IELTS SPEAKING PART 1 TOPIC: SMALL BUSINESS
I. QUESTIONS
- Do you prefer to work for someone else or work for yourself?
- Do you think it is risky to set up a business by yourself?
- Why do some people decide to set up their own business?
- What are some of the dangers involved in starting a business?
- What are some things you have to do when running your own business that might not appeal to everyone?
II. SAMPLE ANSWER
- Do you prefer to work for someone else or work for yourself?
- Well, I decided to be self-employed rather than becoming a professional employee in a company. It’s just simply because I don’t like to be regulated by any procedures, or be governed by companies’ regulations.
2. Do you think it is risky to set up a business by yourself?
In fact, opening a company or starting a business by oneself has certain risks that investors must accept before pouring money into that project. But besides that, people can draw lessons about carefulness, decisiveness, and coherence in thinking.
3. Why do some people decide to set up their own business?
- The biggest motivator for people to become entrepreneurs is the fact that they may have the opportunity to earn unlimited income based on their own efforts. While working for a company, their income may be limited by the given salary structure.
4. What are some of the dangers involved in starting a business?
- Hmm, the worth mentioning problem is the financial risk. People who decide to start up have to give up secure employment to start their own firm. Moreover, they also have to take out a loan when starting a business, which is really a big risk for inexperienced people.
III. USEFUL VOCABS
- regulated (v): bị chỉ đạo
- procedure (n): thủ tục, quy định
- govern = control (v) : điều khiển
- draw lessons about sth : rút ra bài học về …
- decisiveness (n) : sự quyết đoán
- given salary structure : mức lương đề ra sẵn
- give up secure employment: từ bỏ công việc an toàn
- inexperienced people (n): người không có kinh nghiệm
