Part 1
Examiner
What is your favourite food?
Candidate
My favorite foods are generally seafood specifically like shrimps, crabs, and scallops, and I'm very grateful that I'm not allergic to it.
Examiner
What kind of food did you like when you were young?
Candidate
Seafoods are still my old time favorite food because of their uniqueness and freshness of their flavors. I used to remember back then when I was young, every Sunday me and my family would would have a seafood feast and that's our all time routine as a way to enjoy our weekend.
Examiner
Do you eat different foods at different times of the year?
Candidate
I believe so, yes, as I'm a type of person who loves exploring things such as foods and I wanted to know how they were flavored, how different it is to my local foods. And yeah, and if I tend to not like that certain food, I would not just eat it again.
Examiner
Has your favourite food changed since you were a child?
Candidate
No, never. It's been my all time favorite and it will never change as I grow up and hopefully it does not because I really love seafoods and I'm that's the thing that I'm very grateful myself that I'm not allergic to it as some others do.
What is your favourite food?
Score: 76.0Suggestion: Make the answer more concise, correct minor grammar (use singular/plural consistently), and add one brief reason using a linking word. Avoid redundant phrases like "very grateful that I'm not allergic to it" unless relevant. Keep under 5 sentences.
Example: I mainly enjoy seafood, especially shrimp, crab and scallops, because I love their fresh, delicate flavors. For example, scallops have a sweet, tender texture that I rarely find in other dishes.
What kind of food did you like when you were young?
Score: 72.0Suggestion: Start with a clear topic sentence in past tense, fix repetition and grammar, and use a linking word to connect the general statement with the specific family tradition. Provide one concise detail rather than repeating ideas.
Example: I liked seafood when I was young, too, because of its fresh and unique flavors. For instance, every Sunday my family held a seafood feast, which became our weekend tradition.
Do you eat different foods at different times of the year?
Score: 65.0Suggestion: Be more direct: answer yes or no first, then give one clear, specific example that links seasons or occasions to particular foods. Remove filler words ("and yeah") and correct grammar ("if I don't like a food, I won't eat it again").
Example: Yes. I often try seasonal specialties, for example, in winter I eat hot soups and stews, while in summer I prefer light seafood salads. If I try a new dish and dislike it, I usually avoid it in the future.
Has your favourite food changed since you were a child?
Score: 60.0Suggestion: Give a full but concise response: state clearly that it hasn't changed, then offer one reason and avoid awkward phrasing and repetition about allergies. Keep to two sentences max and use a linking word to show reason.
Example: No, it hasn't changed. I still prefer seafood because I enjoy its flavors and textures, and I often order it when dining out.
× My favorite foods are generally seafood specifically like shrimps, crabs, and scallops, and I'm very grateful that I'm not allergic to it.
✓ My favorite foods are generally seafood, specifically shrimp, crab, and scallops, and I'm very grateful that I'm not allergic to them.
Use correct plural forms and agreement: 'seafood' is an uncountable noun and individual types are usually 'shrimp' and 'crab' in general (not 'shrimps'/'crabs'). Also pronoun must agree with plural noun: use 'them' to refer to multiple items rather than 'it'. Suggestion: Use 'shrimp, crab, and scallops' and 'them' for plural reference.
× Seafoods are still my old time favorite food because of their uniqueness and freshness of their flavors.
✓ Seafood is still my all-time favorite food because of the uniqueness and freshness of its flavors.
'Seafood' is uncountable, so use singular 'seafood'. 'Old time' should be 'all-time'. Possessive pronoun must agree: use 'its' for uncountable noun. Remove redundant 'their'. Suggestion: Say 'Seafood is still my all-time favorite food because of the uniqueness and freshness of its flavors.'
× I used to remember back then when I was young, every Sunday me and my family would would have a seafood feast and that's our all time routine as a way to enjoy our weekend.
✓ I remember that when I was young, every Sunday my family and I would have a seafood feast; that was our all-time routine to enjoy the weekend.
Avoid redundant phrases 'used to remember back then'; 'remember that when I was young' is sufficient. Pronoun order: 'my family and I' is correct subject order. Remove duplicate 'would'. Tense consistency: use past 'would have' and 'that was'. Hyphenate 'all-time'. Suggestion: Keep sentences concise and maintain past tense consistently.
× I believe so, yes, as I'm a type of person who loves exploring things such as foods and I wanted to know how they were flavored, how different it is to my local foods.
✓ I believe so. I'm the type of person who loves exploring foods, and I want to know how they are flavored and how different they are from my local foods.
Pronoun and tense issues: use present 'I want' for general preference rather than past 'I wanted'. 'How different it is to my local foods' is incorrect—use 'how different they are from my local foods'. Also 'type of person' is better as 'the type of person'. Suggestion: Use consistent present tense for general habits and correct comparative structure 'different from'.
× And yeah, and if I tend to not like that certain food, I would not just eat it again.
✓ And if I don't like a certain food, I won't eat it again.
Use simple present and future/modal correctly: for habitual or likely future refusal use 'I won't eat it again' rather than conditional 'I would'. Also 'tend to not like' is awkward—use 'don't like'. Suggestion: Use 'If I don't like a certain food, I won't eat it again.'
× No, never. It's been my all time favorite and it will never change as I grow up and hopefully it does not because I really love seafoods and I'm that's the thing that I'm very grateful myself that I'm not allergic to it as some others do.
✓ No, never. It's been my all-time favorite and it will not change as I grow up; I really love seafood and I'm very grateful that I'm not allergic to it, as some others are.
Use 'seafood' not 'seafoods'. Fix article and hyphenation 'all-time'. Pronoun/verb agreement: 'as some others are' is correct. Remove redundant phrasing 'I'm that's the thing that I'm very grateful myself'. Keep 'I'm very grateful that I'm not allergic to it.' Suggestion: Simplify sentences to avoid redundancy and ensure subject-verb agreement.