IELTS Speaking P.2 Topic: a job you would not like to do

[Maybo]

This is a practice text for the speaking part of the IELTS exam. Please correct it and make it colloquial.

Topic: Describe a job you would not like to do. You should say:(Source)

• what the job is
• how you know about it
• whether it is an easy or difficult job

and explain why you would not like to do it.

I wouldn't like to be a pilot because I'm not capable and it's dangerous. Growing up, people around me find it a cool job because they think pilots can travel around the world for free. However, it's not all it's cracked up to be. Their main responsibilities' are ensuring the safety of passengers and the smoothness of the plane operation. They also have to handle unexpected incidents, such as medical emergencies or conflicts between passengers.

I don't have the qualities that a pilot should have. First, good decision making. If tech issues occurred, I would be nerve-wracking. It was dangerous if I couldn't make quick and informed decisions in time because the whole plane could be destroyed. I don't want to bear this kind of big responsibility. Second, good leadership. I'm a person who like to be led rather than leading others. Third, the ability to master basic understanding of physics. I'm not good at maths, let alone physics. I don't think I could even pass the training course.

As you can see, it's definitely not an easy job. Therefore, I don't want to be a pilot. Controlling a plane is not like driving a car that I can stop anytime. If I had any problems during the flight, I couldn't just call somebody to help me and replace me. I needed to pick up the pieces on my own.

 

[Tarheel]

I wouldn't like to be a COMMERCIAL AIRLINE pilot because I'm not capable and it's dangerous. Growing up, people around me find it a cool job because they think pilots can travel around the world for free. However, it's not all it's cracked up to be. Their main responsibilities' are ensuring the safety of passengers and the smoothness of the plane operation. They also have to handle unexpected incidents, such as medical emergencies or conflicts between passengers.

I don't have the qualities that a pilot should have. First, good decision making. If tech issues occurred, IT would be nerve-wracking. It was dangerous if I couldn't make quick and informed decisions in time because the whole plane could be destroyed. I don't want to TAKE ON THAT kind of HEAVY responsibility. Second, good leadership. I'm a person who likeS to be led rather than leading others. Third, the ability to master basic understanding of physics. I'm not good at maths, let alone physics. I don't think I could even pass the training course.

As you can see, it's definitely not an easy job. Therefore, I don't want to be a pilot. Controlling a plane is not like driving a car that I can stop anytime. If I had any problems during the flight, I couldn't just call somebody to help me and replace me. I WOULD NEED TO BE ABLE TO HANDLE THINGS on my own.

Well, it's certainly not for everybody.

 

[emsr2d2]

I wouldn't like to be a pilot because I'm not capable and it's dangerous.

Saying simply "I'm not capable" sounds like you're claiming you're not capable of anything! Be clearer. Do you mean you don't think you'd be able to pass the training? If so, why? If it's a different reason, explain it.

When I was growing up, people around me find thought of it as a cool job because they think thought pilots can travel around the world for free.

Opening with "Growing up" meant that the phrase was attached to the next noun - "people". You weren't talking about when those people were growing up. As you're talking about the past, you needed the past tense in the rest of the sentence.

However, it's not all it's cracked up to be. Their main responsibilities no apostrophe here are ensuring the safety of passengers and ensuring the smoothness of the plane operation smooth/safe/comfortable flights.

I don't know what made you think you needed an apostrophe after the plural noun "responsibilities".

They also have to handle unexpected incidents, such as medical emergencies or conflicts between passengers.

It's not usually the pilot that has to deal with those things. The cabin crew are highly trained to deal with them. The pilot, as a rule, remains in the cockpit.

I don't have the qualities that a pilot should have. First, The first of those is being good at decision-making.

These should probably have gone at the start, after you said "I'm not capable".

If technical issues occurred, I it would be nerve-wracking.

Use full words in these texts.
You would not be nerve-wracking! That means you make other people nervous. It's the situation (the technical issues) that would affect your nerves.

It was would be dangerous if I couldn't make timely quick and informed decisions in time because the whole plane could be destroyed that could lead to a disaster.

That's catastrophising! Yes, of course, in a worst case scenario, you could crash the plane and destroy it, but that's not going to be the result of every poor decision.

I don't want to bear this kind of big responsibility.

We don't describe responsibilities as big.

Second, I don't demonstrate good leadership.

Make sure you write complete sentences.

I'm a person who likes to be led rather than leading others.

You needed the third person singular form of the verb after "a person who".

Third, the ability to I don't believe I could master even the basics understanding of physics. I'm not good at maths, let alone physics. I don't think I could even pass the training course.

Again, all of this should have been at the start, to explain your "I'm not capable" statement.

As you can see, It's definitely not an easy job no full stop here Therefore, so I don't wouldn't want to be a pilot do it.

Making this a single sentence is much neater.

Controlling a plane is not like driving a car, that I can stop which can be stopped at any time.

Well, at least you know you can't just bring a plane to a halt in the sky!

If I had any problems during the flight, I couldn't just call somebody to help me and or replace me.

Generally, that's what the co-pilot is for.

I needed would need to pick up the pieces solve the problem on my own.

We only "pick up the pieces" after a bad decision or an unfortunate event. We don't use it to mean "solve a problem".

 

[Maybo]

Can I use “pick up the pieces” in this context?:

Children need to learn to be independent because their parents are not always there to clean up their mess. When the grow up, if they fail a challenge, they need to pick up the pieces on their own.

 

[emsr2d2]

It doesn't really fit with "fail a challenge". Look at the following examples:

After finding out her husband had been cheating on her for years, Julie simply packed up her stuff and left him. It took her years, though, to pick up the pieces of her broken life.

If you fire all the new staff in order to save money, it'll be the rest of us left here picking up the pieces.

 

[Tarheel]

Can I use “pick up the pieces” in this context?:

Children need to learn to be independent because their parents WILL not always BE there to clean up their messES. When theY grow up, if they fail a challenge, they WILL need to pick up the pieces on their own.

Maybo!