Great Synonyms and Idioms for High Frequency Words

 EASY (adj.)  (needs little effort) - My job is easy

My job is a doddle, my job is a piece of cake, my job is a breeze, my job is a pushover

DIFFICULT (adj.)  (needing much effort)

It’s tough, it’s challenging, it’s hard, it’s a tall order

VERY (adv.) (for example, “It’s very difficult”) 

It's extremely difficult, it's awfully difficult, it's pretty difficult, it's unusually difficult    

TOO (adv.) (for example "it's too expensive")

It’s way too expensive, it’s far too expensive, it’s unreasonably expensive, it's overly

expensive

GOOD (adj.) (of high quality)

This film was spot on,  it was sound, it was nice 

GOOD ENOUGH (adj.) (of high enough quality)

This meal was up to par, it was up to standard, it was acceptable, 

GREAT (adj.)  (very good)

He was out of this world, he was outstanding, he was first-rate, he was top notch, he

was superb
BEAUTIFUL (adj.)  (pleasing to the senses)

This view is stunning, it takes your breath away, it is gorgeous, it’s magnificent, it

catches your eye

BAD (adj.). (of low quality)

The film was awful, the film was shocking, the film was terrible, the film was a real let-

down
CHALLENGE + SUCCESS = CONFIDENCE 

Create a CHALLENGE with speaking activities like these...

 Talking about a topic you find difficult

 Using some new words 

 Talking to a new speaking partner - someone you don’t know very well

Create SUCCESS with speaking activities like these...

 Repeating phrases 

 Talking about an easy topic

 Using simple vocabulary