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 IELTS
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Sample essay 55: 
Traditional methods of food preparation are becoming less popular. 
Why do you think this is? 
Meals made in a time honoured fashion are not as common these days for a number of 
different reasons, as will now be explained. 
The primary factor is that more modern variants of traditional dishes are often less time 
consuming to prepare. It is not uncommon for both parents to work outside of the home, 
meaning that there is less opportunity for people to spend the hours required in shopping, 
preparing and cooking, so opting for a quick and easy meal is often preferred. 
Another significant cause for this decline is that the skills that in previous generations were 
handed down from parents to children are no longer considered as valuable, and as such, 
many younger people simply lack the required knowledge. Already many traditional skills 
such as bread making are no longer passed on, and this is illustrated in the rising 
consumption of convenience food among younger people. 
A third contributor to the fall in traditional food preparation is also related to the modern 
global nature of most societies. Historically, traditional meals were common because the 
required ingredients were all that was available locally. These days, however, most large 
cities have shops and restaurants with food from all over the globe. A clear example of this 
influence is in the United Kingdom, where the most popular takeaway food is Indian cuisine. 
Ultimately, there are many factors both societal and economic that are leading to the 
decline in traditional meals, and this is a trend that is likely to continue into the future. 
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