🧭 Hero Section
You Were Taught to Work. Not to Think About Work.
When the IELTS exam asks about jobs, salaries, and workplace culture,
it’s not just checking your vocabulary.
It’s measuring whether you’ve ever learned to think structurally
about one of the most dominant forces in your life:
Work.
Most students write flat essays about “getting a good job” or “earning money.”
But that kind of thinking is exactly what keeps them stuck at Band 6.5.
💼 Why the Topic of Work & Employment Matters in IELTS
- Appears frequently across Task 2 and Speaking Part 3
- Forces you to balance individual vs. societal reasoning
- Exposes shallow thinking if you rely on clichés
- Offers a perfect space to show clarity under pressure
📋 Sample IELTS Task 2 Questions – Work
| Type | Sample Question |
| Opinion | “Some people believe job satisfaction is more important than salary. To what extent do you agree or disagree?” |
| Two-Part | “Why do many people change careers? What are the possible advantages and disadvantages of this trend?” |
| Discussion | “Some believe governments should provide job training for the unemployed. Others think it’s the individual’s responsibility. Discuss both views.” |
| Problem/Solution | “Unemployment remains a serious problem in many countries. What are the causes and what solutions can be proposed?” |
🧠 Vocabulary Themes – Transmission: Work & Employment
| Theme | Vocabulary |
| Career Development | job mobility, career trajectory, reskilling, upward mobility |
| Workplace Dynamics | job satisfaction, burnout, corporate culture, work-life balance |
| Economy & Systems | unemployment rate, automation, labour market, income inequality |
| Policy & Reform | government intervention, training programs, social security, minimum wage policy |
🔁 Transmission Reframe
Most students:
- Say “money is important” and “people need to work”
- Use phrases like “Nowadays, many people…”
- Avoid nuance, take no position
- Repeat the question in the conclusion
Transmission-trained students:
- Treat employment like a dynamic system
- Use structured contrasts: satisfaction vs. security, freedom vs. income
- Show flow-thinking — idea → example → implication
- Sound like someone you’d hire, not someone trying to pass a test
📝 Explore Band 7–8 Essays on Work
- [Essay 1: Should people choose passion over salary in their careers? →]
- [Essay 2: Is frequent job-changing a sign of growth or instability? →]
- [Essay 3: What is the government’s role in unemployment? →]
💡 Clarity Moment
Most students think work = money.
But in IELTS, work = values.
How you talk about jobs tells the examiner how you prioritize clarity, structure, and identity.
🔓 CTA – Energy-Gated
You don’t need to write about work like it’s just survival.
You can write like someone who’s already built a system of thought.
That’s what this field teaches you to do.
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