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VOCAB FOR IELTS SPEAKING
Topic 1 : Food & Drink
1.1 Các từ vựng miêu tả Food & Drink
New words Meaning Example
Porridge (n) Cháo Switch it up and give this healthy
morning porridge a try
Carbohydrate (n) Tinh bột I’m going on a diet right now so I’m
trying to cut down my daily
Intake (n) Nạp carbohydrate intake and consume
more protein and vitamins in the
morning
Additives (n) Chất phụ gia This margarine is full of additives,
just look at the label!
Cuisine (n) Nền ẩm thực In an ideal world, most people
would prefer gourmet cuisine, but it
is costly and difficult to prepare
Ingredients (n) Nguyên liệu The list of ingredients included 250
g of almonds
Saturated fat (n) Chất béo bão hòa Butter and cream contain a lot of
saturated fats
Nutrient (n) Chất dinh dưỡng A healthy diet should provide all
your essential nutrients
Nutrition (n) Dinh dưỡng Good nutrition is essential if
patients are to make a quick
recovery
Balanced diet (n) Chế độ ăn cân bằng People should also be encouraged
to eat a balanced diet
Binge-eating (n) Ăn liên tục, không kiểm soát Evaluating direct and indirect
measures for the functional
assessment of binge eating
Junk food (n) Đồ ăn vặt There are parents raised on junk
food and that's what their kids eat.
Food poisoning (n) Ngộ độc thực phẩm It is generally alleged that most
food poisoning incidents of late
were related to eggs
Processed food (n) = Đồ ăn chế biến sẵn Processed food has had some sort
Convenience food of chemical or industrial treatment
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in order to cook it, preserve it, or
improve its taste ...
Fussy eater = picky eater Người kén ăn My husband is a fussy eater, and
he’s never pleased with my cooking
Genetically modified food (GM Thực phẩm biến đổi gen
food)
A 3-course meal (n) Bữa ăn đầy đủ 3 món (Khai vị,
chính, tráng miệng)
Preservative (n) Chất bảo quản The fence has been treated with
preservative
Sweet /sour /salty /bitter ngọt/ chua/ mặn/ đắng /béo/ A pie can be sweet or savoury
/fatty / greasy / chewy/ nhiều dầu mỡ/ dai/ đậm đà/
savoury /crunchy (adj) giòn
Aromatic / pungent (Mùi) Thơm Aromatic smells from the kitchen
Malodorous (adj) (Mùi) khó chịu The air in these small domestic
offices is malodorous
Disgusting (adj) Kinh tởm The food was absolutely disgusting
- I couldn't eat it.
Bland (adj) Nhạt This sauce has a sharp taste and
isn’t bland at all
Appetizing >< unappetizing Ngon >< Không ngon an appetizing dessert !
Flavourful (adj) Đầy hương vị The cut of meat can be cooked with
greens and other vegetables or
in flavourful sauces.
Malnourished (adj) Suy dinh dưỡng By the time we saw the child, she
was extremely malnourished
Edible (adj) Đồ có thể ăn được There are many inedible poisonous
mushrooms out there to be
mistaken for edible ones.
Overeat (v) = overconsume Ăn quá độ You’re supposed to overeat on
Thanksgiving
Garnish (v) Trang trí Garnish the dish with parsley before
serving.
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1.2 Các cụm từ miêu tả Food & Drink
WORDS MEANING Example
Nourishing meals Bữa ăn đầy đủ dinh dưỡng Preparing good nourishing
family meals was a challenge
with eight mouths to feed
Spoil your appetite Đầy bụng, không còn bụng để ăn Don’t eat too many cakes-
đúng bữa you’ll spoil your appetite
Insatiable appetite Cảm giác luôn thèm thuồng, He has an insatiable appetite
không thấy no for knowledge
Mouth watering Nhìn hoặc ngửi mùi có vẻ ngon, I know the food is mouth-
tạo cảm giác thèm ăn watering, but we should wait
for the others.
Make your mouth water Làm cho bạn thèm ăn The smell of that bacon
cooking is making my mouth
water.
Grab a bite to eat Ăn vội vàng, nhanh chóng Do you want to grab a bite to
eat before we see the movie?
Eat like a horse Ăn uống quá nhiều These hamburgers are so
delicious that she eats like a
horse.
Perishable food Thực phẩm dễ hư hỏng Perishable food includes
mear, poultry, fish, vegetables,
fruits.
Freshly-ground coffee Cafe mới xay The smell of freshly-ground
coffee woke me up this
morning
Full of beans Tràn đầy năng lượng, nhiệt huyết Whenever my daughter is full
of beans, I have her run around
and play in our backyard.
To have a sweet tooth Hảo ngọt You can always please Nell
with cake or ice cream, she
has a big sweet tooth.
