Part 1
Giám khảo
What is your favourite food?
Thí sinh
I prefer healthy food 'cause I try to lead a healthy lifestyle and care about my overall well-being and appearance. For example, I often eat grilled salmon and salads since they provide good protein and nutrients would help me feel energetic and stay there.
Giám khảo
What kind of food did you like when you were young?
Thí sinh
Oh, when I was young, I really liked very specific food. For example, I like icky fear, uh, fermented milk drinks, similar to yogurt. I enjoyed the sour, uh, sour taste and, uh, it was my favorite. It's like lemons, uh, lemons, uh, kefir or kombucha even.
Giám khảo
Do you eat different foods at different times of the year?
Thí sinh
Umm, definitely, 'cause, uh, it's not only depend on my preferences, but it depends on the availability of some fruits, some veggies and uh, you know, umm, it's easier to find, uh, for example, fresh, uh, fresh berries in Russia when it's summer, but it's very difficult to find them.
Giám khảo
Has your favourite food changed since you were a child?
Thí sinh
I don't think so. I mostly preserve the same taste, but uh, some difference happened, of course. For example, you know, umm, some products, uh, be, uh, some products, uh, became understandable for you only if you were getting older, for example, umm, you know.
What is your favourite food?
Điểm: 68.0Gợi ý: Be more concise and correct some grammar. Start with a clear topic sentence, then add one specific reason and one brief example. Avoid filler words and fix tense/structure (e.g., “would help me feel energetic and stay there” is awkward). Use linking words like “because” or “so” to connect ideas.
Ví dụ: My favourite food is healthy meals, because I try to maintain a healthy lifestyle. For example, I often eat grilled salmon and mixed salads since they provide lean protein and essential vitamins, which help me feel energetic throughout the day.
What kind of food did you like when you were young?
Điểm: 50.0Gợi ý: Reduce hesitation and clarify vocabulary. Give one clear topic sentence about the type of food, then a brief explanation and a specific example. Avoid repetition and false starts, and use a linking word like “for example” or “because.”
Ví dụ: When I was young I enjoyed fermented dairy drinks because I liked their tangy flavour. For example, I often drank kefir, which tastes a bit sour like yogurt but is thinner and refreshing.
Do you eat different foods at different times of the year?
Điểm: 60.0Gợi ý: Make the answer more fluent and grammatically correct. Give a clear topic sentence, then one or two specific seasonal examples linked with “for example” or “because.” Remove fillers and correct agreement (e.g., “it depends,” not “it's not only depend”).
Ví dụ: Yes, I eat different foods depending on the season because availability changes. For example, in summer I eat fresh berries like strawberries and raspberries, while in winter I rely more on root vegetables and preserved fruits.
Has your favourite food changed since you were a child?
Điểm: 45.0Gợi ý: Be specific and avoid vague language. Start with a clear statement about whether your tastes changed, then give one concrete example of a food you began to appreciate or stopped liking as you matured. Use linking words like “however” to show contrast and eliminate hesitations.
Ví dụ: I don't think my favourite foods have changed much, although my tastes have broadened. For example, I disliked bitter greens as a child, but now I enjoy arugula and kale because I appreciate their flavour and health benefits.
× I prefer healthy food 'cause I try to lead a healthy lifestyle and care about my overall well-being and appearance.
✓ I prefer healthy food because I try to lead a healthy lifestyle and care about my overall well-being and appearance.
Replace informal contraction 'cause with 'because' for appropriate register; tense usage is correct (present simple for habitual actions). Use full word to sound more formal and clear.
× For example, I often eat grilled salmon and salads since they provide good protein and nutrients would help me feel energetic and stay there.
✓ For example, I often eat grilled salmon and salads since they provide good protein and nutrients that help me feel energetic and stay healthy.
Original sentence mixes clauses incorrectly and uses future/modal-less 'would' incorrectly. Use relative 'that' to link 'nutrients' to the clause and present tense 'help' to match 'provide'. Replace vague 'stay there' with 'stay healthy' for clarity.
× For example, I like icky fear, uh, fermented milk drinks, similar to yogurt.
✓ For example, I liked kefir, fermented milk drinks similar to yogurt.
Question asked about past preferences, so use past tense 'liked' not present 'like'. Also corrects word confusion 'icky fear' to 'kefir' (spelling) and removes filler words. Keep noun phrase 'fermented milk drinks similar to yogurt' without commas that break meaning.
× I enjoyed the sour, uh, sour taste and, uh, it was my favorite.
✓ I enjoyed the sour taste and it was my favorite.
Tense 'enjoyed' is correct for past habits; remove repeated filler 'uh' and duplicated 'sour'. Maintain past simple consistency.
× It's like lemons, uh, lemons, uh, kefir or kombucha even.
✓ It was like kefir or even kombucha.
Question about childhood uses past tense 'was'. Remove irrelevant repetitions 'lemons' which don't fit meaning. Keep examples concise and in past tense.
× Umm, definitely, 'cause, uh, it's not only depend on my preferences, but it depends on the availability of some fruits, some veggies and uh, you know, umm, it's easier to find, uh, for example, fresh, uh, fresh berries in Russia when it's summer, but it's very difficult to find them.
✓ Definitely, because it does not only depend on my preferences but also on the availability of some fruits and vegetables; for example, it is easier to find fresh berries in Russia in the summer, but it is very difficult to find them in other seasons.
Original had verb form error 'it's not only depend' should be 'it does not only depend' (subject-verb agreement and auxiliary for negation). Use 'vegetables' instead of informal 'veggies' for clarity. Replace contractions and fillers. Maintain present simple to describe general truth. Rephrase for clarity and correct preposition 'in the summer'.
× I don't think so. I mostly preserve the same taste, but uh, some difference happened, of course.
✓ I don't think so. I have mostly kept the same tastes, but some changes happened, of course.
Use present perfect 'have kept' to indicate continuity from past to present. 'Preserve the same taste' is awkward; 'kept the same tastes' is more natural. 'Some difference' should be plural 'some changes'.
× For example, you know, umm, some products, uh, be, uh, some products, uh, became understandable for you only if you were getting older, for example, umm, you know.
✓ For example, some products only become understandable to you as you get older.
Original is ungrammatical with 'be' and mixed tenses. Use present simple 'become' for general observation or present simple progressive 'as you get older'. Remove fillers and repetition. Use correct preposition 'understandable to you' and concise structure.