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Describe a job that is useful to society: IELTS Speaking Cue Card

You should say

  • What job it is?
  • How do you know about this job?
  • What types of people do this job?
  • And explain why you think this job is useful to the society.
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Cue 1:What job it is?

  • Clearly state the job you are describing and its main responsibilities.
  • Provide a brief overview of why this job is significant to society.

Example

The job I want to describe is that of a teacher. Teachers play a crucial role in shaping the future of society by educating the younger generation. They not only impart knowledge but also instill values and critical thinking skills in their students.

Cue 2:How do you know about this job?

  • Share your personal experience or connection to the job.
  • Mention any relevant observations or interactions you have had with professionals in this field.

Example

I know about this job because my mother has been a teacher for over 20 years. I have seen her dedication and the impact she has on her students' lives. Additionally, I have volunteered at a local school, which gave me firsthand experience of the teaching profession.

Cue 3:What types of people do this job?

  • Describe the characteristics and qualifications of individuals who typically pursue this job.
  • Mention the diversity of people in this profession, including their backgrounds and motivations.

Example

Teachers come from various backgrounds, but they usually share a passion for education and a desire to make a difference. Many have degrees in education or specific subjects, and they often possess qualities like patience, empathy, and strong communication skills.

Cue 4:And explain why you think this job is useful to society.

  • Discuss the broader impact of this job on the community and society as a whole.
  • Highlight specific examples of how this job contributes to social development.

Example

I believe teaching is incredibly useful to society because it lays the foundation for a knowledgeable and skilled workforce. Educated individuals contribute to economic growth, innovation, and social harmony. For instance, teachers help students develop critical thinking skills, which are essential for problem-solving in real-world situations.

Conclusion

    Example

    In conclusion, the job of a teacher is vital for the progress of society. Through their hard work and dedication, teachers not only educate but also inspire future generations to contribute positively to the world. Their role is indispensable in creating a better society for all.

    Following this structure will ensure you cover all the essential points while providing a clear and engaging response to the cue card topic.

    Tips to answer this Cue Card

    1: Vague Job Descriptions

    Avoid being too general when describing the job. Vague answers can make it hard for the examiner to understand your point.

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    Provide specific details about the job, including its responsibilities and impact on society, to create a clearer picture.

    2: Neglecting Personal Connection

    Failing to explain how you know about the job can weaken your response. Personal connections add depth and authenticity.

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    Share a personal story or experience related to the job to make your answer more engaging and relatable.

    Ignoring Job Importance

    Not explaining why the job is useful to society can lead to an incomplete answer. This is a key part of the cue card.

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    Tip

    Clearly outline the benefits of the job to society, using examples to illustrate its importance and impact.

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    Band 6-7

    Well, in my opinion, I think the most important job that is useful for the society is a farmer. I mean, the farmers are one of the most important people in the society, because without farmers, we will not get food to eat. They are the ones who provide food for the society. They grow paddy fields, they grow corn, and different kinds of crops that are available, so that the population will not go hungry. On top of that, I think farmers, they deserve a high-paying job, because it provides and sustains the livelihood of the people. So, according to me, the farmers should be encouraged and it should be reinforced by the government to provide enough manure and enough land for the farmers, so that they can cultivate in abundance for the betterment of the country as a whole. And moreover, without farmers, we know that we will not be able to sustain our life, because without them, we will go hungry. And that's why I think this job is very much important to the society at large. And I came to know about this job since when I was small, because in my village, the majority of the people are farmers, so they depend on their land.

    Band 6-7

    A truly undeniably important profession to the society is education and the teachers and professors enrolled in this profession changes life of many. To the development of a child holistically and academically, it really impacts their life and educators create this change. Professors and teachers should be honoured and given the importance that they deserve in the society because their role is unmatched. Education to a life is as important as food to a person because it truly changes the lifestyle of a person. We have seen the difference between an educated person and uneducated person and the difference is immense. Teachers and professors not only teach you academically but also help you develop holistically. This holistic development is embedded in a person through the learnings that they bring to a student. Not just academics but also the lessons learned from life. They create an environment that is so convenient to prosper learning for an individual that makes it very important for every person to have in life. As soon as a child is born, the first thing we start to do is to teach them and this later develops into schooling and college and universities. We have seen the importance of this and we cannot deny that. So I would like to say the profession that is truly important is education.

