IELTS-Simon’s video course
IELTS Speaking Part 2: describe an activity
Describe something healthy you enjoy doing.
You should say
what you do
where you do it
who you do it with
and explain why you think doing this is healthy.
Here’s the answer that I gave in the lesson. I’ve highlighted the best vocabulary.
I’m going to describe a really healthy activity that I do, currently, which is swimming. I used
to swim a lot when I was younger, but I’ve recently taken it up again, and I go a couple of
times a week now.
I go swimming in a gym that I joined, which has a nice swimming pool. I tried going to my
local public pool, but it was too busy and you couldn’t really swim up and down in
lanes there. So, I found a gym that has a pool, and it’s usually quite empty, and I can have
a lane to myself and swim up and down.
As I said, I do this hobby or activity alone. I don’t go there with anyone; it’s a solitary
sport really, and I’m doing it for my own health reasons. Obviously, of course, there are
other people in the pool when I’m there; sometimes you have to share a lane with another
person or a couple of people. But, basically, I’m in there, focused, on my own,
concentrating on my own swimming stroke and technique, and trying to improve my
endurance and stamina as well.
And the reason I think this is a healthy sport… well, I think it’s widely accepted that
swimming is really healthy. It’s a good all-over body workout; it’s great cardiovascular
exercise; it’s a low-impact sport, so you’re not expected to get any injuries as you might
do if you were running, where there’s impact on the joints - with swimming you don’t
have that. So I think it’s really good for the body, but it’s also good for the mind. When I
get into the swimming pool, as soon as I hit the water it clears my mind; I’m focused
only on one thing, which is my stroke, my technique, the breathing - it makes you think
about your breathing as well, which is good. And I think it rejuvenates and reinvigorates
you to be in the water. It’s a really relaxing experience.
IELTS Speaking Part 2: describe an activity
Describe something healthy you enjoy doing.
You should say
what you do
where you do it
who you do it with
and explain why you think doing this is healthy.
Here’s the answer that I gave in the lesson. I’ve highlighted the best vocabulary.
I’m going to describe a really healthy activity that I do, currently, which is swimming. I used
to swim a lot when I was younger, but I’ve recently taken it up again, and I go a couple of
times a week now.
I go swimming in a gym that I joined, which has a nice swimming pool. I tried going to my
local public pool, but it was too busy and you couldn’t really swim up and down in
lanes there. So, I found a gym that has a pool, and it’s usually quite empty, and I can have
a lane to myself and swim up and down.
As I said, I do this hobby or activity alone. I don’t go there with anyone; it’s a solitary
sport really, and I’m doing it for my own health reasons. Obviously, of course, there are
other people in the pool when I’m there; sometimes you have to share a lane with another
person or a couple of people. But, basically, I’m in there, focused, on my own,
concentrating on my own swimming stroke and technique, and trying to improve my
endurance and stamina as well.
And the reason I think this is a healthy sport… well, I think it’s widely accepted that
swimming is really healthy. It’s a good all-over body workout; it’s great cardiovascular
exercise; it’s a low-impact sport, so you’re not expected to get any injuries as you might
do if you were running, where there’s impact on the joints - with swimming you don’t
have that. So I think it’s really good for the body, but it’s also good for the mind. When I
get into the swimming pool, as soon as I hit the water it clears my mind; I’m focused
only on one thing, which is my stroke, my technique, the breathing - it makes you think
about your breathing as well, which is good. And I think it rejuvenates and reinvigorates
you to be in the water. It’s a really relaxing experience.
