IELTS Speaking Part 1 Topic & Questions: Chocolate with Band 9 Model Answers

1. How often do you eat chocolate?

Well mostly I don’t buy myself chocolate, since it’s quite pricey and not my favorite snack. Only when someone gives me chocolate will I eat some.

2. What’s your favorite flavor?

Though I’m not addicted to chocolate, I do have my all-time favorite flavor, which is the white chocolate. Since I have a sweet tooth, dark chocolate would be too bitter for me. Meanwhile, milk chocolate just isn’t sweet enough. So white chocolate is just a perfect fit.

Vocabulary

All—time favorite (noun) favorite of all choices, during all times

To have a sweet tooth (n) to like sweet foods

3. When was the first time you ate chocolate?

I think most of the children at that time were a fan of M&M chocolate and I was no exception. Now that my taste changed though, still I enjoy having some M&M snacks.

4. Is chocolate popular in your country?

There are a variety of chocolate brands with different price range and quality available in the market nowadays. Thanks to the health benefits that it offers for human, consuming chocolate at a suitable level is encouraged. The sweetness of chocolate also makes it a common present that men choose to give their beloved women in special days, especially Valentine’s Day or International Women’s Day.

5. Is chocolate good for our health?

Scientifically, chocolate provides human a number of health benefits. Firstly, eating chocolate helps improve our mood, even when we’re under pressure. Secondly, consuming chocolate at a reasonable amount is good for cardiovascular system. Interestingly, chocolate has been proved to contain antioxidants, which benefits for women as well.

Vocabulary

Cardiovascular system (n) The system that circulates blood and lymph through the body, consisting of the heart, blood vessels, blood, lymph, and the lymphatic vessels and glands

To benefit for (v) to provide advantages to SO

Antioxidant (n)  a substance such as vitamin C or E that removes potentially damaging oxidizing agents in a living organism.