10 Food terms
This glossary can help you prepare for the IELTS writing tasks related to the Food with modern lifestyle in Food.
noun
A device or piece of equipment designed to perform a specific task.
Example: Modern kitchen appliances make it easy to prepare fruits and vegetables for cooking.
adverb
Totally; utterly.
Example: It’s easy to always have food available and to be able to eat completely different meals every day.
adjective
Fitting in well with a person's needs, activities, and plans.
Example: Today we can prepare food that is more convenient healthier, and of greater variety than ever before in history.
Having or conducive to good health.
Example: We can eat fresh and healthful food every day because modern methods have made preparation easy.
verb
Make or become better.
Example: Food is a basic part of life, so it follows that improved methods of food preparation have made our lives better.
The way in which a person lives.
Example: Our lifestyle is fast, but people still like good food.
In or according to styles or types no longer current; not modern.
Example: People these days rarely have time to shop and prepare meals the old-fashioned way.
Maintain (something) in its original or existing state.
Example: Modern methods of preserving food have made it possible to enjoy a wide variety of food.
Something that refrigerates especially : a room or appliance for keeping food or other items cool.
Example: We can keep different kinds of food in the refrigerator or on the shelf.
The quality or state of being different or diverse; the absence of uniformity or monotony.
Example: We can also enjoy a greater variety of food and eat more healthfully, all because of modern methods of food preparation.