Transcript

　　Examiner: Can you tell me something you enjoy about your job?

　　Candidate: Yeah sure. I love my job. Just like you know 6 days in the meadow and 1 day in the arena bull fighting ? it’s ok. Among the cattle, I am the only male, among 50, which is very good.

　　Sometimes I am in this arena and it’s like thousands and thousands of people around like just going “haaaaa… viva viva! hombre da le da le!” (Go on man give it to him). And I think ok, they are actually cheering up for me. You know go bull, go bull, go bull, go bull.

　　And I managed to throw this guy, this bull fighter up in the air. And everyone was like “hwa….” And they actually had to stop the show and bring some paramedics because apparently it broke and the people were not so like “hoo…” it was bad. And then we ended up early. Just like you know with boxing matches you know sometimes knock out…I love my job.

　　Tips

　　How can an IELTS candidate make an impression on the examiner?

　　One thing you could do is dress up as a bull, but this isn’t really practical and you won’t score a higher grade because of it. However, you can stand out from the crowd by giving an unexpected answer to a question.

　　Candidates often answer in predictable ways. For example take the question Which person do you admire most? A predictable answer would be to talk about a family member, a teacher at school, professor at university or perhaps a famous public figure.

　　To answer in an unpredictable way why not talk about a fictional person, such as a character in a book or film or why not talk about someone who most people wouldn’t admire such as a bus driver. You could even talk about someone who isn’t really a person such as Hello Kitty. As long as you begin your answer by saying something like “the person I most admire isn’t a real person it’s actually a fictional character…” the examiner will know that you have understood the question.

　　The advantage of giving an unexpected answer is not only that your answer will be memorable to the examiner, but it allows you to be more creative with the things you talk about and will give you more opportunities to showcase your English.