PEC IELTS Speaking 3 Unit 9

UNIT 6: JOBS AND WORK

A. VOCABULARY

Use these words/expressions to complete the sentences:

advise; attend; deal with/handle; involves; run; visit/see/meet; in charge of/responsible for.

1. I'm…. security in the factory.

2. I…. customer complaints.
3. I…. the coffee bar in the museum.
4. I have to….a lot of meetings.
5. I….clients.
6. I…. clients.
7. My job….travelling.

Other notable vocabulary

 To acquire experience/knowledge/skills
E.g.: Everyone should get a part-time job in college to acquire more social skills.
 To take early retirement
E.g.: I want to make lots of money and take an early retirement, so I can have time for my
hobbies.
 To climb/move up the career ladder
E.g.: It takes years to move up the career ladder.
 To pursue a successful career
E.g.: My parents inspire me to pursue a successful career like theirs.

 To set a high value on customer service

E.g.: To sell more products, company should set a high value on customer service.
 To take on staff
E.g.: They have just opened a new branch in our local area and are planning to take on staff.

 The secret of sb’s success

E.g.: Direct marketing is the secret of their success.

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B. EXAM PRACTICE

Describe a job your grandparent did.

You should say:
what job it was;
when and where your grandparent did the job
how long he or she did the job;
and explain how you think about this job.

My grandparents were rice farmers. I think most old people in my country used to be farmers because
in the past our country relied mostly on agriculture. Our country also went through many wars, which
made agriculture even more important as we couldn’t afford food imports.

My grandparents were given some plots of land to grow rice on. It was a difficult job, they had to
wake up very early in the morning, and there was virtually no machinery, so everything was done by
hand. You also risk losing your harvest due to bad weather.

My grandparents told me about the famines where a lot of people died. But somehow that made people
more united, and there was more sympathy for others. Nowadays, you can be pretty sure that you
won’t starve, but most people just mind their own business, and that sense of unity seems to have
been lost.

FURTHER PRACTICE

Describe a successful family business.

You should say:

what company it is
what it does
how you got to know about this company
and explain why you think this company is successful.
- put customers first: treat customers as being more important than anything else
- boost/expand their sales: sell more
products
- set up a business (selling sth)
- win a lucrative/fat contract

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Describe a company that employs a lot of Describe a good service you received
people You should say:
You should say: What the service was
What it does When you received it
How many people it employs Who you were with
What kind of people work there And how you felt about it
How you feel about it
Describe a creative person whose work you
Describe a difficult thing you did admire
You should say: You should say:
What it was Who he/she is
How you did/completed it How you knew him/her
Why it was difficult What creative things he/she has done
And how you felt about doing it And explain why you think he/she is creative.

Describe a businessperson you admire

You should say:
Who this person is
How you knew this person
What kinds of business this person does
And explain why you admire this person.

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