Describe a short term goal or ambition IELTS speaking

Questions to talk about goals

What can be your short-term and long-term goals?

dedicate my life to the service to humanity
achieve professional goals
drive a zero-emissions vehicle
store my mind on the computer
learn more about different cuisines and flavors

What can be the goals of people living in these areas below?

Types of goals

personal
professional
physical
financial
intellectual
?

Key video vocabulary

I regret not taking lessons

amateur theater

recreational pilot’s license

Goals video listening exercises

Watch the video. What do they talk about?

kinds of music
musical instruments
acting as a hobby
travelling by plane

audio is from Everyday English: goals and dreams

Correct the mistakes:

Nick’s goal is to master playing the guitar by the end of this year
Charlotte regrets not taking acting lessons before
Charlotte hopes to play in a professional musical
Nick’s goal is to fly his own plane

Write a comic story

Goals and dreams discussion

What types of goals and aims do you set for yourself?
What is your career plan?
What are your professional/work goals?
Would you start your own business?
What job skills do you need to achieve goals at work?
What health goals do you have?
Would you set a goal to follow a healthy diet? What healthy foods would you like to eat more regularly?
How can you achieve your goals? Is there anything you want to excel at?
What personality traits do you want to improve to achieve your goals?
When you set your goals, how far into the future do you plan?
How can predictions of the future change your goals?
Can superstitions affect your goals?
What proverbs about success or goals can you name?
What scientific and technological goals can be significant for humanity?
Is it easy for you to decide what goals to choose?

IELTS speaking cue card Goals

Describe a short term goal or ambition you have

what it is
for how long you have this goal
how difficult it would be to have it fulfilled

and explain what you need to do to achieve it

Additional listening and reading about goals and ambitions

The text is below

I’ve set myself goals around achieving stuff at work, but also achieving stuff personally.

My goal this year is to expand a YouTube channel I started.

Well, I’ve beaten the bullet I’ve given up work and I’m following my dream. I’m going back to school to follow arts.

Fo be contentious first and to be competent in whatever field of enterprise I choose. And that somehow must be of service to humanity.

My goals are basically professional like so publishing papers and doing stuff like that.

I do really well at uni to be a better person within myself and my family life. And to kind of do things properly that’s definitely that’s the main goal.