A Choosing a career
Candidate’s Card
There are many things to consider when choosing the job you want to do. Discuss this topic with the examiner.
Use the following prompts, in the order given below, to develop the conversation:
• a career you would like to have, and why
• the best people to help you choose a career, and why
• why some people change their career as they go through life
• the opinion that we need more than qualifications to have a successful career
• the suggestion that choosing a career is the most important decision in life.
1. Talking About Your Dream Job
Good words to explain what you want to do and why.
To be good at / To have a talent for: Something you do well.
"I want to be a web designer because I’m good at art and computers."
A well-paid job: A job that gives you a good salary.
Rewarding / Satisfying: A job that makes you feel happy because you are helping people or doing something good.
Job opportunities / Job prospects: Chances to find work easily in the future.
To deal with [people/problems]: To handle or work with something.
2. Talking About Advice & Help
Words to describe who can help you make a choice.
To give good advice: To help someone by sharing useful ideas.
To know someone inside out: To know a person completely (like your parents know you).
A career counselor: A professional at school or university who helps you choose a job.
To share their experience: When older people tell you about their own work history.
To guide / To point in the right direction: To help someone make a choice.
3. Explaining Why People Change Careers
Simple but effective words for career shifts.
To change one's mind: To decide something different later.
To feel bored / stuck: To have no energy or excitement at work because it is always the same.
Stressful / High-pressure: A job that causes a lot of worry or tiredness.
Work-life balance: Having enough time for both your job and your private life.
To learn new skills: To study something new for a different job.
4. Qualifications vs. Personal Skills
How to talk about degrees versus personality.
A university degree / Certificates: Official papers that show you completed your studies.
To open doors: To give you a first chance or an interview.
People skills / Communication skills: Being friendly, a good listener, and easy to work with.
Teamwork: Working well with other people.
Polite / Patient / Hard-working: Great adjectives to describe a good employee.
5. The Importance of the Decision
Phrases to discuss how big this decision really is.
A major decision / A huge choice: A very important decision.
To spend a third of your life at work: A great factual phrase to show why a job matters.
It affects your lifestyle: It changes how you live, where you live, and how much free time you have.
It’s not permanent: You can always change it later; it is not for the rest of your life.
💬 Simple Linkers to Connect Your Ideas:
To get a high score at B1, use these words to connect your sentences instead of just saying "and" or "but":
In my opinion... / From my point of view...
On the one hand... / On the other hand...
For example... / For instance...
Because of this... / That's why...
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