Common Words in IELTS Listening

Gardening – the job or activity of working in a garden, growing and taking care of the plants, and keeping it attractive.

Sentence – She has many occupations including gardening and wine-making.

Stamp Collection – the act of collecting postage stamps as a hobby.

Sentence – He has lost all his interest in stamp collection.

Orienteering – an activity in which you have to find your way to somewhere on foot as quickly as possible by using a map and a compass

Sentence – The first problem arose when we were orienteering on bicycles one morning.

Caving – the sport of walking and climbing in caves.

Sentence – Caving in to army pressure, he suspended the constitution and dissolved Congress.

Spelunking – the sport of walking and climbing in caves.

Sentence – Shall we go spelunking at the weekend?

Scuba Diving – the sport of swimming underwater with special breathing equipment.

Sentence – My first time scuba diving was unforgettable.

Snorkeling – the activity of swimming while using a snorkel.

Sentence – Hawaii offers great surfing, snorkeling, diving, and wind – surfing.

Skateboarding – the activity or sport of riding a skateboard.

Sentence – How long do you play with your skateboarding?

Archery – the art or sport of shooting arrows.

Sentence – Season hunt archery firearms and an hunter only one!

Ice Skating – to move across ice using ice skates.

Sentence – In the winter, lots of young people go ice skating.

Darts – a game in which darts are thrown at a circular board, scoring the number of points marked on the board

Sentence – The second round of the darts competition will be held in the hall on April 24.

Golf – a game played outside on grass in which each player tries to hit a small ball into a series of nine or 18 small holes, using a long, thin stick.

Sentence – Please make a reservation for golf.

Billiards – a game played by two people on a table covered in soft cloth, in which a cue (= a long stick) is used to hit balls against each other and into pockets around the table.

Sentence – Billiards players have to master the cannon shot.      

Photography – the activity or job of taking photographs or filming.

Sentence – The film’s saving grace is the excellent photography.

Painting – a picture made using paint.

Sentence – He has a wide knowledge of painting and music.

Embroidery – patterns or pictures that consist of stitches sewn directly onto cloth.

Sentence – I bought some black jersey scalloped with gold embroidery from the market, and made a long, three-tiered, halter-necked gown.

Climbing – the sport of climbing on rocks or in mountains, or on specially designed walls inside or outdoors.

Sentence – While climbing up the stairs the old man always loses his breath.

Chess – a game played by two people on a square board, in which each player has 16 pieces that can be moved on the board in different ways.

Sentence – Chess requires a very high level of concentration.

Parachute – a piece of equipment made of a large piece of special cloth that is fastened to a person or thing that is dropped from an aircraft, in order to make him, her, or it fall slowly and safely to the ground.

Sentence – He died when a parachute jump went tragically wrong.

Pottery – the activity or skill of making clay objects by hand

Sentence – It is on pottery that representational art first appeared again in ancient Greece.

Woodcarving – the process of cutting into the surface of wood to create a decorative shape or pattern.

Sentence – Tibet’s architectural woodcarving the Meaning of harmony and unity with the strong combination of very close.