FOOD & DRINK 

 
What is your favorite food? 
 
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Is there any food you dislike? 
 
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What is a common meal in your country? 
 
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Do you have a healthy diet? What do you think of fast food? 
 
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PART 2 
Answer examples: 
https://www.ieltsvietop.vn/tu-hoc-ielts/speaking/talk-about-your-favorite-food/ 
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1. Describe a special meal you have had 
You should say: 
● Where you had it 
● Who you had it with 
 ● What you ate 
● And explain why it was special for you 
 
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2. Describe a place you like to eat at you should say 
You should say: 
● Where is it 
● What kind of food it serves 
● Why do you like its food 
● and how often do you eat there 
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3. Describe your favorite food 
● You should say: 
● What the food is 
● How it is made 
● and explain why it is your favorite food 
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USEFUL VOCAB 
 
NOUNS 
1. Additives : additives (for preserving or enhancing food flavor) 
2. Cuisine : culinary background 
3. Chef : the chef 
4. Ingredients : raw materials 
5. Obesity : obesity 
6. Nutrition : nutrition 
7. Nutrient : nutrients 
8. Recipe : recipe 
9. Balanced diet : a balanced diet 
10. Sweets : sweets 
11. Saturated fat : saturated fat 
12. Binge-eating : Continuous, uncontrolled eating 
13. Junk food : food that is harmful to health 
14. Home-cooked meal / homemade food : homemade food 
15. Fresh produce : fresh produce 
16. Gourmet meal : high-quality meal 
17. Food poisoning : food poisoning 
18. Fussy eater = picky eater : picky eater 
19. Takeaways : takeaway food 
20. Genetically modified food (GM food) : genetically modified food 
21. Organic food: organic food 
22. Processed food : canned / packaged food 
23. Slap up meal : a large meal 
24. A 3-course meal: a full 3-course meal (appetizer, main, dessert) 
25. Appetizer : appetizer 
26. Main dish : main dish 
27. Dessert : dessert 
28. Preservative : preservative 
29. Delicacies : delicious food 
 
VERBS 
1. Chop : cut, cut 
2. Peel : peel 
3. Stir : stir-fry, mix 
4. Fry : fried 
 5. Stew : stew 
6. Grill : grill on the grill 
7. Bake : Bake in oven 
8. Garnish : add something to food to give it flavor or decorative color. 
9. Overeat = overconsume: overeating 
10. Follow a recipe : Cook the recipe 
11. Have a sweet tooth : sweet tooth 
12. Work up an appetite : practice sports to improve your appetite 
13. Grab a bite : eat quickly 
 
ADJECTIVES 
14. Aromatic / pungent: (food) has an attractive aroma 
15. Malodorous : (food) has an unattractive odor 
16. Nutritious : nutritious 
17. Delicious : deliciousness 
18. Flavorful : full of flavor 
19. Appetizing / unappetizing : delicious / unappetizing 
20. Bland : bland 
21. Disgusting : disgusting 
22. Sweet / sour / salty / bitter / fatty / greasy / chewy / savory / crunchy: sweet / sour / salty / bitter / fatty / 
oily / chewy / rich / crunchy 
23. Pricey = expensive: expensive 
24. (un) reasonable = unaffordable : reasonable, reasonable (price) 
25. Malnourished : malnutrition 
 
 
IDIOMS & PHRASAL VERBS 
1. idiom meaning example sentence 
2. apple of one's eyea person that is adored by someone Baby Jessica is the apple of her father's eye. 
3. (have a) bun in the oven be pregnant I don't think Jan will come to the bar because she has a bun in 
the oven. 
4. bad egg a person who is often in trouble I don't want my little brother hanging around with the bad eggs 
on the street. 
5. big cheese very important person (VIP) I thought I was just going to interview the secretary, 
but they let me talk to the big cheese himself. 
6. bread and butter necessities, the main thing Just explain the bread and butter of your report. You don't have 
to go into details. 
7. bring home the bacon earn the income My husband has had to bring home the bacon ever since I 
broke my leg. 
8. butter someone up be extra nice to someone (usually for selfish reasons) We'll have to butter Angie 
up before we tell her the news about the broken vase. 
9. (have one's) cake and eat it too want more than your fair share or need Rick wants to have his 
cake and eat it too. He wants to be single but he doesn't want me to date anyone else. 
10. carrot top person with red or orange hair Simon is the first carrot top I've ever gone out with. 
11. cheesy silly I love reading cheesy romance novels because I don't have to think. 
12. cool as a cucumber very relaxed I thought I was afraid of flying, but I was cool as a cucumber all 
the way to England. 
13. cream of the crop the best We hired the cream of the crop to entertain us at the Christmas party. 
14. (don't) cry over spilled milk get upset over something that has happened and cannot be changed The 
mirror is broken and we can't fix it. There's no need to cry over spilled milk. 
15. cup of joe cup of coffee Let's stop for a cup of joe before we head to work. 
16. (not my) cup of tea something you enjoy (usually used negatively) Opera isn't exactly my cup 
of tea. 
17. egg someone on urge someone to do something The gang tried to egg us on but we didn't want to 
fight. 
18. freeze one's buns off be very cold I froze my buns off at the ice rink. 
19. full of beans have a lot of (silly) energy The kids were full of beans after the circus. 
20. gravy train extremely good pay for minimal work The unionized grocers have been enjoying 
the gravy train for twenty years. 
 21. (have something) handed to someone on a silver platter receive without working for something
The professor's daughter had her college diploma handed to her on a silver platter. 
22. hard nut to crack difficult to understand (often a person) Angelo is a hard nut to crack when 
something is bothering him like this. 
23. hot potato a controversial or difficult subject Choosing a location for our new store is a hot potato 
right now. 
24. in a nutshell simply In a nutshell, I'm having a bad day. 
25. nuts about something, someone like a lot I'm nuts about classical music these days. 
26. out to lunch crazy or mad Harry has been out to lunch ever since he lost his job. 
27. one smart cookie a very intelligent person Your daughter is one smart cookie. She reads much higher 
than her grade level. 
28. peach fuzz small amount of hair growth Except for a bit of peach fuzz, the baby came out 
bald. 
29. piece of cake very easy The exam was a piece of cake. 
30. put all of ones eggs in one basket rely on one single thing Even though I'm majoring in Art, I'm taking a 
maths course because my Dad says I shouldn't put all of my eggs in one basket. 
31. souped up made more powerful or stylish The car was souped up with shiny rims and a loud 
stereo. 
32. sell like hot cakes bought by many people The new Harry Potter books sold like hot cakes. 
33. spice things up make something more exciting I wanted to spice things up in the office, so I bought 
some red and gold paint. 
34. spill the beans reveal the truth On Monday, I'm going to spill the beans about my travel plans. 
35. take something with a pinch (grain) of salt don't consider something 100% accurate Take Mandy's 
advice with a pinch of salt. She doesn't always do her research. 
36. use your noodle use your brain You're going to have to really use your noodle on this crossword puzzle. 
It's an extra difficult one. 
37. Tuck into: devoured 
38. Dig in = eat naturally, comfortably 
39. Mouthwatering : (food) has an appetizing aroma or display 
40. (not) my cup of tea: (not) my favorite 
41. Eat like a horse : Eat well like a horse 
42. Eat like a bird : eat less like a bird 
43. Wine and dine : treat, enjoy food 
44. Cost an arm and a leg / cost the earth : expensive