Food— Part 1 Relatório

Sugestão: Answer more directly by clearly choosing one favourite food. Avoid saying that pasta, lasagna, and pizza are all fast food, because this is not completely accurate. Also, use correct grammar: say “they are not very healthy” instead of “there are somehow not very healthy for our body.” Explain what “cormsepsi” is, since the examiner may not recognize the word. Use a linking word such as “however” to connect your preference with your reason.

Exemplo: My favourite food is cormsepsi, a traditional dish from my country. I enjoy it because it is filling, flavourful, and reminds me of family meals. I also like Italian food, especially pasta and pizza; however, I usually choose traditional food because it feels healthier and more homemade.

Sugestão: Avoid repeating “when I was younger” and “I really like.” Because you are talking about the past, use the past tense: “I really liked junk food.” Organize the answer with a clear contrast between your childhood preference and your current eating habits. The phrase “now that I grow up a little” should be “now that I’m older,” and “healthy food really affects your body” would sound more natural as “a healthy diet has a positive effect on your health.”

Exemplo: When I was younger, I really liked junk food, especially burgers and fried chicken, because I enjoyed the taste. However, now that I’m older, I try to eat more nutritious meals, such as vegetables, fruit, and grilled meat. I’ve realized that a healthy diet has a positive effect on my energy and overall health.

Sugestão: The main idea is clear, but some expressions are unnatural. Say “on special occasions” instead of “for unique days,” and “at the beginning of the New Year” instead of “in the beginning of the new year.” Avoid the incomplete sentence “Special dates.” Give one or two specific examples and explain why these foods are eaten, using a linking word such as “for example” or “also.”

Exemplo: Yes, we eat different foods at different times of the year, especially on special occasions. For example, at the beginning of the New Year, my family usually prepares fish, rice, and vegetables because they are considered healthy and symbolic of good luck. We also make traditional sweets during festivals and family celebrations.

Sugestão: Your answer is direct and relevant, but improve the grammar and avoid repeating “like eating.” Say “My favourite foods haven’t changed much” instead of “it doesn’t change really much.” If “gourmet sabzi” means a traditional dish, name it clearly or briefly describe it. Add a reason explaining why you have continued to enjoy these foods.

Exemplo: No, my favourite foods haven’t changed much since I was a child. I still enjoy traditional sabzi and pasta because they are both delicious and comforting. I especially like them because my family often prepared these dishes when I was young.

× I really love Italian food like pasta, lasagna or pizza, but all of them are in fast food categories and there are somehow not very healthy for our body. So I choose my traditional food like cormsepsi.

✓ I really love Italian food like pasta, lasagna, or pizza, but they are somehow not very healthy for our bodies. So I choose my traditional food like cormsepsi.

There is used to introduce or point out the existence of something, but the sentence is describing the condition of the foods. Use the pronoun they because it refers to pasta, lasagna, and pizza. Bodies should be plural because the sentence refers to the bodies of people in general.

× When I was younger, I really like when I was younger. I really like junk food as I really enjoy it right now, but I try to eat healthier because now that I grow up a little and I think healthy food really affects your body.

✓ When I was younger, I really liked junk food, and I still really enjoy it now, but I try to eat healthier because I have grown up a little and I think healthy food really affects your body.

Use the simple past liked for an action that happened when you were younger. Use have grown up because this change began in the past and is relevant to the present. Avoid repeating when I was younger.

× When I was younger, I really like when I was younger.

✓ When I was younger, I really liked junk food.

The phrase I really like when I was younger is structurally incomplete because like needs a clear object in this context. The corrected sentence gives like the object junk food and uses the past tense for the past time reference.

× Yes, we have some special foods for unique days. For example, we eat fish and rice with vegetables in the beginning of the new year and some other dishes for another. Special dates.

✓ Yes, we have some special foods for unique days. For example, we eat fish and rice with vegetables at the beginning of the new year and some other dishes on other special dates.

Use at the beginning of, not in the beginning of, when referring to the start of a period. Use on with specific days or dates.

× Yes, we have some special foods for unique days. For example, we eat fish and rice with vegetables in the beginning of the new year and some other dishes for another. Special dates.

✓ Yes, we have some special foods for unique days. For example, we eat fish and rice with vegetables at the beginning of the new year and some other dishes on other special dates.

Another is used with a singular countable noun, such as another date. Because dates is plural here, use other dates instead. A useful pattern is other + plural noun.

× Special dates.

✓ We eat these dishes on other special dates.

Special dates is only a noun phrase and does not contain a verb, so it is a sentence fragment. Add a subject and a verb to make a complete sentence, such as We eat these dishes on other special dates.

× No, not really. I like eating, uh, gourmet sabzi and pasta, and I still like eating them, so it doesn't change really much.

✓ No, not really. I like eating, uh, gourmet sabzi and pasta, and I still like eating them, so my preference has not really changed much.

The question asks whether your favourite food has changed from the past until now. Use the present perfect has not changed to describe a situation that connects the past with the present. The phrase my preference also makes the subject of changed clear.