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Describe a job your grandparent did

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February 1, 2022
in IELTS Speaking, Speaking Part 2
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Describe a job your grandparent did

You should say:

  • What job it was;
  • When and where your grandparent did the job;
  • How long he or she did the job;
  • And explain how you think about the job.

Sample Answer

I’d like to talk about my grandpa’s job. My grandpa is 70 years old now. In the past, he was a history teacher at a secondary school in his hometown Zibo.

If memory serves correctly, he mentioned to me that being a history teacher was his whole career and he spent thirty years on it. He used to tell me how much he loved doing what he did. Plus, he has a good head for history. He loves reading historical novels and really knows history like the back of his hand. I think it’s the reason why he chose to become a history teacher.

Actually, it’s a lot of fun watching a historical movie or TV show with my grandpa. He often makes commentary for the TV program by going into detail about some interesting historical stories that we have never learned in our history class. I always listened to him with relish. It was as fun as listening to some gossip.

Honestly, I used to dream about being a teacher like my grandpa. When I was young, I stopped by his school once and saw him teaching at the podium. I was blown away by seeing all the students listening to him so carefully. I mean, they were practically hanging off his every word. I felt it was such a cool job. Now, I still think it’s a very good career choice since it’s an honorable occupation and has decent pay.

Vocab Highlights

if my memory serves me (well​/​right​/​correctly): used for saying that you think you have remembered something correctly

have a (good) head for figures​/​business etc: to be good at doing calculations with numbers/at doing things relating to business etc

know something like the back of your hand: to be very familiar with something, especially a place or way of going somewhere

go into detail: to discuss or describe everything about something including the small or unimportant parts

relish /ˈrelɪʃ/ (n): great pleasure

blow away: to impress somebody a lot or to make them very happy

hang off/on sb’s every word: to listen very carefully to what somebody is saying

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