Band 7 Example

Question: What is your dream job?

Idea 1

Teacher
Model Answer
My dream job is to be a teacher. I like helping people learn new things, and I think teachers are important in students’ lives. Also, it’s a stable job and people respect teachers.
I’ve always dreamed of becoming a teacher. I really enjoy helping others learn new things, and I think teachers have a huge impact on their students’ lives. Plus, it’s a stable and respected profession, and the long holidays are definitely a bonus!
Grammar Analysis
1. Present perfect tense: "I’ve always dreamed" shows a life-long desire, using the present perfect to indicate an action that started in the past and continues to the present. 2. Use of conjunctions: The answer uses "and" and "plus" to smoothly connect ideas, making the response more natural and conversational.
Vocabulary
  • helping others learn new things
  • huge impact on their students’ lives
  • stable and respected profession
  • long holidays
  • bonus

Idea 2

Doctor
Model Answer
I want to be a doctor. I think it’s a good job because you can help people and it’s respected. My family also wants me to be a doctor, so I’m thinking about it.
My dream job is to become a doctor. I want to help people and make a real difference in their lives. Doctors are highly respected in society, and although it’s a challenging job, I think it would be really rewarding. My family has also encouraged me to consider medicine.
Grammar Analysis
1. Use of infinitive: "to become a doctor" and "to help people" show correct use of infinitive forms to express purpose and intention. 2. Complex sentences: The answer uses "although" to introduce a subordinate clause, showing the ability to connect ideas and add contrast. 3. Present perfect: "has also encouraged me" demonstrates the use of present perfect to talk about past actions with present relevance.
Vocabulary
  • help people
  • make a real difference
  • highly respected
  • challenging job
  • rewarding
  • encouraged me to consider medicine

Idea 3

Entrepreneur
Model Answer
I want to be an entrepreneur. I think it’s cool to start my own business and be my own boss. It’s risky, but I want to try it.
I’d love to be an entrepreneur and start my own business. I like the idea of being my own boss and creating something new from scratch. There’s a lot of freedom and creativity involved, and although it can be risky, I think the rewards would be worth it.
Grammar Analysis
1. Use of modal verbs: "I’d love to be..." and "I think the rewards would be worth it" show the use of modal verbs (would) to express wishes and hypothetical situations, which is appropriate for talking about dreams and future possibilities. 2. Use of gerunds: "being my own boss" and "creating something new" use gerunds as objects after verbs like "like," demonstrating a good grasp of verb patterns.
Vocabulary
  • entrepreneur
  • start my own business
  • being my own boss
  • creating something new from scratch
  • freedom and creativity
  • risky
  • rewards would be worth it

Idea 4

Artist
Model Answer
My dream job is to be an artist. I love drawing and painting, and I think it would be great to do what I love for work. Artists also have flexible schedules.
I’ve always wanted to be an artist because I love expressing myself through art. It would be amazing to turn my passion into a career, and I’d love to inspire others with my work. Plus, artists often have flexible schedules, which really appeals to me.
Grammar Analysis
1. Present perfect tense: "I’ve always wanted" shows a desire that started in the past and continues to the present, which is a good use of the present perfect. 2. Infinitive structures: "to be an artist," "to turn my passion into a career," and "to inspire others" all use infinitive forms to express purpose and desire. 3. Relative clause: "which really appeals to me" is a non-defining relative clause that adds extra information about flexible schedules.
Vocabulary
  • expressing myself through art
  • turn my passion into a career
  • inspire others with my work
  • flexible schedules
  • appeals to me