Level B2 (approx. band 5.5-6.5) · Academic and General Training Education and work are among the most common topics in IELTS. In Speaking Part 1, you are often asked whether you work or study. In Part 3 and in Task 2, you may discuss university fees, practical skills or working from home. In this episode: • Education: words and collocations • Work: words and collocations • Idea banks for task 2 • Speaking: from short to developed answers • Model • Language bridge • Practice • Self-check questions with answers Key points: • you take an exam, study for a degree and graduate from a university. • name the exact part of work you mean: salary, prospects, security or satisfaction. • an idea bank gives you points, reasons and examples, so you can plan in two minutes. • in Speaking, add a reason, an example or a result after every first sentence. IELTS Complete Course: a self-study podcast from A1 to C2 for Academic and General Training. Listen, pause and answer, then take the 52-question quiz. Audio voiced with AI from an original script by Dr. Rashmi R Nair. Independent course, not affiliated with the IELTS test owners.