Speaking practice: answer out loud for one minute
What is your favourite food?
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12 conversation questions about food
- 1What is your favourite food?
- 2Can you cook? What can you make?
- 3What do people in your country eat for breakfast?
- 4Do you like spicy food?
- 5Is there any food you don't like?
- 6Do you prefer eating at home or in a restaurant?
- 7What did you eat yesterday?
- 8What is a traditional dish from your country?
- 9Do you eat a lot of fruit and vegetables?
- 10What snacks do you like?
- 11Have you ever tried food from another country?
- 12What food would you cook for a guest?
Useful phrases
- My favourite food is...
- I really like... but I don't like...
- It tastes...
- I'm not a big fan of...
- I can make a simple...
- In my country, we usually eat...
- I'd love to try...
- It's made with...
Key vocabulary
- dish
- a type of food that is cooked and served
- spicy
- with a hot, strong taste, like chilli
- sweet
- with a taste like sugar
- homemade
- made at home, not in a shop
- recipe
- instructions for cooking something
- snack
- a small amount of food between meals
Sample answer
What is your favourite food?
My favourite food is chicken curry with rice. My mother makes it on Fridays and it's a little bit spicy, which I love. I also like pizza, but I don't eat it very often. When I'm hungry in the afternoon, I usually have some fruit or biscuits as a snack.
Practise "Food" with a real partner
Questions are easier to remember once you've answered them out loud. Start a live 1-on-1 video call and use this topic to get the conversation going.
Practise this topic liveHow to practise this topic
- Answer each question in at least two or three sentences.
- Try to use two of the useful phrases and one new word in every answer.
- With a partner, ask a follow-up question like "Why?" or "Can you give an example?"
- Alone, record your one-minute answer and listen back for one thing to improve.