Part 1
Giám khảo
What is your favourite food?
Thí sinh
My favorite food is meat, including pork, beef and sometimes mutton. I think the face tastes very well and my mother is good at cooking meat.
Giám khảo
What kind of food did you like when you were young?
Thí sinh
When I was young, Alex with food, for example candies, chocolate and sweet fruits like strawberries. I was, but I was limited to have sweet food every day.
Giám khảo
Do you eat different foods at different times of the year?
Thí sinh
Yes, there are several Chinese traditional festivals and with different food at a different on festival days. For example we eat dumplings on the spring festival and we eat mooncake on the mid autumn day also.
Giám khảo
Has your favourite food changed since you were a child?
Thí sinh
Yes, my favorite cha my favorite food has changed from the sweet foods to salt and spicy food. When I was young I like candies but now I think candies are too sweet. I can't stand it them I like something salty or spicy it's.
What is your favourite food?
Điểm: 62.0Gợi ý: Be clearer and more natural: start with a concise topic sentence, avoid mistakes (e.g. “face” → “meat”), and add one specific supporting detail using a linking word. Keep it under five sentences.
Ví dụ: My favourite foods are various kinds of meat, such as pork, beef and occasionally mutton. For example, my mother cooks pork with a special marinade that makes it tender and flavorful, so I especially enjoy eating it on family weekends.
What kind of food did you like when you were young?
Điểm: 55.0Gợi ý: Provide a clear topic sentence and correct grammar; use linking words to explain reasons or limitations. Mention specific examples and one reason why you liked them or how often you had them.
Ví dụ: When I was young, I loved sweet foods, especially candies, chocolate and strawberries. However, my parents limited how much I could eat, so I only had sweets as a special treat on weekends.
Do you eat different foods at different times of the year?
Điểm: 70.0Gợi ý: Make the answer more natural and cohesive: start directly, use linking words, and correct phrasing for festivals and dishes. Add one short detail about why these foods are eaten to enrich the answer.
Ví dụ: Yes, we eat different foods for traditional festivals. For example, we eat dumplings during the Spring Festival because they symbolise wealth, and we eat mooncakes at the Mid-Autumn Festival to celebrate family reunion.
Has your favourite food changed since you were a child?
Điểm: 60.0Gợi ý: Organise into a clear topic sentence followed by supporting reasons; fix grammar and redundancy, and use linking words to contrast past and present preferences. Give a specific example of current favourite dishes.
Ví dụ: Yes, my favourite food has changed since childhood: I used to prefer sweets, but now I prefer salty and spicy dishes. For example, I often choose spicy Sichuan noodles or salty grilled meat because they have stronger flavours than candy.
× I think the face tastes very well and my mother is good at cooking meat.
✓ I think the meat tastes very good and my mother is good at cooking meat.
The student used 'face' instead of 'meat' (word choice error) and 'tastes very well' is incorrect because 'taste' as a linking verb should be followed by an adjective, not an adverb. Use 'tastes very good' or 'tastes very delicious.' Suggestion: replace wrong noun and use adjective after 'tastes'.
× When I was young, Alex with food, for example candies, chocolate and sweet fruits like strawberries.
✓ When I was young, I ate sweet foods, for example candies, chocolate and fruits like strawberries.
The original sentence has incorrect subject and verb structure ('Alex with food') and awkward noun usage. It needs a subject 'I' and past tense verb 'ate' to match 'When I was young'. Also 'sweet fruits like strawberries' can be simplified to 'fruits like strawberries'. Suggestion: use clear subject-verb and keep tense consistent.
× I was, but I was limited to have sweet food every day.
✓ I liked them, but I was not allowed to have sweet food every day.
The sentence is fragmented and unclear. 'I was' alone is incomplete. The intended meaning appears to be 'I liked them' and that there was a restriction, so use passive 'was not allowed to have' or 'could not have'. Suggestion: complete the clause and use correct verb phrase to express limitation.
× Yes, there are several Chinese traditional festivals and with different food at a different on festival days.
✓ Yes, there are several traditional Chinese festivals and we have different foods on different festival days.
Problems: word order ('Chinese traditional' -> 'traditional Chinese'), extraneous 'with', and incorrect preposition 'at a different on festival days'. Use 'on' with 'days' and plural 'foods'. Suggestion: use correct word order and 'have different foods on different festival days.'
× For example we eat dumplings on the spring festival and we eat mooncake on the mid autumn day also.
✓ For example, we eat dumplings at the Spring Festival and we eat mooncakes at the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Use of articles and proper nouns: 'Spring Festival' and 'Mid-Autumn Festival' are festival names and capitalized; use 'at' rather than 'on' for named festivals, and pluralize 'mooncake' to 'mooncakes' when speaking generally. Suggestion: capitalize festival names and use standard preposition 'at' and plural where appropriate.
× Yes, my favorite cha my favorite food has changed from the sweet foods to salt and spicy food.
✓ Yes, my favorite food has changed from sweet foods to salty and spicy foods.
The sentence contains a repetition ('my favorite cha my favorite') and incorrect adjective forms: 'salt' should be 'salty', and 'spicy food' should be plural 'spicy foods' to match 'sweet foods'. Suggestion: remove repetition and use correct adjective forms and parallel pluralization.
× When I was young I like candies but now I think candies are too sweet.
✓ When I was young I liked candies but now I think candies are too sweet.
Tense inconsistency: 'When I was young' requires past tense 'liked' not present 'like'. Keep 'now' clause in present tense 'think'. Suggestion: use past tense for past time expressions.
× I can't stand it them I like something salty or spicy it's.
✓ I can't stand them; I like something salty or spicy.
The original is ungrammatical and contains extra pronouns and fragments ('it them', 'it's'). Use 'can't stand them' to refer to candies, and a clear second clause 'I like something salty or spicy.' Suggestion: remove redundant words and separate into two clear clauses.