IELTS Speaking Part 1: Reported Topic of Snacks

Below are the IELTS speaking part 1 questions with some model answer for the topic of snacks currently being used in the speaking test.

IELTS Speaking Part 1: Snacks Questions

• Do you like snacks?
• How often do you eat snacks?
• How do you choose what snacks to eat?
• Did you ever eat snacks when you were a child?
• If you had a child, would you allow your child to eat snacks?
• What kinds of snacks are popular in your country?
• Do you think snacks are healthy?
• Do you think all snacks are junk food?
• Do you think eating snacks is good for your health?
• Have the types of snacks people eat changed over the last few decades in your country?

IELTS Speaking Part 1: Snacks Model Answers

There are two optional answers for each question. If you want to post your own answers, put them in the comments box below.

Q) Do you like snacks?

A) No, not really. I generally prefer to eat at meal times rather than graze between meals.

A) Yes, I do. Around mid morning I usually have some fruit and then about 3pm I have some biscuits or something like that.

Q) What kinds of snacks are popular in your country?

A) Well, I guess that most people eat junk food like crisps, chocolate and biscuits for their snacks.

A) I suppose official workers mainly eat junk food like biscuits but other people sometimes eat fruit or something healthier.

Q) Do you think eating snacks is good for your health?

A) I think that if you’re hungry, it’s perfectly fine to have some fruit but if people eat junk food between meals, then it’s really unhealthy.

A) I think all kind of snacking between main meals is bad for your health. If people avoided snacking, they would be much healthier and less over weight.

IELTS Speaking Part 1 Tips

• You can’t ask the examiner to change the topic.
• Even if you don’t like snacks, the examiner will continue to ask you questions about the topic.
• Try to give examples of snacks.
• Snacks are any type of food that is eaten between meals – they might be healthy or unhealthy depending on what the person chooses to eat.
• Snack is both a noun and a verb.
• Part 1 answers can’t be very long but you should at least try to give one long complex sentence in your answer.