Part 1
Giám khảo
What is your favourite food?
Thí sinh
My favorite food, uh, it is strawberry. I like strawberry because it's sweet and I can eat strawberry with condensed milk. Uh, I can use strawberry to do some milkshake. Yeah, that's why I love strawberry. Strumber is my favorite food.
Giám khảo
What kind of food did you like when you were young?
Thí sinh
When I was young I offered it a monk because it's very common in my family. Have some tree of mango, mango tree and and then that's is my off ice mango and all in December, December date 'cause December.
Giám khảo
Do you eat different foods at different times of the year?
Thí sinh
Yeah, I'm not big fan of fruits. The only fruit I often eat is strawberry. But yeah, I'm not frequently eat different type of foods of the year.
Giám khảo
Has your favourite food changed since you were a child?
Thí sinh
Yes, have a change because more often with my family I was eating mangoes, but now when I grow up my different diet I eat frequently more strawberries.
What is your favourite food?
Điểm: 55.0Gợi ý: Improve fluency and accuracy: remove fillers (uh), correct grammar (use 'my favourite food is'), avoid repetition, and give one or two specific supporting details using linking words. Keep it within 3–4 sentences.
Ví dụ: My favourite food is strawberries because they are sweet and versatile. For example, I often eat them with condensed milk or blend them into a strawberry milkshake, which I make almost every weekend. I also enjoy their fresh flavour in salads, so I tend to buy them whenever they are in season.
What kind of food did you like when you were young?
Điểm: 35.0Gợi ý: Clarify meaning and use correct vocabulary and grammar: state a clear topic sentence, use linking words to add details, and give specific examples (e.g., types or occasions). Remove unclear phrases and practice correct tense usage.
Ví dụ: When I was young I liked mangoes because my family had mango trees in our garden. Every December they were ripe, so we would pick and eat them straight from the tree or make mango desserts for family gatherings.
Do you eat different foods at different times of the year?
Điểm: 45.0Gợi ý: Answer directly and coherently: start with a clear yes/no and expand using linking words (however, because, for example). Be specific about seasonal differences and avoid contradictions in one answer.
Ví dụ: Not really — I don't change my diet much during the year because I am not a big fan of fruits. However, I do eat strawberries more often when they are in season, and otherwise my meals stay largely the same.
Has your favourite food changed since you were a child?
Điểm: 50.0Gợi ý: Provide a clear comparison using past and present tenses, use linking words (when, but, now), and give a concise reason for the change. Correct grammar and limit to 2–3 sentences.
Ví dụ: Yes, my favourite food has changed. As a child I ate mangoes often because my family had mango trees, but now I prefer strawberries because I enjoy their taste and use them in milkshakes and desserts.
× My favorite food, uh, it is strawberry.
✓ My favorite food is strawberries.
Use plural for countable nouns when speaking generally about a food type; also remove unnecessary filler 'it' — correct structure: 'My favorite food is strawberries.' Suggestion: use plural common noun forms for general preference.
× I like strawberry because it's sweet and I can eat strawberry with condensed milk.
✓ I like strawberries because they're sweet and I can eat them with condensed milk.
Use plural 'strawberries' for general statements and plural pronoun 'them' to refer back. Also match verb form 'they're' for plural. Suggestion: maintain number consistency and use pronouns to avoid repetition.
× Uh, I can use strawberry to do some milkshake.
✓ I can use strawberries to make milkshakes.
Use 'make' (collocation) instead of 'do' for preparing drinks and plural nouns for general reference. 'Some milkshake' is unnatural; use plural or 'a milkshake.' Suggestion: learn common verb collocations like 'make a milkshake.'
× Yeah, that's why I love strawberry.
✓ Yeah, that's why I love strawberries.
Use plural 'strawberries' for general preference. Suggestion: keep consistent noun number in statements of preference.
× Strumber is my favorite food.
✓ Strawberries are my favorite food.
Correct the misspelling 'Strumber' to 'strawberries' and use plural with appropriate verb agreement: 'are' for plural. Suggestion: check spelling and subject-verb agreement.
× When I was young I offered it a monk because it's very common in my family.
✓ When I was young I offered them to a monk because it was very common in my family.
Original is unclear: likely meant offering fruit to a monk. Use plural 'them' for previously mentioned fruits and past tense 'was' to match 'when I was young.' Use preposition 'to a monk.' Suggestion: keep tense consistent and include correct object and preposition.
× Have some tree of mango, mango tree and and then that's is my off ice mango and all in December, December date 'cause December.
✓ We had a mango tree, and my office mangoes were ready in December.
Rewrite for clarity: 'had a mango tree' (past possession), 'my office mangoes' (if referring to mangoes at workplace) and 'were ready in December' for time. Original had word order, repetition, and unclear phrases. Suggestion: use simple clear past tense sentences and correct word order.
× Yeah, I'm not big fan of fruits.
✓ Yeah, I'm not a big fan of fruit.
Use article 'a' with 'big fan' and 'fruit' as uncountable when speaking generally. Alternatively 'fruits' could be used with 'big fan of fruits' but 'a big fan of fruit' is more natural. Suggestion: remember articles with 'big fan' and that 'fruit' can be uncountable.
× The only fruit I often eat is strawberry.
✓ The only fruit I often eat is strawberries.
Use plural 'strawberries' when referring to the kind of fruit you eat often. Also 'fruit' as a category could be 'strawberries.' Suggestion: keep noun number consistent.
× But yeah, I'm not frequently eat different type of foods of the year.
✓ But yeah, I don't frequently eat different types of food during the year.
Use auxiliary 'do' for negative present simple ('I don't eat'), correct adverb placement ('frequently' after auxiliary), plural 'types' and 'food' as uncountable, and 'during the year' for time. Suggestion: use correct negative formation and word order.
× Yes, have a change because more often with my family I was eating mangoes, but now when I grow up my different diet I eat frequently more strawberries.
✓ Yes, it changed because when I was younger I often ate mangoes with my family, but now that I've grown up my diet is different and I eat strawberries more often.
Use past tense 'it changed' and 'I often ate' for past habits, 'when I was younger' is natural, present perfect 'I've grown up' for change to present, and correct word order 'my diet is different' and adverb placement 'more often.' Suggestion: keep past habits in past tense and describe current situation with present simple or present perfect as appropriate.