(followed by IELTS Speaking topic part 2: Describe someone you know who has started a business)
Khác với part 2 trong bài thi nói IELTS, part 3 là phần chúng mình có thể show off các vocab chất hơn cũng như trình bày được quan điểm của mình phong phú đa dạng. Với chủ đề JOB/WORK thực sự là challenging cho tất cả các mem còn đang đi học, chưa có kinh nghiệm đi làm bao giờ, vậy nên chuẩn bị ideas trước cho topic này là quan trọng vô cùng đấy nhé mem :x
Key thành công band cao cho phần thi nói luôn là lối nói tự nhiên và dùng idioms tự nhiên, đúng văn cảnh và các cụm colloquial expressions (các cụm tự nhiên người bản ngữ dùng hàng ngày) cùng với phát âm chuẩn chỉnh là for sure sẽ được band cao thui ạ :x.
Cùng học thật tốt topic bên dưới cùng team nhà BEC nhé. Tất cả sản phẩm của team BEC đều đã được chắt lọc ideas rất kĩ và có sự review của các thầy cô examiners rồi ạ nên mem hoàn toàn có thể yên tâm về mức độ đánh giá band nhé mem. Hi vọng, các sản phẩm samples mẫu cho phần thi SPEAKING sẽ giúp mem ngày càng tự tin kĩ năng này hơn và chính phục band điểm speaking cao nhất có thể nhé ạ <3
What kind of jobs do young people not want to do in your country?
Well, from my observation (or: As far as I am concerned / From my perspective), the majority of / a high percentage of / a multitude of young people in this day and age are reluctant to take up manual labour because they often feel that they overqualified for these positions. Being construction workers or working as house cleaners are unglamorous and does not guarantee any future prospects. To be fair, after 5-7 years studying like an eager beaver at university, we all yearn for employment in a nine-to-five office job with stable income and generous benefits.
Who is best at advising young people about choosing a job, parents or teachers?
Personally, I strongly believe that teachers play a more significant role in advising and inspiring young people. They are the one who understand their students’ competences best because they teach them everyday. Therefore, teachers on the whole are able to access their students in an unbiased way. Whereas, parents tend to impose their ambitions onto their children. Thereby, inhibiting the child from pursuing their own passion. Our country is a prime example of this, where students are often pressured to study at their parents’ university of choice. As a result, most of them are vary vague about their future and do not have any specific purpose in life.
Is money always the most important thing when choosing a job?
Absolutely not! Although I cannot deny the fact that money is indispensable and it’s one of the most important considerations when choosing any job. After all, we are all in a rat race and under pressure to bring home the bacon. Having said that however, a nice working environment, job satisfaction and attractive incentives would be the main factors to determine whether we would commit long-term or just temporarily to any employers or companies. I myself would never trade off a lucrative income with limited time my beloved ones.
Do you agree that people are under pressure to work longer hours and take fewer holidays?
Yes, I wholeheartedly agree with this viewpoint. I strongly believe that consistently working extra hours with fewer holidays would definitely cause detrimental adverse effects to employees in general and to the companies as a whole. What I mean by that is overwork can destroy the efficiency and creativity of employees, especially when they are knackered (= extremely exhausted). This results in mental health problems such as depression and chronic exhaustion.
What is the impact on society of people having a poor work/life balance?
Well, a poor work life balance without a doubt has an immense effect on the whole society. Japan would exemplify this case perfectly. I mean, the pressure of a heavy workload and constant deadlines has led to a high suicidal rate in this country sadly. On top of this, the culture of overwork has become ingrained and combined with high living expenses create a society of workaholic. Inevitably, people are turning away from relationships and not wanting to start a family anymore. That’s why Japan is facing a crisis of an aging population at an alarming rate.
Could you recommend some effective strategies for governments and employers to ensure people have a good work/life balance?
There are an abundance of steps that can be taken. The most useful method would be for employers to increase the standard of working environment and create a clean, comfortable and safe condition to work in. For example, if you visit Google offices, you will se how innovative working environments can foster /enhance/ boost employees’ creativity and imagination. Furthermore, another change is that could be made is from the government. They should set a limit on working hours (like maximum 8 hours a day only (to ensure that all staff are not taken advantage of.
Vocabulary highlighs:
- From my observation= From my perspective: Theo quan điểm của tôi thì….
- As/so far as I'm concerned= used to say what your personal opinion is about something: Theo như tôi được biết thì
Example: She can come whenever she likes, as far as I'm concerned.
- A multitude of= a large number of people or things:rất nhiều, vô số
Example: This case has raised a multitude of questions.
- Overqualified adjective/ˌəʊ.vəˈkwɒl.ɪ.faɪd/: having more knowledge, skill, and/or experience than is needed (for a particular job)
Example: The problem with employing people who are overqualified for the job is that they often don't stay in it for long.
