Từ vựng – Topic 7: Work

Nếu bạn đã đi làm hoặc đang tìm kiếm công việc phù hợp, bạn sẽ cần biết cách nói cho giám khảo biết về điều đó khi bạn được hỏi câu hỏi liên quan đến nghề nghiệp.

Tham khảo một số từ vựng hay bên dưới nhé.

Part 1

Giám khảo: What do you do?

Sasha: I do a job-share with a friend in a boutique … I enjoy it … I like working with customers … unfortunately it’s only temporary work but one of the perks of the job is I get a discount on the clothes …

Giám khảo: Do you have any career plans yet?

Carly: Yes … I’d like to be my own boss one day … I’m interested in programming and I’d like to create apps for myself or for other companies … I know being self employed would be a challenge but the idea of doing a nine-to-five job doesn’t appeal to me at all …

Giám khảo: What do you see yourself doing in 10 years time?

Marie: I’d hope to be working … not a high-powered job … but I’m quite a creative person so something where I can work with my hands would be nice … as long as I’m not stuck behind a desk doing something boring  in a dead-end job I’ll be happy …

Part 2

Describe your ideal job.

You should say:

• what this job is
• whether you would need any qualifications
• whether it would be easy to find work
• why you would enjoy this job in particular.

Sample:

I’ve always loved watching wildlife programmes on TV and often thought how much I’d enjoy working with animals … perhaps in a safari park … something like that … you’d probably need a degree to have any chance of being called for an interview and whether there are many full-time jobs I don’t know … I’m sure a lot of parks rely on voluntary work so it might not be easy … and it probably wouldn’t be well-paid either but money isn’t everything … I’d get so much job satisfaction … I can’t imagine it being the kind of job where you get stuck in a rut … and I think I’d be good at it as well … I’d love to work with animals I enjoy manual work and I’m a good team player … so even though the working conditions might not be the best I think that would be my ideal job.

Part 3

Giám khảo: If there are a limited number of jobs available who should be given priority, young people or older people with more experience?

Anna: Things are so different these days … a few years ago older employees would often take early retirement or go onto part-time contracts and there were always opportunities for younger people but now jobs are so scarce … I think younger people need to be given the chance whenever possible …

Giám khảo: What are some of the important things a candidate should find out before accepting a job?

Ali: Well  … you’d need to know about your area of responsibility … and your salary of course and then there are things like holiday entitlement … maternity or paternity leave … if you’re thinking of having children … and what the situation is regarding sick leave … that kind of thing …

Giám khảo: What are the advantages of having your own business rather than working for someone else?

Julie: Well … unfortunately being an employee at the moment is very stressful … people have very heavy workloads … they’re always under pressure to meet deadlines … running your own business isn’t easy … but I do think it would be far more satisfying …

Glossary

• to be called for an interview: được mời phỏng vấn
• to be your own boss: tự kinh doanh
• a dead-end job: công việc không có cơ hội thăng tiến
• to do a job-share: chia sẻ công việc với người khác
• a good team player: người bạn có thể làm việc tốt cùng
• full-time: số giờ làm việc của một người trong 1 tuần
• a heavy workload: có nhiều việc để làm
• a high-powered job: công việc quan trọng
• holiday entitlement: số ngày nghỉ cho phép
• job satisfaction: sự hài lòng đối với công việc
• manual work: công việc chân tay
• maternity leave: thời gian thai sản
• to meet a deadline: hoàn thành công việc đúng hạn
• a nine-to-five job: công việc thông thường 8 tiếng/ngày
• one of the perks of the job: lợi ích công việc đem lại
• part-time: bán thời gian
• to run your own business: xem “be your own boss”
• to be self-employed: see ‘to be your own boss’
• sick leave: thời gian nghỉ ốm cho phép
• to be stuck behind a desk: không hài lòng với công việc văn phòng
• to be/get stuck in a rut: làm công việc nhàm chán nhưng khó có thể bỏ việc
• to take early retirement: nghỉ hưu sớm
• temporary work: công việc tạm thời
• voluntary work: công việc tình nguyện (không được trả lương)
• to be well paid: lương cao
• working conditions: điều kiện làm việc (giờ làm việc, chế độ khác)
• to work with your hands: làm công việc chân tay

(Nguồn: ieltsspeaking.co.uk)