IELTS Speaking Part One questions on food
Student A
• How often do you cook? Would you like to be able to do so more often?
• How often do you eat out? Would you like to do so more often?
• Would you say that you have a healthy diet? Why do you say that?
• What kinds of restaurants do people your age in your country usually go to? Is that different from your parent’s generation?
• What kind of food do you like?
• Are there any foods you particularly dislike? Do many other people feel that way?
IELTS Speaking Part One questions on food
Student B
• Would you say that you are a good cook? Why/ Why not?
• What kinds of restaurants do you like? What’s the most important factor in your choice?
• What do you usually eat for breakfast/ lunch/ dinner? Why?
• When did you last eat out? How was it?
• What dish do you most enjoy cooking? Why do you like making that one?
• Are there any foods you can’t eat? Is it difficult to avoid them?
• How do you feel about packaged food? Why do you feel that way?
IELTS Speaking Part Two questions on food
Describe a dish that you like. You should explain:
– Its ingredients
– How it is prepared
– How it is eaten
And say how popular you think this is amongst other people and why.
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Describe an ingredient that you often use, including:
– What it looks like
– Where you buy it
– Why you often use it
And give some examples of ways that you use it.
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Talk about a restaurant that you went to recently. Speak about:
– Its location
– Its food
– Its décor
And say what its best and worst points are.
IELTS Speaking Part Three-style questions on food and health
• Are people in your country generally knowledgeable about healthy and unhealthy foods, do you think?
• What could be the consequences of people’s changes in diet?
• Do you think your government is doing enough to improve people’s diets?
• What can be done to make young people eat healthier food, do you think?
• How important is retaining a country’s traditional food culture, in your opinion?
• Do you believe that people in your country learn enough about healthy eating at school?
• Do you think that restrictions on the sale of very unhealthy foods is a good idea?
• What are the advantages and disadvantages of having a fast food restaurant in your local area?
• In what ways does packaged food benefit society?
• Do you think there is a danger that your country’s traditional cuisine could disappear?
• How have people’s attitudes to foreign food changed over the last 50 years in your country?
• What are your predictions for people’s diets in the next twenty years?
• Do you think that the food available in supermarkets is getting better or worse? (What makes you say that?)
• Do you think that people’s attitude to chemicals in food is changing?
• Are modern “health foods” really good for us, do you think?
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