Video and tips for speaking
Vocabulary for Food: Vegetables
Can you name all the vegetables in the picture below? Under the picture is a list of possible words, not all of them are in the picture (there are 26 words but only 24 answers needed).
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Answers
- peas
- mushrooms
- pumpkin
- cauliflower
- radish
- onions
- celery
- artichoke
- carrots
- potatoes
- lettuce
- tomatoes
- aubergine or eggplant
- sprouts
- courgette or zucchini
- cabbage
- corn (corn on the cob)
- asparagus
- beetroot
- broccoli
- red pepper
- sweet potato
- cucumber
- beans
Questions and Answers
Below are some of the possible questions with a model answer and also a link to learn vocabulary for vegetables. Please write your answers at the comment section below.
- Do you like vegetables?
- Are there any vegetables you dislike?
- Did you like vegetables when you were a child?
- Are vegetables popular in your country?
- Do most people eat vegetables with their meal in your country?
- Are there many vegetarians in your country?
- Do you think it is important to eat vegetables?
- How can parents encourage their children to eat more vegetables?
Model Answers
- Question: Do most people eat vegetables in your country?
- Answer: Yes, they do. Almost every meal has either rice or potatoes and also another vegetable as well, such as cabbage, carrots, green beans or something like that. Quite a lot of people have a small proportion of vegetables to meat but at least they always have some kind of vegetable with their meal.
- Question: Are there many vegetarians in your country?
- Yes, quite a lot. Many people choose to avoid eating meat and their diet consists of both vegetables and grains. There are quite a few restaurants in my city which cater to vegetarians and offer the most wonderful dishes such as fried aubergine, spinach and potato, onion cakes and things like that. They’re actually very delicious.
Common Questions in Speaking Part 1
You should prepare ideas and practice answering these questions.
Work
What is your job?
Where do you work?
Why did you choose that job?
Is it a popular job in your country?
Do you like your job?
Do you get on well with your colleagues?
What was your first day like?
What responsibilities do you have at work?
If you had the chance, would you change your job?
Do you plan to continue with your job in the future?
Study
What do you study?
Where do you study that?
Why did you choose that subject?
Is it a popular subject in your country?
Do you like that subject?
Do you get on with your colleagues?
What was your first day like?
What are the main aspects of your subject?
If you had the chance, would you change subject?
Do you plan to get a job in the same field as your subject?
Hometown
Where is your hometown?
Do you like your hometown?
Do you often visit your hometown?
What is your hometown like?
What is the oldest place in your hometown?
What is there for a foreigner to do or see in your hometown?
How could your hometown be improved?
Has your hometown changed much since you were a child?
Is there good public transportation in your hometown?
Do you think your hometown is a good place to bring up children?
Home
Where is your home?
Do you live in a house or a flat?
Who do you live with?
Are there many rooms in your home?
What is your favourite room?
How are the walls decorated?
What would you change about your home?
Do you plan to live there in the future?
What facilities are there near your home?
What is your neighbourhood like?
Do most people live in houses in your country?
Art
Are you good at art?
Did you learn art at school when you were a child?
What kind of art do you like?
Is art popular in your country?
Have you ever been to an art gallery?
Do you think children can benefit from going to art galleries?
Birthdays
Do you enjoy your birthdays?
Do you usually celebrate your birthday?
What did you do on your last birthday?
Can you remember a birthday you enjoyed as a child?
Do most people celebrate their birthdays with a party in your country?
Which birthdays are considered important in your country?
Childhood
Did you enjoy your childhood?
What is your first memory of your childhood?
Did you have a lot of friends when you were a child?
What did you enjoy doing as a child?
Do you think it is better for children to grow up in the city or in the countryside?
Clothes
Are clothes important to you?
What kind of clothes do you usually wear?
Do you ever wear the traditional clothes of your country?
Where do you usually buy your clothes?
Have you ever worn a uniform?
Do most people in your country follow fashion?
Computers
Do you often use a computer?
How do you usually get online?
Do you prefer desktops or laptops?
What do you use your computer for?
