IELTS Speaking Part 1 food and cooking questions with sample answers
Prepare for IELTS Speaking Part 1 questions about food and cooking with sample answers, phrases and mistakes to avoid.
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The short answer
Food questions reward specific details—name a dish, say when you eat it and why you like it.
Common questions
These appear often in Part 1.
- Do you like cooking?
- What is your favourite food?
- Do you prefer eating at home or eating out?
- Is there any food you disliked as a child?
Sample answer
Short, specific and natural.
Do you like cooking?
Yes, though I only cook simple things during the week. At weekends I try new recipes, like a spicy noodle soup I learnt from a friend.
Related guide: Food and diet vocabulary
Mistakes to avoid
These lower your Fluency and Lexical Resource scores.
- One-word answers ('Yes, I do.')
- 'Delicious' for everything—try tasty, rich, filling, savoury
- Memorised speeches that ignore the question
Practise
Answer three food questions and compare your feedback.
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