Level B2 (approx. band 5.5-6.5) · Academic and General Training Health and food come up in Speaking Part 1, in Part 2 talks about a meal or a habit, and in Task 2 essays about diet, exercise and public services. Many learners repeat "healthy" and "unhealthy" and say "eat medicine" or "make sport". This episode gives you exact words, natural collocations and idea banks. In this episode: • Health and fitness • Food and diet • Lifestyle • Idea banks and speaking • Model • Language bridge • Practice • Self-check questions with answers Key points: • you do exercise or sport, get enough sleep and manage stress. • a balanced diet, cut down on, and portion size are the three most useful food phrases. • people lead lives, strike a balance and wind down. • give a cause, a measure or a balanced view, using exact health vocabulary. IELTS Complete Course: a self-study podcast from A1 to C2 for Academic and General Training. Listen, pause and answer, then take the 52-question quiz. Audio voiced with AI from an original script by Dr. Rashmi R Nair. Independent course, not affiliated with the IELTS test owners.