00 ielts speaking Part Topics in 2016, 2017 & Band 0+ Sample Answers

Describe a time when you tried a new food for the first time.
You should say: 
what food it was 

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where you ate it 
what it tasted like 
and explain whether or not you liked this food 
Well, I’m a great fan of 
barbecues 
and I would like to talk about the 
first time
I 
tried some 
typical
barbecue food. This happened when I was 
10 years old
.
My familiy went out to 
have dinner
to celebrate my younger sister’s birthday. After 
putting so much thought into some 
new savoury food
to have for our meal, we 
decided to go to a BBQ restautant on X street.
We ordered 
four
dishes with three 
different tastes
. 
One
of them which really 
interested
me was grilled-Australian 
beef
, flavoured with something 
spicy
, 
rich
and 
aromatic
. It not only 
tasted 
delicious, but also 
looked 
appealing. Also, it went 
well with two kinds of 
dipping sauces
and was served with 
baguettes
. There was 
also a 
salad
, which gave it a 
mild
taste to contrast with the spicy flavours. The 
idea
of a barbecue originated in 
America
, and for us it was a 
novel
and 
sophisticated 
meal.
What I 
really
enjoyed was that we could 
watch
as it was cooked 
in front of us
. I 
loved how 
juicy
it was and the 
aroma
it had. Just 
mentioning
it makes my mouth 
water. I mean, the 
BBQ 
was out of this world. That was the 
first time
I had tried 
it, and I 
would have liked
to have kept on coming back for 
more
, but I was just 
too 
full
.
VOCABULARY

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barbecues: [noun] a meal, usually eaten outdoors, which is cooked over an 
open fire. 
Example: Every summer, my friends and I have 
barbecues
on the beach and we 
each bring some beef or other meat to grill. 
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put thought into: [expression] considered seriously and carefully. 
Example: I 
put so much thought
into my school project that I received a very 
high score. 
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savoury: [adjective] having a delicious taste, usually containing salt. 
Example: We ate some tasty 
savoury
biscuits with cheese to finish our meal. 
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dish: [noun] food prepared in a particular way as part of a meal. 
Example: Our meal arrived at the table 
– two 
dishes 
of meat, with rice and salad. 
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flavour: [verb] add to food to give it a special taste. 
Example: The fish was 
flavoured
with spices and it tasted delicious. 
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aromatic: [adjective] having a pleasant smell or aroma. 
Example: She grows a number of 
aromatic
plants in her garden. 
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dipping sauces: [noun] different types of sauces in which you can put your 
food quickly, take the food out again and eat it. 
Example: The chef flavours his 
dipping sauces
with different spices 
– some 
sweet spices and some hot ones. 

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baguettes: [noun] white bread in the shape of long sticks. 
Example: The cheese 
baguettes
which we ordered were hard on the outside and 
soft on the inside. 
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mild: [adjective] not strong or severe. 
Example: I prefer cheese that is 
mild
rather than cheese with a strong flavour. 
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originate: [verb] happen or appear for the first time in a particular place or 
situation. 
Example: Tobacco 
originated
in America and was later brought to Europe. 
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novel: [adjective] new, and different from anything known before. 
Example: Drive-in restaurants are a 
novel
idea which originated in America. 
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sophisticated: [adjective] typical of rich or socially important people. 
Example: They like to dress in very 
sophisticated
clothes, although they don’t 
have a lot of money. 
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juicy: [adjective] having a lot of juice, so that it is good to eat. 
Example: He bought some delicious 
juicy
oranges at the market. 
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makes my mouth water: [expression] makes me feel hungry. 
Example: Thinking about Thai cuisine