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Describe your favourite food item. v.1

Describe your favourite food item. v. 1
Describe your favourite food item. You should say: what food item it is how it is made how common this food item is and explain why it is your favourite food item.   Model Answer 1: I love food, so it is hard to think of just one favourite sort of food!   However, if I had to choose, I can think of something that I like to have as a special treat from time to time.   I’m going to tell you what the food item is, how it is made, why I like it so much and explain to you what makes it my favourite food and maybe even convince you that you would like it just as much as well – if you haven’t already discovered it for yourself. The food is quite simple.   I’ve always thought of it as a Greek speciality, although others tell me it actually originates from Egypt.   Can you guess what it is?   Houmous.    I love it.   The food is spelt differently in American English – they call it hummus and in British English, we spell it with an ‘o’ and a ‘u’ as opposed to just the ‘u’ but the recipe is the same in either case. Basically, it is made from cooked, mashed chickpeas blended with tahini, olive oil, lemon juice, salt and garlic. It is popular throughout the Middle East (including Turkey), North Africa (including Morocco), and in Middle Eastern cuisine around the globe, but it is also extremely popular with me, although I’m very particular about the sort I buy.   I live near a wonderful delicatessen, it is run by a friendly couple, he is Italian and she is vintage Yorkshire.   They make their own houmous with only the finest quality virgin olive oil and huge quantities of the best fresh garlic they can get hold of.   It’s pretty expensive, but I love it, and it’s better than my own attempts for some reason, I don’t know why it shouldn’t be so hard to make. Why do I like it?   I think it is partly the texture, and partly the taste, I love garlic.   Also, because I’m vegetarian it is a very healthy food, with lots of protein and quality fats that are good for you.   Of course, you can have too much of a good thing, but I think it’s well worth it. It is my favourite food not only because it is absolutely delicious, but also because you can share it with other people.   It is best eaten as a dip, with friends.   I cut up lots of carrots, cucumber and celery into crudités carefully sliced to make a colourful dish, perhaps with some slices of warm pitta bread too.   A nice bottle of white wine helps.   We can then all sit together enjoying the fresh humous dip, sipping our glasses of wine and laughing and talking to put the world to rights.   It is a great way to enjoy a fabulous food item. [ Written by - Lucy Marris | Careers Adviser (UK), TEFL teacher (Vietnam) ]   Model Answer 2: I have a number of favourite food items that I like to eat. While some of these food items, which are my favourite, are cooked with traditional recipes, others are cooked by using unconventional recipes and methods. However, today, I would like to talk about a food item which is cooked in a traditional manner. This favourite food item of mine is called “Hilsha fish curry”. Hilsa (or Ilish) curry is the national dish of Bangladesh, made from the Hilsa fish, and is one of the most popular traditional Bangladeshi dishes. In Bangladesh, it is common to eat every part of the Hilsa fish, including the head and the eggs. In fact, nothing is wasted as each and every part of this fish has its own unique delicacies. One can find fish egg dishes or fish head curries that are widely revered throughout the entire country. By the way, this particular food item is very popular in many parts of India as well except that they have their own Hilsha fish to fry. In fact, Indian people sometimes rely on the export of this delicious fish from Bangladesh. Anyway, the ingredients, used to prepare this dish, are Hilsa fish, salt, turmeric powder, black cumin seeds, green chillies, mustard oil, and water. Mustard oil and black cumin seeds are also significant in the preparation of this dish, depending on what kind of taste one really prefers. But, in order to cook this delicious food item, one first needs to marinate the Hilsha fish in turmeric and chilli paste before slowly frying it on a low heat and serving with mustard gravy and steam rice. The result is a combination of sweet and sour flavours with an incredible spicy kick. Anyway, it is my favourite food item because Hilsa curry is filling, flavoursome, and easy to make. Besides, it is also widely available throughout the entire country, especially, during the rainy season.   Finally, it is my favourite also because it is the only authentic “Bengali” curry that can be served on all occasions.
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Describe
your
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food
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item
. You should say: what
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food
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item
it is how it
is made
how common this
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food
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item
is and
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explain
why it is your
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favourite
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food
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item
.
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Model Answer 1: I
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love
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food
,
so
it is
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hard
to
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think
of
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just
one
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favourite
sort of
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food
!
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However
, if I had to choose, I can
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think
of something that I like to have as a special treat from time to time.
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I’m going to
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tell
you what the
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food
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item
is, how it
is made
, why I like it
so
much and
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explain
to you what
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makes
it my
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favourite
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food
and maybe even convince you that you would like it
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just
as much as
well
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–
if you haven’t already discovered it for yourself. The
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food
is quite simple.
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I’ve always
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thought
of it as a Greek
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speciality
, although others
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tell
me it
actually
originates from Egypt.
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Can you guess what it is?
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Houmous
.
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I
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love
it.
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The
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food
is
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spelt
differently
in American English
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–
they call it hummus and in British English, we spell it with an ‘o’ and a ‘u’ as opposed to
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just
the ‘u’
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but
the recipe is the same in either case.
Basically
, it
is made
from cooked, mashed chickpeas blended with tahini, olive
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oil
, lemon juice, salt and garlic. It is
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popular
throughout the Middle East (including Turkey), North Africa (including Morocco), and in Middle Eastern cuisine around the globe,
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but
it is
also
extremely
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popular
with me, although I’m
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very
particular about the sort I
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buy
.
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I
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live
near a wonderful delicatessen, it
is run
by a friendly couple, he is
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Italian and
she is vintage Yorkshire.
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They
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make
their
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own
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houmous
with
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only
the finest quality virgin olive
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oil
and huge quantities of the best fresh garlic they can
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get
hold of.
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It’s pretty expensive,
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but
I
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love
it, and it’s better than my
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own
attempts for
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some
reason, I don’t know why it shouldn’t be
so
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hard
to
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make
. Why do I like it?
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I
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think
it is partly the texture, and partly the taste, I
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love
garlic.
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Also
,
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because
I’m vegetarian it is a
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very
healthy
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food
, with lots of protein and quality fats that are
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good
for you.
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Of course
, you can have too much of a
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good
thing,
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but
I
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think
it’s
well
worth it. It is my
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food
not
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only
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because
it is
absolutely
delicious,
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but
also
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because
you can share it with other
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people
.
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It is best eaten as a dip, with friends.
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I
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cut
up lots of carrots, cucumber and celery into crudités
carefully
sliced to
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make
a
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colourful
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dish
, perhaps with
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some
slices of warm pitta bread too.
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A nice bottle of white wine
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helps
.
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We can then all sit together enjoying the fresh
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humous
dip, sipping our glasses of wine and laughing and talking to put the world to rights.
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It is a great way to enjoy a fabulous
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food
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item
.
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[
Written by
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-
Lucy
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Marris
| Careers Adviser (UK), TEFL teacher (Vietnam)
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]
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Model Answer 2: I have a number of
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favourite
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food
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items
that I like to eat. While
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some
of these
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food
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items
, which are my
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favourite
,
are cooked
with traditional recipes, others
are cooked
by using unconventional recipes and methods.
However
,
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today
, I would like to talk about a
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food
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item
which
is cooked
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in a traditional manner
.