    Band 6-7

    Well, the job that is useful to the society is, there is no such thing that a job is useful to the society but there are so many, so many. So, one of them is a civil service. These civil service are very helpful to the people, where we get a chance to serve the public in terms of, no matter what it is. So, I came to know about this kind of job because of my parents. My parents want me to become a police officer but rather than I choose to become a civil servant. So, in civil servant, I may become a police officer or an administrative side. So, in both of them, I can choose one. So, these are the things, who people really do this type of jobs, the people who are very, have very discipline and who believe in themselves and who are eager to do something to the public. So, those kind of people will get into these kinds of fields. And this kind of job is very helpful in both ways, for me and to the people. So, I get a chance, by doing this job, I will get a chance to serve the people in terms of many aspects. For instance, if people are having some problem, if I choose a police officer, if they have some legal issues or if some other neighbours or house got stolen by thieves, so something like that.

    Band 6-7

    So, a job that is useful to the society according to me is an environmentalist job. Environmentalist is a person who helps to help the citizen of a country to gain knowledge about how to save water, how to save our mother earth. In addition to that tells how we can reduce the air pollution. There are different types of environmentalists, some help to aware about the nature, some help to aware about the water pollution and other help to know about the air pollution. According to me this job is useful to the society because they are helping to save our nature from the pollution and from getting our holy rivers dirty. In addition to that I'll say they are helping a future generation to have a better ecosystem and have a fresh air to breathe and drink and have safe water to drink. Other than that these people are really important for society as this work is impeccable. They are doing it free of cost just to save the earth. No one has offered them a job to do this, they are doing it on their own. Along with that I'll say this job is one of the best job done to save the earth. No one cares about the nature, everyone is using their resources as much as they want. Few are also wasting their resources but these are the people who are actually working to save the mother nature. In future I don't think there will be any other job.

    Band 6-7

    There are many jobs that are very useful and very having a great importance in the society just like that being a doctor, being a lawyer, especially being a teacher, you can serve the society in a very relevant and very diverse way because if you would be a teacher, you do have a great knowledge about something, you would be able to deliver that knowledge to the children and that children, in the course of time, will serve our country in a thousands of ways. Someone would be a doctor, someone would be a lawyer, someone would be an engineer and by either way, they would serve the country. So I think teacher is something that is very useful and very beneficial for society. It has a multiple impact on the society just like it creates a positive impact on the society as a whole because teaching, you would be able, if you have a good knowledge, you would be able to deliver that knowledge to the children, to the people and that can be utilized in the future, in the foreseeable future. So I think that's the reason that teachers experience the different kind of experience, different kind of respect in the society and apart from that, I don't think, because of their importance, that is very crucial to the society because they have an everlasting impact because whatever you are having in the last mile, you would be able to deliver that one and that will create something that will be unmatchable to any other profession. So I think teachers have a great impact on the society and their service is phenomenal. We should respect them up to the paradox level, whatever we can do for them, we should consider them as a good way.

    Band 6-7

    So, talking about the jobs that are useful for the society that there are many of those including the doctors, the engineers, the helping hands of the doctors and the engineers or the cleanliness people. So talking moreover about those things, this job includes various parts and various people of the society. So talking about one of the job that is the doctor, doctors are well known for their purpose of saving people's life and letting others to live. Talking more about engineer people, engineer people are known for their building abilities, for their construction, for their knowing and other purposes. Nextly talking about the people of cleanliness people or the cleaning workers, there are the backbone of the society regarding those things because those people help us to maintain the society cleanliness and also about maintaining the hospitality of the area. Lastly being a person I think we should wholly and solely try to work towards the betterment of the society rather than saying a particular job is suitable for anyone or any job is properly perfect for the society itself.