- Unglamorous adjective /ʌnˈɡlæm.ər.əs/: not glamorous (= especially attractive and exciting): không hấp dẫn
Example: unglamorous work/surroundings
- Eager beaver noun/ˌiː.ɡər ˈbiː.vər/: a person who is willing to work very hard: người làm việc chăm chỉ
- Nine to five= describing or relating to work that begins at nine o'clock in the morning and finishes at five, the hours worked in many offices from Monday to Friday: công việc hành chính
Example: She's tired of working nine to five.
- Competence noun /ˈkɒm.pɪ.təns/ = competency = the ability to do something well: khả năng
Examplel Her competence as a teacher is unquestionable.
Example: He reached a reasonable level of competence in his English.
- On the whole = generally: nhìn chung thì
Example: We have our bad times but on the whole we're fairly happy.
- Unbiased adjective/ʌnˈbaɪəst/: able to judge fairly because you are not influenced by your own opinions: không thiên vị (hoặc thiên về cái gì đó)…
Example: unbiased advice / an unbiased opinion
- Whereas conjunction/weərˈæz/: compared with the fact that; but: trong khi đó thì….
Example: You eat a huge plate of food for lunch, whereas I have just a sandwich.
- Vague adjective/veɪɡ/: not clearly expressed, known, described, or decided: mơ hồ
Example: I do have a vague memory of meeting her many years ago.
- Indispensable adjective /ˌɪn.dɪˈspen.sə.bəl/: Something or someone that is indispensable is so good or important that you could not manage without it, him, or her: không thể thiếu được
Example: This book is an indispensable resource for researchers.
- The rat race noun /ˈræt ˌreɪs/: a way of life in modern society, in which people compete with each other for power and money: cuộc chạy đua cơm áo gạo tiền
Example: He decided to get out of the rat race, and went to work on a farm.
- Bring home the bacon= to earn money to live on: kiếm tiền
Example: Men were once solely responsible for bringing home the bacon.
- Lucrative adjective /ˈluː.krə.tɪv/: (especially of a business, job, or activity) producing a lot of money: béo bở
Example: The merger proved to be very lucrative for both companies.
- Trade-off noun /ˈtreɪdɒf/: a situation in which you accept something you do not like or want in order to have something that you want: hoán đổi, chấp nhận
Example: These companies offer the best trade-off between risk and return for most individual investors.
Example: trade-off decisions
- Trade off phrasal verb: If you trade off one thing against another, you exchange all or part of one thing for another, as part of a negotiation or compromise.
Example: I get up early and trade off sleep for exercise.
- Wholeheartedly adverb /ˌhəʊlˈhɑː.tɪd.li/: in a way that is completely enthusiastic and without any doubt
Example: Both groups are wholeheartedly in favour of the changes.
- Detrimental adjective /ˌdet.rɪˈmen.təl/: causing harm or damage: gây hại
Example: These chemicals have a detrimental effect/impact on the environment.
- Adverse adjective /ˈæd.vɜːs/: having a negative or harmful effect on something: bất lợi, có hại
Example: The match has been cancelled because of adverse weather conditions. (Trận đấu đã bị hủy vì điều kiện thời tiết bất lợi.)
- Chronic adjective/ˈkrɒn.ɪk/: (especially of a disease or something bad) continuing for a long time: kinh niên
Example: chronic diseases/conditions
Example: chronic arthritis/pain
- Exemplify verb /ɪɡˈzem.plɪ.faɪ/: to be or give a typical example of something: minh hoạ
Example: This painting perfectly exemplifies the naturalistic style which was so popular at the time.
- Living expenses = assessable income is net income less allowances for living expenses, housing costs and any allowable travel-to-work costs: chi phí sinh sống/ sinh hoạt
- Overwork noun /ˌəʊ.vəˈwɜːk/: doing too much work: sự làm việc quá nhiều
Example: He got sick through overwork.
- Workaholic noun /ˌwɜː.kəˈhɒl.ɪk/: a person who works a lot of the time and finds it difficult not to work: người nghiện làm việc
Example: A self-confessed workaholic, Tony Richardson can't remember when he last had a holiday.
- Workaholism noun /ˈwɜː.kə.hɒl.ɪ.zəm/: a condition that makes someone work a lot of the time and find it difficult not to work: sự nghiện làm việc
Example: She’s witnessed a rise in workaholism in all job categories.
- Ageing adjective= aging UK /ˈeɪ.dʒɪŋ/: già đi
Example: the ageing process
- Take advantage of sb/sth= to treat someone badly in order to get something good from them: lợi dụng
Example: I think she takes advantage of his good nature.
- Suicidal adjective /ˌsuː.ɪˈsaɪ.dəl/: People who are suicidal want to kill themselves or are in a mental state in which it is likely that they will try to do so: tự tử
Example: Pete was so depressed after his girlfriend left him that I actually thought he was suicidal.
- Inevitable adjective /ɪˈnev.ɪ.tə.bəl/: certain to happen and unable to be avoided or prevented: không thể tránh khỏi
Example: The accident was the inevitable consequence/result/outcome of carelessness.
- Inevitability noun /ɪˌnev.ɪ.təˈbɪl.ə.ti/
Example: the inevitability of change
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