Food— Part 1 Report

Suggestion: Be more concise and correct specific vocabulary. Start with a clear topic sentence, then give one or two specific examples and a short reason. Avoid unclear words (e.g. 'motherhood' is incorrect here) and reduce hesitations.

Example: My favourite food is Arabian cuisine. For example, I enjoy spiced rice dishes such as biryani and grilled kebabs because I lived in Saudi Arabia with my husband for several years and grew to love the flavours.

Suggestion: Give a focused topic sentence and one or two specific memories or dishes. Use past tense consistently and avoid repetition. Add a linking phrase when giving an example or reason.

Example: When I was young, I loved the homemade meals my mother cooked. For instance, she often made spicy sambar and coconut rice, and I still remember the strong aroma and comforting taste from our kitchen.

Suggestion: Be clearer and correct vocabulary (e.g. 'mangos' not 'mancos', 'rooms' is incorrect). Keep sentences shorter and use linking words like 'however' or 'for example'. Provide one clear example of a seasonal change.

Example: I usually eat similar meals all year; however, I do add seasonal fruits to my diet. For example, in summer we pick ripe jackfruit and mangos from our garden, so we eat those frequently during that season.

Suggestion: Give a clear contrast using linking words (e.g. 'Originally... now...') and be concise. Mention one or two specific dishes from childhood and one or two from now, and avoid filler words.

Example: Originally my favourite foods were the South Indian dishes my mother cooked, such as dosa and sambar. Now I prefer Arabian dishes like grilled kebabs and spiced rice because my husband worked in Saudi Arabia and I visited several times.

× My favorite food is all kinds of Arabian dishes.

✓ My favorite foods are all kinds of Arabian dishes.

The original sentence uses 'food' (singular) with 'all kinds of' which requires plural 'foods' or rephrase as 'types of Arabian dishes'. Use plural to match 'all kinds of'. Suggestion: say 'My favorite foods are...' or 'My favorite type of cuisine is Arabian.'

× I was with my husband in Saudi Arabia for the past few years, and definitely I've got a lot of influence of that cuisine in my personal taste.

✓ I have been with my husband in Saudi Arabia for the past few years, and I have definitely been influenced by that cuisine in my personal taste.

Use present perfect continuous ('have been') to describe an action continuing up to now and present perfect passive/verb + past participle ('have been influenced' or 'have definitely influenced') to express resulting influence. Also 'got a lot of influence of' is unidiomatic; use 'been influenced by'.

× I love food items like biryani and motherhood.

✓ I love dishes like biryani and mutton.

'Motherhood' is incorrect in this context; likely intended 'mutton' (meat dish) or another dish name. Also 'food items' can be 'dishes'. Clarify vocabulary to match meaning.

× When I was young, I mostly loved the food.

✓ When I was young, I mostly loved my mother's cooking.

The phrase 'loved the food' is vague. Context shows referring to mother's cooking; specify 'my mother's cooking'. Also maintain past tense 'loved'.

× I love the food that my mom prepared for me.

✓ I loved the food that my mom prepared for me.

Since the sentence begins 'When I was young', events are in the past; use past tense 'loved' and 'prepared' (or 'used to prepare'). For consistency, change to past tense.

× Umm, whatever food she prepared, it was really yummy.

✓ Whatever food she prepared was really tasty.

Remove filler 'Umm' in formal answer; 'was really yummy' is informal—use 'tasty' or 'delicious'. Keep simple past tense 'prepared' and 'was'.

× I can still feel the taste on my tongue and I can still smell the flavours of the food that she prepared many years back.

✓ I can still taste and smell the flavours of the food she prepared many years ago.

Use 'many years ago' instead of 'back'. Combine verbs for conciseness: 'can still taste and smell'. 'Prepared' is fine in past. Avoid redundant 'on my tongue'.

× Generally I eat almost the same kind of food throughout the year, but when it comes to fruits, there will be so many seasonal fruits added to my menu depending on the time of the year.

✓ Generally I eat almost the same kinds of food throughout the year, but when it comes to fruits, many seasonal fruits are added to my diet depending on the time of year.

Use plural 'kinds' to match 'almost the same kinds of food'. Replace future 'there will be' with present simple passive 'are added' for habitual actions. 'Menu' is more appropriate for restaurants; use 'diet'. Remove redundant 'the' before 'time of year'.

× Especially in summer, there will be a lot of rooms like jackfruit mancos available in my home garden, so we'll be eating a lot of that.

✓ Especially in summer, there are a lot of fruits like jackfruit and mangoes available in my home garden, so we eat a lot of them.

'Rooms' is incorrect; likely 'fruits'. 'Mancos' is incorrect; likely 'mangoes'. Use present simple 'are' and 'we eat' for habitual actions. Use plural 'them' to refer to multiple fruits.

× When I was a child, my favorite food was everything that my mom cooked for me, mostly the South Indian kind of meals.

✓ When I was a child, my favorite foods were everything my mom cooked for me, mostly South Indian meals.

Use plural 'foods' to match 'everything she cooked' or rephrase as 'my favorite food was whatever my mom cooked'. Keep past tense 'were' for childhood. 'South Indian kind of meals' is wordy—'South Indian meals' is clearer.

× But now it has become a little bit Arabian cuisine, umm, because of my husband's influence, he works in Saudi Arabia, so I had, uh, several chances to visit that country, so.

✓ But now my preference has shifted a little toward Arabian cuisine because of my husband's influence; he works in Saudi Arabia, and I have had several opportunities to visit that country.

'It has become a little bit Arabian cuisine' is unclear—rephrase to 'my preference has shifted a little toward Arabian cuisine'. Use present perfect 'have had' for experiences up to now. Remove filler words and avoid ending sentence with 'so'. Use semicolon or separate clauses for clarity.