IELTS Vocabulary: brainstorm themes

In yesterday’s lesson I brainstormed the theme of a modern apartment. It’s easy to brainstorm ideas when you focus on a specific word, and I was able to produce a useful list of ideas related to the word ‘modern’.

You can use this technique as a way to prepare for topics and to expand your overall vocabulary knowledge. Just choose a word (your ‘theme’) and brainstorm ideas related to it. You could also use the Internet as a source of ideas. 

Task: Let’s take the word ‘easy’ as our theme. Can you list between five and ten words or phrases related to this theme?

Comments

[Funmi]

Not stressful
Simple
Straightforward
A walkover
Not cumbersome

[Ameet]

A piece of cake

Comfortable

Relaxing

Simple way

Very soft

Basic level

[wendy]

https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=easy+*_NOUN%2C+take+the+easy+way+out%2C+within+easy+reach+of+&year_start=1800&year_end=2000&corpus=15&smoothing=3&share=&direct_url=t2%3B%2Ceasy%20%2A_NOUN%3B%2Cc0%3B%2Cs0%3B%3Beasy%20matter_NOUN%3B%2Cc0%3B%3Beasy%20task_NOUN%3B%2Cc0%3B%3Beasy%20access_NOUN%3B%2Cc0%3B%3Beasy%20way_NOUN%3B%2Cc0%3B%3Beasy%20prey_NOUN%3B%2Cc0%3B%3Beasy%20reach_NOUN%3B%2Cc0%3B%3Beasy%20thing_NOUN%3B%2Cc0%3B%3Beasy%20chair_NOUN%3B%2Cc0%3B%3Beasy%20terms_NOUN%3B%2Cc0%3B%3Beasy%20circumstances_NOUN%3B%2Cc0%3B.t1%3B%2Ctake%20the%20easy%20way%20out%3B%2Cc0%3B.t1%3B%2Cwithin%20easy%20reach%20of%3B%2Cc0

[wendy]

within easy reach of
take the easy way out
easy access
an easy task
an easy chair
easy prey to
on easy terms

[Wanda]

within easy reach of
take the easy way out
easy access
an easy task
an easy chair
easy prey to
on easy terms

[Shakhzod]

Hi Simple,

I hope those below could be useful:

simple
straightforward
no trouble
effortless
painless
clear
light
uncomplicated
child's play
childish
plain sailing
undemanding
a pushover
a piece of cake
no bother
a bed of roses
easy-peasy
a piece of piss

[Pachu]

Ideas and vocabulary for "easy theme"
. accessible
.obvious
.painless.
.uncomplicated
.smooth
.simple
.manageable
.simple as ABC
.Piece of cake
.cozy
.lenient
.colourful and vibrant
.technologically feature-rich and cleverly coded
.both user and developer friendly
.simple and fresh-faced
.intuitive and extremely easy to use
.efficient and fast-loading
.embrace mounted wall or ceiling light
.relaxing
.child's play
.Easy-peasy
.Easy-going
.tortoiselike
.cool as a cucumber
.flexible
.submissive
.transparent
.easy as pie
.self-explanatory/self-evident

[Akter]

modern and useful
portable
flexible
very entertaining
can communicate
video calling
virtual contact
updateable
reserves memories
colors
thin and light
social media
upload pictures
flashlight
minute to minute
different sizes and colors
internet
wifi
music
movie
eye-catching
elusive
crucial
different tasks

[Adel]

Dear Mr. Simon I need your advice regarding IELTS UKVI academic. I will use the same resources for studying as for IELTS academic and is the exam format the same for both of them. finally if I am going for a Tyre II visa as a doctor is it the right exam for me.
thanks.

[Chi chi]

take it for granted
get the hang of
manual work
innate talent
slack off
circumvent law
follow in one's footstep
rote memorization
globalization
make fast money

[colette]

Adel

https://support.occupationalenglishtest.org/hc/en-gb/articles/360000040615-Taking-an-English-test-for-UK-Visas-and-Immigration-

https://www.gmc-uk.org/registration-and-licensing/join-the-register/before-you-apply/evidence-of-your-knowledge-of-english/using-your-ielts-certificate

https://www.ielts.org/what-is-ielts/ielts-for-migration/united-kingdom/ielts-used-for-uk-visa-applications

My reading is that IELTS with overall 7.5 plus mininum 7.0 in each paper will satisfy both immigration and GMC requirements. The alternative OET is not acceptable for immigration purposes.