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How to Describe an Adventurous Person | Vocabulary & Examples


How to Describe an Adventurous Person

In many English speaking tests you are sometimes asked to talk about an adventurous person.

How do you answer this speaking test question?

What does adventurous mean? Here's a dictionary definition of the adjective 'adventurous':

adventurous:
  1. a willingness to do or try new and daring things
  2. dangerous / hazardous / risky

Some examples of how to use 'adventurous' are:

  • an adventurous explorer
  • an adventurous sport
  • an adventurous journey

Synonyms of adventurous include: audacious; daring

Planning your answer

So when you have to talk about or describe an adventurous person, the question is typically asking you to talk about or describe a person who likes doing dangerous or risky activities or trying new things that most people would not.

You may be expected to talk for 1 - 2 minutes on this topic. So plan your answer.

Start by brainstorming who you know that could be described as adventurous. Maybe your father when he was younger, your grandfather, brother, friend or someone else you know.

Think about why you consider this person to be adventurous.

  • What did they do?
  • Where did they go?
  • What kind of adventures did they have?
  • Can you tell a story about something this person did?

The easiest way to answer this particular question is by telling a story about something the person did.

For example, you could talk about how your father travelled around the world when he was younger, visiting many different countries and cities. Expand your answer by describing in detail some of the things he did.

Another possible answer would be to talk about a friend (or yourself) who likes extreme sports.

Activities like snowboarding, mountain biking, sailing and similar outdoor activities that have an element of risk in them would make the person doing the sport 'adventurous'.

Talk about what the person does, how often, what the risks are and why the person likes doing the activity.

If you can't think of anyone you know who you think is adventurous; then talk about a character from a book, a movie or a TV program who is adventurous.

You could talk about a childhood character like an explorer, a warrior, a comic book hero like Batman or Superman.

It does not have to be a real person. You simply have to say to the examiner:

"I don't really know anyone personally who is adventurous, but when I was a child I used to like (name of character)"

and then talk about or describe why you think that character is adventurous.

Adventure vocabulary

You will also need to think about vocabulary to describe adventurous activities. Here are just some words that can be easily used to describe adventurous activities:

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thrill, stimulation, danger, risk, daredevil, intrepid, dauntless, exciting, bold, fearless, brave, suddenly, escape, run away, scurry, dash, gallop, bound, sprint, leap, plummet, plunge, pounce, shock, boost, fall, flatten, roll, spiral, whirl, chaos, scramble, unexpectedly, abruptly, swiftly, quickly, hastily, rapidly, explore, seek, unafraid, jump, slip, tangle, immediately, rummage

Adventure activities

These are some activities that an adventurous person might try (or do regularly):

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Base jumping, caving, hang-gliding, free running, ice skating, kayaking, kite surfing, mountain biking, parachuting, rock climbing, rollerblading, skateboarding, ski jumping, skydiving, snorkelling, snowboarding, waterskiing, windsurfing.

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