Lesson 17 · Lesson guide
Speaking Part 2: Describe a Job You Would Like to Do
Hello, my dear student!
Hello! In Speaking Part 2 the examiner gives you a card with a topic and four points. You have one minute to make notes, then you speak alone for one to two minutes.
Many students stop after forty seconds because they have “said everything”. Today’s topic is very common: describe a job you would like to do. You will learn how to make quick notes, how to use “would” for an imagined future, which words describe a job well, and how to keep talking with details, examples and feelings.
By the end, you will have a plan you can use for any Part 2 card.
See you in the exercises,Your teacher
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The cue card and your plan
Describe a job you would like to do in the future. You should say: what the job is, what you would need to do to get this job, what the job would involve, and explain why you would like to do this job.
Notes
Key words, not sentences
One line for each point. Add a reason or an example to each line.
- pharmacist – degree, internship – medicines, advice – help people
Grammar
would for an imagined future
I’d like to be…, I’d need to…, It would involve…, If I became…, I would…
- I’d need to study for five years.
- If I became a pilot, I would travel a lot.
Length
Extend every point
What + why + for example. Add a feeling: “I’d feel proud…”.
- For example, my uncle is an architect…
- I think I’d feel really proud if…
Remember!
One minute of key words → four points in order → why with examples → about two minutes.
Signposts for your talk
I’m going to talk about…
what the job is
To get this job, I’d need to…
what you need
As for what the job involves…
the daily tasks
The main reason I’d like it is that…
explain why
So, that’s why…
finish the talk
Mistakes examiners notice
Not: I would like working as a journalist.Say: I would like to work as a journalist.
would like + to + verb.
Not: If I would get this job, I would be happy.Say: If I got this job, I would be happy.
If + past simple, … would + verb.
Not: It is my dream job since I was a child.Say: It has been my dream job since I was a child.
since + a past point → present perfect.
Check yourself
How long do you prepare, and how long do you speak?
What do you do if you finish too early?
Now it’s your turn!
8 short parts, each a little harder than the one before. Take your time: mistakes are how we learn.
— Your teacher