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Describe a meal you usually eat on a special occasion. v.1

Describe a meal you usually eat on a special occasion. v. 1
Describe a meal you usually eat on a special occasion. You should say: what type of meal it is when and where you usually eat it how it is prepared and explain why this meal is important for the occasion.   Model Answer 1: I think that there is no better feeling than enjoying a great meal after a long and hard day at work. Of course, some people just love to eat whether he is working or not. Then, of course, there are others who like to eat good food only when there is an occasion for it. But, as for me, I like to eat it during the weekend with my friends after a good physical exercise and work out. Well, to tell the truth, just even the thought of eating a sirloin steak makes my mouth watery. In fact, it is almost impossible to forget the heavenly taste of juicy sirloin steak, soaked in some black pepper and mushroom sauce. But, unfortunately, I don’t really get to eat it as often as I possibly could, mainly because I can’t prepare it at home. So, all I do instead is just to visit the restaurant once a week to enjoy one of my most favourite meals of all time. Anyway, to cook this food item, first remove the steaks from the fridge and allow it to come to room temperature. Then preheat the oven to 180°C and then place a frying pan over high heat after putting a good dash of oil in it.   Later, season the steaks liberally with flaky sea salt. When the oil is hot, add the steaks carefully to the pan and cook for 2 and a half minutes until beautifully golden on the underside. Then, turn the steaks over and add some butter, thyme and a few garlic cloves. Finally, baste the steak with the butter and once golden on the underside, place it in the oven for 2–3 minutes, remove the steaks from the pan and allow to rest in a warm place for 5 minutes before serving. Anyway, this meal is important for this occasion because it gives me and my friends some real energy after some exhausting physical work and exercise. This is also important because it is during this time all of my friends manage to get together and enjoy some quality time together.   Sample Answer 2: On different occasions, we eat different special meals and some of the items are very common on such special occasions. One such meal that we often eat on special occasion is the Pilaf (also known as pulao, pilav and polao in some countries), salad and mutton. We eat this special meal usually at our major festivals like New Year, wedding and different social party. This is a special meal people usually prepare for special occasions and this is widely liked in our country. The meal is usually served either at lunch or at dinner. People do not have it in the morning as this is a kind of rich food. A special type of rice is used to prepare the pilaf and depending on the local cuisine and custom, fish, vegetables and dried fruits are also added to the rice. The salad is prepared with various kinds of vegetables and fruits and sometimes onions, and special edible oils are added sometimes. The important on a meal for an occasion mostly depends on the custom and preferences of the people of a geographical region. For hundreds of years, it is a tradition in our country to cook and serve this special meal on special occasions. Another reason why people prefer to eat this meal on a special occasion is that it is very much delicious and the ingredients required for preparing for this menu is available in our country.   Similar Cue Card Topics Your ability to talk about this Cue Card would enable you to talk about the following Cue Cards as well: Describe your favourite dish. Describe a menu you eat at home. Describe the traditional food you know about. Describe a special meal you have had. Describe a meal you recently had with your friends. Describe a national occasion or event in your country.
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usually
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eat
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. You should say: what type of
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meal
it is when and where you
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it how it
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.
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Model Answer 1:

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that there is no better feeling than enjoying a great
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meal
after a long and
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hard
day at work.
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,
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some
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people
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just
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to
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whether he is working or not. Then,
of course
, there are others who like to
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eat
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food
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only
when there is an
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occasion
for it.
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eat
it during the weekend with my
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friends
after a
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good
physical exercise and work out.

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, to
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tell
the truth,
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just
even the
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of eating a sirloin steak
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makes
my mouth watery. In fact, it is almost impossible to forget the heavenly taste of juicy sirloin steak, soaked in
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some
black pepper and mushroom sauce.
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, unfortunately, I don’t
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get
to
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it as
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possibly
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because
I can’t prepare it at home.
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, all I do
instead
is
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just
to visit the restaurant once a week to enjoy one of my most
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favourite
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meals
of all time.

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, to cook this
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food
item,
first
remove the steaks from the fridge and
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allow
it to
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come
to room temperature. Then preheat the oven to
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180°C
and then place a frying pan over high heat after putting a
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good
dash of oil in it.
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Later, season the steaks
liberally
with flaky sea salt. When the oil is hot,
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add
the steaks
carefully
to the pan and cook for 2 and a half minutes until
beautifully
golden on the underside. Then, turn the steaks over and
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add
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some
butter, thyme and a few garlic cloves.
Finally
, baste the steak with the butter and once golden on the underside, place it in the oven for 2–3 minutes, remove the steaks from the pan and
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allow
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to rest
in a warm place for 5 minutes
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before
serving.

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, this
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meal
is
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important
for this
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occasion
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because
it gives me and my
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friends
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some
real energy after
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some
exhausting physical work and exercise. This is
also
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important
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because
it is during this time all of my
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friends
manage to
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get
together and enjoy
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some
quality time together.
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Sample Answer 2:

On
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different
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occasions
, we
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special
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meals
and
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some of the
items are
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very
common on such
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occasions
. One such
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meal
that we
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eat
on
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special
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occasion
is the Pilaf (
also
known as
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pulao
,
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pilav
and
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in
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some
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countries)
, salad and mutton.

We
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eat
this
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special
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meal
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usually
at our major festivals like New Year, wedding and
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different
social party. This is a
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special
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meal
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people
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usually
prepare for
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special
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occasions
and this is
widely
liked in our country.

The
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meal
is
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usually
served either at lunch or at dinner.
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People
do not have it in the morning as this is a kind of rich
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food
. A
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special
type of rice is
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used
to prepare the pilaf and depending on the local cuisine and custom, fish, vegetables and dried fruits are
also
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added
to the rice. The salad
is prepared
with various kinds of vegetables and fruits and
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sometimes
onions, and
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special
edible oils are
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added
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sometimes
.

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meal
for an
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mostly
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people
of a geographical region. For hundreds of years, it is a tradition in our
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country
to cook and serve this
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special
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meal
on
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. Another reason why
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people
prefer to
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this
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on a
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special
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occasion
is that it is
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very
much delicious and the ingredients required for preparing for this menu is available in our
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country
.
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Similar Cue Card Topics Your ability to talk about this Cue Card would enable you to talk about the following Cue Cards as
well
:
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Describe
your
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favourite
dish.
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Describe
a menu you
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eat
at home.
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Describe
the traditional
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food
you know
about.
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Describe
a
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special
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meal
you have had.
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Describe
a
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meal
you recently had with your
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friends
.
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Describe
a national
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occasion
or
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event
in your
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country
.
15Linking words, meeting the goal of 7 or more
85Repeated words, meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
15Mistakes
You can never understand one language until you understand at least two.
Geoffrey Willans

IELTS speaking Describe a meal you usually eat on a special occasion. v. 1

Speaking
  American English
9 paragraphs
706 words
5.5
Overall Band Score
Coherence and Cohesion: 5.5
  • Structure your answers in logical paragraphs
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    Include an introduction and conclusion
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    Support main points with an explanation and then an example
  • Use cohesive linking words accurately and appropriately
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    Vary your linking phrases using synonyms
Lexical Resource: 5.0
  • Try to vary your vocabulary using accurate synonyms
  • Use less common question specific words that accurately convey meaning
  • Check your work for spelling and word formation mistakes
Grammatical Range: 6.5
  • Use a variety of complex and simple sentences
  • Check your writing for errors
Task Achievement: 5.0
  • Answer all parts of the question
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    Present relevant ideas
  • Fully explain these ideas
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    Support ideas with relevant, specific examples
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