This
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favourite
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food
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item
of mine
is called
“
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Hilsha
fish
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curry”
.
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Hilsa
(or
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Ilish
)
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curry
is the national
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dish
of Bangladesh, made from the
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Hilsa
fish, and is one of the most
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popular
traditional Bangladeshi
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dishes
. In Bangladesh, it is common to eat every part of the
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Hilsa
fish, including the head and the eggs. In fact, nothing
is wasted
as each and every part of this fish has its
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own
unique delicacies. One can find fish egg
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dishes
or fish head
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curries
that are
widely
revered throughout the entire country.

By the way, this particular
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food
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item
is
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very
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popular
in
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many
parts of India as
well
except that they have their
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own
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Hilsha
fish to fry. In fact, Indian
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people
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sometimes
rely on the export of this delicious fish from Bangladesh.
Anyway
, the ingredients,
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used
to prepare this
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dish
, are
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Hilsa
fish, salt, turmeric powder, black cumin seeds, green
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chillies
, mustard
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oil
, and water. Mustard
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oil
and black cumin seeds are
also
significant in the preparation of this
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dish
, depending on what kind of taste one
really
prefers.
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But
, in order to cook this delicious
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food
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item
, one
first
needs to marinate the
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Hilsha
fish in turmeric and
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chilli
paste
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before
slowly
frying it on a low heat and serving with mustard gravy and steam rice. The result is a combination of sweet and sour
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flavours
with an incredible spicy kick.

Anyway
, it is my
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favourite
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food
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item
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because
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Hilsa
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curry
is filling,
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flavoursome
, and easy to
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make
.
Besides
, it is
also
widely
available throughout the entire country,
especially
, during the rainy season.
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Finally
, it is my
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favourite
also
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because
it is the
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only
authentic “Bengali”
You use this word too often, consider replacing it with
curry
that can
be served
on all occasions.
16Linking words, meeting the goal of 7 or more
75Repeated words, meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
58Mistakes

IELTS speaking Describe your favourite food item. v. 1

Speaking
  American English
4 paragraphs
874 words
5.5
Overall Band Score
Coherence and Cohesion: 5.5
  • Structure your answers in logical paragraphs
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    One main idea per paragraph
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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: 5.5
  • Use a variety of complex and simple sentences
  • Check your writing for errors
Task Achievement: 5.0
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    Present relevant ideas
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