I would like to talk about my grandmother’s job. It is teaching. She was a teacher at the primary school for more than 30 years. She was teaching literature and language and helping younger children how to read and write. The role of teachers in the society was big because she was not only teaching how to write and read, she also shaped minds of future generations. She was very passionate about her job and tried to make lessons more engaging and interesting. As far as I know, teaching was her only job and she started teaching young children when she was young until she retired. After that, when she retired, she started teaching children at home because she loved sharing her knowledge with others. Her students still remember her and sometimes they come to see her. I have a big respect for her job but I don’t think I would like to do the same job because I like the more challenging jobs like business and technology.
Band 8+: Describe a job that one of your grandparents did/ Describe your grandparents job. You should say: What was the job? When and where did your grandparents do the job? How long did he or she do the job? Explain how you think about this job.
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I would like to talk about my grandmother's job. It was teaching. She was a teacher at a primary school for more than 30 years. She taught literature and language and helped younger children learn how to read and write. The role of teachers in society was significant because she was not only teaching how to read and write, but she also shaped the minds of future generations. She was very passionate about her job and tried to make lessons more engaging and interesting. As far as I know, teaching was her only job, and she started teaching young children when she was young until she retired. After that, when she retired, she began teaching children at home because she loved sharing her knowledge with others. Her students still remember her, and sometimes they come to see her. I have great respect for her job, but I don't think I would like to do the same job because I prefer more challenging jobs like business and technology.
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