Do you think it is important to learn how to use a computer?
Daily Routine
When do you usually get up in the morning?
Do you usually have the same routine every day?
What is your daily routine?
Do you ever change your routine?
Is your routine the same today as it was when you were a child?
Do you think it is important to have a daily routine?
Dictionaries
Do you often use a dictionary?
What do you use dictionaries for?
What kinds of dictionaries do you think are most useful?
Do you think dictionaries are useful for learning a language?
What kind of information can you find in a dictionary?
Useful video lesson: Dictionary vocabulary
Evenings
What do you often do in the evenings?
Do you do the same thing every evening?
Do you prefer to spend your evenings with family or friends?
Do you ever work or study in the evenings?
What is a popular activity for young people in your country in the evenings?
Do you do the same thing in the evenings as you did when you were a child?
Family & Friends
Do you spend much time with your family?
Who are you closest to in your family?
Do you prefer spending time with your family or friends?
Who is your best friend?
Are you still friends with people from your childhood?
Is family important in your country?
Flowers
Do you like flowers?
What’s your favourite flower?
When was the last time you gave someone flowers?
Do any flowers have a special meaning in your country?
Why do you think women like flowers more than men?
Food
What’s your favourite food?
Have you always liked the same food?
Is there any food you dislike?
What is a common meal in your country?
Do you have a healthy diet?
What do you think of fast food?
Going Out
Do you often go out in the evenings?
What do you like to do when you go out?
Do you prefer going out on your own or with friends?
How often do you go out in a week?
Where do most young people like to go out in your country?
Happiness
Are you a happy person?
What usually makes you happy?
Does the weather ever affect how you feel?
What makes you feel unhappy?
Do you think people in your country are generally happy people?
Hobbies
Do you have a hobby?
What equipment do you need for it?
Do you think hobbies should be shared with other people?
Did you have a hobby as a child?
What hobbies are popular in your country?
Why do you think people have hobbies?
Internet
How often do you go online?
What do you use the internet for?
How do you get online?
Do you have your own computer?
What’s your favourite website?
Do you think children should be allowed unsupervised access to the internet?
Leisure Time
What is your favourite leisure activity?
What did you enjoy doing in your free time as a child?
Do you prefer to spend your free time with other people or alone?
What is a common leisure activity in your country?
Do most people in your country get two days off a week?
Do you think leisure time is important?
Music
Do you like music?
What’s your favourite type of music?
Can you sing?
Did you learn music at school?
If you could learn a musical instrument, what would it be?
Do you think music is important?
Neighbours & Neighbourhood
Do you like your neighbours?
Are neighbours usually close to each other in your country?
What is your neighbourhood like?
Do you think your neighbourhood is a good place for children?
How could your neighbourhood be improved?
Do you think it is important to have a good relationship with your neighbours?
Newspapers
How do you usually get your news?
Do you often read the newspapers?
What kind of news do you usually follow?
How do most people get the news in your country?
Do you think international news is important?
Pets
Do you have a pet?
Do you like animals?
What’s your favourite animal?
What is a popular pet to have in your country?
Did you have a pet as a child?
Why do people have pets?
Reading
Do you often read?
What is your favourite kind of book to read?
Do you often read newspapers?
Do you have any e-books?
What books did you read as a child?
Do you think it is important to encourage children to read?
Shopping
Do you like shopping?
What’s your favourite shop?
Do you prefer shopping alone or with others?
What kinds of shops are there where you live?
Have you ever bought anything online?
Do you think men and women have different opinions about shopping?
Sport
Do you like sport?
What’s your favourite sport?
Do you often watch sport on TV?
Did you play sport as a child?
What is the most popular sport in your country?
How do most people in your country keep fit?
TV
Do you often watch TV?
What sorts of things do you watch on TV?
What is your favourite TV program?
Do you ever watch foreign programs or films?
What did you watch on TV when you were a child?
Do you think children should watch TV?
Transport
How did you get here today?
What is your favourite mode of transport?
Do you ever use public transport?
Do you like the transport system in your country?
What is the difference between taking a bus and taking a train?
