Part 1
Examiner
What is your favourite food?
Candidate
My favorite food is bread. I eat bread. I eat 3 breads per day and especially I love which means salt bread. It is topped on salt on the top. It's so delicious.
Examiner
What kind of food did you like when you were young?
Candidate
When I was young, my favorite food was tteokbokki, which is a sticky rice with spicy sauce. I ate almost twice a week with my friends and I. I liked it because it is chewy taste.
Examiner
Do you eat different foods at different times of the year?
Candidate
No, I eat almost the same food as I grew up because I don't like the challenging the food and I eat only what I like, so I eat the similar food.
Examiner
Has your favourite food changed since you were a child?
Candidate
Yes, my favorite food was takuki when I was young but I like uh bread the most these days because tteokbokki have a high calories but I'm on a diet so tteokbokki is not good for me now.
What is your favourite food?
Score: 58.0Suggestion: 응답이 직접적이긴 하지만 문법적 오류와 어색한 표현이 있어 자연스럽지 않습니다. 반복을 줄이고 문장을 간결하게 구성하세요. 구체적인 설명(예: 어떤 종류의 빵인지, 언제 주로 먹는지)을 덧붙이고, 연결어를 사용해 문장 흐름을 개선하세요. 또한 ‘salt bread’를 설명할 때 정확한 표현(예: salted bread, savory roll 등)을 사용하고, 숫자 표현은 자연스럽게 말하세요.
Example: My favorite food is bread, especially a salty roll that has coarse salt sprinkled on top. I usually eat bread for breakfast or as a snack, about two to three times a day, because it’s convenient and delicious.
What kind of food did you like when you were young?
Score: 65.0Suggestion: 대체로 이해되지만 몇 가지 어색한 표현과 문법 오류가 있습니다. ‘tteokbokki’를 설명할 때 더 정확한 어휘를 사용하고, 활동 주어와 목적어 순서를 바로잡으세요. 연결어를 사용해 빈도와 이유를 자연스럽게 연결하세요. 예를 들어 ‘I ate it almost twice a week with my friends’처럼 수정하고, ‘chewy taste’ 대신 ‘chewy texture’가 더 적절합니다.
Example: When I was young, my favorite food was tteokbokki, a spicy Korean rice cake. I used to eat it about twice a week with my friends because I loved its spicy sauce and chewy texture.
Do you eat different foods at different times of the year?
Score: 50.0Suggestion: 대답은 직접적이지만 문법적 오류와 어색한 표현이 많아 점수가 낮습니다. ‘challenging the food’ 같은 표현은 자연스럽지 않으므로 ‘trying new foods’로 바꾸세요. 문장을 연결할 때 이유를 명확히 하고, 불필요한 반복을 제거하세요. 예: 'No, I usually eat similar foods throughout the year because I prefer familiar dishes and rarely try new things.'
Example: No, I usually eat similar foods throughout the year because I prefer familiar dishes and rarely try new things. However, I might eat lighter meals in summer and heartier dishes in winter.
Has your favourite food changed since you were a child?
Score: 55.0Suggestion: 답변은 이유를 제시해 변화를 설명했지만 발음 표시(uh), 철자 오류(takuki)와 문법 오류가 보입니다. 문장을 더 명확히 나누고 연결어를 사용해 이유와 결과를 논리적으로 제시하세요. 예: 'Yes, it changed. I used to like tteokbokki, but now I prefer bread because I'm dieting and tteokbokki is high in calories.'
Example: Yes, my favorite food has changed. I used to love tteokbokki when I was a child, but now I prefer bread because I'm trying to eat fewer calories while dieting.
× I eat 3 breads per day and especially I love which means salt bread.
✓ I eat 3 loaves of bread per day and especially I love 'salt bread'.
Count nouns like 'bread' are usually uncountable, so you don't add 's' for plural in this context; use a measure word: '3 loaves of bread' or '3 pieces of bread'. Also add the name in quotes for clarity; the original sentence structure 'especially I love which means salt bread' is awkward — use a noun phrase 'salt bread'. Suggestion: Use 'loaves' or 'pieces' with bread, and rephrase to 'I eat 3 loaves of bread per day, and I especially love salt bread.'
× It is topped on salt on the top.
✓ It is topped with salt on the top.
Use the preposition 'with' to indicate the ingredient used to top something: 'topped with salt'. The phrase 'on the top' is redundant when you already say 'topped with'; better: 'It is topped with salt.' Suggestion: Say 'It is topped with salt.' or 'Salt is sprinkled on top.'
× I ate almost twice a week with my friends and I.
✓ I ate it almost twice a week with my friends.
Incorrect pronoun order: use object pronoun 'me' or restructure sentence. '...with my friends and me' is correct if keeping that structure. Better is 'I ate it almost twice a week with my friends.' Suggestion: Use 'with my friends' after the verb and include the object 'it' for clarity.
× I liked it because it is chewy taste.
✓ I liked it because it has a chewy texture.
'Chewy' is an adjective and should modify a noun like 'texture' or describe 'it' ('it is chewy'). 'Chewy taste' is unnatural; use 'chewy texture' or 'it is chewy.' Also maintain past tense 'liked' with 'was' if preferred: 'I liked it because it was chewy.' Suggestion: Use 'it was chewy' or 'it had a chewy texture.'
× No, I eat almost the same food as I grew up because I don't like the challenging the food and I eat only what I like, so I eat the similar food.
✓ No, I eat almost the same food I grew up with because I don't like challenging foods and I only eat what I like, so I eat similar food.
Several quantifier and article issues: 'the same food as I grew up' should be 'the same food I grew up with.' 'Challenging the food' is incorrect—use 'challenging foods.' 'I eat the similar food' should be 'I eat similar food' or 'I eat the same kinds of food.' Suggestion: Simplify: 'No, I eat almost the same food I grew up with because I don't like challenging foods, so I only eat what I like.'
× Yes, my favorite food was takuki when I was young but I like uh bread the most these days because tteokbokki have a high calories but I'm on a diet so tteokbokki is not good for me now.
✓ Yes, my favorite food was takuki when I was young, but I like bread the most these days because tteokbokki has a lot of calories and I'm on a diet, so tteokbokki is not good for me now.
Subject-verb agreement and tense/number issues: 'tteokbokki have' should be 'tteokbokki has' because the dish is treated as a singular dish or uncountable. 'a high calories' is incorrect; use 'a lot of calories' or 'high calories.' Maintain comma separation for clauses. Keep present tense 'I like' for current preference. Suggestion: '...but I like bread the most these days because tteokbokki has a lot of calories, and I'm on a diet, so it's not good for me now.'