Mat Clark ielts speaking

Topic 31: Cooking  
 
 
Can you cook? 
Who usually does the cooking in your home? 
How do people usually learn to cook in your country? 
What are the advantages of being able to cook? 
 
 
  Nouns 
cookery 
cuisine 
ingredient 
recipe 
home economics 
bite to eat (=snack) 
oven 
 
  Verbs 
become skilled at  
prepare 
entertain  (=  have  guests) 
 
  Adjectives  
yummy 
full of flavor  
nourishing 
hot from 
home-cooked 
famished 
 
 
 

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Mat Clark – IELTS Speaking 
 
 
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  Idioms 
Lip-smacking (=delicious) 
When I entertain guests I try to some lip-smacking recipes. 
Burn to a crisp (= burn food) 
Once I tried to prepare steak for my friends but is came out burn to a crisp. 
Rustle up (= cook sth, quickly without a recipe) 
It’s good to be able to rustle up a quick bite to eat when you’re famished.