Food— Part 1 Report

Suggestion: Be concise, use correct grammar and a clear topic sentence. Avoid repetition and filler sounds. Give one or two specific examples and a brief reason using linking words (e.g., because, for example).

Example: I enjoy spicy food. For example, I often eat spicy noodles and fried noodles because I like the bold flavors and the heat stimulates my appetite.

Suggestion: Use past tense consistently when talking about childhood and give a clear contrast with the present using linking words (e.g., but, now). Be specific about what you liked and why you changed. Correct grammar (teeth hurt → my teeth hurt).

Example: When I was young, I really liked sweet foods, especially cakes and chocolate. However, now I rarely eat sweets because my teeth hurt when I eat sugary foods.

Suggestion: Answer directly and give one or two clear seasonal examples. Use linking words (for example, in summer, during festivals) and correct word choice (kinds of food; mention specific dishes accurately). Avoid listing too many items unclearly.

Example: Yes, I do eat different foods at different times of the year. For example, during Ramadan I often eat soto and bakso, while in the rainy season I prefer hot noodle soups and fried rice because they are comforting.

Suggestion: Start with a clear topic sentence and use linking words to explain the change (for example, because, since). Avoid hesitations and repetition; use correct grammar (when I was a child; my teeth hurt). Provide a brief reason for the change.

Example: Yes, my favourite food has changed since I was a child. I used to love chocolate cake, but as I got older I stopped eating many sweets because my teeth hurt when I eat sugary foods.

× My favorite food is about something spicy.

✓ My favorite food is something spicy.

The phrase 'about something spicy' is awkward and incorrect. Use 'is something spicy' to state preference directly. Remove 'about' to make the sentence grammatical and concise.

× Everything is spicy.

✓ I like everything spicy.

Alone 'Everything is spicy' describes all things as spicy, which is not the intended meaning. To express preference, use 'I like everything spicy' or 'I like everything that is spicy.' This fixes sentence purpose and clarity.

× Everything in in spicy is my favorite food.

✓ Everything that is spicy is my favorite food.

The original has repeated 'in' and wrong word order. Use a relative clause 'that is spicy' after 'everything' to describe which things are favorites.

× Like noodles, spicy noodles, uh, fried noodles.

✓ For example, noodles: spicy noodles and fried noodles.

Fragment was used without a main verb. Recast as part of a sentence or list with 'for example' to show examples. This makes it a complete, clearer utterance.

× Uh yeah, everything spicy is my favorite food.

✓ Yeah, everything spicy is my favorite food.

Remove filler 'Uh' in writing; otherwise sentence is acceptable after earlier corrections. Keeps consistent expression of preference.

× When I was young I really like cake, something sweet, but now when I got older I don't really like something sweet.

✓ When I was young I really liked cake and other sweet things, but now that I'm older I don't really like sweets.

Mixes past and present incorrectly. 'When I was young' requires past tense 'liked.' Use 'now that I'm older' and 'don't really like sweets' for present preference. Also use plural 'sweets' or 'sweet things' instead of 'something sweet.'

× I don't really like sweet food because I feel my teeth is hurt when I eat.

✓ I don't really like sweet food because I feel my teeth hurt when I eat them.

'My teeth is hurt' has subject-verb disagreement and incorrect construction. Use 'my teeth hurt' or 'my teeth feel sensitive.' Also 'when I eat' should reference what is eaten: 'when I eat them' (referring to sweets) or simply 'when I eat sweet things.'

× Yes, I eat different foods because in Indonesia we have so many kind of the foods.

✓ Yes, I eat different foods because in Indonesia we have so many kinds of food.

Use plural 'kinds' with 'so many' and uncountable 'food' without 'the.' 'Kind of the foods' is incorrect; correct is 'kinds of food.'

× We have so many delicious food like noodles, fried rice, fried and then Soto bakso, me a yam, everything.

✓ We have so much delicious food, like noodles, fried rice, soto, bakso, and mie yam, everything.

List and word choices are inconsistent. 'So much delicious food' is preferred for uncountable 'food.' Correct item names and separate items with commas and 'and.' 'Fried' alone is incomplete; include the noun (e.g., 'fried noodles') if needed. 'Me a yam' appears to be 'mie yam' (corrected).

× Yes, as I told you when I was child, I really like a cake chocolate, but when I got older, I don't really like sweet, sweet, something sweet like cake because I don't know, maybe uh, I, I, I feel my teeth is hurt when I eat.

✓ Yes, as I told you, when I was a child I really liked chocolate cake, but as I got older I don't really like sweet things like cake because I don't know, maybe my teeth hurt when I eat them.

Use past tense 'liked' with 'when I was a child.' Add article 'a child.' 'A cake chocolate' is incorrect word order; use 'chocolate cake.' Reduce repetition and use 'sweet things' or 'sweets.' Fix 'my teeth is hurt' to 'my teeth hurt' and refer to eaten items with 'them.'