IELTS Speaking Part 1: Food and cooking – bài mẫu và câu trả lời hay

Do you like cooking?

I do, yes.

It relaxes me, and I get to eat exactly what I fancy.

The thing is, my mum taught me, and she never measures anything.

It's all a pinch of this and a dash of that.

So I learned mostly by trial and error, and, I mean, my first dishes tasted different every time.

Did you cook when you were a child?

Only once that I remember.

My mum never let me near the stove.

But when I was about fourteen, she came down with the flu, so I made her some rice porridge.

Oh, and I mixed up the sugar and the salt.

She still ate half of it, though.

I guess she knew I meant well.

What is your favourite food?

Mi Quang, I'd say.

It's a local noodle dish with just a little broth, but it's packed with flavour.

You crumble a sesame rice cracker over the top.

If a week goes by without a bowl, I get a real craving for it.

Believe it or not, I found it a bit plain the first time.

Do you prefer eating at home or eating out?

Lunch out, dinner in, basically.

At lunchtime I go with my colleagues to a cheap rice place, where you just point at the dishes you want.

We leave a bit before half past eleven to beat the rush.

In the evening, though, I can't be bothered to go out again.

Honestly, I'd rather cook something quick at home.

Do you often eat fast food?

Hardly ever.

The last time was when a colleague got promoted and treated the whole team to fried chicken.

We wolfed it down at our desks, and I must say, it really hit the spot.

Mind you, my keyboard needed a good clean afterwards.