IELTS Speaking vocabulary

To bear a striking resemblance
(Describing People)

To go grey
(Describing People)

In her/his 30s/40s
(Describing People)

To look young for his/her age
(Describing People)

Medium height
(Describing People)

Middle aged
(Describing People)

To be overweight
(Describing People)

Shoulder Length Hair
(Describing People)

To get done up
(Describing People)

Lose one’s figure
(Describing People)

Cropped Hair
(Describing People)

Take after somebody
(Personality and Character)

Introverts
(Personality and Character)

To bend over backwards
(Personality and Character)

Quick Tempered
(Personality and Character)

Fair minded
(Personality and Character)

Self-assured
(Personality and Character)

Fun-loving
(Personality and Character)

Broad Minded
(Personality and Character)

Good Company
(Personality and Character)

To put others first
(Personality and Character)

Thick Skinned
(Personality and Character)

Residential Area
(Town and Cities)

Lively bars and restaurants
(Towns and Cities)

Within walking distance from shops/bars/restaurants
(Towns and Cities)

Tree Lined Streets
(Town and Cities)

Office Block
(Town and Cities)

To get around
(Town and Cities)

Public spaces
(Town and Cities)

Sprawling City
(Town and Cities)

Tourist Attractions
(Town and Cities)

To Close down
(Town and Cities)

Peaceful, Quite, Calm
(Town and Cities)

Traditional, Modern, Old-fahsioned
(Town and Cities)

Spetacular views of the City
(Town and Cities)

Plenty of Fresh Air, Open Fields
(Town and Cities)

Get a Bit Noisy
(Town and Cities)

Very well located
(Town and Cities)

The suburbs
(Accomodation)

Take out a mortgage
(Accomodation)

Home comforts
(Accomodation)

Property Market
(Accomodation)

House warming Party
(Accomodation)

To get on the property ladder
(Accomodation)

To put down a deposit
(Accomodation)

Back Garden
(Accomodation)

Concierge and Groundkeeper
(Accomodation)

Gated Community
(Accomodation)

Condo
(Accomodation)

Maintenance/Service/Condo Fee
(Accomodation)

Dweller
(Accomodation)

Live on Campus / Student Digs
(Accomodation)

All the mod cons
(Accomodation)

To get away from it all
(Holidays)

To go sightseeing
(Holidays)

Self-Catering
(Holidays)

Out of Season
(Holidays)

Holiday of a lifetime
(Holidays)

Breathtaking view
(Holidays)

Tourist trap
(Holidays)

Hordes of Tourists
(Holidays)

All in Package / Holiday Package
(Holidays)

Local Crafts
(Holidays)

Places of Interest
(Holidays)

To drift apart
(Relationships)

To get to know
(Relationships)

To get on well with
(Relationships)

To hit it off
(Relationship)

To settle down
(Relationships)

To have ups and downs
(Relationships)

To keep in/lose touch with
(Relationships)

Go back years
(Relationships)

To fall out with
(Relationships)

To see eye to eye on
(Relationships)

to work at a relationship
(Relationships)

Fitness programme
(Sports)

To get into shape
(Sports)

To go jogging
(Sports)

To take out exercise
(Sports)

To train hard
(Sports)

Dead straight hair
(Describing People)

To be full up
(Food)

To be starving hungry
(Food)

To bold something down/To grab a bite to eat
(Food)

To eat a balanced diet
(Food)

To eat like a horse
(Food)

To have a sweet tooth
(Food)

To wine and Dine
(Food)

To work up an appetite
(Food)

Take away
(Food)

Roast
(Food)

Tuck into
(Food)

Attend classes
(Education

Distance Learning / Face to Face Learning
(Education)

To keep up with your studies
(Education)

To learn something by heart
(Education)

To take a year out
(Education)

To work your way through university
(Education)

To give feedback
(Education)

A dead end job
(Work)

A good team player
(Work)

High powered Job
(Work)

One of the perks of the job
(Work)

To run your own business
(Work)

To be stuck behind a desk
(Work)

To be well paid
(Work)

To get stuck in a rut

To be a bit off colour
(Health)

To phone in sick
(Health)

To catch a cold
(Health)

Blocked Nose
(Health)

To be over the worst
(Health)

Cuts and Bruises
(Health)

As fit as fiddle
(Health)

Prescription Charges
(Health)

To make an appointment
(Health)

To pull a Muscle
(Health)

To be engrossed in
(Books and Movies)

Bedtime Reading
(Books and Movies)

To be a big reader
(Books and Movies)

To be Heavy Going

To catch the latest movie
(Books and Movies)

A page turner
(Books and Movies)

The setting
(Books and Movies)

To go on a general release
(Books and Movies)

To get a good / bad review
(Books and Movies)

Showings
(Books and Movies)

To be on trend
(Clothes and Fashion)

Designer Label
(Clothes and Fashion)

Dessed to Kill
(Clothes and Fashion)

To get dressed up
(Clothes and Fashion)

To have an eye for
(Clothes and Fashion)

Smart Clothes
(Clothes and Fashion)

To suit someone
(Clothes and Fashion)

To have a sense of style
(Clothes and Fashion)

To dress for the occasion
(Clothes and Fashion)

Classic Style
(Clothes and Fashion)

To balance the books
(Business)

Cut throat competition
(Business)

To go bust
(Business)

To go into business with
(Business)

To launch a product
(Business)

Stiff Competition
(Business)

To take on employees
(Business)

To take out a loan
(Business)

To earn a living
(Business)

To do a market research
(Business)

Lifestyle Business
(Business)

To lay someone off
(Business)

To raise a company profile
(Business)

Adoring Fans
(Music)

A catchy tune
(Music)

A huge following
(Music)

A massive hit
(Music)

Musical Talent
(Music)

Play By Ear
(Music)

Take up a musical instrument
(Music)

To sing out of tune
(Music)

To go on tour
(Music)