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\nToday you’ll learn the most high-scoring, native vocabulary to talk about work and business.The topics of work and business come up a lot on the IELTS Speaking and Writing exams. As far as the Speaking exam goes, you could be asked about...\nToday you’ll learn the most high-scoring, native vocabulary to talk about work and business.



The topics of work and business come up a lot on the IELTS Speaking and Writing exams.

As far as the Speaking exam goes, you could be asked about your work or future job in Speaking Part 1, your ideal job in Speaking Part 2, or employment or business in Speaking Part 3.

You can use all of the following phrases throughout the IELTS Speaking exam.

Watch the video to find out what the following phrases mean, and how we use them:

Normal jobs: a 9 to 5 / desk monkey / rat race

Get fired: get the boot / let go / cutback / downsized

Working: land a job / freelance / telecommute / plug away at something / keep your nose to the grindstone

Hiring practices: nepotism

Business today: brick and mortar / mom and pop / Wall Street fat cats / the 1% (*Note: These phrases are especially current and topical today, in expressing views about America’s new president.)

Practice using this vocabulary to describe your own work environment/goals, opinions about good/bad jobs, and business practices and trends in your own city/country.\n
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