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Describe A Job That You Think Is Interesting: IELTS Speaking Cue Card

You should say

  • What is it?
  • Why do you think it is interesting?
  • What skills does it need?
  • How did you feel about it?
  • And explain why it made you continue doing it?
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Cue 1:What is it?

  • Begin by clearly stating the job you find interesting and provide its title.
  • Give a brief overview of what the job entails and its primary responsibilities.

Example

The job I find particularly interesting is that of a wildlife photographer. This role involves capturing stunning images of animals in their natural habitats, often requiring travel to remote locations.

Cue 2:Why do you think it is interesting?

  • Explain what aspects of the job excite you, such as creativity, adventure, or the opportunity to connect with nature.
  • Mention any personal experiences or stories that highlight your interest in this job.

Example

I think wildlife photography is fascinating because it combines art with adventure. The idea of exploring diverse ecosystems and documenting rare species is thrilling. I remember watching a documentary about a wildlife photographer who spent months in the Amazon rainforest, and it inspired me to learn more about this field.

Cue 3:What skills does it need?

  • List the essential skills required for the job, such as technical photography skills, patience, and knowledge of wildlife.
  • Discuss how these skills contribute to success in the role.

Example

To be a successful wildlife photographer, one needs strong photography skills, an understanding of animal behavior, and a lot of patience. Knowing how to use a camera effectively is crucial, as is the ability to wait quietly for the perfect shot without disturbing the animals.

Cue 4:How did you feel about it?

  • Share your personal feelings or thoughts about the job and why it resonates with you.
  • Reflect on any challenges or rewards associated with pursuing this career.

Example

I feel a deep admiration for wildlife photographers. The challenges they face, like harsh weather conditions and the need for stealth, make their work even more admirable. I often feel inspired by their dedication and the beauty they capture.

Cue 5:And explain why it made you continue doing it?

  • Discuss what motivates you to pursue this job or a related field.
  • Mention any long-term goals or aspirations you have in this area.

Example

The thrill of capturing a fleeting moment in nature motivates me to pursue wildlife photography. I aspire to travel the world, documenting endangered species to raise awareness about conservation. This passion drives me to improve my skills and seek opportunities in this field.

Conclusion

    Example

    In conclusion, wildlife photography is a job that captivates me due to its blend of creativity, adventure, and the chance to contribute to conservation efforts. I believe that pursuing this career will not only fulfill my passion but also allow me to make a positive impact on the world.

    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 Descriptions

    Using vague language can make your answer unclear. It's important to provide specific details about the job to engage the listener and demonstrate your vocabulary.

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    Tip

    Use concrete examples and descriptive language to illustrate what the job involves and why it interests you.

    2: Lack of Personal Connection

    Failing to express your personal feelings about the job can make your response less engaging. The examiner wants to hear your unique perspective.

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    Tip

    Share your emotions and personal experiences related to the job to create a more compelling narrative.

    Ignoring Required Skills

    Overlooking the skills needed for the job can weaken your answer. It’s essential to highlight relevant skills to show your understanding of the profession.

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    Tip

    Clearly outline the skills required for the job and relate them to your own abilities or experiences.

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    Band 6-7

    So, the job I admire most is teaching. Being a teacher is always a dream because it interacts with learning and educating people who are strive to education. Furthermore, you can have to interact with the students in order to make it clear about any topic. The basics, however, the most important skills required for being teacher is deep understanding of the topic, a good communication skills and some qualities such as judging people's behavior and handling worst scenarios. The things which I like about this profession is learning and teaching from new generation students, try to adapt with them, understand what they are thinking and how their thought process goes on. I like to continue this job because I have seen various teachers has produced an outstanding students. A teacher always has variety of students. I have seen that from example of my own parents. There are various students who come to them and thanks them with gratitude about the learnings they have been acquired from them. I also admire them most and I would like to continue this profession as well.

    Band 6

    So currently I am working as a teacher but if I get the chance to choose another profession definitely I will choose interior designing because from the childhood itself I love interior designing. I have certain skills like organization skill and creativity because these are the skills that an interior designer should have and also some drawing skill because interior designing is kind of designing inside houses or other offices or other buildings. So for that job we need to we should know how to arrange the curtains or how to arrange the furniture, the color of paints, everything. So we should have some creativity then only we can success in this job. So for this doing this job first of all we need bachelor of education, bachelor of architect and also we should have some knowledge from a reputed organization or knowledge or experience from a reputed organization so we can start the job. So after 3 to 4 years maybe we will succeed in this job then we can start our own company to provide this kind of services to the customers. Interior designing is interior designers are not only the engineers but also they are talented artists I can say because they are pursuing someone's dreams through their skills.

    Band 6

    Go for that. Yeah, I would like to, I would like to go for the pilot course because I work, I work, I work on aviation sector. I had been, I had been the part of some of the airlines since last two years, two years two, since last four years. Okay, so finally that, that make me so confident. So that is the reason only I'm planning to go there. For the engineering perspective, basically I belong to the engineering background. Okay, so I also worked with some of the aircraft. So very closely I am monitoring, monitor all the aircraft. So which make me, make me so, which stimulate so much interest over me. So that is the reason only I'm planning to go for airline job. So such job, job is risky, but they are paying very high. Once I will selected any, any one of the airline, my life will be settled down. So that is the reason only I'm doing hard work and planning to go for the flying, flying academy. Why flying, flying academy I'm choosing because without flying academy, without proper training, number of hours of aircraft training, we won't, we won't get the license. For license purpose only I'm going. If you see how much I like for flying, I like so much because since last two years, I have been preparing for my examinations as well as my speaking course, as well as some of the exam also, also been there. So all the things make me perfect. So that is the reason why I'm trying that. If you ask me why you are choosing pilot course, this is my core, core interest and belongs to my, belongs to my study related things.

