very little fun time. Of course, my parents urged me to become a medical doctor at some point of time, when I was a junior college student, but I chose to ignore their suggestion because I rather wanted to be a business administration and management personnel.

So, I eventually finished my MBA before joining a very prestigious multi-national firm in my country. But, anyway, while, so far, I have enjoyed my career as a top manager at a corporation, I feel like I could probably offer a lot more as a doctor to my community. But, of course, it never is an easy proposition because I would have to go back to school again in order to finish at least a 5/6 years of medical school. Then, I would also need to work as a resident or intern for at least a year before qualifying for a medical practice license.

After all, healing sick people and give them a new and healthy life never is an easy job by any stretch imagination. But, above everything else, I think that the most difficult thing about this job would be to remain patient at all times since it is a matter of life and death for a person.

Anyway, I consider this to be my dream job, mainly because perhaps no other jobs in this world draws as much appreciation and gratitude from another fellow human being as the job of a medical doctor. It is my dream job also because it would always allow me to learn new things about human life, the most fascinating subject of all.

Bài mẫu Talk about your dream job – Engineer

Ví dụ thẻ bài mẫu:

Describe a job you dream to have in the future.

You should say:

  • what the job is

  • what responsibilities it has

  • what you like about this job

and explain why this is your dream job.

Bài mẫu:

Everyone has a dream to be something in future and accordingly I also own such a dream. I want to be an aeronautical engineer and serve at any noted airline company after completing my graduation. In fact, this is the job that I have been dreaming for a long time.

I might clear the issue here in brief. Aeronautical engineering is the branch of science that deals with the engineering aspects of air vehicles mostly. This is a subject that teaches some specific knowledge of engineering and raises skill among the students. As a result, they can be the aeronautical engineer in their profession. The profession is all about dealing with the air vehicles and their maintenance. But it is not possible for any individual who lacks knowledge on the issue. Rather this is the profession for some skilled people who own the specific knowledge about aeronautics and the aeronautical industry.

The major responsibilities of an aeronautical engineer are wide. First of all, the engineer is responsible for maintaining the air vehicle. The position is also responsible for overall checking of a flight including the pre and after flights stages. Besides, the aeronautical engineer also plays the role of supervising any of the repairing activities of the air plane or any other air vehicle. This job is almost similar to the job of a car mechanic but there are some differences. To be a car mechanic, any individual does not need to study hard. This is a branch of science and you need to have more knowledge and skills over the issue of aeronautics. Anyone can be a troubleshooter for vehicles but it is completely opposite in the case of aeronautical engineering. The engineers are to take part in flight tests, analyse the oil pressure, maximum altitude limit for the air vehicle and more other matters at a time.

The responsibilities of an aeronautical engineer are not limited. Rather they always need to remain busy. They become busy most before a flight takes off. I like this part of the job most for some reasons. Besides, checking the airship in technical aspects is the other interesting thing for me. The remuneration for the job is also smart and helps to lead a very decent life with family. The engineers also get some special facilities which are not available in the ordinary jobs. But there are some risks found in this job as well. An aeronautical engineer is deployed to check the overall conditions of an aircraft. If the engineer cannot figure out any trouble during his routine check, and trouble occurs during the flight on the sky, there might be some serious consequences. Hence, they need to be aware of the issues and complete their tasks in a perfect manner.

This is a dream job for me. I have always wanted to fly like a bird and when I saw the aeroplanes in the sky, I felt something strange inside my mind. Gradually, I discovered a weakness of mine on flying and wanted to be a pilot. But later, changed my mind and decided to be an aeronautical engineer. The pilots are unaware of the mechanisms about an aeroplane while the aeronautical engineers are the people who can even make an airplane. This was the part that helped to change my mind towards aeronautical engineer. Since then, I have been dreaming of being an aeronautical engineer at any major airline company.

The above article has provided you with the structure, English vocabulary about work along with sample articles about Talk about your dream job or Talk about your future job. Hopefully, through this article, it will help you to be confident in using it in writing or daily communication.

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