    Band 6-7

    So, the most useful job for the society I find is working into the IT profession. When we talk about IT, it's the information technology wherein we develop our technology which is useful for human beings. When we talk about development, yes, human is always in a developing stage. There is nowhere that a human can say that we are developed. There is always a scope of improvement. When technology rises, that means the comfort level that we are in increases and also when we talk about the IT sector, it's one of the most booming sectors around. The way I find this job useful for our society is by developing the technology, by inventing new things, by making life easy day by day. Yes, we do have some drawbacks as well. When we talk about a couple of drawbacks, before in the olden days, we used to work for things, we used to travel, we used to walk, we used to ride cycles. But nowadays, we have all the facilities in one go. Yes, that is something which has impacted our health a lot. There is a lot of increase in the pollution as well because of the vehicle that we use. However, when we talk about the relief, when we talk about the comfort, yes, technology plays a very vital role and I would love to work for an IT firm. In fact, my plans in future are to create one. When we have a lot of people, those who work for IT, we would have a lot of scope of development as well. And when we develop, that's how our life goes. Every day is a new development, every day is a new learning. When we learn, we discover new things and we develop ourselves.

    Band 6-7

    Well, if I talk today, I would like to talk about a job that is useful to the society. Basically, it is of teaching or we can say tutor. A teacher is a role model for the society. It helps a number of students to learn different subjects in a meaningful way with different kinds of methods, technologies. This job is very useful for the society because a teacher is a person who enlightens the knowledge and impart knowledge in his students in a very meaningful manner. A teacher is considered to be the future of the country as it prepares the students to pursue their career in the life and moreover, the people after doing their studies, they start doing these kinds of jobs. Basically, a teacher is not only a person who is teaching in a school but a teacher can be anybody. A teacher is at his subject and he helps the person to create his life, to design and motivates him to pursue all the dreams. So it helps the society in various manners.

    Band 6-7

    So a job that is useful to city, to society, I believe that it's genetic counselling. Now genetic counselling is an interactive job with the people, with the normal citizens of the place. So I came to know about genetic counselling when I was doing my graduation and as I've done B.Tech in biotechnology. So there was a course named genetic engineering. Under the course I had read about genetic counselling. But I wasn't aware about how the application part would be. But later on in 2020 when one of my very close friend's daughter had some issue related to disorders like chromosomal disorders. She got 17q12 duplication syndrome. So when I was asked about this, I actually came to know about the genetic counsellor who gives us more information about this and what precautions or what preventive measures to be taken in order to stop it from going to the next generation. So these people are really helpful to the society for combating or for preventing this kind of disorder from passing from one generation to another. So what do they do is they talk to the parents of or whosoever is concerned. Sometimes the parents go and talk or consult these doctors and the doctors get the consultation from the genetic counsellor in order to perform certain blood tests in order to find out whether there is any kind of disorders related to the particular symptom. So what happens is these people convince the parents in order to take the test and follow the steps. So since there is a preventive measure, I think it's useful.

    Band 6-7

    According to me, I would like to say that the best administrative job is IAS. The reason is the IAS job is one of the top job in a particular district. So there are around very less people who get the job, who are prepared for that. There are a lot of people who prepare for this job. But few only able to crack this job. This is one of the difficult job in India. However, the reason behind this selecting is we can managing like particular IAS have lot of authorities, lot of rights to manage and maintain the different kind of the departments, sanitary, municipality, moreover administration. So under their hand, there are lot of departments are working. So they have all authorities to develop the city or country. Furthermore, they can maintain anything like they can develop anything. Usually, they are having the meetings with the ministers and chief ministers of the particular province or state. So due to that, they have a lot of contacts for doing the development of the state. Especially, they have authorities and they have rights to do any kind of the activity which can implicate immediately. So these are all the things the particular person who are working as IAS has a right to do. Moreover, particular IAS also have an authority as a judge. So they can give judgment for some kind of the cases. So then few people, especially any kind of the situations.
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