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Speaking Part 1: Cooking

Speaking Part 1 125 words 1 min read

Question

Do you enjoy cooking? How often do you cook? Who taught you to cook?

What a band 8.0 answer sounds like

Do you enjoy cooking?
Yes, I do, quite a lot. I find it relaxing to chop vegetables and stir something on the stove after a long day, and there's a real sense of satisfaction when a meal turns out well.

How often do you cook?
Most evenings, I'd say. I tend to make something simple during the week, like pasta or a stir-fry, and then at weekends I'll try a more ambitious recipe, maybe something I've seen online.

Who taught you to cook?
Mainly my grandmother. I used to stand beside her in the kitchen when I was about ten, and she'd let me stir or taste. A lot of what I cook now is really her recipes, with a few changes of my own.

Topics:cookingfoodpart 1daily life

Why this scores 8.0

One note for each marking criterion.

Fluency and coherence
Answers directly, then adds one or two details. It stays natural and doesn't over-extend.
Lexical resource
Everyday but precise vocabulary (ambitious recipe, a real sense of satisfaction).
Grammatical range and accuracy
Habitual structures (I tend to, I used to, she'd let me) used accurately.
Pronunciation
Not assessable from text. Practise linking and stress on content words when you say it aloud.
Note
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