    Band 6

    The job that I think that is interesting is caretaker of an animal. As I think it is very interesting job because if you are surrounded with the dogs or animals, any kind of animals, you feel very relaxed and you heal within if you have any kind of problem you are going through or any kind of anxiety or depression while working over there. You feel so relaxed and you feel that you are the happiest person in the world. And they make you feel that you are the only one and yeah, you doesn't, and it doesn't

    Band 6

    For me, attending the patient, I think so it's an interesting job as I'm a medical student and I want to become a doctor, I will be becoming a doctor within next six months, I think so it is a very interesting job. You feel glad and honoured by treating the patient, by interacting with them you learn, you are able to learn regarding many diseases and disorders and the treatment plan and you are like, you are able to treat many patients, you are able to interact with many different kind of people, where many up and down come and when you treat the patient and it works, it gives a great satisfaction, I would like to continue it because satisfaction is the main thing in this job and it gives real satisfaction when the patient says you thank you, because of you I'm feeling good, this sentence makes me more, this sentence makes me more to do and continue in this job as I get to learn many things, I love doing this job.

    Band 6

    I have always been fascinated by history, hence I would like to become an archaeologist. Archaeology is something which interests me very much, which captures my, you know, it captures my interest very much. Why? Because I have always been very fascinated to know about the stories of the kings and queens of old who were the ancient rulers, how they ruled, you know, their subjects, how they look after a particular nation, their way of trade, how they treated their, how they treated the commoners. It has always amused me, captured my interest, caught my eye to know more about it. So I would prefer to work as an archaeologist in the future. I am very much interested in doing the fieldwork, getting to know about the past, dig about the past things, to discover ancient sites, buildings and things of the old, to know how they lived life, how they thought, how their values were formed. All of these areas captures my interest very well. And that is the reason why I would like to, why I find archaeology a very interesting department. And I would also love to teach the students, to speak to students in great length about the topics related to the ruling of the ancient countries, how they did their trade, how they treated the people, and how they made sure that justice was practiced among the citizens.

    Band 6

    Interesting question. The job that I think interesting is Indian Administrative Services. These services are known very well as Civil Services, which I usually think is my personal interest also for working in Civil Services. After pursuing my dedicated career, I would like to do Civil Services and become an IAS officer. It's my personal interest, despite my completion of graduation degree. I think that becoming an IAS officer or IPS officer or IFS officer could increase your motivation and stamina to helpfully play around cities and increase your power and play very much well to your personality development as well. And either we can get a very good amount of pay as well. I think that aspects of expecting many more of pay from the IAS can be quite an interesting option from that. And if I see, rather than that, IAS officer also gets government scholarships funded, more funds, scholarships and more facilities of government specifically, like school funds and scholarships for students and pension after he gets retired after 60. As we see, there are private sector and as well as government sectors. Private sectors don't usually get pensions, whereas government sectors usually get pensions. So, I think Indian Administrative Services is a quite interesting job to be doing.

    Band 6

    I am very interested in my own job, audiologist, as an audiologist, I am very much interested in my own job called audiologist, which means this role and responsibilities in this job is we have to take care of patients with hearing loss and other hearing related issues, so especially I am very much interested because it help me to improve the other people's style of daily living, I can improve their communication and social interaction by treating their hearing loss, so which is one good thing I can say in this role and also especially audiologist will deal with jittery people because in our country jittery people have more hearing related issues, so which also improves the scope for this field and the main skills which we have to include is patients here, so audiologist should have patience to know about the hearing loss and to counsel the patient regarding the treatment and which is very important and still I am very proud because it's very interesting and also it will be still in research, many things has to be get research, so I am interested in exploring things.

    Band 6

    Right from my tender days, the teaching profession had a strong impact on me. I had wonderful set of teachers right from my school days to my graduation years. I feel that teaching is a noble profession and it is due to these teachers that I took teaching as a profession myself. For this I had to study 7 years. Standing before the kids, it is not just your qualification that makes you a perfect teacher. It is the qualities like sincerity, patience, kindness, hard work that makes you special to them. The main thing that highlights this profession's speciality is that you are becoming second to parents to all your students. You have a very good impact on them. It is shaping the society. It is helping them form vital values for carrying out their daily tasks. It is of great importance that they should learn through a very good teacher. Because as in the Indian philosophy it is said, choose a teacher.

    Band 6

    Yeah, so a job which actually makes me interested in sales, the reason is that why I am choosing for the sales, because I have been working in sales from the last 5-6 years, also I made my career in sales, apart from that if I talk about that sales is a very challenging task and you know everyday whenever we are doing sales, we learn a lot of things like we learn to deal with the customers, we learn to face the customers, we learn to face the rejection, apart from that the skills which is required to work in sales are like negotiation skills, communication skills, interpersonal skills, customer segmentation, understanding the market and why actually I like to do sales is because it basically gives so many kind of challenges in day to day life which makes it more interesting, which makes it more fascinating.
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