49 TOPICS (IELTS SPEAKING PART 2)
1. Describe a place that can be good to relax (not home)
2. Describe a gift for others that took you long time to choose
3. Describe a change that will improve your local area
4. Describe a small and successful company you know.
5. Describe a person you know who dresses well/ a person who is fashionable
6. Describe an age/stage you enjoyed in your life.
7. Describe a time that a child did something that made you laugh
8. Describe a picture or photograph in your family.
9. Describe a time that you and your friend had a disagreement
10. Describe a place where you can read and write.
11. Describe a team you have been part of.
12. Describe something that you want to learn more.
13. Describe an indoor game that you liked to play when you were a child.
14. Describe a special trip you would like to go on in the future.
15. Describe a person who can use/speak a second language.
16. Describe an occasion you got up extremely early.
17. Describe an educational trip you went on.
18. Describe an educational TV program that you have seen.
19. Describe a paid job you ever did or someone you know ever did
20. Describe a time when you feel surprised to meet someone.
21. Describe a restaurant you like (to go to)/that impresses you.
22. Describe a park/garden you visited and liked/that impressed you.
23. Describe a place you went to that was full of color.
24. Describe something you do to (help you) stay healthy.
25. Describe an exciting sport you know
26. Describe a time you were friendly to someone you didn’t like.
27. Describe a special toy you had in your childhood
28. Describe a childhood song you remember well.
29. Describe a happy family event from your childhood that you remember well.
30. Describe a place near water (such as a river, a lake or the ocean) that you
enjoyed visiting.
31. Describe a pleasant surprise you had.
32. Describe a subject you didn’t like before but have interest in now.
33. Describe a piece of good news you heard from TV or internet
34. Describe a situation when you received some useful advice.
35. Describe a time when you got lost.
36. Describe an unusual building you have visited
37. Describe a situation (or a time) when you helped someone.
38. Describe a project that you were once involved in (for example, a project at work or a
homework assignment at school or university).
39. Describe a historical building in your country/ hometown.
40. Describe a long journey/short trips you would like to make again
41. Describe a family member you would like to work with.
42. Describe an ambition you have not achieved yet.
43. Describe an interesting website you have visited.
44. Describe something interesting you learnt from the internet
45. Describe a situation that others didn’t tell you the whole truth.
46. Describe a friend who you think is good leader.
47. Describe something you really want to buy in the future
48. Describe a movie you would like to watch again
49. Describe a vehicle you would like to buy ( or own)
It’s Terrible! (Words that mean ‘bad’)
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Some of you may have read a recent post here on words and phrases used for saying that things
are good or great. This week our mood is a little less positive and we’re exploring the language
that we use for saying that things are bad.
We’ll start with some very frequent words that can be used to describe most things that are very
bad, (‘bad’ in this case meaning generally ‘unpleasant or causing difficulties’). The
adjectives awful,dreadful, terrible and appalling are all commonly used for saying that something
is very unpleasant. The weather was absolutely awful./I’ve had a dreadful cold./We had a
terrible time./The way they treated her was just appalling.
There are some even stronger words too that are used to describe things generally that
are extremely bad. The adjectives atrocious and horrendous are both used to emphasize how
terrible something is: The roads in the capital are absolutely atrocious./In the prison itself,
conditions were horrendous.
Other adjectives also mean ‘bad’ or ‘very bad’ but often with the slightly more specific meaning
of ‘of bad quality’. The adjective poor is one of these: The acting was pretty poor./We
complained about the poor service. In British English, the slightly informal word shocking is
also used to mean ‘of very bad quality’: The standard of some of the writing is frankly
shocking. Likewise, the words second-rateand, (worse), third-rate are used to complain about bad
quality: a second-rate actor /a third-rate football team. The slightly formal word substandard is
used for criticising something such as a product or service that is below the usual or necessary
standard: There were complaints about substandard housing. A very common noun used with
the meaning of ‘something of poor quality’ is rubbish:Think of all the rubbish that you see on TV
these days. Meanwhile, the phraseleave a lot to be desired also expresses dissatisfaction with
poor quality. Something that leaves a lot to be desired is much worse in quality than you would
like: I’m afraid their customer service leaves a lot to be desired.
Again, there are stronger words for describing things that are of bad quality. The
adjectives abysmal and (informal) diabolical both emphasize that something is of extremely poor
quality: The food was abysmal./Maria’s driving is absolutely diabolical!
In a week or two, we will look at vocabulary that is used to describe more specific qualities of
things that we judge to be bad. Do come back!
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