Part 1
Giám khảo
What is your favourite food?
Thí sinh
Well to be honest my favorite food is chocolate and I always eat after I finish my tasks. The texture is smooth and cream and also it can help me to leave my mood and unwind.
Giám khảo
What kind of food did you like when you were young?
Thí sinh
Well, to be honest, when I was young my favorite food was sugary food. The reason is that I thought I had a sweet tooth, so I always ate them several times a week.
Giám khảo
Do you eat different foods at different times of the year?
Thí sinh
Well to be honest, I eat different foods around the ear. For example, last month we had dragon boat festivals so I ate some rice dumplings with meat in it to celebrate.
Giám khảo
Has your favourite food changed since you were a child?
Thí sinh
Well, to be honest, I haven't changed my favorite food since I was a child. I just changed the times that I ate the chocolate. The reason is that I think eating too much chocolate is not very good for our health, especially teeth.
What is your favourite food?
Điểm: 72.0Gợi ý: 使用更地道的表达并修正语法错误,同时句子不要过长或重复。可以先直接回答,再用具体细节支持,比如喜欢哪种巧克力、什么时候吃及原因。注意形容词和名词形式(smooth and creamy),以及动词搭配(improve/ lift my mood)。
Ví dụ: My favourite food is chocolate. I usually have a small piece after finishing tasks because the smooth, creamy texture and rich flavour help lift my mood and help me relax.
What kind of food did you like when you were young?
Điểm: 76.0Gợi ý: 避免重复开头短语,使用更具体的例子和连贯词。把泛指的“sugary food”具体化(candies, cakes)并说明频率或场景。注意代词一致(eat them→eat those)。
Ví dụ: When I was young I loved sugary foods, especially candies and cakes. I had them several times a week, usually as after-school treats because my family allowed sweets as a reward.
Do you eat different foods at different times of the year?
Điểm: 80.0Gợi ý: 修正拼写和措辞错误(year),並直截了当回答再给例子。可以补充如何变化(seasonal ingredients or festivals)使内容更具体。保留节日和食物细节。
Ví dụ: Yes, I do eat different foods at different times of the year. For example, during the Dragon Boat Festival last month I ate zongzi—rice dumplings filled with meat—which is a traditional food to celebrate the holiday.
Has your favourite food changed since you were a child?
Điểm: 78.0Gợi ý: 开门见山回答,然后用原因和具体改变说明。可补充如何调整(portion control, healthier alternatives)并用连接词使逻辑更清晰。避免冗余短语。
Ví dụ: No, my favourite food hasn't changed; it's still chocolate. However, I've changed how often I eat it—now I have smaller portions and try to choose dark chocolate because I'm concerned about dental health and overall sugar intake.
× The texture is smooth and cream and also it can help me to leave my mood and unwind.
✓ The texture is smooth and creamy, and it also helps me lift my mood and unwind.
句中“cream”用作形容词不正确,应该用形容词形式“creamy”。此外“can help me to leave my mood”是不自然的表达,正确应为“helps me lift my mood”或“help me relax”。这里同时把“can help”改为与现在时一致的“helps”,使句子更简洁自然。建议:用形容词形式修饰名词(cream→creamy);常用固定搭配“lift my mood”或“help me relax/unwind”。
× The reason is that I thought I had a sweet tooth, so I always ate them several times a week.
✓ The reason is that I thought I had a sweet tooth, so I always ate it several times a week.
代词“them”指代前面的“sugary food”。“sugary food”作为不可数或整体概念时应使用单数代词“it”而不是复数“them”。若明确指多种食物才用“them”。建议:用代词时确保与所指名词的数一致;说整体食物时常用“it/that”。
× I eat different foods around the ear.
✓ I eat different foods around the year.
原句“around the ear”把“year”拼错为“ear”,并且“around the year”在表达一年四季时更自然。这里的问题是词语拼写(属于介词短语中的名词拼写错误),导致介词短语错误。建议:写作时注意常用时间表达的拼写,常见表达为“around the year”或“at different times of the year”。
× For example, last month we had dragon boat festivals so I ate some rice dumplings with meat in it to celebrate.
✓ For example, last month we had the Dragon Boat Festival, so I ate some rice dumplings with meat in them to celebrate.
节日名称作为特定节日需使用定冠词“the”(the Dragon Boat Festival)。此外“rice dumplings with meat in it”中代词“it”应与复数“rice dumplings”一致,改为“them”。建议:特定节日通常前面加“the”;代词要与先行词的人数或数一致。
× I haven't changed my favorite food since I was a child. I just changed the times that I ate the chocolate.
✓ I haven't changed my favorite food since I was a child. I have just changed the times when I eat chocolate.
第一句使用现在完成时正确。第二句原用一般过去时“changed”与“since”表示从过去持续到现在的语境不匹配;应使用现在完成时“have changed”。另外“the times that I ate the chocolate”时态与事实不符,且不需要定冠词“the”在“chocolate”前(一般指不可数)。改为“have just changed the times when I eat chocolate”更符合现在完成持续含义。建议:谈到从过去持续到现在的变化使用现在完成时;不可数物质名词通常不用定冠词。