Desserts - IELTS Speaking Sample Answer

IELTS Speaking section comprises three parts. Each section of IELTS speaking consists of different types of questions that test the candidate’s speaking proficiency. This topic - Desserts is an IELTS speaking part 1 topic. In IELTS speaking part 1, examiners ask generic questions based on topics like school, education, hobbies, arts, food, and more. The main aim of IELTS speaking part 1 is to make the candidate comfortable enough to speak fluently on the next parts.

Topic: Desserts

1. Do you like eating cakes?

Well, unlike most of the people, I am not a big fan of cakes, actually, I do not have a sweet tooth. But I definitely like to eat cakes, just one slice, occasionally. I am very conscious about my health and eating cake makes me feel that I would get obese. Moreover, the high sugar intake may result in diabetes, and sugar consumption is one of the major culprits of deteriorating health nationwide. Hence, I avoid sweets and try to exercise regularly, and stay fit and toned. Hence, no, I don’t like to eat cakes.

Vocabulary:

• Occasionally: Infrequent or at irregular intervals, Now and then, rarely, at times
• Conscious: Aware of, knowing, concerned about
• Culprit: The one at fault, the guilty party
• Deteriorating: Degrading, losing its value, getting spoiled

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2. Do you know how to bake a cake?

I surely do know how to bake a cake, I know I said I don’t like eating them, but I absolutely love cooking, and baking cakes is one of the things I love to make. It is a very tedious process but I find it relieving and relaxing. One of the major tricks to make a spongy cake is to whisk the egg whites by separating the egg yolk and adding two teaspoons of lemon juice for a 500-gm cake accompanied by baking it in a water bath in a preheated oven. Moreover, I constantly keep looking for new recipes to improve myself. I usually bake a chocolate cake, since I prefer chocolate cake over other cakes.

Vocabulary:

• Absolutely: for sure, a way to say yes and approval
• Relieving: cause (pain, distress, or difficulty) to become less severe or serious, or to release someone
• Relaxing: To reduce stress or tension
• Whisk: to beat, mix rapidly

3. When do you eat cake?

We do not eat it regularly, but we get a cake on every occasion like birthdays, marriage anniversaries, Christmas. So, we get a cake on our birthdays. It is a tradition in my family to get the cake of the birthday person. So, during that time I enjoy a slice of cake with a cup of coffee and a scoop of ice cream. Cutting a cake and eating it with your family and friends while watching a movie is one of the best ways to spend an occasion and time with everyone you love.

Vocabulary:

• Tradition: Something followed for ages
• Occasion: Festival, celebration, etc

4. What is your favorite kind of cake?

I am a big foodie by nature, so I like to try a variety of foods, and hence, I have tried, sponge cakes, Christmas cakes, ice cream cakes, chiffon cakes, cheesecakes, yellow cake, white cake, pound cake, shortcake, and flourless cake. They all are exemplary in their own ways, sponge cake is so light and airy, it melts in the mouth on eating, I love the berries and dried fruits in the Christmas cake, ice cream cakes are chilling and just the right level of sweet, chiffon cakes is extremely light and is made using vegetable oil instead of butter, cheesecakes are so flavorsome and are made from sour cheese, yellow cakes are a vanilla-flavored butter cake. I cannot choose my most favorite, but I would like to list my top three favorite cakes, chocolate chip pound cake, blueberry cheesecake, and coffee chiffon cake.

Vocabulary:

• Foodie: Someone who like to eat different types of food
• Exemplary: amazing, too good, brilliant

5. What desserts do Indians like?

India is a country whose indigenous and native dessert is not cake. We have a history of sweets like laddoos, gulab jamun, ras malai, ras Gulla, modak, kalakand, jalebi, malpuas, etc. Every state in India has its own cultural and ethnic sweets like Maharashtra is famous for its modaks, malpuas, puran poli, Punjab and northern India is famous for its laddoos, barfi, soan papdi, Bengal has its lancha, Sandesh, rasgulla, etc. But with modernization and westernization, we have adapted to eating cakes on several occasions too, like birthdays, anniversaries, etc. Hence, I would say in general Indians love desserts may it be laddoos or cakes.

Vocabulary:

• Indigenous: Native to a place
• Westernization: Similar to modernization, adapting to new cultures
• Adapted: To mold into, to follow the changes