Part 1
Giám khảo
What is your favourite food?
Thí sinh
Oh, in fact, hamburger is my favorite food. By the way, when I was in US, I ate hamburger too much. So recently I can't eat hamburger anymore. So nowadays I try not to eat hamburger more.
Giám khảo
What kind of food did you like when you were young?
Thí sinh
To be honest, I love salty and sweetie food like fast food for example. I love ice cream so when I was young my parents usually bought ice cream like vanilla or strawberries flavors and I loved it.
Giám khảo
Do you eat different foods at different times of the year?
Thí sinh
Yeah, I guess so, because for example, if I live in South Korea, then I usually eat Korean food. By contrast, if I stay in US, then I usually eat Western style food. So I I tend to change my food.
Giám khảo
Has your favourite food changed since you were a child?
Thí sinh
Yeah, I think that's natural changing. When I was young, I loved sweet and salty food, as I mentioned before. But nowadays I love healthy Korean traditional food like bibimbap. So nowadays I love to eat many vegetables compared with the past.
What is your favourite food?
Điểm: 62.0Gợi ý: Be concise, correct grammar, and use linking words to make your response natural. Start with a clear topic sentence, then add one specific supporting detail and a short reason. Avoid repetition and fix tense/word choice errors (e.g., "too many" vs "too much", "can't" → "don't want to" or "don't eat").
Ví dụ: My favourite food used to be hamburgers. However, after eating them a lot while I lived in the US, I now try to avoid them for health reasons.
What kind of food did you like when you were young?
Điểm: 68.0Gợi ý: Use past tense consistently, choose correct adjectives, and be specific with examples. Start with a clear topic sentence (past preference), then give one or two supporting details with linking words. Replace informal fillers and correct vocabulary ("sweetie" → "sweet").
Ví dụ: When I was young, I liked salty and sweet foods, especially fast food and ice cream. For example, my parents often bought vanilla or strawberry ice cream, which I always enjoyed.
Do you eat different foods at different times of the year?
Điểm: 60.0Gợi ý: Clarify the question (time of year vs location) and answer directly. Use linking words and correct repetition/tense. Keep to two or three sentences and provide one specific example of seasonal food or holiday eating rather than confusing location with seasonality.
Ví dụ: Not really because my food changes more with where I live than the season. For instance, while living in South Korea I ate mostly Korean dishes, but in the US I switched to more Western-style meals.
Has your favourite food changed since you were a child?
Điểm: 72.0Gợi ý: Answer with a clear topic sentence and give a concise reason plus a specific example. Avoid repeated words and minor grammar errors ("natural changing" → "a natural change", "many vegetables" → "more vegetables"). Use linking words such as 'however' or 'now'.
Ví dụ: Yes, my favourite food has changed. When I was a child I preferred sweet and salty snacks, but now I prefer healthier Korean dishes like bibimbap because I try to eat more vegetables.
× Oh, in fact, hamburger is my favorite food.
✓ Oh, in fact, hamburgers are my favorite food.
Countable nouns like 'hamburger' need plural form when speaking generally; use 'hamburgers' and plural verb 'are' to agree with the plural subject. Suggestion: Use plural for general preferences (I like hamburgers).
× By the way, when I was in US, I ate hamburger too much.
✓ By the way, when I was in the US, I ate hamburgers too much.
Use the definite article 'the' with country abbreviations like 'US' (the United States). Also 'hamburger' should be plural when spoken generally. The past tense 'was' and 'ate' are correct but noun number and article were wrong. Suggestion: Say 'when I was in the US, I ate hamburgers too much' or better 'I ate too many hamburgers.'
× So recently I can't eat hamburger anymore.
✓ So recently I can't eat hamburgers anymore.
Use plural 'hamburgers' for general reference. The present tense modal 'can't' is fine. 'Hamburger' should be plural. Suggestion: 'I can't eat hamburgers anymore.' or 'I no longer eat hamburgers.'
× So nowadays I try not to eat hamburger more.
✓ So nowadays I try not to eat hamburgers anymore.
Use plural 'hamburgers' and 'anymore' rather than 'more' to indicate cessation. 'Try not to eat' is correct structure; change final word to 'anymore'. Suggestion: 'I try not to eat hamburgers anymore.'
× To be honest, I love salty and sweetie food like fast food for example.
✓ To be honest, I love salty and sweet foods like fast food, for example.
Use plural 'foods' when listing types in general. 'Sweetie' is incorrect adjective form; use 'sweet'. Commas improve clarity. Suggestion: 'I love salty and sweet foods, like fast food.'
× I love ice cream so when I was young my parents usually bought ice cream like vanilla or strawberries flavors and I loved it.
✓ I loved ice cream, so when I was young my parents usually bought flavors like vanilla or strawberry, and I loved it.
Tense consistency: 'loved' fits past. 'Strawberries flavors' is incorrect; use singular adjective 'strawberry' to modify 'flavors' or 'strawberry flavors'. Reorder for clarity and add commas. Suggestion: 'My parents usually bought flavors like vanilla or strawberry.'
× Yeah, I guess so, because for example, if I live in South Korea, then I usually eat Korean food.
✓ Yeah, I guess so, because, for example, if I live in South Korea, I usually eat Korean food.
The sentence is acceptable but remove redundant 'then'. Keep present simple in conditional for habitual actions. Minor comma placement improves flow. Suggestion: 'If I live in South Korea, I usually eat Korean food.'
× By contrast, if I stay in US, then I usually eat Western style food.
✓ By contrast, if I stay in the US, I usually eat Western-style food.
Add definite article 'the' before 'US'. 'Western-style' should be hyphenated as a compound adjective; remove 'then' which is unnecessary in this conditional. Suggestion: 'If I stay in the US, I usually eat Western-style food.'
× So I I tend to change my food.
✓ So I tend to change what I eat.
Duplicate 'I' is an error. 'Change my food' is awkward; use 'change what I eat' or 'change my diet' for natural expression. Suggestion: 'I tend to change what I eat' or 'I tend to change my diet.'
× Yeah, I think that's natural changing.
✓ Yeah, I think that's a natural change.
Use noun 'change' with article 'a' rather than gerund 'changing'. 'Natural change' is the correct noun phrase. Suggestion: 'That's a natural change.' or 'That's natural.'
× When I was young, I loved sweet and salty food, as I mentioned before.
✓ When I was young, I loved sweet and salty foods, as I mentioned before.
Use plural 'foods' when referring to categories generally. Past tense 'loved' is correct. Suggestion: 'I loved sweet and salty foods.'
× But nowadays I love healthy Korean traditional food like bibimbap.
✓ But nowadays I love healthy traditional Korean food like bibimbap.
Word order: 'traditional Korean food' or 'Korean traditional food' both acceptable, but 'traditional Korean food' is more natural. Tense 'love' is present and appropriate. Suggestion: 'I love healthy traditional Korean food, like bibimbap.'
× So nowadays I love to eat many vegetables compared with the past.
✓ So nowadays I like to eat more vegetables than in the past.
Use 'more vegetables' to indicate increase and 'than in the past' as the comparison phrase. 'Compared with the past' is grammatically acceptable but less natural. 'Love to eat many vegetables' is awkward; 'like to eat more vegetables' fits better. Suggestion: 'I eat more vegetables now than I did in the past.'