Food with modern lifestyle Glossary for IELTS

10 Food terms

This glossary can help you prepare for the IELTS writing tasks related to Food with modern lifestyle.

appliance

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.

completely

adverb

Totally; utterly.

Example: It’s easy to always have food available and to be able to eat completely different meals every day.

convenient

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.

healthful

adjective

Having or conducive to good health.

Example: We can eat fresh and healthful food every day because modern methods have made preparation easy.

improve

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.

lifestyle

noun

The way in which a person lives.

Example: Our lifestyle is fast, but people still like good food.

old-fashioned

adjective

In or according to styles or types no longer current; not modern.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.

preserve

verb

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.

refrigerator

noun

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.

variety

noun

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.