IELTS Vocabs - Food

Food
Part1 – style questions:
Examiner: Do you like to cook?
Mandy: Not really no   most of the time I eat ready meals and take-aways  that’s one of the reasons I love visiting my mum  you can always guarantee lovely home-cooked food 
a ready meal: see ‘processed food’
a take away: a cooked meal prepared in a restaurant and eaten at home
me-cooked food: food cooked at home from individual ingredients
Examiner: What time do you usually eat dinner?
Michelle: We have our main meal at around 7.00  I’m usually starving hungry by then  in fact I often grab a bite to eat as soon as I get home from college  a sandwich perhaps  but not too much to spoil my appetite 
the main meal:  the most important meal of the day, usually eaten in the evening
to grab a bite to eat: to eat something quickly (when you’re in a rush)
to spoil your appetite: to est something that will stop you feeling hungry when it’s meal-time.
to be starving hungry: an exaggerated way of saying you are very hungry
Examiner: Are there any types of food you don’t like?
Lionel: No not really  I’m not a fussy eater at all  actually I eat like a horse  I do a lot of sport and work up quite an appetite 
to eat like a horse: to eat a lot
a fussy eater: somebody who has their own very high standards about what to eat
to work up an appetite: to do physical work that leads to you becoming hungry
Part 2-style task
Describe a restaurant that you like to use. You should say
where this restaurant is
what kind of food it serves
how often you go there
and say why you like eating there so much
Howard:  OK  this is a nice topic to talk about  there’s a restaurant just around the corner from where I live  it’s an Italian restaurant so as you’d expect you can eat various pasta dishes and pizzas and I usually go there with my family for a slap-up meal if we have anything to celebrate  it’s quite a posh restaurant  the kind of place you would take someone if you wanted to wine and dine them  we usually order a 3-course meal  a light starter then a main dish  and I have quite a sweet tooth so I always look forward to the dessert  I usually order Tiramisu  it makes my mouth water just to think about it  I’m always totally full up by the end  why do I enjoy it there  well  it’s not cheap  my parents always foot the bill and we couldn’t afford to go there regularly so it’s always a nice treat  
to wine and dine: to entertain someone by treating them to food and drink
a slap up meal: a large meal
to be full up: to eat to the point that you can no longer eat any more
to make your mouth water: to make you feel very hungry for something
to have a sweet tooth: to enjoy sugary food
to foot the bill: to pay the bill
Part 3-style questions
Examiner: How can we encourage people to eat more healthily?
Anna: I think the best approach is to have everything in moderation  processed food won’t kill you if you only eat it occasionally  but people should also be encouraged to eat a balanced diet try to cook fresh ingredients at home a few times a week 
to eat a balanced diet: to eat the correct types and amounts of food
processed food: commercially prepared food bought for convenience
Examiner: Do you think people enjoy their food as much as they should?
Florrie: I don’t know really  I suppose it’s true that people will often eat a quick snack because they’re bored not because they’re dying of hunger  and often they just bolt it down and don’t savour it  so yes  perhaps we could take more time over our food 
a quick snack: to eat a small amount of food between meals
to be dying of hunger: an exaggerated way of saying you are hungry
Examiner: Do you think cooking is a pleasure or a chore for people who have busy lives?
Julie: Well  whether you follow a recipe of make something up as you go along  I think cooking is a very creative process  and cooking for other people is a particular pleasure  there’s nothing more satisfying than seeing people you love tucking into something you’ve cooked yourself 
to tuck into: to eat something with pleasure
to follow a recipe: to cook a meal using instructions
Addition:
to bolt something down: to eat something very quickly
to play with your food: to push food around the plate to avoid eating it