Topics for creative writing in English

There are a lot of topics to write about. We have listed some down here.

Me and others

  • Let me introduce myself...
  • My sister/brother
  • My father's/mother's job
  • My best friend
  • People I like
  • Problems of young people
  • What I think about fashion
  • My strangest dream
  • Who can be a hero?
  • Would you do any voluntary activity?

My world

  • My home town
  • Which do you prefer - city life or country life?
  • Holidays at home or abroad?
  • I'm happy when...
  • If I had a million dollars...
  • Living as a teenager in my country

Hobbies and leisure

  • Cost of Cds/DVDs
  • My hobbies and interests
  • My favourite pop group
  • My favourite sport
  • An interesting weekend
  • An interesting film/book
  • My last holidays in...
  • Plans for my next holidays
  • I have a dangerous hobby

Education and work

  • Applying for a job
  • Give arguments for or against teenage working
  • My dream job
  • My dream school
  • My favourite subject
  • School uniforms
  • Schools in the USA/Britain and Germany

Healthy life

  • What's my day like?
  • What I like to eat...
  • At the doctor's
  • Try to convince your friend to stop smoking/drinking/taking drugs
  • My attitude towards sport
  • My favourite sports
  • I like fast food
  • I'm a vegetarian

Me as a consumer

  • I like/don't like shopping
  • Pocket money - how much do you get - how much do you need?
  • Do you save money?

Life on earth

  • My pet
  • How can you save the environment?
  • Endangered animals
  • Skiing and the environment
  • Why I like animals

Media and arts

  • Do you like reading?
  • Which do you prefer - reading a book or watching the film?
  • I like my mobile phone
  • I like watching TV.
  • I like playing on the computer.
  • There's too much violence on TV
  • Success changes people - what do you think?

The world of English

  • Life in Britain/the USA/Australia/Northern Ireland (or another English speaking country)
  • Why should people speak English?

Past, present and future

  • A day without electricity
  • My future wife/husband
  • How do you see yourself in 10 years?
  • Christmas - an old tradition that should be kept or big business for the industry

Thanks to Bernhard, Johann and Meryl.