Sample Speaking Part 2, 3: Describe something healthy you enjoy doing

Describing something healthy you enjoy doing is a very familiar IELTS Speaking Part 2 topic for all candidates preparing for the IELTS exam. Resolving this topic thoroughly is not difficult if you stick to the outline below. Review the sample Speaking Part 2 on the topic of describing something healthy you enjoy doing and the sample Speaking Part 3 response on the topic of health below to practice for the exam at home effectively. Additionally, you can use the sample below to apply to some other topics as well, such as: Describe something you do to keep healthy!

I. Sample IELTS Speaking Part 2: Describe something healthy you enjoy doing

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1. Cue card: Describe something healthy you enjoy doing

Describe something healthy you enjoy doing:

2. Outline: Part 2

2.1. Idea

• Describing something healthy you enjoy doing is a very familiar IELTS Speaking Part 2 topic in the Speaking exam. The prompt requires you to describe a healthy activity that you enjoy. Therefore, we need to provide the following information: 

  • What the activity is

  • Where you do it and with whom

  • How often you do it

  • Explain why you enjoy this activity (for health reasons)

• For the question about what the activity is in the "Describe something healthy you enjoy doing" prompt, we should choose everyday activities. This does not necessarily have to be playing a sport, it could be a regular chore or leisure activity. In general, choose something familiar that you have experience with.

• For the question of where and with whom in the "Describe something healthy you enjoy doing" prompt, choose a location around where you live and you can describe the surrounding environment a bit. However, this information should be concise as it is not the main focus of the response. After clarifying the location, you can transition to who you do this activity with. At this point, you should explain why you go with them and how you feel about it.

• Next, we need to provide the frequency with which we do this activity in the "Describe something healthy you enjoy doing" prompt. In this part, we don't need to be lengthy, just conclude in 1-2 sentences. It could be something you do after work/school or on the weekends.

• Finally, we need to analyze the reason why you enjoy this activity. To conclude the "Describe something healthy you enjoy doing" response, you can mention your future plans whether you will continue doing this activity or invite someone else to join and the benefits of this change.

2.2. One-minute note taking

3. Sample Speaking

Below is a sample IELTS Speaking Part 2 response on the topic "Describe something health you enjoy doing". You should refer to this to effectively practice for the IELTS Speaking test at home:

There are a few recreational activities that I’m fond of, but there is one that I particularly enjoy, which is walking while listening to music around the lake near my house. Most of the time, I would wear a headset and then immerse myself in my personal zone. Many of my friends think that is quite unusual or even monotonous of me as they often go for a walk with a partner to chat, but that’s how I want to spend me time. Well, this is a chance for me to reflect whether I have a good rapport with my workmate or do my job efficiently. Or sometimes, I leave my mind blank and just go with the flow with the music. 

I choose to do this activity because of my limited stamina. I can’t really do strenuous exercises; however, this will still help me to be a bit physically active. So, if you’re intent on losing weight or building muscles, this kind of exercise will not serve your needs. I try to go for a walk as much as I can after work because I have been stationary for the whole day, which is quite dangerous for the body. Therefore, this light activity helps me a lot physically and mentally. My pastime usually lasts for about an hour and how I choose the music mostly depends on my mood. Much as I enjoy being alone, I think in the future, I will ask a family member or a close friend to do this with me. Then, I can be active and bond with my loved ones at the same time.

Vocabulary is critical to performing well in IELTS Speaking Part 2. Using a diverse range of high-level vocabulary can impress the examiner and earn you higher marks in the Lexical Resource criterion. Mastering topic-specific words and idiomatic expressions shows your command of the English language. Carefully studying and practicing vocabulary relevant to the Speaking Part 2 topics is a key strategy to achieve a band score of 7 or above.

Some commonly used vocabulary for the "Describe something healthy you enjoy doing" topic:

• Immerse (v): to become deeply involved in something

• Monotonous (adj): dull and repetitive, lacking in variety

• Me time (n): time spent relaxing and doing activities on one's own

• Reflect oneself (v): to carefully consider and understand oneself

• Good rapport with sb: a close and harmonious relationship with someone

• Leave one's mind blank (v): to clear one's mind of thoughts

• Go with the flow: to let things happen naturally without trying to control them

• Stamina (n): the ability to sustain prolonged physical or mental effort

• Strenuous (adj): requiring or involving great effort and exertion

• Be intent on (adj): determined to do something

• Stationary (adj): not moving or changing position

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II. Sample IELTS Speaking Part 3: Health

1. Do you think people in your country are less healthy than they used to be?

Well, I would admit that there are scaremongers out there who constantly spreads fear about how the general public is consuming far more toxins and is generally more inactive compared to the past. However, the widespread availability of nutritious food as well as clean water worldwide has been immensely beneficial to the global health. I also think that people these days are more well-informed about proper diets and lifestyles to sustain or improve their fitness.  

• scaremonger (n): a person who deliberately tries to frighten people in order to achieve a particular aim

• toxin (n): a poisonous substance

• widespread availability (nphr): the condition of being widely accessible or available

• immense (a): extremely large in scale or degree

• well-informed (a): having a lot of knowledge and information about a particular subject

• sustain (v): to maintain (an action or activity) over a period of time

2. How can we encourage young people to stay healthy?

Personally, I think education is the key. Ongoing exposure to knowledge regarding ways to keep fit, or the consequences of being ignorant about taking care of themselves, for instance, may motivate the youth in their journey of self-care. Hmmm, another point I would like to make is to create more convenient methods for the young to maintain a good health, such as easier eat-clean recipes, or less time-consuming fitness routines. This would facilitate the consistency in which youngsters do these health-beneficial activities.  

• ongoing exposure (n): continuous or prolonged contact with or experience of something

• ignorant (a): lacking knowledge, information, or awareness about a particular thing

• fitness routine (n): a regular physical exercise program

• facilitate (v): to make (an action or process) easy or easier

• consistency (n): the quality of being consistent, reliable, or unchanging over time

3. Should governments intervene to force people to be healthier?

I think ‘force’ is a quite heavy word - ‘encourage’ would be a much better approach. So in Vietnam, the government is subsidizing milk for primary schoolers, and this has been conducive to increasing their average height. I’ve noticed, too, how near the residence areas lay some facilities to exercise that people can use for free. These facilities are quite popular among citizens every afternoon and early morning, and it is undeniable how much more active people have become in recent years thanks to this addition. All in all, careful and appropriate intervention is comparatively more advantageous compared to forceful policies. 

• approach (n): a way of dealing with a situation or problem

• subsidize (v): to provide financial assistance to, especially to help an industry or business

• conducive to (a): making a certain situation or outcome likely or possible

• residence area (n): a residential district or neighborhood

• undeniable (a): impossible to deny or dispute

• intervention (n): the act of intervening, or the state of being intervened

III. Conclusion

This article has provided a sample IELTS Speaking Part 2 + 3 topic on "Describe something healthy you enjoy doing". Check out the full article to effectively practice for the IELTS Speaking test from home. PREP wishes all Preppies confidence as they step into the real Speaking test and score the band they hope for!