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Gourmet food Thực phẩm cao cấp, hảo hạng Treat yourself to some
delicious gourmet food and
ingredients at London’s best
delicatessens and specialist
restaurants.
Food hygiene Vệ sinh thực phẩm Restaurants must guarantee
about food hygiene or food
safety.
A heavy meal Bữa ăn chính After a heavy meal, you
should take a little more rest
than usual
A light meal Bữa ăn nhẹ Our light meals and dinner
recipes are perfect if you fancy
a light lunch or maybe even a
quick snack.
Wine and dine Thiết đãi nồng hậu The company wined and dined
us, hoping to convince us we
should accept the job.
Organic food Thực phẩm hữu cơ Organic food is now a regular
feature at most supermarkets
Slap-up meal Bữa ăn nhanh I feel like making a slap-up
meal tonight.
To be dying of hunger Sắp chết vì đói I haven’t eaten all day. I’m
dying of hunger!
Tuck into Ăn ngấu nghiến Judging by the way
they tucked into their dinner,
they must have been
very hungry.
Dig in Chỉ việc ăn tự nhiên, thoải mái Let’s dig in!
Work up an appetite Luyện tập để ăn ngon miệng hơn I do a lot of sports to work up
an appetite myself
Follow a recipe Làm theo công thức You can follow a recipe of
make something up
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Make a meal (out) of sth Dành nhiều tâm huyết cho cái gì I only asked for a summary of
the main points but
she's making a real meal out
of it.
Topic 2 : Health
2.1 Từ vựng chủ đề Health
New words Meaning Example
Obesity (n) Bệnh béo phì Obesity is a danger to health.
Eating Disorder (n) Rối loạn tiêu hóa Bulimia and anorexia are types
of eating disorder. Both are
beoming more common
Allergy (n) Dị ứng Allergies are becoming more
common, and this could be
connected to diet. If I eat nuts, I
have an allergic reaction. I cannot
breath properly
Diabetes (n) Bệnh tiểu đường Diabetes is becoming much more
prevalent ( = common or
widespread) amongst children
Appetite (n) Thèm ăn All that exercise has given me
an appetite
Fibre (n) Chất xơ A diet that is high in fibre is
important in order to maintain a
healthy body
Diet (n) Chế độ ăn uống / Ăn kiêng It is important to have a
healthy diet. People must eat plenty
of fruit and vegetables
Weight gain (n) Sự tăng cân Women and men are concerned
about weight gain
Weight problem (n) Vấn đề cân nặng He had a weight problem when he
was a teenager, but he slimmed
down once he started exercising
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Health risks (n) Các nguy cơ gây hại cho sức The health risks of trichloroethylene
khỏe have been studied extensively
Treatment cost (n) Chi phí chữa trị Treatment cost that you paid is
cheaper than other places. I offered
that cost because you are my client
Sedentary lifestyles (n) Lối sống ít vận động Overweight and obesity is a
sedentary lifestyle
Highly addictive ingredients Thành phần gây nghiện cao Nicotine is the highly addictive
(n) ingredients substance found in
tobacco products, such as cigarettes
and cigars
Childhood obesity = Béo phì ở trẻ em Statistics on childhood obesity in
Obesity among children Europe and the world
Physical activity (n) Hoạt động thể chất Do you do some physical activity?
Public health campaign Chiến dịch sức khỏe cộng đồng Earlier this year, I took part in Dry
January, a public health campaign
designed to encourage people to
abstain from alcohol for 1 month
Average life expectancy Tuổi thọ trung bình Average life expectancy in Pine
Ridge is 45 years old
Excessive consumption of Việc tiêu thụ quá mức Here are some common symptoms
of excessive consumption of
caffeine
To improve public health Cải thiện sức khỏe cộng đồng Some people say that the best way
to improve public health is to
increase the number of sports
facilities.
To suffer from various Mắc các vấn đề về sức khỏe Jobs had been suffering from
health issues various health issues following the
seventh anniversary of his surgery
To be at a higher risk of Tỷ lệ cao mắc phải bệnh tim This disorder is a collection of other
heart diseases risk factors linked to a higher risk of
heart disease.
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The prevalence of fast food Việc thịnh hành của thức ăn The prevalence of fast food and
and processed food nhanh và các thức ăn được processed food takeaways and
chế biến sẵn restaurants situated at around every
corner of the street.
To raise public awareness Nâng cao ý thức cộng đồng The contest delivered a message to
raise public awareness on conflict
elimination as well as the
importance of peace
2.2 Các thành ngữ miêu tả Healthy
New words Meaning Example
(As) fit as a fiddle Diễn tả trạng thái rất khoẻ My grandmother is now in her 80s
mạnh của ai đó but she doesn’t look her age. And
what’s more, she is fit as a fiddle. I
have never seen her take any
medicine and the doctor also
claimed that she didn’t have any
significant health problems.
