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FLEXITARIAN

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1 Warm up

Label the menus as flexitarian, vegan or vegetarian.

1 2 3

starter cream of vegetable seafood salad bean soup

soup

main course egg salad sandwich chicken casserole mushroom pie and
baked potato

dessert yogurt, honey and egg custard tart with fruit

fruit fruit

Suggest a different main course for each type of meal.

Answer these questions in pairs or small groups.

1. Which meal would you choose? Why?

2. Do you usually eat this way? Why/not?

3. Why do some people want to reduce the amount of animal products in their diet?

4. Are many people in your country concerned about this issue? Is it easy for them to find the right
food to eat when they go out?

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2 Vocabulary
Work in A/B pairs. Complete each item with a missing word from the box. Then explain your items
to your partner.

Group A

cooking / eater / feast / food / pulses / sourced

1. a fussy : someone who only likes a few types of food and complains if they have
to try something different
2. a real : a positive way to describe a special meal with many types of dishes
3. beans and : foods which come from plants and provide protein to your body so
you can grow and stay strong
4. comfort : something you eat that makes you feel good because it reminds you of
a person or time when you were happy or felt loved
5. home : the food that people prepare for themselves and their family to eat at home
6. locally : grown or made nearby

Group B

cuisine / dairy / diet / food / produce / tooth

1. a balanced : eating a range of different types of foods so that you are healthy
2. a sweet : a preference for desserts, chocolate and other sugary snacks
3. authentic : special foods that people really eat, or used to eat, in a particular area
4. eggs and : non-meat foods that are produced by animals, which provide protein
to your body so you can grow and stay strong
5. junk : things to eat that are convenient and cheap
6. organic : fruit and vegetables that are grown in a natural way, without dangerous
chemicals
Cover the exercise above and work with a partner to explain how these pairs of items are the same
and how they are different.

1. locally sourced and organic produce →

2. beans and pulses and eggs and dairy →
3. comfort food and junk food →
4. home cooking and authentic cuisine →
5. being a fussy eater and having a sweet tooth →
6. a real feast and a balanced diet →

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3 Speaking part 1: model answer

In Part 2 of the IELTS speaking exam, you have to prepare a two-minute talk about a topic that the
examiner gives you. You have one minute to prepare your ideas. Read the three topics and then listen
to a student’s response to decide which one they are talking about.

Topic 1

Describe a place where you like to eat out. Say:

• what kind of food they serve
• what the atmosphere is like
• when you usually go there
and you should also say why you like it so much.

Topic 2

Describe a time you tried a new food. Say:

• what the food was
• why you decided to try it
• what it tasted like
and you should also say if you would eat it again.

Topic 3

Describe someone you know who is a good cook. Say:

• who they are
• what they cook that you enjoy
• why they’re a good cook
and you should also say how eating their food makes you feel.

It’s a good idea to use the one-minute preparation time to make a plan like the one below. You can
look at the plan while you’re speaking and then add more details as you talk.

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Add words and phrases from the vocabulary exercise to the appropriate place in the notes. You may
need to add more than one item to some numbers. Then listen again to check your ideas.

4 Language in context

Read the sentences from the recording and explain what the words or phrases in bold mean.

1. She gets that I‘ve really thought about what I eat and it’s a balanced diet.

2. ... I actually nearly always end up having a bit of fish at her house because it’s so delicious, the
way she prepares it.

3. I always leave her house feeling really full up, and like someone loves me and is taking care of me.

Finish the sentences in a logical way.

I really don’t get why junk food ...

Every time I go to the supermarket, I always end up ...

I always feel really full up after ...

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5 Speaking: your turn

Read the information in the box about IELTS Speaking Part 2.

IELTS Speaking Part 2

• In this part of the exam, you will prepare a deliver a short talk about an everyday topic.
The questions always have four points to include: three information points and one
opinion point. After you finish speaking, the examiner will ask you a question about
what you said.
• Choose Topic 1 or Topic 2 from earlier in the lesson and make a few notes about what you
want to say. Lots of people find it helpful to make notes as a diagram, as in the example
you saw earlier. Food topics lend themselves well to discussing environmental issues, so
try to use some of this vocabulary if it’s relevant to the task.

Then work in pairs to take turns to deliver your talk. If you are listening, time your partner and if they
are still speaking after two minutes, stop them by saying, "Thank you very much." Ask a follow-up
question, as the examiner will.

Extra challenge: prepare and deliver a talk on the other topic.

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6 How did you do?

Complete the table and answer the final question.

Part 2 Part 2 speaking yes sometimes no

Content I can give a long

enough answer:
speaking for 1.5
– 2 minutes.

Vocabulary and I can use a good

grammar range of
language,
accurately,
including some
phrases from
today’s lesson.

Fluency I can speak

without too
much hesitation.

Pronunciation I can speak

clearly enough to
be understood.

Self-presentation I can present

myself in a
friendly and
positive way.

What is the most important thing that you need to do to improve before the exam? How can you do
this?

Tips

• Think about the best order to present the points in and how you can connect ideas by
using linking words or other devices.
• If you can’t remember some details or if you have very little experience with the topic,
it’s fine to invent some information as long as it’s believable.
• You don’t have to speak for the full two minutes. It’s better to stop a few seconds early
than to repeat the same information again and again just to fill up time.

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7 Optional extension

In fast natural speech, we don’t pronounce each word separately. Often words sound like they are
connected together, for example, when a word that ends with a final consonant sound links to a vowel
sound that starts the next word. This sometimes makes it hard to understand what people are saying,
even when you know all the words they are using.

Look at the underlined consonant-vowel links in the first sentences of the model answer. Listen to
this part of the recording again and notice how the sounds link. Then practise saying the sentences
with the links.

My grandmother is the best cook I know. She lives quite near us and about once a month
we have a meal at her house, on a Sunday – it’s always a real feast! She’s interested in food
and takes a lot of time shopping for the best ingredients – she tries to choose locally sourced,
organic produce, - no junk food for her! She even gets her eggs and dairy delivered from a
nearby farm.
The meals she makes aren’t anything fancy, just home-cooking, but what I especially like is
that she always offers a range of dishes so that there’s something for everyone. For example,
she understands my flexitarian diet and she knows that I’m not just a fussy eater. She gets
that I‘ve really thought about what I eat and it’s a balanced diet.
Although she always includes one dish with beans and pulses for me, I actually nearly
always end up having a bit of fish at her house because it’s so delicious the way she prepares
it. She also remembers that I have a sweet tooth and she always makes sure to have at least
two types of dessert on the table at the end of the meal. I always leave her house feeling
really full up, and like someone loves me and is taking care of me. She makes real comfort
food.

Mark more consonant-vowel linking in the next part of the model answer. Listen to the recording to
check. Then practise reading some or all of the sentences out loud.

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