Weather
What’s the weather like today?
What’s your favourite weather?
Do you like the weather in your country?
Is the weather the same in all parts of your country?
Does the weather ever affect the way you feel?
Does the weather in your country ever affect transportation?
Answer
1. Yes I like some vegetables.
2. Yes, I do not like the sweet potato mentioned here.
3. I didn’t like vegetables when I was child.
4. Yes vegetables are very popular in our country.
5. Yes most people eat vegetables with their meal in our country.
6. Yes, quite a lot. Many people choose to avoid eating meat and their diet consists of both vegetables and grains.
7. Yes, I think eating vegetables is important for us.
8. Parents in our country encourage their children to eat vegetables by telling different stories.
Answer:
1. Yes, I like vegetables.
2. Yes, there are 5 vegetables i don’t like.
3. No, I didn’t like vegetables when I was child.
4. Yes, they are vegetables popular in our country.
5. Yes, they do. Almost every meal has either rice or potatoes and also another vegetables as well, such as cabbage, carrots, green beans or something like that. Quite a lot of people have a small proportion of vegetables to meat but at least they always have some kind of vegetables with their meal.
6. Yes, quite a lot. Many people choose to avoid eating meat and their diet consists of both vegetables and grains. There are quite a few restaurants in my city which cater to vegetarians and offer the most wonderful dishes such as fried aubergine, spinach and potato, onion cakes and things like that. They’re actually very delicious.
7. Yes, I think it is very important to eat vegetables. Because it contains a lot of nutrients and vitamins.
8. Vegetables are the good for the body. There are many vitamins in vegetables. Parents encourage their children by telling these stories.
Question and answer:
1. Yes, i like vegetables
2. yes, there 2 vegetables i don’t like.
3. I like a vegetables when i was a child.
4. yes, they are vegetables popular in our country.
5. Yes, most people in our country eat vegetables with there food.
6.Yes, there many vegetables in our country.
7. Yes, i think it is important to eat vegetables.
8. Vegetables are good for the body,parents in our country encourage their children to eat vegetables by telling different stories.
work:
1. I work tailoring
2. at home
3. i like sewing
4. yes, is it popular job in our country.
5. Yes, i like my job.
6. Alhamdulillah, very good.
7. Tailor master
9. No
10.Yes
Hometown:
1. My hometown is sylhet.
2. Yes, i like my hometown.
3. Yes, i almost go to my hometown.
4. Very nice.
5. sylhet king bridge.
6. Comes to see the historical place
7. Educated society and clean.
8. Yes
9. yes.
10. Yes
1. Ans: Yes,I like vegetable.
2. Ans : yes, i dislike vegetable cucumber.
3. Ans : Not like my vegetable when were a child.
4. Ans: yes, they to Quite a lot a people have a small proportion of vegetable to meat but at least they always have some kinds of vegetable with their meal .
5. Ans: yes, their do Quite a lot people have a small proportion of vegetable to meat but at least they weals have some kinds their meal
6. Ans: Yes, quite a lot many people choose to avoid eating meat and their diet consists of both vegetable and grain. there are quite a few restaurant in my city which eater to vegetarians and after the most wonderful dishes such a fried aubergine ,Spinach, and potato, Onion, cakes, and thing like that .There actually veracious.
7. Ans : Eating vegetable provides health benefits people who eat more vegetables and fruits as part .Vegetable are important sources of many nutrients ,including potassium, dietary, fiber fol ate, (folic acid) vitamin A, and vitamin c .Is vegetable.
8. Ans: my parent encourage your child to developer healthy eating habits to maximize growth and development .If you want to find out why it,s the best supplement for child.
Answer:
1/ yes, I like vegetables.
2/ Yes, I have disliked vegetables. My disliked vegetable is radish.
3/ No, I did not like vegetables as a child.
4/ The most popular vegetables in our country is the potatoes.
5/ Yes, most people in our country eat vegetables with food.
6/ Yes, there are many vegetables in our country.
7/ Yes, I think vegetables are important.
8/Parents can encourage their children to eat vegetables by showing or showing cartoons while feeding them.
