{"id":233803,"date":"2017-03-07T16:38:00","date_gmt":"2017-03-07T16:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gostudyin-dev.com\/uk\/gsi_study_guides\/7-amazing-adjectives-ielts\/"},"modified":"2017-03-07T16:38:00","modified_gmt":"2017-03-07T16:38:00","slug":"7-amazing-adjectives-ielts","status":"publish","type":"gsi_study_guides","link":"https:\/\/gostudyin-dev.com\/uk\/study-in-uk\/study-guides\/7-amazing-adjectives-ielts\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Amazing Adjectives for IELTS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One quarter of your <a href=\"https:\/\/gostudyin-dev.com\/study-in-uk\/language-prep\/ielts\/\">IELTS&nbsp;speaking score<\/a> comes from how you use vocabulary and how you describe people. For example, a question may ask you to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Describe an older person that you have known for years<\/li>\n<li>Describe one of your good neighbours<\/li>\n<li>Describe your favorite character from a TV program or movie<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In this situation a lot of candidates would use a sentence like &ldquo;He is nice&rdquo; or &ldquo;She is kind&rdquo;. Both these sentences are okay, but even for native speakers &ldquo;nice&rdquo; and &ldquo;kind&rdquo; are so common that they have become stale.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IELTS classes in London and Manchester\" href=\"https:\/\/gostudyin-dev.com\/study-in-uk\/language-prep\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto\" src=\"\/\/static.studyin-uk.com\/assets\/images\/ielts-tips.jpg\"  width=\"724\" height=\"379\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Interesting IELTS adjectives<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>To avoid boring answers, research and prepare more interesting adjectives that can be used to increase your &ldquo;Lexical Resource&rdquo; score.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It&rsquo;s very common for English speakers to add an &ldquo;explaining sentence&rdquo; after they use an adjective of any kind; so if an English speaker likes someone,&nbsp;they may use the&nbsp;&ldquo;so\/very\/really&#8221; positive&nbsp;adjective: &ldquo;She&rsquo;s so funny&rdquo;.<\/li>\n<li>If we want to say something negative about someone we like we can use &ldquo;can be a little\/bit negative adjective sometimes&rdquo;:&nbsp;&ldquo;My dad can be a bit grumpy sometimes&rdquo; or&nbsp;&ldquo;not very positive adjective&rdquo;. &ldquo;He&rsquo;s a lovely guy, but he&rsquo;s not very reliable&rdquo;.<\/li>\n<li>Sometimes when we are a little angry with the person we can use &ldquo;so\/very\/really negative adjective&rdquo;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>7 amazing IELTS adjectives<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><strong>1. Open-minded&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Meaning:&nbsp;<\/strong>Having or showing a mind receptive to new ideas or arguments<\/li>\n<li><strong>Example:<\/strong> &ldquo;When I told my parents that I wanted to be a professional singer, they didn&rsquo;t mind at all, they&rsquo;re really<strong>&nbsp;open-minded<\/strong>.&rdquo;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>2.&nbsp;Reliable&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Meaning<\/strong>: May be relied upon. Trustworthy<\/li>\n<li><strong>Example:<\/strong>&nbsp;&ldquo;My brother is very&nbsp;<strong>reliable.<\/strong>&nbsp;He&rsquo;s never late.&rdquo;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\">\n<h3><strong>3.&nbsp;Stingy<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> (Doesn&rsquo;t like to spend money)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Example:<\/strong> &ldquo;My boyfriend is nice, but he can be a bit&nbsp;<strong>stingy<\/strong>. I always pay for dinner.&rdquo;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>4.&nbsp;Outgoing&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Meaning:<\/strong>&nbsp;Friendly, starts conversations with others.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Example:<\/strong> &ldquo;Although he&rsquo;s 85, he&rsquo;s really&nbsp;<strong>outgoing.<\/strong>&nbsp;He loves meeting new people.&rdquo;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\">\n<h3><strong>5.&nbsp;Over-sensitive<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Too sensitive, or easily offended<\/li>\n<li><strong>Example:<\/strong> &ldquo;Steve&rsquo;s so&nbsp;<strong>over-sensitive<\/strong>, he always gets angry when anyone criticises his work.&rdquo;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h3><strong>6.&nbsp;Blunt<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Too direct, a little rude.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Example:<\/strong> &ldquo;He&rsquo;s a bit&nbsp;<strong>blunt<\/strong>&nbsp;sometimes. He often just says what he thinks.&rdquo;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\">\n<h3><strong>7.&nbsp;Self-assured<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Meaning:<\/strong><em> Confident.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Example:<\/strong> &ldquo;He never has a problem meeting new people. He&rsquo;s really&nbsp;<strong>self assured<\/strong>.&rdquo;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2><strong>Study IELTS in London or Manchester<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The best way to improve your adjective use in English is by signing up for IELTS classes in London&nbsp;or <a href=\"https:\/\/gostudyin-dev.com\/study-in-uk\/language-prep\/ielts\/\">Manchester<\/a>! Our flexible, part-time classes are built around your schedule, allowing you the freedom to learn when you want. 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