Describe a foreign food you have tried.
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- Sep–Dec/2024
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Part 1
The examiner asks about you and two familiar topics. About 4–5 minutes.
Your home town
- Where is your home town? (Tell me more about that.)
- What do you like most about it? (Tell me more about that.)
- Has it changed much since you were a child? (Why is that?)
- Would you like to live there in the future? (Why is that?)
Patience
- Are you a patient person? (Why is that?)
- What situations make you lose your patience? (Tell me more about that.)
- Were you more patient as a child or are you more patient now? (Why is that?)
- Do you think patience is an important quality for a job? (Why is that?)
Small businesses
- Are there many small businesses near where you live? (Why is that?)
- What kind of small shops do you often go to? (Tell me more about that.)
- Is there a small business you have been going to for a long time? (Why is that?)
- Would you like to run your own small business one day? (Why is that?)
Part 2
One minute to prepare, then speak for one to two minutes.
Describe a foreign food you have tried.
You should say:
- what the food is and which country it comes from
- where and when you tried it
- what it tasted like
and explain whether you would eat it again.
Follow-up question after your talk: Is this kind of food easy to find where you live? / Would you cook that food at home yourself?
Part 3
A broader, more abstract discussion of the Part 2 topic. About 4–5 minutes.
foreign food in your country
- Can you describe the foreign dishes that have become popular in your country?
- What could be done about traditional dishes that young people no longer cook?
- In general, how willing are people in your country to try unfamiliar food?
food and culture
- Can you explain why food is such an important part of a country's identity?
- In general, what can a meal tell you about the place it comes from?
- Can you speculate on how international restaurants will change eating habits in your country?
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