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Keywords to start describing a picture: (Better memorize these words) ●
This picture depicts……. (highly recommend)

● As we can see from the picture, there is/ are……. (highly recommend)
● This picture shows…….
● This photograph was taken in a (_place_), there is……..
● In this photo, there is …….
● This picture shows a scene/ view of…….
● This is a black and white photo, it shows …….
Amount of people or the age:
● A number/ a group/ a team of people/ passengers
● Little kids
● Elderly/ Middle-aged woman (useful)/ female
● Young/ Adult/ Old man/ Male
● Two wild animals
● A rocket/ airplane/ car/ bus/ old- fashioned train running on the trial
● A brown dog/ cow
Places/ Venue:
● Forest/ dessert/ lake
● An open green/ grassy field
● Playground
● Operate place
● Art gallery/ Museum……. sculpture
● Warehouse
● Construction site(Common)
● Stage
● Large stadium(Common)
● Wooden table
Look/ Outlook:
● His or Her hair is dyed purple/ red/ blue
● Blond hair (Common)
● Beret hat
● Blue-black strip T-shirt
● Clothings: grey suit/ coat/ jacket, colourful dress, boots, blue pants
Feelings & emotions:
● Unhappy/ Irritated
● Very serious/ frustrated(Common)
● Hungry
● Thrilled/ Cheerful/ Yelling
● Quite happy/ surprised/ enjoying/ smiling(Common)
● Delightful
● Busy/ relaxed/ hurry/ casually
More extra information and to end
● It might be…….
● Apart from that, there is/ are…….
● Probably/ maybe it is…….
● We can assume that …….
● I am not sure but if I had to guess I would say……
● I suppose it might be…….
● It must be….(__season__)... because it is very……. (__weather__)(Useful) 2. 5
Minutes- Write to a topic (this question type will appear once only in the real test)
→ write around 70-80 words
1st step: implication & introduction
- There are several solid reasons why…… is considered to be advantageous -
Many believe that …… while others argue …… I agree with the former.
(Useful)
- Even though/ although some people ……. I am more inclined to ……. (Useful) -
Nowadays/ The last decade/ We live in an age when……. (Useful) - The
controversial issue in respect of……. has attracted the public attention and
sparked a heated debate in today’s society
2nd step: reasons/ experience
Tips: think in multiple angles will help you expand more on your writing -
Introduction words:
- First and Foremost,........ (highly recommend)
- To start/ To begin with, …….
- Firstly, Secondly, Lastly, ……..
- Moreover,.......
3rd step: results/ conclusions
- To sum up, ……..
- To put it in a nutshell, …….. (highly recommend)
- In conclusion, ……… (Useful)
- Overall, ……..
- Based on the reasons discussed, I consider that……..
Sample answer (I
got this question at my real test): Many believe that literacy is more important in
present days, while others think that literacy is only essential in the past. I agree with
the former. First and Foremost, the ability to read and write is important because it
will help students enhance critical thinking. Some might argue that literacy is not
essential anymore since technology will replace the necessity of reading and writing.
Moreover, the ability to read and write is beneficial to our future job. For example,
you need to learn how to read and write so you can get into a well known university or
college and get a good job in the future. To put it in a nutshell, The ability to read and
write has grown more significantly in the recent decade. (125 words)
Useful synonyms
1. Advantage= Benefit, positive
2. Disadvantage= Drawbacks
3. Effect= Influence, Impact, Result, Outcome
4. Problem= issue, challenge, difficulty, obstacle, setback
5. Important= crucial, essential, vital (Useful)
6. Expensive= costly, high-priced, extortionate
7. Cheap= inexpensive, affordable, economical
8. Big= Great, Large, Considerable, Wide, Vast
9. Small= Tiny, little, slight
Vocabulary List
Vocabularies Meanings
1. Readership - the group of people who regularly read a particular

newspaper, magazine, etc.
2. Publicly - If something is done publicly, it is done so that everyone can know

about it
3. - giving all your attention to something

Engrossed
**C2 word
4. Scruffy - untidy and looking

**C2 word
5. - any of various methods intended to prevent a woman

Contraception becoming pregnant
**C2 word
6. Juggle - to throw several objects up into the air, and then catch and throw
them up repeatedly so that one or more objects can stay in the
air.
- usually in order to entertain people
7. - a badly damaged object or the separated parts of a badly

Wreckage damaged object
**C2 word
8. Retrace - to go back over something, eg. a path or a series of past actions
9. - not thinking about or interested in someone or something

Indifferent
**C2 word
10. - a vote in which all the people in a country or an area are asked
Referendum to give their opinion about or decide an important political or
**C2 word social question
11. - to waste money or supplies, or to waste opportunities by not using

Squander them to your advantage
**C2 word
12. Arid - very dry and without enough rain for plants
**C2 word - unsuccessful
- not interesting and showing no imagination
13. - living for a long time

Longevity - remaining popular or useful for a long time
**C2 word
14. Breadth - the distance from one side to another
15. Formidable - causing you to have fear or respect for something or someone
**C2 word because that thing is large, powerful, or difficult
16. - to lose the determination to oppose something; to accept defeat.

