💯 Common Phrases and Idioms for IELTS Speaking 💯

🗣 Topic: Work

1. To be called for an interview - to be invited to attend an interview

Example: Although he has been called for an interview, he hasn’t got a job yet.
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2. To be your own boss/run your business/be self-employed -  to have your own business

Example: It has been my dream to be my own boss because I can do everything in my way if I run my own business.
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3. A nine-to-five job - a normal job that consists of an 8 hour a day

Example: The idea of doing a nine-to-five job is quite arduous for a few people.
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4. To be stuck behind a desk - to be unhappy in an office job

Example: Working full-time in an office can lead to being stuck behind a desk.
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5. One of the perks of the job - an extra benefit you get from a job

Example - Extra meal is one of the perks of the job, which make employees more satisfied
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6. Job satisfaction: the feeling of enjoying a job

Example: Job satisfaction is the most important factor when a person chooses a job.
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7. Manual work -  work that requires physical activities

Example: Many people have manual work that requires them to work in a dangerous environment.
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8. Temporary work - work done for a limited time only

Example: Taxi driving is just my temporary work, I am applying for a better job.
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9. Voluntary work - to work without pay

Example: In my free time, I join in voluntary work to help society.
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10. To be well paid - to earn a good salary

Example: Working in the auditing area will be well paid.
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11. Working conditions - the hours, salary and other ennoscriptments that come with the job

Example: Employer should spend more money on improving the working conditions.
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12. To meet a deadline - to finish a job on time

Example: Last week she was really stressed because she had to work too hard to meet the deadlines.
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13. To take early retirement - to retire early

Example: Recently, a large number of older worker tend to take early retirement, then they will have more time to travel.
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14. A heavy workload -  to have a lot of work to do

Example: Many workers are complaining about the heavy workload, and they asking for a higher salary.
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15. Shift work -  a system in which different groups of workers work somewhere at different times of the day and night

Example: Many industries rely heavily on shift work, and millions of people work in jobs that require shift schedules.

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📔 In plain view

📋 In full, unrestricted view; visibly, openly, or publicly.

💠 Example:
🗣 I can't believe you go outside in plain view of the neighbors with your bathrobe open!
🗣 Law enforcement spends so much time and resources going after petty criminals, while all these white-collar crooks on Wall Street are swindling people for millions in plain view!
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Level: Intermediate_Advanced
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#Plain #View #Vocabulary🌱
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📹 If You Want To Achieve Your Dreams Faster, WATCH THIS!

🚀Kindly share with your friends🚀
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Level: Intermediate_Advanced
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Title: Pride and Prejudice
Author: Jane Austen
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
Genre: Classic Regency, Romance novel
Publication date: 1813
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Level: Intermediate_Advanced
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📝 "You have bewitched me, body and soul, and I love, I love, I love you. I never wish to be parted from you from this day on."
Mr. Darcy
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📚 Jane Austen
📖 Pride and Prejudice 
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Title: Wuthering Heights
Author: Emily Brontë
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
Genre: gothic fiction, romance novel, tragedy
Publication date: 1847
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Level: Intermediate_Advanced
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📝 "I love the ground under his feet, and the air over his head, and everything he touches and every word he says.
I love all his looks, and all his actions and him entirely and all together."
Catherine describing the love of Heathcliff
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📖 By Emily Brontë
📚 Wuthering Heights
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📹 IELTS Speaking

🔺 Sample Answer

🍀 A statue in my city

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Level: Intermediate~Advanced
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📹 IELTS Speaking

🔺 Sample Answer

⏰ Describe a time .....💬
💭 ..... someone didn't tell you the truth about something
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Level: Intermediate~Advanced
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📺 Illustrated American Idioms

🛍 Go Shopping 🎁

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Level: Intermediate~Advanced
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#Video #Idiom 🌱
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🔘 Faded

🎙 Alan Walker

🎧 [ Video HD + Lyrics ]

🕐 3:33 / 8.5MB

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#Music #Video #Lyrics 🎤🎼
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📹 CONTROL YOUR THOUGHTS BY DOING THIS!

Simple Technique to Attract Success & Happiness!

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Level: Intermediate~Advanced
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🔘 Passenger

🎙 Let Her Go

🎧 [ Music + Lyrics ]

🕐 4:12 / 10.8MB
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Level: Intermediate~Advanced
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#Music #Passenger #Lyrics🎤
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📹 IELTS Speaking

🔺 Sample Answer

⏰ Describe a time ..... 💬

💭 A time you helped someone

💡 Analysis
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╭─╮Title: Viewpoint
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│░┊Authors:
│░┊Michael McCarthy
│░┊Jeanne McCarten
│░┊Helen Sandiford
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│░┊Country: United Kingdom
│░┊Language: English
│░┊Genre: Educational, Linguistics
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│░┊Publication date: Cambridge
│░┊university press 2012
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Level: Intermediate~Advanced
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⚡️ Viewpoint
⚡️ Student's book
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CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH
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💢 Throw A Tantrum

🎨 Meaning:-
🍃 To have a sudden explosion of angry, childish behavior. This phrase is often used with kids, but can be applied to adults when you want to emphasize that the behavior is immature.

🎨 Usage:-
🍃 My 6-year-old threw a tantrum when I said he couldn’t have dessert until he’d finished his broccoli.
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Level: Intermediate~Advanced
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🍀 All Ears

🌀 Meaning:
〽️ Listening intently; eager to hear something.

🌀 Usage:
〽️ So, you have some new gossip about Mary. I'm all ears.

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Level: Elementary~Intermediate
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#Idiom #Expression #Ear
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📹 Advanced writing practice

TIME TO 🔧 SOME WRITING TASK ERRORS!

🔺Most of the lapses described in this video can be corrected immediately after watching it.
However, mistakes number 3 and 6 will require you to be patient!
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Put Someone's Nose Out Of Joint

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Level: Elementary~Intermediate

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#Idiom #Nose #Joint

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Put Someone's Nose Out Of Joint

🌀 Meaning:
〽️ If you put someone's nose out of joint, you upset them by not treating them with as much respect or consideration as they think they deserve.

🌀 Usage:
〽️ Brad had his nose put out of joint when he saw that he didn't get top billing on the movie poster. George's name was written above Brad's name.
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