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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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    Tip

    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 6.5

    As far as I am concerned, I feel like being a teacher or the teaching profession has the most impact on the student's life or we can say for the whole society because at the end of the day, the students are the future of the generation or the community. So we have to keep this in mind that this profession is very important as it can not only help the student academically but it helps them morally as well as shape their whole future because the teacher not only just helps them with their academics, with their learning, they just explain or we can say they just share their experiences to the students to make them understand the importance of various aspects of life. It just adds so much to the morality of a student or even some kind of people have bad childhood, they do lack some kind of emotions or we can say some kind of love which they can get from the teacher and the teacher can help them and just be their guide and help to gain their future achievements and help them to just get whatever they want in their life. I can share one of my experience that one of my teacher let me know about my potential because I was not aware, I thought maybe we have limited options in our career or I can not achieve that much because I am just normal.

    Band 6.5

    A job that I feel is important and useful to the society would be a doctor. A doctor is someone who saves life and a doctor needs to be a person who is ready to take responsibilities for his actions, confident in himself or herself that they can save the other person. They also need to be disciplined and smart. Doctors, no matter what happens in the future, doctors are always going to be needed. Humans get sick and there are times when they cannot treat themselves by home medication or self-medication. They need to go to the doctor. Other than that, I wanted to be a doctor. It's just we didn't have the financial income that we have now. So I couldn't become a doctor then. I wanted to be a cardiologist, a doctor that treats patients with heart problems.

    Band 6

    There are different jobs which are useful for the society, from among them, I like to talk about teaching profession. As teachers are the integral part of society and they play an important role in moulding the children's mindset and their character development. Apart from parents who spend time with children only after their school or studies, they get a very limited time to spend with their children. Teachers mostly communicate with children more than that of parents. I know my mother who was a teacher in upper primary school. She used to tell me stories about her students that happened in her classes. So I know what struggles they are going through. Sometimes they will be stressed out because small children are very difficult to handle. So there is a problem with that also. I think for primary school children as well as for teenage that is 10th standard or 9th standard, their children are at vulnerable age. So they get easily distracted. Therefore, teachers can redirect them into the path they should go through. They can help them to turn over a new leaf. They are the stepping stone in which they can really own.

    Band 6

    I am going to talk about the job which is useful for the society in nowadays. Every job has its own value and its own respect. I usually prefer, according to me, soldiers are a useful person in the society. I think serving the country is the best ever job that someone can do. And I came to know about this through newspapers and the media. One who is patriotic and have a love towards their country should work as a soldier. And moreover, there is one city in Karnataka known as Khorkh, where at least one in the family will serve the country for sure. Leaving their own family and saving the country is the best kind of job that anyone can be A giving has a gift to the society.

    Band 5-6

    It is an IT filled shop and I came to know about this IT filled shop from my friends. As one of my friends is working as an IT professional in one of the reputed companies. It is really a good shop because it gives you a variety of knowledge and even there is a good amount of salary which has been paid by the good companies. There are multiple top IT companies which are hiring people in a vast number of scale.

    Band 5-6

    I would really like to talk about some job or a profession which is really useful to certain society is that a teacher. Teacher is a one who guides his students where many millions of people get trained under his guidance. He trains many doctors and many engineers and batch of people who can have their individual business. Teacher is someone who always encourages us to our goal and he always been encouraging and motivating us with a person. An ideal teacher should have qualities like and should be always never be between two students and you should be always like working more on the persons to person grades and you should be having some ethical and moral values apart from if they can also provide emotional support which technology can't be provided and I feel like a teacher is the most the one who is contributing to the society. I have came to learn this during my like a teacher's day which is celebrated during the period in a month of September 5th

    Band 5-6

    so today my topic is describe a job that is useful to society so I would like to talk about a job and useful for society and I like education I like it I like education describe a job so I would like to talk about a job and it is I'm interested and it is useful for society is teacher teacher because so today's my topic is job that is useful for society I would like to talk about a teacher teacher is very important in your life teacher gives you guides in how to live and good how to describe a job that is useful society what you should say so so today my topic is a job that is useful to society so I would like to talk about that's a job is useful for society actually many jobs for society like nursing teaching in health professions in a teaching profession but I would like to talk about teachers teacher is very important in your life teaching to teacher is very important in your life and moreover teacher guides you how to how to live a life how to go in teacher also helps to create disciplines and other more teacher is very important in your life so I would like to I would like to do I would like to job in to useful in society as a teacher as a teacher because it is very important in your life you always guide to other generations and other futures for guidance program so how to live a life how to discipline in your life and how to live a new life and other more he is other more he is also important to guide others so that's why I like I like to job in a teacher because it is it is important in your life you go to free tuitions for a society a to help a poor and needy people's that's why I like to enjoy

    Band 5-6

    The collector job is more important in our society and I know about that collector will handle overall state overall they give the country they will manage that and when collector will give the orders all members should have to follow the rules in society and the collector is the main to change everything our education and some and to change our society improvement everything is in hands of collector so collector job is the useful to the society and there is a types of people some people have money minded people and some people have I want to do in I want to do people for their requirements and she the collector will manage the everything and it is very useful to the society because they will change our.

    Band 5-6

    Actually I want to talk about electronic engineering. I know it from my cousin Abdullah. He is an engineer in New York, New York City. But he wants to study for four years. Also you can become an engineer when you study. I think this job is very useful for people and the government needs engineers. Yes. And I want to become an engineer in electronic engineering. That's a good job for me. Also his work is very simple. Not hard like a plan.

    Band 5

    lot of jobs are useful to society if we think about the jobs by profession is good for because in profession everything is in profession a person have a skills who have to describe job and they describe it very skillfully because he studied it for a lot of time so those people prescribe those jobs which is useful for them and which is not more complicated far behind in their expectations
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