Popularity of street food IELTS Listening Answers with Explanation

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Popularity of street food IELTS Listening Answers with Explanation

👂️ Audio and questions

Which TWO explanations for the popularity of street food are given?

low price

locally sourced

freshly made

convenience

unusual food

Which TWO places are recommended for new street food businesses?

music festivals

food markets

weddings

parties

parks

What does the speaker say about getting equipment for a street food business?

High quality equipment is a good investment.

It's best to buy second-hand equipment.

Renting equipment can be cheap.

What advice is given about creating a product for a street food business?

Provide information about the ingredients.

It is important to have an original product.

The presentation is an important factor.

List of Findings

Some ingredients were too expensive

The meals took a long time to prepare

They had no money for marketing

It was difficult to get a permit to sell food

A competitor was selling similar food in their area

They worked very long hours

Thai Basil

Basque

Lou's kitchen

Chip Chop

❓ Transcript

Popularity of street food

You will hear a man giving a talk to people who are interested in starting their own street food business.

First, you have some time to look at questions 11 to 14.

Now listen carefully and answer questions 11 to 14.

Good evening everyone, my name's John and I run VegOut, a street food business selling vegan food.

Since 2012 I've been travelling all around the country cooking vegan food in my converted van and selling it at all kinds of outdoor events.

I'm here to give you some advice based on my experience.

The good news is that there's never been a better time to start your own street food business.

Street food continues to grow in popularity.

I think there are a couple of reasons for this.

The first is that street food is a reaction against fast food.

Street food ranges from high quality burgers to vegan curries and everything in between.

But while fast food is cheap and easy to find, it's not particularly good for you.

It's also the same everywhere.

What you get with street food on the other hand is something different.

People like the idea of trying something they can't get anywhere else.

They also like seeing food prepared in front of them and which hasn't come straight out of a freezer.

You need to think about the best place to sell your street food.

People always think music festivals are an obvious place to start but the cost of renting a space can be huge and there's always a lot of competition.

Food markets on the other hand are great because customers are always really interested in food and give great feedback.

And if you can get a spot in your local park, fantastic.

Usually very relaxed but with lots of customers passing by.

Once you get established you'll start getting asked to do parties which can be really challenging but lots of fun.

Having street food at weddings has become quite fashionable too but you need to really know what you're doing as everything needs to be perfect.

Before you hear the rest of the talk you have some time to look at questions 15 to 20.

Now listen and answer questions 15 to 20.

Setting up a street food business costs a lot less than opening a restaurant or cafe but you'll have to buy some basic equipment.

I try to get things like hobs and fridges second hand if you can.

You can replace them with better quality stuff if your business takes off.

Renting is another option but you'll end up spending more money rather than saving it.

You've probably got a good idea about the food you're planning to sell.

I expect you've done some research to find out if anyone else is selling a similar product and you'll have thought about any possible allergies to nuts or eggs etc.

But there's one thing people don't always think about and that's how you're going to serve it.

On a plate?

In a bag?

Will you provide a fork?

Will it all be easily recyclable or reusable?

It's got to be easy to eat and look attractive or customers won't come back.

Once you get started you should be prepared for things to go wrong.

Every business faces problems and here are a few examples from street food businesses that I know.

My friends who run Thai Basil started by juggling their street food business with their day jobs in a restaurant.

Their work-life balance was non-existent as they were working till midnight in the restaurant all week and then took their food truck to markets on their days off.

The owners of Basque found it was hard to make a profit because the price of fish, essential for some of their dishes, was so high.

And it was hard to charge customers a lot more for those dishes.

So they had to stop focusing on fish dishes and include more vegetarian food.

The owners of Lou's Kitchen were making salads to order from their van and some of their dishes were quite complicated.

At one of their first events they ended up with people standing in a long queue for more than 15 minutes and many of them lost patience.

So make sure whatever you offer can be served quickly and efficiently.

The owners of Chip Chop had found a perfect venue near a beach where there weren't any other street food trucks.

But what they hadn't realised was that they'd need a special licence, which individual businesses don't need at markets or festivals.

It was a complicated process and in the end they gave up.

So, I hope that's given you a flavour of some of the things...

That is the end of part two.

You now have 30 seconds to check your answers to part two.

🔥 Answer key (đáp án và giải thích)

Giải thích chi tiết

❓ Câu hỏi: Which TWO explanations for the popularity of street food are given?

✅ Đáp án đúng: C. freshly made E. unusual food

▶️ Bắt đầu nghe ở: Đoạn người nói bắt đầu giải thích lý do vì sao street food ngày càng phổ biến, với tín hiệu như “I think there are a couple of reasons for this.”

☺️ Giải thích đáp án:

Trước khi nghe, hãy gạch chân các từ khóa explanations, popularity, và street food. Đây là dạng câu hỏi yêu cầu nghe lý do chứ không chỉ nghe thấy từ giống đáp án.
Ngay sau câu mở đầu, người nói nói: “What you get with street food … is something different” và “People like the idea of trying something they can’t get anywhere else.” → Cụm can’t get anywhere else cho thấy món ăn độc đáo / khác lạ, nên chọn E. unusual food.
Sau đó, người nói tiếp tục: “They also like seeing food prepared in front of them and which hasn’t come straight out of a freezer.” → Ý này nhấn mạnh đồ ăn được chuẩn bị ngay trước mắt, tức là tươi mới / freshly made, nên chọn C. freshly made.
Hai đáp án đúng đều đến từ phần người nói so sánh street food với fast food, để làm rõ vì sao khách hàng thích street food hơn.

🧐 Lưu ý: ❌ A. low price => Dễ nhầm vì người nói có nhắc fast food is cheap, nhưng đây là đặc điểm của fast food, không phải lý do khiến street food phổ biến. ❌ B. locally sourced => Bài nghe không hề nói nguyên liệu được sourcing locally; đây là đáp án dễ bị suy diễn thêm. ❌ D. convenience => Người nói có nhắc fast food is cheap and easy to find, tức convenience thuộc về fast food chứ không phải street food.

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