IELTS speaking vocabulary about food and nutrition
Examples of IELTS speaking part 1 questions
Examiner: What food do you like to eat?
Answer: I am not a fussy eater. As long as you don’t feed me rabbit food I’m easy to
please. My flatmate and I share the cooking chores. Once a week we make a slap-up
meal of steak and chips covered in a rich sauce and to satisfy the sweet tooth we
finish off with a decadent chocolate pudding.
Examiner: So, do you enjoy cooking?
Answer: I prefer eating to cooking. I make good use of ready meals and I am not
averse to junk food or the occasional pub lunch. I realize though that it is necessary
to include nutritious food in my diet, which is why I cook several times a week.
Examiner: What’s your favourite meal of the day?
Answer: I’m a breakfast fan. I wake up starving hungry after a good night’s sleep. I
like nothing better than a good English breakfast of bacon, eggs, and buttery toast,
along with a piping hot cup of coffee.
IELTS speaking part 2 question
Examiner: Tell me about your favourite restaurant
In this question, you should discuss
the restaurant that you like best,
why you like it,
and the occasions when you go there.
Answer: I enjoy fine dining and exotic food. Both are available at my favourite
restaurant in the centre of town. On special occasions I take my partner wining and
dining. We love the ambience of the candle-lit dinners, and the extensive menu
of mouth-watering meals.
The menu includes starters, mains and desserts. Usually by the time we get there I
am dying of hunger so we order a starter to calm the hunger pangs. We usually
also share a bottle of bubbly. It is after all a celebration. Having finished our starter
we take our time, savouring the food.
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This is not the type of restaurant where you would ask for a doggy bag, so we waste
nothing. We end the evening with a delicious dessert. After settling the bill, we head
off home, satisfied that we have enjoyed a scrumptious meal.
IELTS speaking part 3 questions
Examiner: Do you believe that the 21st Century diet is a healthy one?
Answer: Far too many people are overweight. I believe that people should cut down
on sugars and refined carbohydrates and replace them with leafy
vegetables and seasonal fruits. A balanced diet would help them to regulate their
weight.
Examiner: Starvation is a problem in many parts of the world. What do you
think should be done about it?
Answer: From what I’ve read current global food production can cover the daily
consumption needs of the world. We need to find a way to economically transport it
to where it is most needed or find alternate food sources. Nobody should starve when
there is no shortage of food.
Examiner: In homes where both parents work do you think cooking has become
just another job at the end of the day?
Answer: I know that food preparation can be time-consuming, but if everyone helps
with ideas and recipes and everyone takes a turn and lends a hand, cooking can be
fun for the family. Home cooked meals are also often healthier and packed with
vitamins.
Food vocabulary
1. A balanced diet – A diet that has the right amount of nutrients
2. A bottle of bubbly – Sparkling wine
3. A decadent chocolate pudding – Luxurious or self-indulgent chocolate
pudding |ˌselfɪnˈdʌldʒ(ə)nt|
4. A doggy bag – The leftovers of a meal in a restaurant taken home
5. A scrumptious meal – |ˈskrʌm(p)ʃəs| A delicious meal
6. A sweet tooth – An enjoyment of sweet food
7. An English breakfast – A large cooked breakfast that includes egg and bacon
8. Calm the hunger pangs – To reduce the discomfort caused by hunger
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9. Candle lit dinner – A romantic dinner by candlelight
10.Covered in a rich sauce – Covered in a creamy gravy
11.Cut down on – To reduce consumption
12.Daily consumption – The amount that you eat everyday
13.Dying of hunger – Very hungry
14.Exotic meals – Meals that originate in other countries
15.Fine dining – Food catering to expensive tastes in a formal setting
16.Food preparation – Preparing food
17.Food production – Producing food
18.Fussy eater – Someone dislikes many foods
19.Home cooked meals – Meals cooked at home
20.Homemade food – Food made at home
21.Junk food – Food with little nutritional value
22.Leafy vegetables – Vegetables such as spinach and cabbage
23.Mouth-watering meals – Delicious meals
24.Nutritious food – Food with many nutrients
25.Packed with vitamins – Full of vitamins
26.Piping hot cup of coffee – Very hot coffee
27.Pub lunch – Lunch served in a bar
28.Rabbit food – Salad vegetables
29.Ready meals – Heat and eat meals
30.Refined carbohydrates – |kɑːbəˈhaɪdreɪt| Foods such as white rice, white
bread
31.Savouring the food – |ˈseɪvə| Enjoying the food
32.Seasonal fruits – Fruits that grow in season
33.Starving hungry – Extremely hungry
34.Wining and dining – Entertainment that includes good food
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