雅思 IELTS Speaking Part 2:

Describe a family member you would like to work with.

You should say:

Who this person is

What kind of person he or she is

Whether you’ve worked together before

And explain why you would like to work with this person

Ok right then, well after thinking for a bit just now, I’d say the family member I’d most like to work with is my younger brother, for reasons I’ll come to shortly.

But firstly, I’d like to tell you a little bit about him as a person, and I guess probably the best word to describe him would be sociable, because you know, he just loves being around people and making friends. And um.. what else?.... Um…yeah, I’d basically just describe him as being very outgoing, super friendly, and uh… extremely likeable. For example, I mean, he always seems to be in a good mood, and I guess it’s because he has a positive outlook on life. You know, he always sees the good side of things, and that’s kind of what makes him fun to be with.

So yeah, that’s basically his general personality, and in terms of why I’d like to work with him, well, simply speaking, I think we would complement each other quite well. Because um, firstly, he’s much more of a businessman than me. You know, I have no idea about how to run a company, whereas he studied business at university and has much more of a business mind than I do. So that’s one thing, and uh, secondly, I think he would be very good at making contacts and finding new clients, while I would be more suited to staying in the office and doing the nitty-gritty work for them, like writing reports and stuff.

So um, yeah, I think we would make a pretty good team, and although we haven’t worked together before in a business context, I think we understand each other well enough that we could succeed pretty well together.

Notes:

for reasons I’ll come to shortly            -           原因我待一会儿就解释

he has a positive outlook on life           -           他有积极的人生观

he always sees the good side of things    -           他总看事情好的一面

complement each other quite well         -           相互补充

making contacts                       -           结交、认识人和接触人          

nitty-gritty work                    -           细节工作

We would make a good team      -           We would work well as a team

in a business context            -           业务环境