Answer
1/ Yes I like some vegetables.
2/ Yes, I do not like the sweet potato.
3/ I didn`t like vegetables when I was child.
4/Yes vegetables are very popular .
5/ Yes most people eat vegetables with their meal in our country .
6/ Yes , quite a lot many people choose to avoid eating meat and their diet consists of both vegetables and grains.
7/ Yes ,I think eating vegetables is important for us.
8/ Parents in our country encourage their children to eat vegetables by telling different storise.
Home:
Answer:
1/ My home is Lohori.
2/ I live in a house or a flat.
3/ I live with my mother, brothers, sisters.
4/ Yes, we have a lot of rooms in the house.
5/ My favorite room is the reading room.
6/ Different types of pictures can be hung on the wall to decorate the walls.
7/ What I am going to do about my home is to take the study further.
8/ Yeah Al that sounds pretty crap to me, Look like BT aint for me either.
9/ I have the facility to grow vegetables and garden in my house.
10/ The area around us is very nice.
11/ Yes, most people live in our country house.
** Family and Friends**
1. I have spend a lot of time with my family.
2. I am the closest of my family to my father.
3. Yes, I like spending time with my family or friends.
4. My best friend is Suma
5. Yes, I still friends with people from my childhood.
6. Yes, family is important in our country.
Art
1. Are you good at art?
* Art is a really vast subject, I believe and if it is about drawing things here and there, I would say I am pretty fine at it. But, I am surely not one of those who can go on to make some master pieces.
2. Did you learn art at school when you were a child?
* Yes. We did had an arts subject during out school days and we were taught lot of basic things like how to color, shade or different kinds of paintings.
3. What kind of art do you like?
* I love sketching human faces. I really am fascinated by the different moods a face can easily depict. There is lot that be can said with a human face.
4. Is art popular in your country?
* Unfortunately, art is the least popular subject in my country. In fact, there are many museums and art galleries where a wide range of local and international works of life visit them. They love art and appreciate artists.
5. Have you ever been to an art gallery?
* I have never visited any art gallery. But really want to go there.
6. Do you think children can benefit from going to art galleries?
* I think definitely yes. Art is that part of our lives that brings out the creative side of ours. If children go and visit art galleries, they might be able to understand things better and may be feel motivated to draw things and explore their creative side.
Home:
Answer:
1/ My home is lohori.
2/ I live in a house or a flat.
3/ I live with my mother, brother, sisters.
4/ Yes, we have a lot of rooms in the house.
5/ My favorite room is the reading room.
6/Different types of pictures can be hung on the wall to decorate the walls.
7/ What I am going to do about my home is to take the study further.
8/ Yeah Al that sounds pretty crap to me, Looks like BT aint for me either.
9/ I have the facility to grow vegetables and garden in my house.
10/ The area around us is very nice.
11/ Yes, most people live in our country house.
Clothes
1.Are clothes important to you?
Yes, Clothes is important to me.
2. What kind of clothes do you usually wear?
I usually wear Salwar-kameez.
3. Do you ever wear the traditional clothes of you country?
Yes, I occasionally wear the traditional dress of my country. The traditional dress of our country is selwar-kameez, sari and pajama-panjabi.
4. Where do you usually buy your clothes?
I usually buy my clothes from the market.
5. Have you ever worn a uniform?
Yes, I worn my school uniform.
6. Do most people in your country follow fashion?
Yes, most people in my country follow fashion.
1. Answer: Yes, i like vegetables.
2. Answer: There are 4 vegetables i don’t like.
3. Answer: Yes, i like vegetables when i was a child.
4. Answer: Yes, they are vegetables popular in our country.
5. Answer: Yes, most people in our country eat vegetables with there food.
6. Answer: Yes, quite a lot. Many people choose to avoid eating meat and their diet consist of both vegetables and gains.
7. Answer: Yes, i think it is important to eat vegetables.
8. Answer: Vegetables are good for the body. Parents in our country encourage their children to eat vegetables by telling different stories.
Sport:
Answer: Yes, i like sport.
