Many questions in different English exams, like IELTSor TOEFL, include questions that ask about "people". These are broad, big questions that want you to discuss different people and give different examples. For instance:
How do people keep fit and healthy?
What are some traditions people like?
What makes people successful?
What problems do people face every day?
Solution
Learn different ways you could divide people into groups, and talk about those groups.
As life is very different for different types of people, there are more things to say if you separate them into groups. In this way, you can improve your vocabulary, as you will talk about different situations and improve your coherence as it will give a more logical and well-explained answer.
Here are some examples:
The meaning of corresponsing colors:
Vocabulary related to the topic
Sentence starters and Linking words
Idioms or Special Phrases
Examples:
How do people keep fit and healthy?
For this question, we can use people of different ages. Let's take a look.
Kids and Adults
Well, in many different ways. If we take a look at kids, they usually have PE classes at school. What's more, they will join a lot of sports activities in their spare time after school like football clubs, basketball clubs and more. As for adults, they will have a more busy schedule than kids, and so they might go to the gym on the weekend or I've seen many who would go out for a run or a jog at night after dinner.
What are some traditions people like?
For this question, we can think about different countries.
Different Countries
There are so many, and I believe these traditions depend on the country a person lives in. For instance, in theUSA, they have their own National Day - the 4th of July, as well as another essential family gatheringoccasion, Thanksgiving. However, in my country, Bulgaria, we never celebrated these. We always followed different orthodox Christian holidays such as Easter and a personal Name's Day. That last one wassort of like asecond birthday, as every person would have a day of the year to celebrate his name. So, yeah, traditions are all different.
What makes people successful?
Here we could talk about different jobs.
Different Jobs
Well, if we look at adoctor, for instance, it takes a lot of practice and learning, for years and years to be considered successful. In many cases, doctors learn their whole life, and only when they become a Ph.D. intheir field, they can be well paid and considered a winner. Another example could be receptionists at a hotel. Usually, that position is considered a low, entry-level position and does not account for success. However, if that receptionistputs in the time, dedication, and patience and moves up the hotel chain, eventually, he or she can achieve a higher level position and feel accomplished.
What problems do people face everyday?
For this question, we can think of two broad types of personalities - introvert and extrovert.
Introverts and Extroverts
That would depend on the type of people. For instance, those who are introverted and a bit closed. They would find it difficult to communicate effectively with others. This means that they might not complain if they've received bad service at a restaurant. They might not be able to explain a problem they have, and most definitely they won't be able to make new friendships. The opposite type, extroverts, might have their own different problems to deal with. They might not know who totrust with a secret or who to rely on when wanting to start a business. As they have multiple connections, that would make itdifficult to distinguish which of these relationships are genuine and which are just pretended.
