Tea and Coffee: IELTS Speaking Part 1 Sample Answer

Courtney Miller

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Updated On Aug 07, 2024

This article is based on the IELTS speaking part 1 topic 'Tea and Coffee'

IELTS Speaking Part 1

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The IELTS Speaking Module is designed to assess your English Language Speaking Skills. To ensure a good score in the IELTS Speaking Module, you must study and practice the common Speaking Question types.

Below is a sample Speaking Module of the topic 'Tea and Coffee' with responses. By studying the sample answers, you can have a reference to begin drafting your own Speaking section answers.

So, this blog aims to help you understand the types of answers you should provide and the IELTS Vocabulary you should use to achieve an IELTS Band Score of 8 or higher.

IELTS Speaking Part 1

Let’s start practising with some sample responses to the 'Tea and Coffee' IELTS Speaking Part 1 now!

1 What do you prefer, tea or coffee?

I’m definitely more of a tea person. However, I need a cup or two of coffee to shift myself into gear (to get started) in the morning. After this, I always stick with (choose) tea. Coffee tends to make me feel a bit anxious, whereas tea gives me a natural, energized feeling. Moreover, tea has more health benefits for me, especially since I’m prone to (easily get) colds and coughs.

2 What do you usually prepare for your guests, tea or coffee?

Definitely tea. As I don’t have a coffee-maker or French press, I wouldn’t want to serve instant coffee, so I always heat up water in my kettle and serve some tea, either in bags or fresh. Since I have quite a collection of different teas, I feel prouder to share this with my guests.

3 When was the last time you drank coffee or tea?

Just before this exam actually! I drank 2 cups of green tea this morning with my breakfast. As I was a tad nervous, I decided not to drink coffee this morning, as it sometimes causes me to feel jittery (nervous and shaking).

Vocabulary

Here are the vocabularies for “Tea and coffee” with examples:

Shift myself into gear: to get started
Eg: She has shifted herself to gear up for a new beginning.
Stick with: choose
Eg: Try to stick with this theme
Prone to: easily get
Eg: This kid is prone to the flu.
Jittery: nervous and shaking
Eg: The girl felt jittery as she entered the exam hall.

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