Part 1
Giám khảo
When do you usually eat snacks now?
Thí sinh
To be honest, I don't consume any snacks now since I prefer to. I prefer having one proper meal instead of having, uh, lots of snacks in the day.
Giám khảo
Do you think it is healthy for you to eat snacks?
Thí sinh
Actually, I think it's super harmful for people and especially children to eat that much of snacks they usually consume since it harms their digestive system and can lead to both diseases in the future.
Giám khảo
Did you often eat snacks when you were young?
Thí sinh
When I was little I didn't consume any types of snacks as I really preferred to have a proper meal instead of eating snacks and also my mom was really against all of these things.
Giám khảo
What snacks do you like to eat?
Thí sinh
If I had to eat a snack I would prefer to have chocolate since it's sweet and helps to get your brain working better.
When do you usually eat snacks now?
Điểm: 75.0Gợi ý: Your answer is clear but could be more natural and concise. Avoid filler words like 'uh' and try to combine sentences smoothly. Also, provide a bit more detail to enrich your response.
Ví dụ: I usually don't eat snacks these days because I prefer to have one proper meal instead of several small snacks throughout the day.
Do you think it is healthy for you to eat snacks?
Điểm: 70.0Gợi ý: Your answer addresses the question but could be more natural and precise. Avoid vague phrases like 'that much of snacks they usually consume' and use linking words to improve coherence. Also, specify the diseases or effects for clarity.
Ví dụ: I believe eating too many snacks is unhealthy, especially for children, because it can harm their digestive system and increase the risk of diseases like obesity and diabetes.
Did you often eat snacks when you were young?
Điểm: 75.0Gợi ý: Your answer is relevant but a bit long and repetitive. Try to combine ideas and use linking words to make it more coherent and natural.
Ví dụ: When I was young, I rarely ate snacks because I preferred proper meals, and my mom was against giving me snacks.
What snacks do you like to eat?
Điểm: 80.0Gợi ý: Good answer with a clear preference and reason. To improve, avoid conditional phrases like 'If I had to' and use more precise vocabulary. Also, explain briefly how chocolate helps your brain.
Ví dụ: I like to eat chocolate as a snack because its sweetness is enjoyable, and the caffeine and sugar can help improve my concentration.
× I don't consume any snacks now since I prefer to.
✓ I don't consume any snacks now since I prefer not to.
The phrase 'prefer to' is incomplete and requires an object or verb to complete the meaning. Here, 'prefer not to' correctly expresses the intended meaning of not wanting to consume snacks.
× I prefer having one proper meal instead of having, uh, lots of snacks in the day.
✓ I prefer having one proper meal instead of having, uh, lots of snacks during the day.
The preposition 'in' is less appropriate when referring to time periods like 'the day'. 'During the day' is the correct phrase to indicate the time when snacks are eaten.
× ...to eat that much of snacks they usually consume since it harms their digestive system...
✓ ...to eat as many snacks as they usually consume since it harms their digestive system...
'Much' is used with uncountable nouns, but 'snacks' is countable plural. Therefore, 'as many...as' is the correct quantifier structure for countable nouns.
× ...can lead to both diseases in the future.
✓ ...can lead to diseases in the future.
The word 'both' implies two specific items, but 'diseases' is plural and unspecified here. Removing 'both' makes the sentence grammatically correct and clearer.
× I didn't consume any types of snacks as I really preferred to have a proper meal...
✓ I didn't consume any type of snacks as I really preferred to have a proper meal...
The phrase 'any types of snacks' is incorrect because 'any' is used with singular or uncountable nouns here. 'Any type of snacks' is the correct form.
× ...instead of eating snacks and also my mom was really against all of these things.
✓ ...instead of eating snacks, and also my mom was really against all of these things.
A comma is needed before 'and' to separate two independent clauses. The verb form 'eating' is correct here.
× If I had to eat a snack I would prefer to have chocolate since it's sweet and helps to get your brain working better.
✓ If I had to eat a snack, I would prefer to have chocolate since it's sweet and helps get your brain working better.
A comma is needed after the conditional clause. Also, 'helps to get' can be simplified to 'helps get' for smoother and more natural English.