Part 1
Giám khảo
What is your favourite food?
Thí sinh
I actually do not have a specific favorite food, but I always prefer a juicy food or has a intense taste.
Giám khảo
What kind of food did you like when you were young?
Thí sinh
When I was a kid I observed every fried like chicken fry or French fry because it's crispy and it has a good taste.
Giám khảo
Do you eat different foods at different times of the year?
Thí sinh
I actually eat different food at every different times of the day, like I am a person who get bored easily so that's a change type of food every time.
Giám khảo
Has your favourite food changed since you were a child?
Thí sinh
Yeah, of course. When I was a kid I loved to eat plain food and it's always blend. But when I'm growing up I love spicy food so much. Or when it come with salad, it's already attacked me.
What is your favourite food?
Điểm: 58.0Gợi ý: Make the answer more natural, grammatically correct and concise. Start with a clear topic sentence, correct grammar (e.g., "I don't have a single favourite food"), and give one or two specific examples with linking words. Avoid vague phrases like "juicy food" without examples and correct collocations ("an intense taste").
Ví dụ: I don’t have a single favourite food; I prefer dishes with bold flavours. For example, I enjoy grilled steak and spicy Thai curry because they are juicy and full of flavour.
What kind of food did you like when you were young?
Điểm: 52.0Gợi ý: Answer should be grammatically correct and specific. Use a clear topic sentence, correct verb choices and pluralization, and give one or two concrete examples with a reason using linking words (e.g., "because"). Avoid incorrect words like "observed" and repetitive phrasing.
Ví dụ: When I was a child, I liked fried foods, especially fried chicken and French fries, because they were crispy and tasty.
Do you eat different foods at different times of the year?
Điểm: 56.0Gợi ý: Respond directly to the question about seasons; the student answered about times of day instead. Correct grammar (subject-verb agreement), be concise, and if seasons are not relevant say so and explain. Use linking words to make the response coherent.
Ví dụ: Not really — I don’t change my food much by season. Instead, I vary my meals throughout the day because I get bored easily; for example, I might have porridge in the morning, a salad for lunch and something spicy for dinner.
Has your favourite food changed since you were a child?
Điểm: 50.0Gợi ý: Make the response clearer and correct grammar and word choice. Use a topic sentence that directly answers, then explain the change with reasons and examples. Replace unclear phrases like "it's always blend" and "it's already attacked me" with precise language.
Ví dụ: Yes, it has changed. As a child I preferred bland, plain foods like boiled rice, but as I grew up I started enjoying spicy dishes, such as chilli chicken and hot curries, because I developed a taste for stronger flavours.
× I actually do not have a specific favorite food, but I always prefer a juicy food or has a intense taste.
✓ I actually do not have a specific favorite food, but I usually prefer juicy food or food that has an intense taste.
Errors: 'always prefer a juicy food' is unnatural; 'always' conflicts with general preference—'usually' or 'generally' fits. 'a juicy food' uses an unnecessary article before an uncountable/general noun; use 'juicy food'. 'or has a intense taste' is a clause missing subject and uses incorrect article 'a' before vowel sound; correct to 'food that has an intense taste'. Suggestion: use appropriate adverb for frequency, drop unnecessary articles with general nouns, and supply a clear relative clause.
× When I was a kid I observed every fried like chicken fry or French fry because it's crispy and it has a good taste.
✓ When I was a kid I enjoyed all fried foods like fried chicken or French fries because they were crispy and tasted good.
Errors: 'observed' is wrong verb choice; 'enjoyed' or 'liked' fits context. 'every fried' is incorrect quantifier and noun form; use 'all fried foods'. 'chicken fry' is nonstandard; use 'fried chicken'. 'French fry' singular inconsistent—use plural 'French fries'. 'it's crispy and it has a good taste' has pronoun-number disagreement and awkward phrasing; refer to foods with 'they were crispy and tasted good' (past tense to match 'When I was a kid'). Suggestion: choose verbs that match meaning, correct noun forms and agreement, and maintain consistent past tense.
× I actually eat different food at every different times of the day, like I am a person who get bored easily so that's a change type of food every time.
✓ I actually eat different foods at different times of the day. I am a person who gets bored easily, so I change what I eat every time.
Errors: 'different food' should be plural 'different foods' when speaking generally. 'at every different times' mixes determiners and number; use 'at different times' or 'at every time'. 'I am a person who get bored' has subject-verb agreement error—'who gets bored'. 'that's a change type of food every time' is ungrammatical; rephrase to 'so I change what I eat every time' for clarity. Suggestion: ensure noun plurality for general statements, correct subject-verb agreement for third person singular, and use clear phrasing for reasons and habits.
× Yeah, of course. When I was a kid I loved to eat plain food and it's always blend.
✓ Yeah, of course. When I was a kid I loved to eat plain food and it was always bland.
Errors: 'it's always blend' mixes present tense 'it's' with past context 'When I was a kid'—use past 'it was'. 'blend' is wrong word form; correct adjective is 'bland'. Also use 'plain food' is acceptable. Suggestion: match tense consistently and use correct adjective spelling.
× But when I'm growing up I love spicy food so much.
✓ But as I grew up I came to love spicy food very much.
Errors: 'when I'm growing up' incorrectly uses present progressive for a past-development context; use 'as I grew up' or 'as I was growing up'. 'I love spicy food so much' is present, but to contrast with childhood better to use past development 'came to love' or keep present: 'I now love spicy food very much.' Suggestion: match tense to describe change over time and choose natural collocations ('came to love' or 'now love').
× Or when it come with salad, it's already attacked me.
✓ Or when it comes with salad, it already attracts me.
Errors: 'when it come' lacks third person singular 's'—should be 'comes' (subject-verb agreement). 'it's already attacked me' uses wrong verb and voice; 'attacked me' is inappropriate for food attraction. Likely intended meaning is 'it already attracts me' or 'I'm already attracted to it' or 'it already catches my attention'. Also tense 'already' with past/present should be consistent; 'it already attracts me' uses present simple to state a general truth. Suggestion: use correct third person singular verb form and choose a verb that expresses appeal (attract, appeal to) or rephrase as 'I am already attracted to it.'