Part 1
Giám khảo
What is your favourite food?
Thí sinh
To me, I don't have a favorite food but the most eating dish is pasta and chicken. I think it is good and it has a good taste because it is actually fast to do it and it saves more time to do something else like working or do something else.
Giám khảo
What kind of food did you like when you were young?
Thí sinh
Actually potatoes umm why because my grandma had I had spent my childhood in my grandma house and she always umm let me eat potatoes umm because it's fast and she can do it anytime just umm chopping and.
Giám khảo
Do you eat different foods at different times of the year?
Thí sinh
Actually yes uh me and my family we usually eat food like AUE there is a popular dishes there that is called capsa. It is very good and we eat Italian like pasta. My mom can make pasta at home and just the Egyptian food like Kushari.
Giám khảo
Has your favourite food changed since you were a child?
Thí sinh
I don't think so, since when I was a child I always eat potatoes and pasta and chicken. I don't think I had a change in my favorite food. It's still the same and it is still the best food I eat.
What is your favourite food?
Điểm: 62.0Gợi ý: Give a direct topic sentence naming your favourite food, avoid repetition, and add one or two specific reasons using linking words. Keep it concise (max 4–5 sentences) and use more natural phrasing.
Ví dụ: My favourite foods are pasta and chicken. I like them because they taste good and are quick to prepare, so they save time on busy days. For example, I can cook a simple pasta dish in under twenty minutes and still have time to study or work.
What kind of food did you like when you were young?
Điểm: 55.0Gợi ý: Start with a clear statement about what you liked, avoid filler words (umm), and provide a specific reason or short anecdote. Use a linking word to connect the reason to the statement.
Ví dụ: When I was young, I liked potatoes a lot. This was because I spent much of my childhood at my grandmother's house and she often cooked potatoes for me. For instance, she would quickly chop and fry them whenever I visited.
Do you eat different foods at different times of the year?
Điểm: 60.0Gợi ý: Answer directly with a clear yes/no, then give specific examples of seasonal or cultural dishes and explain briefly why or when you eat them. Reduce hesitations and organize ideas with linking words.
Ví dụ: Yes, we do eat different foods at certain times of the year. For example, during festivals we enjoy a popular local dish called kapsa, while at home we often have pasta or Egyptian koshari. Also, my mother prepares koshari more often in winter because it is warm and filling.
Has your favourite food changed since you were a child?
Điểm: 65.0Gợi ý: Give a direct, concise answer and support it with a brief reason or a contrast, using linking words to make the response coherent. Avoid repeating the same idea twice.
Ví dụ: No, my favourite foods haven't changed since childhood. I still enjoy potatoes, pasta and chicken because they are convenient and remind me of family meals. For example, eating pasta now brings back memories of dinners with my grandmother.
× To me, I don't have a favorite food but the most eating dish is pasta and chicken.
✓ To me, I don't have a favorite food, but the dish I eat most is pasta and chicken.
The phrase 'the most eating dish' is ungrammatical. This is a singular/plural and word-order issue; 'dish' is singular and should be modified by 'I eat most' to indicate frequency. Rephrase to 'the dish I eat most' to be clear and grammatically correct.
× I think it is good and it has a good taste because it is actually fast to do it and it saves more time to do something else like working or do something else.
✓ I think it tastes good and is quick to make, so it saves time to do other things like work.
'Has a good taste' is awkward; use 'tastes good' (verb + adjective). 'Fast to do it' incorrectly uses 'fast' as an adverb; 'quick to make' is better. 'Saves more time to do something else like working or do something else' is repetitive and ungrammatical; use 'saves time to do other things like work.' This fixes adjective/adverb misuse and improves concision.
× Actually potatoes umm why because my grandma had I had spent my childhood in my grandma house and she always umm let me eat potatoes umm because it's fast and she can do it anytime just umm chopping and.
✓ Actually potatoes. When I was young, I spent my childhood at my grandma's house and she always let me eat potatoes because they were quick to make; she could prepare them anytime with just some chopping.
The original mixes tenses and has missing possessive and plural forms. Use past tense 'spent' for childhood, possessive 'grandma's house', plural 'potatoes' with plural pronoun 'they' and past 'were quick'. Also add 'prepare' to complete the clause. This fixes past tense, possessive article, and plural usage.
× Actually yes uh me and my family we usually eat food like AUE there is a popular dishes there that is called capsa.
✓ Actually, yes. My family and I usually eat foods like AUE. There is a popular dish there called capsa.
'Me and my family' is informal and incorrectly ordered; use 'My family and I'. 'There is a popular dishes' mixes singular 'there is' with plural 'dishes'; change to singular 'dish' or use 'There are popular dishes'. Here 'a popular dish' matches 'is called capsa'. This corrects pronoun order and agreement between subject and verb.
× It is very good and we eat Italian like pasta.
✓ It is very good, and we eat Italian food like pasta.
Missing noun 'food' after 'Italian' causes sentence fragment and incorrect adjective use. Include 'food' to clarify meaning: 'Italian food like pasta'.
× My mom can make pasta at home and just the Egyptian food like Kushari.
✓ My mom can make pasta at home and also Egyptian food like kushari.
The original sentence lacks a conjunction and misuses 'just' which makes the sentence awkward. Use 'also' to link the two items and lowercase 'kushari' unless treated as a proper noun. This fixes pronoun/reference and improves cohesion.
× I don't think so, since when I was a child I always eat potatoes and pasta and chicken.
✓ I don't think so. Since I was a child, I have always eaten potatoes, pasta, and chicken.
The clause 'since I was a child' requires present perfect ('have always eaten') to show an action continuing to the present. Also use past simple for the time clause 'I was a child'. This fixes tense usage.
× I don't think I had a change in my favorite food.
✓ I don't think my favorite food has changed.
The original uses an awkward structure 'I had a change in my favorite food.' Use the natural passive/active phrasing 'my favorite food has changed' to convey the idea. This corrects sentence structure and tense.
× It's still the same and it is still the best food I eat.
✓ It's still the same, and it is still the best food I eat.
Sentence is grammatically acceptable but ensure consistency: 'It's still the same, and it is still the best food I eat.' No major grammatical change needed; punctuation added for clarity. This addresses present-tense consistency.