I think we live in a world that doesn’t rely on higher education anymore because with the rise of social media we’re all kind of relying on online courses or even just being fine where the high school diploma thinking that will all be educated in the workplace. But I don’t think it’s a right thing to do because educating all these people in the workplace is pretty difficult because when they all come being uneducated about their own field, it may really affect their ability to work, especially if it’s such jobs such as nurse, doctor, fireman, because I think such jobs require a really high education to be ready for all kinds of situations because you are responsible for people’s lives and it’s a a necessity to have an education and don’t rely on a workplace.
Band 6+: How might increased automation in the workplace affect the importance of higher education?
Skyrocket your IELTS band score by 1-2 points in under a month with our premium plan!
Note: Both the topic and the answer were submitted by one of our users.
81%
Accuracy
The overall pronunciation accuracy of your speech, reflecting how well a native speaker can comprehend it.
Polished transcript:
Male
Female
I think we live in a world that doesn't rely on higher education anymore because with the rise of social media, we're all kind of relying on online courses or even just being fine with a high school diploma, thinking that we will all be educated in the workplace. But I don't think it's the right thing to do because educating all these people in the workplace is pretty difficult. When they come in uneducated about their own field, it may really affect their ability to work, especially in jobs such as nursing, medicine, or firefighting. I think these jobs require a really high level of education to be prepared for all kinds of situations because you are responsible for people's lives, and it's a necessity to have an education and not just rely on the workplace.
Actual audio transcript (What native speakers are likely to hear):
Tips: Click on each word to see feedback.
Speaking Time: 55 seconds