雅思口语Part2答案：a good cook

　　Tips for answering this Cue Card topic:

　　You can talk about one of your family members who you know is good atcooking. Alternatively you can talk about a famous cook from your city andcountry. This cue card asks you to talk about a person who is a good cook. Soyou can describe a famous cook who is not personally known to you but you haveheard about him/her from newspaper, internet or TV. But specifically mentionthat you have heard about his/her cooking skills and fames from a source andnever met him / her personally.

　　You can also talk about your mother/ sisters or grandmother and describeher cooking ability. Talking about a family member/ friend or relative wouldhelp you describing them in details and you would be able to give moreinformation about them than a famous cook who you know very little.

　　Interestingly, males are also good at cooking so you can pick your father,uncle or brother as well and describe their cooking skills. It would be alluringto talk about yourself if you are a good cook. But avoid that! Describing yourcooking ability and skills as well as other qualities would be bit tricky totalk about.

　　Things you should mention about the person who you would like to describeas a good cook:

　　Can cook several dishes.

　　Has a natural talent of cooking foods.

　　People always appreciate the dishes s/he cooks

　　S/he has learned cooking from his/her family and has no academic trainingon cooking.

　　S/he has taken a course on cooking and thus his/ her interests on cookinggrew up

　　You should be able to answer the following cue cards as well if you preparefor this cue card topic:

　　1. Describe a person of your family who has a special skill.

　　2. Describe something you learned from your family members.

　　3. Describe skill you have.

　　4. Describe a family member of your family.

　　5. Talk about one of your friends who has a skill you admire.

　　参考答案:

　　I know some of my relatives who are good at cooking and I have heard aboutsome famous cooks, nationally and internationally, who have magical power ofmaking delicious cuisines. But I'd like to talk about my mother whom I think isthe greatest cook of the world. I have never enjoyed any menu more than thefoods made by my mother. She is a gifted cook and she has a good reputation ofmaking delicious and tasty menu out of very ordinary ingredients.

　　The way she arranges the kitchen and makes foods is lovely and in mychildhood I used to think that she had taken training on cooking. But sheactually learned the cooking from her family and was in charge of cooking for alarge joint family. She is a graduate and I heard that she has a passion ofcooking as she took several subjects related to house-keeping and cooking.

　　My mother was raised in a sub-urban area and got married at her 20 years ofold. She continued her education and then took charge of cooking in my father'sfamily. I have heard the appreciation of her cooking from many of our relativesand neighbours and felt proud of her.

　　Finding her cooking gives me a feeling that it's not a hard task, ratherit's an artistic performance that the performer enjoys a lot. Sometimes I havebeen amazed to find her making foods in no times for the guests.

　　She mostly makes foods for the family members and that includes cookingmaking breads, rice, meats, fishes, burgers, sweet-meats, curry etc. For thefestivals she makes cake, rich foods, and snacks, local and foreign cuisines. Ihave found her cooking Chinese, Thai, Italian and Mexican foods as well and thatwas always a wonder how she has learned those menus as she has never travelledto those countries nor has taken any training on making those foods. It willalways be a mystery to me.