Food— Part 1 Report

Suggestion: Expand your answer to 2–3 sentences: give a clear topic sentence stating your favourite food, then add a reason and a short example (when or how you eat it). Keep sentences natural and avoid single-word replies.

Example: My favourite food is sushi because I love the combination of fresh fish and seasoned rice. I usually eat it at weekends with friends at a local sushi restaurant, and I especially like salmon nigiri.

Suggestion: Shorten and clarify into 2–3 sentences with a clear topic sentence, then give specific supporting details and use linking words (for example, because, so, and). Avoid repetition and long, run-on sentences.

Example: When I was young I mainly ate soft foods, especially soup, because my parents believed it was healthy for me. I was a picky eater and rarely tried new dishes, so my meals were quite limited until I grew older.

Suggestion: Organise into a short topic sentence plus 1–2 specific examples using linking words (for example, for instance, whereas). Be specific about events or traditions and avoid repeating simple phrases.

Example: Yes, we eat different foods depending on the season and events. For example, in summer we often eat watermelon because it is refreshing, whereas in winter we drink hot chocolate; also, during certain festivals we have traditional dishes specific to those celebrations.

Suggestion: Make a concise response: state clearly whether it changed, give a reason and a brief example or timeline. Avoid informal phrases like “I hate to love relationship” and correct small grammar issues (e.g. tense, articles).

Example: Yes, my favourite food has changed. Now I love Kushari, but when I was young I disliked it because of its strong flavours; over time I learned to enjoy the mix of rice, pasta and lentils, especially when my family added spicy sauce.

× When I was young I would mostly eat soft food but I would definitely say I was mostly into soup or it was the most thing my parents would make me since I was a child and I was a picky eater so not everything was really good for my health and I wouldn't want to try new new dishes that's why.

✓ When I was young, I mostly ate soft foods; I was particularly into soup because my parents often made it for me. I was a picky eater, so not everything was good for my health and I did not want to try new dishes.

Multiple issues: run-on sentence, repetitive wording, and incorrect tense/modal usage. Use past simple for habitual past actions (mostly ate, often made). Break into shorter sentences and remove redundant words (e.g., 'new new'). Replace 'would' with past simple when describing regular past habits unless indicating hypothetical or conditional. Suggestions: split long sentences, use past simple for past habits, avoid repeating words, and use clear connectors (because, so).

× Yes, each event has specific food we eat, like some events have traditional food we eat.

✓ Yes, each event has specific foods we eat; for example, some events have traditional dishes.

'Food' should be plural ('foods' or 'dishes') when referring to different types across events. The original also repeats the idea ('we eat'). Use a clearer noun 'dishes' and provide an example structure. Suggestions: use plural when talking about multiple types and avoid redundancy.

× And during the seasons like spring, we eat a lot of chocolate.

✓ In certain seasons, like spring, we eat a lot of chocolate.

Beginning with 'And' is informal and can create a sentence fragment; use 'In' to indicate time. Also 'during the seasons like spring' is awkward—'in certain seasons, like spring' is clearer. Suggestion: use precise temporal phrases and avoid starting formal answers with conjunctions.

× Summer we eat watermelon.

✓ In summer, we eat watermelon.

Missing preposition 'in' for seasons. Use 'in summer' to indicate the season. Also include a comma after the introductory phrase for clarity. Suggestion: use 'in' + season for general statements.

× We don't eat watermelon for the rest of the year because it's fresh in summer and in winter always hot chocolate.

✓ We do not eat watermelon during the rest of the year because it is fresh in summer, and in winter we always drink hot chocolate.

Pronoun and verb omissions make the sentence unclear. 'In winter always hot chocolate' lacks a subject and verb; add 'we' and 'drink'. Also use 'during' or 'for' consistently. Suggestion: include subjects and verbs for each clause and keep parallel structure.

× Yes, it did.

✓ Yes, it has changed.

The question asked 'Has your favourite food changed since you were a child?' so present perfect is appropriate ('has changed') rather than simple past ('did'). Use present perfect to link past change to the present. Suggestion: use present perfect for actions that have relevance to now.

× I didn't have a favorite dish when I was a child and I told you that my favorite dish currently is Kushari.

✓ I did not have a favorite dish when I was a child, and I told you that my current favorite dish is kushari.

Minor word order and punctuation: use a comma before 'and' joining two independent clauses. 'Currently' is better placed before the noun phrase ('current favorite dish') for natural word order. Suggestion: place time adverbs close to the verb or adjective they modify and use proper punctuation.

× But when I was young I used to hate Kushari but then I started to love it.

✓ When I was young, I used to hate kushari, but then I began to love it.

Use past simple consistently: 'used to hate' (habitual past) is correct; 'started to love' can be changed to 'began to love' for style but both are grammatically acceptable. Add commas to separate clauses and lowercase dish name unless proper noun. Suggestion: add commas for readability and maintain consistent past tense verbs.

× So it was basically I hate to love relationship with this dish.

✓ So it was basically a 'hate-to-love' relationship with this dish.

Original lacks proper noun phrase structure. Use an article 'a' and hyphenate the compound noun 'hate-to-love' or rephrase 'I went from hating it to loving it.' Also avoid mixing tenses. Suggestion: use standard idiomatic expressions or rearrange to 'I went from hating it to loving it.'