Part 1
Giám khảo
What is your favourite food?
Thí sinh
My favorite food is Biryani umm that I really like since my childhood. Umm. My mother makes so delicious biryani that I cannot able to rate any other biryani out of umm like.
Giám khảo
What kind of food did you like when you were young?
Thí sinh
When was the younger? I mostly like to have a meal from home rather than outside because I really like to stay healthy. In, in, in, in the early part of my umm, ages I would say, because most of the times my mother used to provide me the lunch, uh, to take to the school, umm, home.
Giám khảo
Do you eat different foods at different times of the year?
Thí sinh
Absolutely. I tend to eat different types of foods, uh, and trying out new food. Different time of the year, uh, for example in summer I most likely to have those umm, meals. Like umm states, I would say some fresh limes as well. Umm, maybe to eat something.
Giám khảo
Has your favourite food changed since you were a child?
Thí sinh
A lot of things have changed, umm, in terms of food, uh, as compared to when I was a child. Most of them are like vegetables. I do not like vegetables. Umm, in the initial stages of my age, uh, I used to have.
What is your favourite food?
Điểm: 55.0Gợi ý: Be more concise and fluent. Start with a clear topic sentence, avoid filler words (umm), correct grammar ("cannot rate" → "can't rate any other"), and add one specific reason or detail. Keep it under 3–4 sentences.
Ví dụ: My favourite food is biryani because my mother makes an exceptionally fragrant version that I have loved since childhood. The rice is well-spiced and the meat is tender, so I can't rate any other biryani above hers.
What kind of food did you like when you were young?
Điểm: 48.0Gợi ý: Answer directly with a clear topic sentence, remove hesitations, and use past tense consistently. Provide one specific example (a dish) and a brief reason. Use linking words (for example, because) to connect ideas.
Ví dụ: When I was young, I preferred homemade meals to eating out because my family focused on healthy food. For example, my mother regularly packed rice and lentils for my school lunch, which kept me full and energetic.
Do you eat different foods at different times of the year?
Điểm: 50.0Gợi ý: Give a clear, structured response: state yes/no, then give 1–2 specific seasonal examples and a brief reason. Avoid vague phrases and fillers. Use linking words like "for example" and "in summer" to organize your answer.
Ví dụ: Yes, I eat different foods depending on the season. For example, in summer I prefer lighter dishes such as salads and fresh lime drinks, while in winter I enjoy hearty stews and rice-based meals to keep warm.
Has your favourite food changed since you were a child?
Điểm: 42.0Gợi ý: Provide a direct answer (yes/no) and then explain with one or two specific changes. Avoid unclear phrasing and fillers. Use past and present contrast with linking words like "however" or "now" to be coherent.
Ví dụ: Yes, my tastes have changed. As a child I disliked vegetables, but now I eat more vegetables and try a wider variety of foods, such as grilled vegetables and mixed salads.
× My favorite food is Biryani umm that I really like since my childhood.
✓ My favorite food is biryani; I have really liked it since my childhood.
The sentence has an article/capitalization and tense continuity issue. 'Biryani' should not be capitalized as a common noun and needs no demonstrative 'that' here. The phrase 'I really like since my childhood' mixes present simple with a time expression that requires present perfect: 'have liked'. Use a semicolon or separate clauses for clarity.
× Umm. My mother makes so delicious biryani that I cannot able to rate any other biryani out of umm like.
✓ My mother makes such delicious biryani that I cannot rate any other biryani above it.
This sentence has structure and verb usage problems. Use 'such...that' instead of 'so...that' with a noun phrase. 'Cannot able to' is incorrect; use either 'cannot' or 'am not able to' — here 'cannot rate' is best. 'Out of like' is nonstandard; 'above it' or 'better than it' expresses the idea.
× When was the younger? I mostly like to have a meal from home rather than outside because I really like to stay healthy.
✓ When I was younger, I mostly liked to have meals from home rather than eating out because I wanted to stay healthy.
The question 'When was the younger?' is ungrammatical. Use 'When I was younger' as a time clause. Tense consistency: speaking about past preferences requires past tense 'liked' and 'wanted'. 'Have a meal from home' is acceptable but 'have meals from home' and 'eating out' are more natural.
× In, in, in, in the early part of my umm, ages I would say, because most of the times my mother used to provide me the lunch, uh, to take to the school, umm, home.
✓ In the early part of my childhood, I would say my mother usually packed my lunch to take to school.
Pronoun and noun choice: 'ages' is unnatural here; use 'childhood'. 'Most of the times' should be 'usually' or 'most of the time'. 'Provide me the lunch' is awkward; use 'packed my lunch'. Remove redundant words and fillers for clarity.
× Absolutely. I tend to eat different types of foods, uh, and trying out new food.
✓ Absolutely. I tend to eat different types of food and try out new dishes.
Tense/form inconsistency: 'tend to eat' should be followed by base form verbs: 'try out' not 'trying out'. 'Foods' is less natural than 'food' or 'types of food'; 'new dishes' is more natural.
× Different time of the year, uh, for example in summer I most likely to have those umm, meals.
✓ At different times of the year, for example in summer, I am most likely to have those kinds of meals.
Missing preposition and verb: use 'At different times of the year'. 'I most likely to have' needs auxiliary 'am': 'I am most likely to have'. 'Those meals' is fine but 'those kinds of meals' clarifies meaning.
× Like umm states, I would say some fresh limes as well.
✓ For example, I would say I eat some fresh fruits as well.
Unclear pronoun/reference: 'Like umm states' is meaningless. 'Limes' may be intended as 'limes' or 'limes (fruit)' but likely 'fresh fruits' is more general. Use clear subject and verb: 'I eat some fresh fruits as well.'
× Umm, maybe to eat something.
✓ Maybe I would eat something.
Fragment lacking a proper verb form. To express past or hypothetical action, include a subject and modal or auxiliary: 'I would eat something' or in present 'I might eat something'.
× A lot of things have changed, umm, in terms of food, uh, as compared to when I was a child.
✓ A lot of things have changed in terms of food compared to when I was a child.
This sentence is mostly correct but has unnecessary fillers and a redundant comma. Remove fillers for clarity. 'Have changed' with 'compared to when I was a child' is correct.
× Most of them are like vegetables. I do not like vegetables.
✓ Most of them were vegetables, and I did not like vegetables.
Tense inconsistency: talking about past preferences requires past tense 'were' and 'did not like'. 'Most of them are like' is informal; use 'Most of them were vegetables.'
× Umm, in the initial stages of my age, uh, I used to have.
✓ In the early stages of my life, I used to eat them.
Unfinished sentence and awkward phrase 'initial stages of my age.' Use 'early stages of my life' and complete the thought: 'I used to eat them.'