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Describe A Person Who Enjoys Cooking For Others: IELTS Speaking Cue Card

You should say

  • Who this person is?
  • What he/she likes to cook?
  • Who he/she cooks for?
  • And explain why he/she enjoys cooking
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Cue 1:Who this person is?

  • Introduce the person by mentioning their relationship to you, such as a family member or friend.
  • Provide a brief background about their passion for cooking.

Example

The person I want to talk about is my mother. She has always had a deep passion for cooking, which she inherited from her own mother. Growing up, I watched her experiment with various recipes and create delicious meals for our family.

Cue 2:What he/she likes to cook?

  • Mention specific dishes or types of cuisine that the person enjoys preparing.
  • Explain any special techniques or ingredients they use that make their cooking unique.

Example

My mother particularly loves to cook traditional Indian dishes, especially biryani and paneer tikka. She has a special way of marinating the paneer that makes it incredibly flavorful. Her biryani is famous in our neighborhood, and she uses a secret blend of spices that she refuses to share!

Cue 3:Who he/she cooks for?

  • Describe the people for whom this person usually cooks, such as family, friends, or community members.
  • Highlight any special occasions or regular gatherings where her cooking is featured.

Example

She primarily cooks for our family, but she also enjoys hosting friends during festivals and special occasions. Every Diwali, she prepares a feast for our relatives, and everyone looks forward to her delicious sweets and savory snacks.

Cue 4:And explain why he/she enjoys cooking

  • Share the emotional or personal reasons behind their love for cooking.
  • Discuss how cooking brings joy to both the cook and those who eat the food.

Example

My mother enjoys cooking because it allows her to express her creativity and share her love with others. She finds joy in seeing the smiles on our faces when we taste her food. For her, cooking is not just about making meals; it’s about bringing people together and creating lasting memories.

Conclusion

    Example

    In conclusion, my mother is a wonderful cook who takes great pleasure in preparing meals for our family and friends. Her passion for cooking not only fills our stomachs but also warms our hearts, making every meal a special occasion.

    Following this structure will ensure you cover all the essential points while providing a clear and engaging response to the cue card topic.

    Tips to answer this Cue Card

    1: Avoid Vague Descriptions

    Using vague language can make your answer less engaging and informative. It's important to provide specific details about the person and their cooking.

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    Tip

    Use descriptive adjectives and specific examples when talking about the person's cooking style and favorite dishes.

    2: Neglecting Personal Connection

    Failing to explain your personal connection to the person can make your answer feel impersonal. Sharing your feelings adds depth to your response.

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    Tip

    Include anecdotes or personal experiences that highlight your relationship with the person and why their cooking matters to you.

    Rushing Through the Explanation

    Rushing your answer can lead to incomplete thoughts and a lack of clarity. Take your time to structure your response effectively.

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    Tip

    Practice pacing your speech and use linking words to connect your ideas smoothly, ensuring a clear and coherent explanation.

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    Band 6-7

    The person who likes to cook for others is my mother. She is very adorable. She likes to cook delicious food. Even she has a cooking channel on YouTube. Moreover, she also takes some cooking class so that she can learn new recipes. Additionally, she cooks food for my family. She never says no to anyone when they ask her for anything delicious. The dishes that she makes are noodles, pringles, pizza, pasta. Nowadays, she is learning bakery. So, she makes some breads and cookies for our family. We enjoyed our food made by her. Usually, in the evening, she makes a tasty snack for our family. It helps us to spend more quality of time by eating the snacks she makes for us. Every time she told us that she is making some unique item, we feel so thrilled and excited to taste their dish. Usually, in dinner, she makes a light and healthy food so that we can stay physically active. I am so happy.

    Band 6

    I know one person who enjoys cooking for others. This is my mom. He always wants to cook something for me and my family and also for my siblings. And when any guest comes to my home, he just goes to the kitchen and cooks tasty food for everyone. And she makes delicious food every time. And I like mostly her maggi noodles and paneer butter masala and also naan. Many things she cooks beautifully. When you taste my mom's hand food, you feel you are in heaven. And it is the reason why I am very fat and my father is also fat and my sister is also fat. This is only the reason of my mom's cooking skill. Her skill is like fabulous. Anytime she cooks delicious food. That's all. I like her all food.

    Band 6

    I like to talk about a person who really enjoys cooking for others is my mother. By professional she is also a cook and she always a person who enjoys as well as love what she do. She cooks a great biryani and I have never eaten such a delicious biryani from anywhere, not even a single restaurant in my city. She cooks so deliciously and also she bakes cakes too. Whenever my friends or relatives come to my home, my mother prepares so many delicious food items. One of the most delicious food she cooks is biryani and also she loves to cook beef rice. She loves to prepare it for others. She didn't eat that much but she always love to prepare food and also she love to serve for others. She also loves when others compliment her food. She always love to hear the compliments. If we tell her some negative she will be really sad and she always love to hear the best ones. Always everybody loves to hear the best compliments. Also she always come to me and ask like this.

    Band 6

    The person who enjoy cooking is my mother. She cooks for us. Every time she makes some new dishes for us. She never get bored of making dishes. She loves cooking very much. Her favorite style of making dishes are Indian dishes. She loves to make Indian cuisine. In non-vegetarian she loves to make chicken curry and chicken barbeque. And in vegetarian she loves to make paneer tikka, bandh gobi and many other things. She always loved to cook from her childhood. She often make many different sweets for our family also. Sometimes she makes food for other people also in our neighborhood. She loves cooking and for it we are planning to open a restaurant for her. So she can bring her cooking to a next level. Her cooking skills are very good. She is a type of person who loves and find cooking very interesting and a type of fun in doing cooking. She always loves to do a new style to follow in her cooking. She loves to do cooking in many ways like in parties. She always do her best to make some good food that everybody can enjoy. The best food that I love that she made is the chicken tikka. I love that. Personally that's my favorite. And all other food are very good.

