Part 1
Examinador
What is your favourite food?
Candidato
Well, that's a difficult question 'cause I actually have a lot of favorite foods, if I can say that umm 1 is my favorite is umm pasta. I love carbonara. I usually eat at least 2 * a a week and.
Examinador
What kind of food did you like when you were young?
Candidato
Uh, when I was young I remember I love umm, spaghetti, but especially way to cook. I will say umm because my mother used to cook to me with milk and cheese. I know it sounds rare but that was my favorite food.
Examinador
Do you eat different foods at different times of the year?
Candidato
Not really. Umm, I don't have any specific time to eat specific food. I think I eat whatever I want or I have the opportunity to eat at the moment.
Examinador
Has your favourite food changed since you were a child?
Candidato
I think the only thing that change is the source 'cause now I love, umm, spaghetti carbonara. It's one of my favorite food, umm, But when I was a child, I loved spaghetti too, but with a different sauce. As I told you, umm, it was cheese. Just cheese or milk.
What is your favourite food?
Puntuación: 70.0Sugerencia: Make the answer more concise and structured: start with a clear topic sentence, then add one or two specific supporting details using linking words. Reduce fillers (umm, well) and avoid trailing off. Also correct small grammar issues (e.g., “one of my favorites is pasta” and “I usually eat it at least twice a week”).
Ejemplo: I have many favourite foods, but one of my top choices is pasta, especially spaghetti carbonara. I love it because the creamy sauce and bacon make it very comforting, and I usually eat it at least twice a week when I have time.
What kind of food did you like when you were young?
Puntuación: 65.0Sugerencia: Provide a clear past-tense topic sentence and specific details. Use linking words (for example, because, so) and correct tense and phrasing (e.g., “I loved spaghetti, especially when my mother cooked it with milk and cheese”). Avoid fillers and vague phrases like “way to cook.”
Ejemplo: When I was young, I loved spaghetti, especially when my mother cooked it with milk and cheese. Because she made it that way every week, I associated that flavour with comfort and childhood memories.
Do you eat different foods at different times of the year?
Puntuación: 80.0Sugerencia: Keep the answer direct but add one brief specific example to make it more informative. Use linking words to contrast (for example, “however” or “instead”) and avoid fillers. One or two sentences are enough.
Ejemplo: Not really — I don't follow seasonal food rules. Instead, I usually eat whatever I feel like or whatever is available; for example, I might choose salads in summer but pasta in winter.
Has your favourite food changed since you were a child?
Puntuación: 75.0Sugerencia: Give a clear comparison using linking words (e.g., “now… whereas before…”), correct grammar (change → changed; one of my favourite foods), and be specific about what changed and why. Limit to two or three sentences and remove fillers.
Ejemplo: My favourite food has slightly changed: now I prefer spaghetti carbonara because of its rich flavour, whereas as a child I liked spaghetti with just milk and cheese because my mother made it that way.
× Well, that's a difficult question 'cause I actually have a lot of favorite foods, if I can say that umm 1 is my favorite is umm pasta.
✓ Well, that's a difficult question because I actually have a lot of favorite foods; if I had to pick one, my favorite is pasta.
Original sentence is run-on and unclear: 'if I can say that umm 1 is my favorite is umm pasta' is ungrammatical and causes confusion. This is a sentence structure error. Correction splits ideas, uses 'because' instead of colloquial 'cause' for clarity, uses a conditional phrase 'if I had to pick one' to express choice, and finishes with a clear main clause. Suggestion: break long thoughts into shorter clauses, plan the intended meaning before speaking.
× I usually eat at least 2 * a a week and.
✓ I usually eat it at least twice a week.
Original uses numerals and stray characters and lacks the object 'it' and a complete ending. This is an incorrect quantifier and sentence structure issue. Correction uses 'at least twice a week' which is idiomatic for frequency and adds 'it' to show what is eaten. Suggestion: use standard frequency expressions (once, twice, three times, at least twice) and complete the sentence.
× Uh, when I was young I remember I love umm, spaghetti, but especially way to cook.
✓ Uh, when I was young I remember that I loved spaghetti, especially the way my mother cooked it.
Mixes past and present tenses: 'I remember I love' is incorrect because the action occurred in the past. This is a past tense issue. Correction uses past tense 'loved' and clarifies 'the way my mother cooked it.' Suggestion: maintain past tense when referring to past habits or memories.
× I will say umm because my mother used to cook to me with milk and cheese.
✓ I would say my mother used to cook it for me with milk and cheese.
'Cook to me' incorrectly uses preposition 'to' and 'will say' is inappropriate for past habitual context. This is an incorrect use of prepositions and sentence structure. Correction uses 'cook it for me' which is the correct collocation and 'would say' to soften statement. Suggestion: use 'for' when something is done on someone's behalf and match tense/modal to context.
× I know it sounds rare but that was my favorite food.
✓ I know it sounds unusual, but that was my favorite food.
'Rare' is an odd collocation for describing a food choice — adjective choice and sentence flow are awkward. This is a sentence structure/word choice issue. Correction uses 'unusual' which is more natural. Suggestion: choose adjectives that commonly collocate with 'sounds' (unusual, strange, odd).
× Not really. Umm, I don't have any specific time to eat specific food.
✓ Not really. Umm, I don't have any specific time to eat particular foods.
'Specific food' is awkward; use 'particular foods' or 'specific foods' (plural) to match generality. This is an incorrect use of quantifiers and number. Correction pluralizes and selects 'particular' for naturalness. Suggestion: use plural when speaking generally about types of food.
× I think I eat whatever I want or I have the opportunity to eat at the moment.
✓ I think I eat whatever I want or whatever I have the opportunity to eat at the moment.
Sentence is understandable but missing parallel structure and repeated 'whatever' improves clarity. This relates to verb/phrase structure (present participle not directly wrong) and sentence structure. Correction provides parallelism. Suggestion: maintain parallel structures when listing alternatives.
× I think the only thing that change is the source 'cause now I love, umm, spaghetti carbonara.
✓ I think the only thing that has changed is the source, because now I love spaghetti carbonara.
'That change is' mixes present with intended present perfect for a change from past to now. This is a present tense issue (should be present perfect). Correction uses 'has changed' to indicate change over time. Suggestion: use present perfect to describe changes that occurred between past and present.
× It's one of my favorite food, umm, But when I was a child, I loved spaghetti too, but with a different sauce.
✓ It's one of my favorite foods. But when I was a child, I loved spaghetti too, though with a different sauce.
'One of my favorite food' uses singular 'food' when it should be plural 'foods' after 'one of.' This is a singular and plural issue. Correction pluralizes 'foods' and adjusts sentence punctuation. Suggestion: after 'one of my,' use plural nouns ('favorites', 'foods').
× As I told you, umm, it was cheese. Just cheese or milk.
✓ As I told you, it was cheese — just cheese or milk.
Fragment 'Just cheese or milk' is elliptical and informal; to be grammatical, integrate it into the sentence. This is a sentence structure/verb form issue. Correction makes it a continuation of the previous clause. Suggestion: avoid sentence fragments in formal responses; connect fragments to the main sentence.