40 Descriptive writing topics.

Existe um ditado que diz que se você conseguir escrever em uma língua estrangeira, você será capaz de falar.

Quando você pratica a escrita em uma língua estrangeira, você aprende a construção de verbos e um novo vocabulário. Embora memorizar verbos e substantivos seja fácil para muitas pessoas, usá-los suavemente na fala é algo diferente. Continuar escrevendo novas palavras na língua estrangeira que está aprendendo ajuda seu cérebro a retê-las, permitindo que você as acesse mais tarde. Além disso, escrever ajuda você a entender como integrar as palavras para formar frases completas.

A prática de escrita também ajuda você a pensar e falar na língua estrangeira. Conforme você continua praticando, é capaz de formar rapidamente novos pensamentos no outro idioma. Eventualmente, a prática leva à proficiência no idioma, pois você desenvolve uma compreensão mais profunda dele.

Sua capacidade de criar frases completas ajuda quando você finalmente se envolve em uma conversa real, porque já aprendeu as regras gramaticais. Agora você consegue desenvolver seu próprio estilo de estruturar frases e se comunicar.

A melhor maneira de aprender a escrever em inglês é fazê-lo.

É difícil. Sim. Suas palavras não fluem tão facilmente. Você tem que procurar o que realmente quer dizer. E, às vezes, você pode parecer ridículo. Como com qualquer outra coisa, quanto mais você pratica, mais você melhora.

Why not try writing about these subjects?

1. Describe your favourite place in as much detail as possible.
2. Describe your favourite fictional character in as much detail as possible.
3. Describe a famous person – e.g. a singer or athlete – that you admire. Focus on both their appearance and personality traits.
4. Describe a family member or your best friend as detailed as possible. Discuss how they look and their personality.  
5. Choose a hobby or favourite activity and describe why and how you do it.
6. Describe your most memorable holiday or holiday spot in as much detail as possible.
7. Describe a photo or work of art in as much detail as possible.
8. Pick your favourite food. Describe what you taste, smell, and sense while eating or drinking it
9. Give directions for getting from one point to another. For example, how to get from your home to your school. Describe the landmarks someone might see along the way.
10. Explain how to cook your favourite meal. Provide a recipe and the step-by-step instructions.
11. Explain your favourite computer game. What should a player do to win? What are some playing tips?
12. Explain what you would do if your friends show up at your house unexpectedly. Say how you would entertain them.
13. Explain how to make a bed. This task is seemingly simple, but allows you to write about everyday habits you might never think through in detail.
14. Explain how to make a paper aeroplane. Again, this task has many precise, technical details that that should be included in the essay.
15. Explain how to brush your teeth. Try to make your essay about a seemingly mundane task more interesting.
16. Explain how to pack a suitcase when going on a holiday. List out all the objects and pieces of clothing you would bring.
17. Talk about a time in the past when you had to make a difficult decision. Explain what you did and why.
18. Describe your dream place to live. Why would you want to live there? What would you do?
19. Write about three specific goals you want to achieve this year. Explain how you are going to achieve them.
20. Write about something you regret having done. Point out what could have happened if you had not made that decision.
21. Describe the world 100 years from now. Describe how people live, and new inventions and also the things that will not change.
22. Talk about your earliest memory. What happened? How well do you remember the events?
23. Write a short essay about how you prepared for class. Now “translate” that essay into future tense. In other words, the essay should say how you plan to prepare for class.
24. Are smartphones good or bad? Give some arguments to support your position.
25. What are the advantages and disadvantages of public schools and private schools?
26. What is your favourite book or film? Convince others, through your essay, to read or watch it.
27. Is it the case that the more people that have cars, the better? What are some advantages and disadvantages of public transit?
28. Should money be spent on space exploration? Give arguments to support your opinion.
29. You’re the mayor of your town or city. Explain in an essay your recent decision to ban smoking. Then, from another person’s perspective, write a letter to the mayor protesting this new law.
30. Reading books vs. watching movies. Which do you prefer and why?
31. What are the pros and cons of e-readers compared to paper books?
32. What would you do if you were late for an important class?
33. What would you do if your car got a flat tire on the highway?
34. If you had the power to change one thing about your past, what would it be?
35. If you had the power to alter one major historical event, what would it be?
36. If you could take any superhero’s powers, who would be your choice?
37. How would you feel if, one day, you woke up 300 years in the past?
38. What would you do if you won the lottery? Would your life change day-to-day?
39. Write about your house, why you like or dislike it.
40. Describe your pet. What is their name? How old they are? Why do you love them so much?

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