IELTS Writing Sample #101
You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.
Some people prefer to eat at food stands or restaurants.
Other people prefer to prepare and eat food at home.
Which do you prefer? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.
You should write at least 250 words.
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own
knowledge or experience.
model answer:
Man, through the ages, has undergone any changes from the time when he had to
haunt for food to these days when he has to buy it. Some people prefer to buy
fresh vegetables, meat and fruits and prepare food at home. However, other
people prefer to skip that step with cooking and have dinner at a restaurant. I
think that both of these choices have some advantages and disadvantages. Bellow
I will give some reasons to support my answer.
Personally, I do not like fast food. So, my choice is always between a
restaurant and my home. First of all, I would like to say that cooking is a
great tradition. It helps people to relax, reflect on some pleasant moments
while peeling or cutting the vegetables. It is a means of eliminating one's
stress and tension. Second of all, sometimes I do not want to have something too
complicated for my dinner. I just want to have light food like a salad and a
glass of milk. So, one of the reasons why I like to eat at home is because I can
have what I want at this moment. One greater thing about eating at home is that
I can sit in front of the TV and watch an interesting program or a movie.
Finally, having dinner at home allows a family communicates with each other, be
closer and share some good and bad moments that happened earlier that day.
Besides, eating at home is a great way to save some money.
As for restaurants, I see some positive aspects about eating there too. First of
all, I sometimes get tired from peeling, cutting, washing, frying, etc. It does
not mean I do it a lot. Sometimes I just use the microwave and a preprocessed
food that I bought earlier. I want to have something more delicious than I have
in my refrigerator, something that is time-consuming to prepare at home. So, for
me it is a good reason to go to a restaurant. There one may meet old friends or
just has a great time listening to music and tasting some delicious meats.
Also, restaurants are a good place to celebrate something. One does not have to
prepare food for all friends who are coming, wash dish, put in order all that
mess after the party, etc.
In conclusion, I think that it does not important where one has one's dinner.
What important is that it must be full and nutritious.
(415 words)