IGCSE Descriptive Writing Prompts

1. Describe an artistic performance.

2. Describe an airport on a busy morning.
3. Describe an important celebration.
4. Imagine you are in a room which you have not been in for years. Describe the room.
5. Describe the first meeting between two people.
6. You are an invigilator that is about to announce the beginning of an examination paper.
Describe what you see and hear in the examination hall.
7. Describe the first day of school.
8. Describe the scene and atmosphere at the opening of a new restaurant.
9. Describe the scene and atmosphere at an abandoned house.
10. Describe the last moments before you leave the house you grew up in.
11. Describe an outdoor place that you know well.
12. Describe the waiting room at a doctor’s clinic.
13. Describe the scene and atmosphere at the beach.
14. Describe the scene and atmosphere as students await their examination results.
15. Describe a farewell that is taking place between two friends.
16. Describe the last day of school.
17. Describe an untidy place.
18. Imagine you are a tourist in your own neighbourhood. Describe the sights and sounds of
the local market.
19. Describe the scene outside a stadium after an important match.
20. Imagine you are stranded at an unknown place. Describe the unfamiliar sights and
sounds around you.
21. Imagine you are on your way home as notice signs of a storm rumbling. Describe the
sights and sounds you encounter at this journey.
22. Describe what you see from the window during a road or train journey.
23. You are walking home late at night and have to cut through a cemetery. Describe the
scene and atmosphere.
24. Describe the scene and atmosphere before the grand opening of an exhibition.
25. Describe a beautiful landscape.