Food— Part 1 Báo cáo

Gợi ý: Be more concise and natural: start with a clear topic sentence, avoid filler words (uh, umm), and add one specific detail about why you like it (flavour, texture, memory). Use one linking phrase if adding a reason. Keep to 2–3 sentences.

Ví dụ: My favourite food is Bakso, a popular Indonesian meatball served in a clear, savoury broth. I love it because the meatballs are juicy and the broth has a balanced, comforting flavour, especially when mixed with chilli sauce and fried shallots.

Gợi ý: Provide a direct topic sentence and clear reason; correct grammar (past tense) and avoid filler/corrections. Use one linking word to connect reason. Be specific about types and frequency.

Ví dụ: When I was young I preferred fast food, such as chicken nuggets, sausages and pizza. This was mainly because they were treats I ate outside or on special occasions, while my mother usually cooked homemade meals at home.

Gợi ý: Begin with a clear direct answer, then give a specific example and explain briefly how the food differs. Remove fillers and vague phrases. Use a linking word (for example, during) to improve coherence.

Ví dụ: Not usually, but during celebrations such as Hari Raya we eat special dishes. For example, we prepare Lontong ketupat and serve more meat dishes than usual, which makes the meals richer and more festive.

Gợi ý: Answer directly, then give clear contrasting details using linking words (for example, now/instead). Use correct nouns and collocations (homemade food, nasi goreng, soups, chicken or fish cooked at home). Limit to 2–3 sentences and avoid hesitations.

Ví dụ: Yes, definitely. I used to prefer fast food, but now I enjoy homemade Indonesian dishes instead, such as nasi goreng, Soto and various soups, as well as chicken or fish cooked at home because they taste fresher and healthier.

× I love Indonesian food since I grew up with them.

✓ I love Indonesian food since I grew up with it.

The pronoun 'them' refers to plural people or things. 'Indonesian food' is a singular or uncountable noun phrase, so the correct pronoun is 'it'. Use 'it' to refer back to 'food'. Suggestion: Use 'it' for uncountable or singular collective nouns (e.g., 'I grew up with it').

× The main, uh, food that I love is Bakso.

✓ The main food that I love is bakso.

When mentioning a dish name like 'bakso' in general, it is common to use lowercase and no extra commas. 'The main food' is correct but the commas around 'uh' are disfluent; remove them in written form. Suggestion: Write dish names in lowercase unless a proper noun and avoid unnecessary commas.

× It's like a meatball with this clear soup and some umm sauces that's mixed together.

✓ It's like a meatball in a clear soup with some sauces mixed together.

Use 'in a clear soup' rather than 'with this clear soup' for natural phrasing. 'Sauces' is plural, so the relative clause should be 'mixed together' without 'that's'. Suggestion: Place modifiers close to the words they describe and match plural nouns with correct verb forms.

× When I was a kid I tend to like fast food or ultra processed food like nugget sausage and pizzas.

✓ When I was a kid I tended to like fast food or ultra-processed food like nuggets, sausage, and pizza.

The time clause 'When I was a kid' requires past tense, so 'tend' should be past 'tended'. Also: 'ultra-processed' needs a hyphen; 'nugget' should be plural 'nuggets'; list items should be parallel and 'pizza' is uncountable when general. Suggestion: Keep verb tense consistent with time expressions and use correct plural forms.

× Maybe because it's uh, it's not an everyday fruit sorry food that I found at home because normally my mom will cook homemade cook.

✓ Maybe because it wasn't an everyday food that I found at home, since normally my mom cooked at home.

This sentence is disfluent and mixes tenses and words. 'Wasn't' matches the past context. 'Everyday food' is the intended phrase. 'My mom cooked at home' is clearer than 'will cook homemade cook.' Suggestion: Remove filler words, keep tense consistent, and use clear verb phrases like 'cooked at home'.

× Not really, but some occasions like Hari Raya, maybe we do have a special food cooked right, like umm, Lontong ketupat.

✓ Not really, but on some occasions like Hari Raya we have special food cooked, such as lontong ketupat.

Use 'on some occasions' rather than 'some occasions' for correct prepositional phrase. 'Do have' is unnecessary; simple present 'have' is fine. 'Such as' is more natural than 'like' for examples. Suggestion: Use appropriate prepositions and avoid unnecessary auxiliary verbs for general statements.

× And there are more meats than uh, daily consumed, so umm yeah.

✓ And there is more meat than usual in daily meals, so yeah.

'Meat' as a mass noun is more natural than 'meats' here. 'More than daily consumed' is not idiomatic; 'more than usual in daily meals' or 'in our daily diet' is clearer. Suggestion: Use mass nouns for uncountable food items and rephrase to common expressions like 'more meat than usual.'

× Yes, absolutely. As I mentioned I used to like fast food but now I really enjoy homemade cooks, Indonesian foods such as nasi, goreng, umm any kind of soup or Soto and also umm a chicken, fish that is cooked by myself or by.

✓ Yes, absolutely. As I mentioned, I used to like fast food, but now I really enjoy homemade Indonesian food such as nasi goreng, any kind of soup or soto, and chicken or fish that I cook myself or that is cooked by others.

Use 'homemade Indonesian food' rather than 'homemade cooks'. 'Nasi goreng' is the correct combined name. 'Chicken, fish' should be 'chicken or fish' and verbs should match: 'that I cook myself' or 'that is cooked by others.' The sentence previously trailed off; complete the clause for clarity. Suggestion: Use correct food names, parallel structure for lists, and consistent verb forms; avoid incomplete sentence endings.