a pretty common question to ask is

"Are you working or are you a student?"

If you are working, here's one way to give a really interesting answer

about what you are doing

and why you are taking the IELTS.

If you give a reason for what you are doing

and why you want to go study outside your country

it makes a very compelling case for

the IELTS examiner to pay attention to you

It makes you interesting to them

like a human being

You should understand that many of these IELTS

examiners have to listen to students

who are not very good English speakers

and give no reason for why they are there

or what they want to do

00:00:43,300 --> 00:00:45,340 If you can give a reason for why you are there

in just a few sentences

and what your mission or goal is

you'll be way ahead of other IELTS applicants

So here's an example of

how to say what you are doing at work

I'm working now. I work at Eastern Software

I do video game design

and I love my work.

because I get to invent stories

as well as solve technical problems

I'm very excited about this work

The next step for me would to get a graduate degree abroad

00:01:16,640 --> 00:01:17,800 That's the best place for me to

to really learn more so I can do a better job and someday have my own company.

That's why I'm taking the IELTS exam.

I want to use English to further my education

for this thing that I love so much.

I love where I'm working

and I look forward to working elsewhere

and have my own company some day,

So in that answer

the applicant has said

what they are doing and where it is

and why they need to go abroad

They made themselves more interesting

as a human being for the IELTS examiner.

The IELTS examiner might be a video game fan

or might not be

But it doesn't really matter

The student spoke confidently in that example

and told what they are doing and why

And that's very appealing for an IELTS examiner

who has to listen to many people

who don't quite know what they are doing

or why they need to go abroad.

If you are going to spend all that money

for the IELTS exam and

and gear up (prepare) to study abroad,

give a good reason

Tell them about your passion

your goal or your mission

and that will make you a very attractive candidate

and help you get a higher Band score.