(As) right as rain Diễn tả trạng thái khỏe mạnh I usually just take some paracetamol
trở lại, đặc biệt là sau khi bị tablets and take a nap. And then I
bệnh will feel right as rain
(As) fresh as a daisy Diễn tả trạng thái tươi tắn, If it is not so serious, I will just take
tràn đầy sức sống. some beverages that are high in
Vitamin C like orange juice and
apple juice. And then I will try to
have a good night’s sleep. The day
after, I will feel as fresh as a daisy.
Be on the mend Phục hồi sức khoẻ sau khi I still remember I got all the
bị ốm hoặc bị thương symptoms of extreme fatigue, loss
of appetite and a sudden pain on
the right side of the abdomen. Right
after that, I was sent to the hospital
and underwent a surgery to remove
my appendix. Fortunately, the
surgery went on well and I was on
the mend very quickly.
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Get into the pink of health Trở nên khỏe mạnh nhất có I started exercising every single day
thể and watched my diet so that I could
get into the pink of health
You are what you eat Việc ăn uống như thế nào sẽ Personally, I believe that both
ảnh hưởng đến sức khoẻ exercising regularly and maintaining
a healthy diet are of equal
importance. You know, you are
what you eat, so I would try to eat
nutritious foods and keep off junk
foods
Sick as a dog Ốm rất nặng I’m allergic to cinnamon and after a
short while, my head started to get
dizzy and my whole body got
itchy.After an hour, I felt extremely
tired and sick as a dog
Have one foot in the grave Cận kề cái chết Today I’m going to talk about a time
when I suffered from a heart attack.
It happened 4 years ago when I was
still in high school. I could never
imagine myself forgetting that
moment when I felt like I almost
had one foot in the grave.
(A disease) run in the family Bệnh di truyền từ gia đình My boyfriend suffers from
hypertension,after studying his
family’s health history, the doctor
said that it was a disease that ran in
the family. But fortunately, his
situation is not so severe, he just
needs to follow doctor’s orders
Topic 3 : Chocolate
3.1 Từ vựng về Chocolate
New words Meaning Example
Confectionery (n) Bánh kẹo Lee Hwa-kyung is the vice
chairwoman of Orion, one of the
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country's oldest and most popular
confectionery groups.
Antioxidant (n) Chất chống oxi hóa Vitamin E with antioxidant effects
moisturizes, and smoothens the
skin..
Mineral (n) Khoáng chất Chocolate can provide our bodies
with essential minerals such as
copper, iron, and magnesium
Bitter (n) Đắng It is a bitter characterised by its dark
red colour.
Bittersweet (n) Vừa đắng vừa ngọt Good quality bittersweet chocolate
usually contains 60% to 85% cocoa
solids depending on brand.
Chocoholic (n) Người nghiện chocolate My man is a chocoholic.
Cardiovascular system (n) Bệnh tim mạch To keep the cardiovascular system
healthy, you should reduce salt
intake(reduce salt).
Health supplemen (n) Thực phẩm bảo vệ sức khỏe Having said that, Chocolate was
mainly seen as a treat in the past,
whereas it can also be used as a
health supplement today
Nice gesture (n) Cử chỉ đẹp I suppose it’s a nice gesture to bring
a small gift of chocolate when
visiting someone’s home or when
attending a social event
Moreish (adj) Ngon I have to admit that I’m not a
chocolate lover but Kitkat is hands
down the most moreish candy that
I’ve ever tasted
All-time favorite (adj) Bệnh tiểu đường I often go to a convenience store to
purchase a bar of chocolate, my all-
time favorite dessert.
Decompress (v) Thư giãn For me, having a bar of dark
chocolate is the best way to
decompress
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3.2 Cụm từ/thành ngữ liên quan đến Chocolate
New words Meaning Example
Have a sweet tooth Hảo ngọt To be honest, I kinda have a sweet
tooth so I can eat a great deal of
chocolate as long as that’s not dark
chocolate. Well, I think dark
chocolate is too bitter
Working my butt off Làm việc cật lực Well, I must say that I used to be
addicted to chocolate when I was a
kid. You know, I could even work
my butt off all day long just to get
some chocolate candies
Satisfies people’s taste buds Thỏa mãn vị giác của mọi And with eleven delicious flavors to
người choose from, there's sure to be one
that satisfies your distinct taste
buds.
Your nearest and dearest Gần nhất và than yêu nhất của Chocolate can serve as meaningful
bạn presents for your nearest and
dearest on special occasions or
anniversaries.
Put somebody in a good Làm cho ai cảm thấy tốt hơn Chocolate put you in a good mood
mood and clears your mind.
Melt in one’s mouth Tan chảy trong miệng This is exactly why chocolates melt
in your mouth.
