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IELTS Speaking Part 1: Eating out
The examiner asks questions like these in Part 1. Answer each one aloud in 2–3 sentences, about 20–30 seconds.
- Do you often eat in restaurants?
- What kind of restaurants do you prefer?
- Do you usually go with friends or family?
- What do you think makes a restaurant good?
- Do you think eating out will become more or less popular in the future?
How to answer Part 1 questions
- Answer the question, then add one reason or a short example.
- Do not learn answers by heart. Part 1 is about you, and memorised answers sound memorised.
- If a question asks why, say why. Short one-word answers cost fluency marks.
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