IELTS Speaking- Vocabulary Brainstorming

IELTS Speaking Part One and Part Two vocabulary brainstorming and speaking

Write as many suitable things as you can in the categories below, first of all with no help.

Types of accommodation

 

 

Different ways of addressing someone/ Different kinds of name

 

 

Different kinds of identification

 

 

Family members

 

 

Things that families do together

 

 

Other people you know

 

 

Housework

 

 

Things to do in the evening at home

 

 

Things to do at the weekend at home

 

 

Places to go out

 

 

Educational institutions

 

 

Qualifications

 

 

Types of transport

 

 

Entertainment

 

 

Ways of cooking

 

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Suggested answers

Compare your lists with below, then share some from your lists.

Types of accommodation – apartment, (terraced/ semi-detached/ detached/ shared) house, hostel, hotel, B&B, (student) halls/ dorm(itory), condo(minium), high rise, tower block, housing estate

 

Different ways of addressing someone – first name/ Christian name/ given name, title + family name/ last name, nickname

 

Different kinds of identification – passport, driving license, photo ID, national identity card,

 

Family members – _____-in-law, stepmother/father, cousin, fiancé/ fiancée, partner, great grandparent, niece/ nephew, distant relation, ancestor, great uncle/ aunt

 

Things that families do – argue/ row/ quarrel, tease, fight, nag, scold, punish, bully, be strict, celebrate, sit down for dinner together, have a picnic, go out for a daytrip

 

Other people you know – acquaintance, workmate/ colleague/ co-worker, classmate, drinking buddy, fellow alumni

 

Housework – do the washing/ laundry, do the cleaning/ dusting/ hoovering/, do the washing up/ dishes, tidy up, take out the rubbish, hang out the washing, do the ironing, spring clean

 

Things to do in the evening at home – watch TV/ channel hopping, watch a movie/ go to the cinema, go to bed early, social networking, surfing the internet

 

Things to do at the weekend at home – do the housework, have a lie-in/ catch up on my sleep, gardening, DIY

 

Places to go out – club/ disco, pub/ bar, music venue/ concert venue

 

Educational institutions – cram school, primary school, kindergarten/ nursery/ pre-school, uni(versity), graduate school, (technical/ vocational) college

 

Qualifications – school leaving certificate, BA/ BSc/ bachelor’s degree/ first degree/ four year degree/ university degree/ undergraduate degree, junior college degree/ two year degree, master’s degree/ master’s/ MA/ MSc/ MPhil/ MBA, postgraduate degree, PhD/ doctorate, post-doc,

 

Types of transport – bus/ coach, underground/ subway, tram, on foot, scooter, bullet train, shuttle bus, monorail

 

Entertainment – TV, mp3 player, live music, karaoke

 

Ways of cooking – boil, bake, fry, roast, steam, grill, raw, poach, stir fry

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Monologues

Talk as long as you can about one of these topics (including past, present and future if you can). You can use the vocabulary on the last page to help you if you like.

• Your home
• A building you like
• Somewhere you stayed on holiday
• Your family
• Your local area
• The city you live in
• Your family
• One relation
• Someone you know
• Your childhood
• Family celebrations
• Your hobbies and interests
• Your evenings
• Your days off
• Your holidays
• Sport and exercise and you
• Your diet
• Food you like and dislike
• Cooking
• Your hometown
• Your studies
• Your qualifications
• Transport you use
• Your travels

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IELTS Speaking Part Two writing tasks and speaking

Choose one of the topics above and write a Speaking Part Two task like the one below on that topic for your partner to speak about.

Talk for one or two minutes about somewhere you’ve been or like to do on holiday. You should mention: -       Where that place is -       What it looks like -       What you can do there And say whether it is a well-known place to go on holiday or not, and why.

 

Cards to write IELTS Speaking Part Two tasks on

Talk for one or two minutes about__________________________________. You should mention: -       _________________________________________________ -       _________________________________________________ -       _________________________________________________ And say __________________________________________________

 

Talk for one or two minutes about__________________________________. You should mention: -       _________________________________________________ -       _________________________________________________ -       _________________________________________________ And say __________________________________________________

 

Talk for one or two minutes about__________________________________. You should mention: -       _________________________________________________ -       _________________________________________________ -       _________________________________________________ And say __________________________________________________

 

Talk for one or two minutes about__________________________________. You should mention: -       _________________________________________________ -       _________________________________________________ -       _________________________________________________ And say __________________________________________________

 

Talk for one or two minutes about__________________________________. You should mention: -       _________________________________________________ -       _________________________________________________ -       _________________________________________________ And say __________________________________________________