food and nutrition
IELTS speaking vocabulary about food and nutrition
A balanced diet – A diet that has the right amount of nutrients
A bottle of bubbly – Sparkling wine
A decadent chocolate pudding – Luxurious or self-indulgent chocolate pudding
A doggy bag – The leftovers of a meal in a restaurant taken home
A scrumptious meal – A delicious meal
A sweet tooth – An enjoyment of sweet food
An English breakfast – A large cooked breakfast that includes egg and bacon
Calm the hunger pangs – To reduce the discomfort caused by hunger
Candle lit dinner – A romantic dinner by candlelight
Covered in a rich sauce – Covered in a creamy gravy
Cut down on – To reduce consumption
Daily consumption – The amount that you eat everyday
Dying of hunger – Very hungry
Exotic meals – Meals that originate in other countries
Fine dining – Food catering to expensive tastes in a formal setting
Food preparation – Preparing food
Food production – Producing food
Fussy eater – Someone dislikes many foods
Home cooked meals – Meals cooked at home
Homemade food – Food made at home
Junk food – Food with little nutritional value
Leafy vegetables – Vegetables such as spinach and cabbage
Mouth-watering meals – Delicious meals
Nutritious food – Food with many nutrients
Packed with vitamins – Full of vitamins
Piping hot cup of coffee – Very hot coffee
Pub lunch – Lunch served in a bar
Rabbit food – Salad vegetables
Ready meals – Heat and eat meals
Refined carbohydrates – Foods such as white rice, white bread
Savoring the food – Enjoying the food
Scrumptious meal – An exceptionally tasty meal
Seasonal fruits – Fruits that grow in season
Starving hungry – Extremely hungry
Wining and dining – Entertainment that includes good food
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 deserts. 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.
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.