    Band 6

    Today I am going to talk about a person who enjoys cooking for others and there are many persons who enjoy cooking for others but my favorite person is my aunt who is living next to my home and that aunt is very sweet in her behavior and she loves to cook and she is living next to my home. She is very good in her behavior. She loves to cook sweet dishes such as gulab jamun, chocolate and many various types of chocolates. She often cooks food for me and she cooks food of a Punjabi style such as kulcha, chole bhature, samosas and many more dishes. However, she enjoys cooking for others because she loves to cook and she got an award for her cooking and for her good skills in cooking. She recently went for a cooking competition in Ludhiana which was held in a lunchroom mall and she participated in that competition. That competition was for one hour and she cooked cake in that one hour because that cake was my favorite recipe and she knows how to bake cake in a good style and she did not work for that competition because she took that decision very suddenly when she baked that cake and she thought that she will not win but when the result declared then she got shocked by listening the result that she was the winner of that competition.

    Band 6

    Well today I am going to tell about a person who love to enjoy cook and it's none other but she is my mom. My mom, my mother love to cook several types of dishes and she also cook any dish like Punjabi dish, Gujarati dishes and South Indian foods and she cook meal for my family and our guest and the special dish she love to cook is South Indian food and not only South Indian food but also the Chinese food. When I told her that mama why do you like to cooking food anytime and at that moment her answer was cooking food is her hobby and my father says that one time my father told me that in my mother hand type of magic to cook food. He cook food with joy, he cook food joyfully for me also for my father and my grandfather.

    Band 6

    One person who enjoys cooking for others is my mother. Her name is Jyoti. She is a government employee in KSEB. She always loves cooking and loves to feed others, especially me. Right now also, she always makes different kinds of food for me and my brother. And she always takes care of us. And I always love her food. The reason why I love her food is because it's always tasty. And she always tries a new variety of things, especially in the foods and desserts. One of the favorite dishes that she makes is biryani. Actually, she makes biryani every week. The reason why she is making biryani every week is because we always compel her to make biryani every week. I always crave for biryani every week. Another thing is that she is very caring and loving. She always protects us. She always makes food. She used to feed others also. Many people come to her home to have food. She is always prepared to make food for them also.

    Band 6

    My mother is a person in my house who loves cooking for others. She developed this hobby since her childhood as my grandmother was also fond of cooking. So she, looking after her mother, tried to cook and excelled in it. Every day, almost every day, she cooks food for all of us. She is expert. She has become expert in two types of cuisines like Indian cuisine and continental. Specially, she cooks chicken biryani as well as chole bhature which is very good and it is outstanding. Additionally, she tries sometimes to cook noodles also but it is very so-so. But she puts efforts for everybody. During her childhood, she was fond of cooking. Therefore, she enrolled herself in home science subject and there she learned many tips and tricks of cooking. She also tried to join MasterChef but for some reason she could not go there. In short, I would like to tell that practicing cooking is very important to cook very delicious and good food. It also requires some time which we have to give every day. Therefore,

    Band 6

    It's my girlfriend I would like to tell, she loves cooking so much and very specifically for me and her dear ones, she loves and enjoys cooking the way it is. The very favourite food that she would like to cook is Biryani. Every Friday she cooks Biryani and she serves to my parents, to me and to her dear ones. So Biryani is the very comfort food that she has very pondered upon and we all love to sit together, do chit chat around on the topic that we had experienced and eat a wholesome lot of food. So this is our favourite past time and we would like to include anyone who come across our home and we eat like a hell. So this is my experience towards the person and the person is something I love so much and this is what I wanted to describe about the person.

    Band 6

    I'm the person who enjoys the cooking for others because cooking is kind of art for me and it is one of my hobbies. I enjoy cooking for my family, for my friends, on special occasions which are held like a get-together or birthdays. I like cooking the Indian food. Also, I have learned some continental dishes like pasta and pizza. Also, learning to cook some Chinese food like fried rice and momos. Basically, I like the cooking because it makes me feel like releasing my stress after the overloading of work and it gives me a sense of satisfaction. So, I would like to talk about cooking is a hobby and cooking is my hobby. The person I know loves cooking is me. I'm the one who is very fond of cooking. I enjoy cooking because it's one of my hobbies which can make me feel relaxed in my leisure time as well as I enjoy cooking for others because my family enjoys the food made by me. I'm gonna talk about the person who loves cooking for others. It's me because I'm the person who loves cooking different dishes at my house for my family, for my friends and I enjoy cooking for everyone who arrives at our home as a guest. As Indian tradition says, Atithi Devo Bhava means guest is a god and we treat everyone like a god would arrive at our home. I like cooking Indian food. Also, learning to cook some continental dishes like white sauce pasta and I am very specialized in making momos. Recently, I have invented one new momo dish which was very delicious to my family. I like cooking because it's a stress buster to me. When I start cooking, I feel like it gave me the sensation of releasing the stress even after the heavy workload. If I start cooking alone with the silent music, it gives me some kind of vibrations and I started to feel relaxing. Also, I enjoy to see people enjoying the food made by me and appreciating my cooking skills. It gives me the happiness. Cooking is kind of a thing which can be done as a hobby. Also, it's essential for your own survival. So, I like cooking every kind of food for the people I love and to see them happy in front of me.
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