Part 1
Giám khảo
What is your favourite food?
Thí sinh
My favorite food is seafood, especially a local crab called Yuma in Chinese. I love it because it's flavor is soery, umami and refreshing. I grew up in a coastal town in the southeast China. My mother will cook this kind of food.
Giám khảo
What kind of food did you like when you were young?
Thí sinh
When I was a little girl, I loved sweets and candies. Sweets were luxury back then and I always try to and we only ate them at some festivals. So I always try to get some when there was whenever there was a celebration, for example, like Chinese New Year.
Giám khảo
Do you eat different foods at different times of the year?
Thí sinh
Yes, we eat different food at different seasons. For example in summer because the weather is very hot and people often eat watermelons and some cold beverages to cool down. And in winter we prefer hot soup than stews to keep warm and stay nourished. This is often cold.
Giám khảo
Has your favourite food changed since you were a child?
Thí sinh
Yes, definitely. When I was a child I have said that I love candies and sweets, food that's mainly to cater my taste buds. But when I grow up I felt like I prefer to choose healthy food, for example like vegetables and shrimps with low calories.
What is your favourite food?
Điểm: 68.0Gợi ý: 用更自然、简洁的句子直接回答问题,注意语法和拼写(例如 flavor→flavour 或 flavor,soery 拼写错误),并提供具体细节支撑。建议陈述主题句后,用一到两句补充理由和例子,连接词可用because, for example, also等。避免多余重复,控制在最多5句内。
Ví dụ: My favourite food is seafood, especially a local crab called "Yuma". I love it because the crab has a sweet, umami flavour and a light, refreshing taste. I grew up in a coastal town in southeast China, so my mother often cooked it for family dinners, which made me enjoy it even more.
What kind of food did you like when you were young?
Điểm: 62.0Gợi ý: 回答要更连贯,注意时态一致(过去时),删去重复片段并增加具体细节。用连接词(for example, so, because)把原因和例子串起来,并控制在5句以内。
Ví dụ: When I was a little girl, I loved sweets and candies because they were considered a luxury. We only ate them during festivals, so I looked forward to treats at celebrations, for example during Chinese New Year.
Do you eat different foods at different times of the year?
Điểm: 64.0Gợi ý: 使回答更简洁流畅并修正语法错误(例如 prefer hot soup to stews,删除多余句子 'This is often cold.')。使用连接词说明对比(for example, in contrast, while),并给出具体例子说明季节性饮食。
Ví dụ: Yes, we eat different foods in different seasons. For example, in summer people often eat watermelon and drink cold beverages to cool down, while in winter we prefer hot soups to stay warm and nourished.
Has your favourite food changed since you were a child?
Điểm: 66.0Gợi ý: 注意时态一致(过去时与现在完成时的使用),并用更自然的表达说明变化原因。删去多余表达,提供具体例子和原因(health, taste maturity)。保持句子不超过5句。
Ví dụ: Yes, it has changed. As a child I loved candies because I focused on taste, but now I prefer healthier options. For example, I often choose vegetables and low-calorie seafood like shrimp because I'm more health-conscious.
× I love it because it's flavor is soery, umami and refreshing.
✓ I love it because its flavor is savory, umami, and refreshing.
原句中有两处错误:一是 "it's flavor" 使用了缩写形式 "it's"(it is),而此处需要所有格 "its" 表示“它的”;二是单词 "soery" 拼写错误,应为 "savory"(鲜美的)。同时在列举形容词时用逗号分隔,并在最后两个形容词前使用 and。建议:注意区分“it's”(it is)和“its”(其);常用词要确认拼写,列举形容词时保持连贯。
× I grew up in a coastal town in the southeast China.
✓ I grew up in a coastal town in southeast China.
原句中对地区名词使用了多余的定冠词 "the"。在英语中表达“在中国东南部”通常说 "in southeast China" 而不是 "in the southeast China"。此外可省略定冠词以符合固定搭配。建议:学习常见地名搭配,注意何时使用定冠词。
× My mother will cook this kind of food.