Answer: My favorite sport is cricket.
Answer: Yes, i often watch sport on TV.
Answer: Yes, i play sport as a child, but now i don’t play anymore. Now i just watch the sport.
Answer: The most popular sport in our country is Khabadi.
Answer: You have to keep your body fit with sports and exercises.
1. Answer: Yes, i like vegetables.
2. Answer: There are 4 vegetables i don’t like.
3. Answer: Yes, i like vegetables when i was a child.
4. Answer: Yes, they are vegetables popular in our country.
5. Answer: Yes, most people in our country eat vegetables with there food.
6. Answer: Yes, quite a lot. Many people choose to avoid eating meat and their diet consist of both vegetables and gains.
7. Answer: Yes, i think it is important to eat vegetables.
8. Answer: Vegetables are good for the body. Parents in our country encourage their children to eat vegetables by telling different stories.
Sport:
Answer: Yes, i like sport.
Answer: My favorite sport is cricket.
Answer: Yes, i often watch sport on TV.
Answer: Yes, i play sport as a child, but now i don’t play anymore. Now i just watch the sport.
Answer: The most popular sport in our country is Kabadi.
Answer: You have to keep your body fit with sports and exercises.
Childhood
1 . Did you enjoy your childhood?
Ans: yes, Indeed I had a good time growing up and lots of fun filled (full of enjoyable thing to do ) experiences for example i had a lot of for plan-yin games, and going on trips with my friend .
2. what is your first memory of your child?
Ans: Childhood memory refers to memories formed during childhood .Among sit other rakes memory function to guide present behaviors and to predict future outcome .Memory in childhood is qualitative and qualitative different framed the memories.
3. Did you have a lot of friends when you were a child?
Ans: I had a lot of friend when I was child ,even now i seem ti be the some . They say because i,m fun easy to get along with my friend.
4. What did you enjoy doing as a child?
Ans: I enjoyed hanging out with my sister and friend. We would have lost of fun together ,learn and discover new thing in our locality. We also used to play musical chairs in my friend veranda each alternative.
5 Do you think to grow up in the city or in the countryside ?
Ans: The better option would be a city with an excellent quality of life where children could play in parks and garden . To sum up, growing up in the countryside can be very positive for someone ,s childhood but the city will usually offer better opportunities for their talents development .
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Answer:
(1)My home is Adhua.
(2) I live in a house or a flat.
(3) I live with my father`s, brother`s , sister`s .
(4)Yes,we have a lot of rooms in the house.
(5) My favourite room is the reading room.
(6)Yes, family is important in our country.
(7) The area around us is very nice.
Answer :
1/ Yes, I like vegetables. E. g. cauliflower, potato, pumpkin.
2/ I dislike some vegetables. Such as: beans, cabbage.
3/ When I was child I like vegetables.
4/ There are many vegetables popular in our country. Such as: tomato, beans, cucumber.
5/ In our country, most people eat vegetables with their meal, like potato, tomato, pumpkin.
6/ There are many vegetarians in our country. They avoid to eat fish-meat.
7/ I think it is important to eat vegetables. Because vegetables give energy to our body.
8/ Eating together as a parents can encourage their children to eat more vegetables.
Pets
I have a pet animal. My pet animal is cat . I called it Kitty. I like animal. There are many animal in our country. I like them. But my favourite animal is cat. I also like zebra, lion, tiger, monkey. Cat, dog are most popular pet in our country. When I was child I have no pet animals. People like pets. When animals are reared, a kind of relationship is formed between human beings and animals.
* Answer
1. Yes, I like vegetables. But very little.
2. I don’t like eggplant with the help of vegetables.
3. Yes, I used to like potatoes with the help of vegetables.
4. Yes, vegetables are very popular in our country.
5. In our country,all people eat vegetables with food. Such as salat, vegetables with the help of salat , tomato, cucumber,carrot, etc.
6. Yes, there many vegetables in our country.
7. Yes, our vegetables are important for everyone. Because vegetables contain all kinds of vitamins.
8. All parents can encourage children to cut vegetables by telling stories.