Succumb
**C2 word
17. Inkling - a feeling that something is true or likely to happen, although you are
not certain
18. Loom - to appear as a large, often frightening or unclear shape or object

**C2 word
19. Frenzy - uncontrolled and excited behaviour or emotion that is

**C2 word sometimes violent
20. - an object that is beautiful rather than useful (eg. necklaces or
Ornament earrings)
**C2 word
21. - a substance that you put on your body to prevent or hide

Deodorant unpleasant smells
**C1 word
22. Orthodox - (of beliefs, ideas, or activities) considered traditional, normal, and
**C2 word accepted by most people
23. - solving problems in a sensible way that suits the conditions that
Pragmatic really exist now, rather than obeying fixed theories, ideas, or
**C2 word rules
24. - Decaffeinated coffee or tea form has had the coffee removed
Decaffeinated
**C2 word
25. - too proud of yourself and your actions and abilities

Conceited
**C2 word
26. - Something or someone that causes great suffering or a lot of trouble

Scourge
27. - very loud, or full of confusion, change, or uncertainty

Tumultous
28. - showing a willingness to take risks or offend people

Audacious
29. Speculation - the activity of guessing possible answers to a question

**C1 word without having enough information to be certain
30. - a very serious infectious disease that spreads quickly and kills
Pestilence large number of people
- a serious and growing problem
31. Devastating - causing a lot of damage or destruction

**C2 word - making someone very shocked and upset
32. - If a king/ queen abdicates, he or she makes a formal statement that

Abdicate he or she no longer wants to be king/queen.
33. - not being careful or giving enough attention to people or things

Negligent that are your responsibility
**C2 word
34. Potent - very powerful, forceful, or effective
35. - to imagine or expect something in the future, especially

Envisage something good
**C1 word
36. Regime - a particular government or a system or method of

**C2 word government
37. Vilify - to say or write unpleasant things about somebody or something,

in order to cause other people to have a bad opinion on them.
38. Partake - to become involved with or take part in something - to

eat or drink
39. - to kill a large number of something, or to reduce something severely

Decimate
40. - government by a small group of powerful people

Oligarchy
41. - an animal that eats only plants

Herbivore
42. - wrong or false

Erroneous
43. Cacophony - an unpleasant mixture of loud sounds
44. Intrinsic - being an extremely important and basic characteristic of a person

**C2 word or thing
45. Gladiatorial - relating to violent fighting in which only one person or group can win
46. - to mix with and join society or a group of people, often

Integrate
**C1 word changing to suit their way of life, habits, and customs
47. Fatal - a fatal illness, accident, etc. cause death

**C2 word - very serious and having an important bad effect in the future
48. Deploy - to use something or someone, especially in an effective

way - to move soldiers or equipment to a place where they
can be used when they are needed
49. Predominantly - mostly or mainly

**C2 word
50. Anonymity - the situation in which someone’s name is not given or known
51. Fierce - physically violent and frightening

**B2 word - strong and powerful
- showing strong feeling or energetic activity
52. Brash - people showing too much confidence and too little
respect - clothes are too bright and colourful
53. Amid - in the middle of or surrounded by

**C1 word
54. Resignation - the act of telling your employer that you are leaving your job
**C2 word
55. Practitioner - someone involved in a skilled job or activity

**C2 word
56. The epitome - the typical or highest example of a stated quality

of something
57. Scrutinize - to examine something very carefully in order to discover

information
58. Dump - to put down or drop something in a careless way

**C2 word - to get rid of something unwanted
59. Stagnant - (water or air) not flowing or moving, and smelling

unpleasant - not growing or developing
60. Extravagant - spending too much money, or using too much of

**C2 word something - extreme and unreasonable

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Keywords to start describing a picture: (Better memorize these words) ●

This picture depicts……. (highly recommend)

1. Readership - the group of people who regularly read a particular

2. Publicly - If something is done publicly, it is done so that everyone can know

3. - giving all your attention to something

4. Scruffy - untidy and looking

5. - any of various methods intended to prevent a woman

7. - a badly damaged object or the separated parts of a badly

8. Retrace - to go back over something, eg. a path or a series of past actions

9. - not thinking about or interested in someone or something

11. - to waste money or supplies, or to waste opportunities by not using

13. - living for a long time

14. Breadth - the distance from one side to another

16. - to lose the determination to oppose something; to accept defeat.

18. Loom - to appear as a large, often frightening or unclear shape or object

19. Frenzy - uncontrolled and excited behaviour or emotion that is

21. - a substance that you put on your body to prevent or hide

25. - too proud of yourself and your actions and abilities

26. - Something or someone that causes great suffering or a lot of trouble

27. - very loud, or full of confusion, change, or uncertainty

28. - showing a willingness to take risks or offend people

29. Speculation - the activity of guessing possible answers to a question

31. Devastating - causing a lot of damage or destruction

32. - If a king/ queen abdicates, he or she makes a formal statement that

33. - not being careful or giving enough attention to people or things

35. - to imagine or expect something in the future, especially

36. Regime - a particular government or a system or method of

37. Vilify - to say or write unpleasant things about somebody or something,

38. Partake - to become involved with or take part in something - to

39. - to kill a large number of something, or to reduce something severely

40. - government by a small group of powerful people

41. - an animal that eats only plants

42. - wrong or false

43. Cacophony - an unpleasant mixture of loud sounds

44. Intrinsic - being an extremely important and basic characteristic of a person

46. - to mix with and join society or a group of people, often

47. Fatal - a fatal illness, accident, etc. cause death

48. Deploy - to use something or someone, especially in an effective

49. Predominantly - mostly or mainly

51. Fierce - physically violent and frightening

53. Amid - in the middle of or surrounded by

55. Practitioner - someone involved in a skilled job or activity

56. The epitome - the typical or highest example of a stated quality

57. Scrutinize - to examine something very carefully in order to discover

58. Dump - to put down or drop something in a careless way

59. Stagnant - (water or air) not flowing or moving, and smelling

60. Extravagant - spending too much money, or using too much of

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