✓ My mother cooks this kind of food.
原句使用了将来时 "will cook",但题目讨论的是习惯性动作或常态,应使用一般现在时 "cooks" 来表示经常发生的事情。建议:谈论习惯或常态使用一般现在时。
× When I was a little girl, I loved sweets and candies. Sweets were luxury back then and I always try to and we only ate them at some festivals.
✓ When I was a little girl, I loved sweets and candies. Sweets were a luxury back then and we only ate them at some festivals.
原句有多处问题:1) "Sweets were luxury" 缺少不定冠词,应为 "a luxury";2) 出现了多余且不完整的结构 "I always try to and",不合语法,且与过去时不一致;3) 时态应保持过去时,故将句子精简为正确的过去时叙述。建议:注意冠词使用与时态一致,删除或改正残缺结构。
× So I always try to get some when there was whenever there was a celebration, for example, like Chinese New Year.
✓ So I always tried to get some whenever there was a celebration, for example, Chinese New Year.
原句混合了现在时 "always try to" 和过去时 "there was",应统一为过去时 "always tried"。另外 "when there was whenever there was" 有重复,应删除重复词;例子前不需要 both "for example" 和 "like" 同时使用,保留其一更自然。建议:叙述过去习惯要用过去时,避免重复词和多余短语。
× Yes, we eat different food at different seasons. For example in summer because the weather is very hot and people often eat watermelons and some cold beverages to cool down.
✓ Yes, we eat different foods in different seasons. For example, in summer, because the weather is very hot, people often eat watermelons and drink cold beverages to cool down.
原句问题包括:1) "different food" 应为复数 "different foods"(多种食物);2) 介词搭配应为 "in different seasons" 而不是 "at";3) 第一句后的示例从句结构混乱,缺少标点并有冗余 "for example in summer because",应加逗号并重组;4) "eat watermelons and some cold beverages" 中动词搭配不一致,饮料用 "drink" 更合适。建议:注意名词单复数与介词搭配,保持句子结构清晰,动词与宾语搭配一致。
× And in winter we prefer hot soup than stews to keep warm and stay nourished.
✓ And in winter we prefer hot soup to stews to keep warm and stay nourished.
原句中比较结构使用错误,英语中 prefer A to B 表示“更喜欢A而不是B”,不应使用 "prefer ... than"。因此将 "than" 改为介词 "to"。建议:记住 prefer 的固定搭配是 prefer A to B。
× This is often cold.
✓ (Delete sentence)
该句独立存在但含义不明,可能是想表达“天气常常很冷”或“冬天常常冷”,若是应写为 "It is often cold then." 或合并到上句。建议:删去或重写为完整句子以表达明确意思。
× Yes, definitely. When I was a child I have said that I love candies and sweets, food that's mainly to cater my taste buds.
✓ Yes, definitely. When I was a child I used to say that I loved candies and sweets, food that mainly catered to my taste buds.
原句时态混乱:"When I was a child" 要用过去时,不能接现在完成时 "I have said",应改为过去习惯表达如 "used to say" 或一般过去 "said";"I love" 也应改为过去时 "I loved";"mainly to cater my taste buds" 词序和介词用法不当,应为 "mainly catered to my taste buds"。建议:描述过去习惯使用过去时或 "used to",并注意固定搭配 "cater to"。
× But when I grow up I felt like I prefer to choose healthy food, for example like vegetables and shrimps with low calories.
✓ But when I grew up I felt that I preferred to choose healthy food, for example vegetables and shrimp with low calories.
句中时态和人称不一致:开头 "But when I grow up" 使用现在时,但接下来用过去时 "I felt",应统一为过去时 "grew up"。另外,"I felt like I prefer" 中也应保持过去时 "preferred";"shrimps" 在英语中作食物名通常用不可数 "shrimp" 更常见;"for example like" 为冗余,应选择其一。建议:保持时态一致,避免重复连接词,注意不可数名词用法。