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IELTS Speaking Part 1: Dream job
The examiner asks questions like these in Part 1. Answer each one aloud in 2–3 sentences, about 20–30 seconds.
- What job did you want to do when you were a child?
- Has your idea of an ideal job changed since then?
- What kind of job would you like to have in ten years?
- Would you prefer a high salary or a job you enjoy? [Why?]
- Would you like to run your own business one day? [Why/Why not?]
How to answer Part 1 questions
- Answer the question, then add one reason or a short example.
- Do not learn answers by heart. Part 1 is about you, and memorised answers sound memorised.
- If a question asks why, say why. Short one-word answers cost fluency marks.
Part 2 cue cards on the same subject
More Part 1 topics: Work and study
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