Ielts speaking--how to improve your bandscore

Activity
Answer the following parts 1, 2, and 3 questions and use appropriate
expressions in your answer.
Part 1
1.  Do you have a favourite food?
2.  What are some delicacies in your town?
3.  Do you believe that food is generally expensive in big cities?
4.  Do you cook or buy your meals ready-made?
5.  Are there certain kinds of food you don’t like?
6.  What was your favourite food when you were a child?
Answer
1.  Grilled fish really appeals to me not only because it’s healthy food but also
because the taste is so captivating, especially when the fish is fresh. The
smell of grilled fish is also mouth-watering.
2.  There is a large banana plantation in my place, so everywhere you can see
banana chips. I consider this a delicacy, for people both local and visitors
buy this. This is a kind of snack with two flavours; you can choose between
sweet and regular.
3.  I think food is costly in most big cities. There are several reasons why I say
this. First, the raw materials for food are from the countryside, and
transporting them requires a considerable amount of money. Second, most
of the ingredients found in the city are also expensive. In order to get profit,

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foods are sold at a higher cost.
4.  During weekends I cook because I have plenty of time to go to the market
and buy the ingredients for meals I like to eat. Further, I usually prepare
longer, and that takes a lot of time in the preparation stage, and this time is
only available during weekends.
5.  I am not a fussy eater. What I want to say is that I eat anything, provided it
isn’t poisonous. The taste of food is not much of a problem to me at all. I
can eat food that my friends can’t just because of taste.
6.  I don’t really have a vivid memory of my favourite childhood food. I
assume it was something sweet like cake and ice cream since children love
sweet foods. I am not really that certain though.