Part 1
Giám khảo
What is your favourite food?
Thí sinh
My favorite food is pasta, uh, especially with salmon. It's the perfect example of my comfortable, uh, meal. It's easy but delicious, particularly when it's uncooked. For example when I am tired of my day. I'm a food lover, so when I eat this, I'm on cloud 9.
Giám khảo
What kind of food did you like when you were young?
Thí sinh
The kind of food I did like when I was young was a fast food. It was simple but very efficient for me because I didn't like vegetables. To illustrate perfectly this, I will use the example of burger with fries, which was my favorite meal.
Giám khảo
Do you eat different foods at different times of the year?
Thí sinh
Yeah, I eat different foods at different times of the year because I adapt to the weather outside. You know, when it's out outside, I want to eat something fresh and relaxing, for instance salads. And this is the contrary in winter when I prefer eat something out.
Giám khảo
Has your favourite food changed since you were a child?
Thí sinh
Yes, my favorite dish changed since I was a child. Firstly, I'm a food lover, so today I prefer to broaden my palate and to discover local cuisine and traditional dishes. For instance, I love discovery dishes of Middle East because I love spicy meals, but also I want to adapt to a more nutritious meals.
What is your favourite food?
Điểm: 58.0Gợi ý: Be more natural and coherent: remove hesitations, avoid contradictory or incorrect details (e.g. 'uncooked' pasta), and use one or two specific supporting details linked logically. Keep answers within 3–4 sentences.
Ví dụ: I love pasta with salmon because it's simple and satisfying. For instance, when I'm tired after work, a creamy salmon pasta is quick to make and very comforting. I enjoy the rich, slightly smoky flavor of the salmon combined with al dente pasta.
What kind of food did you like when you were young?
Điểm: 64.0Gợi ý: Answer directly and naturally, avoid awkward phrasing ('did like', 'efficient'). Provide a concise reason and one specific example using linking words like 'because' or 'for example'.
Ví dụ: When I was young I liked fast food, especially burgers and fries, because I found them tasty and easy to eat. For example, my typical meal was a cheeseburger with fries after school.
Do you eat different foods at different times of the year?
Điểm: 52.0Gợi ý: Correct grammar and be specific: avoid filler phrases and repeat words. Use clear seasonal contrasts and accurate vocabulary (e.g. 'when it's hot' and 'I prefer warm, hearty meals in winter'). Limit to 2–3 supporting sentences with linking words like 'however' or 'in contrast'.
Ví dụ: Yes, I change what I eat with the seasons. When it's hot I prefer fresh salads and cold dishes, but in winter I usually choose warm, hearty meals like stews or roasted vegetables.
Has your favourite food changed since you were a child?
Điểm: 60.0Gợi ý: Be concise and accurate: avoid awkward phrasing ('discovery dishes', 'adapt to a more nutritious meals'). State the change, give one clear reason and a specific example. Use linking words like 'because' or 'now' to connect ideas.
Ví dụ: Yes, my tastes have changed. Now I enjoy exploring local and Middle Eastern cuisines because I like spicier, more varied flavors, and I also try to choose healthier, more balanced meals.
× It's the perfect example of my comfortable, uh, meal.
✓ It's the perfect example of my comfort meal.
'Comfortable' is an adjective describing something that provides comfort when used before a noun; however 'comfort meal' or 'comfort food' is the correct collocation. Use 'comfort' as a noun modifier or use the established phrase 'comfort food'. Suggestion: say 'my comfort meal' or better 'my comfort food'.
× It's easy but delicious, particularly when it's uncooked.
✓ It's easy but delicious, particularly when it's cooked.
The student likely meant that the meal is tasty when prepared, so 'uncooked' is opposite in meaning and unlikely correct. This is a wording error rather than grammar class listed, but it falls under incorrect adjective use. Suggestion: use 'cooked' to convey the intended meaning.
× For example when I am tired of my day.
✓ For example, when I'm tired after a long day, I choose it.
Original fragment lacks a main clause and natural preposition. This is a sentence structure error (incomplete sentence). Add a main clause and correct preposition 'after a long day'.
× I'm a food lover, so when I eat this, I'm on cloud 9.
✓ I'm a food lover, so when I eat this, I'm on cloud nine.
Use the standard expression 'on cloud nine' spelled out or with 'nine' rather than the numeral; this is an idiomatic phrasing issue (adverbial phrase).
× What kind of food did you like when you were young? The kind of food I did like when I was young was a fast food.
✓ The kind of food I liked when I was young was fast food.
When forming past simple questions with 'did', the main verb should be in base form. In the answer, 'did like' is unnecessary and awkward; use past simple 'liked'. Also 'a fast food' is incorrect article use; 'fast food' is uncountable. This addresses past tense and article usage; here corrected to past simple.
× It was simple but very efficient for me because I didn't like vegetables.
✓ It was simple but very convenient for me because I didn't like vegetables.
'Efficient' is typically used for machines or processes; 'convenient' or 'practical' fits personal context. This is word choice (adjective) error. Suggest use 'convenient' or 'practical'.
× To illustrate perfectly this, I will use the example of burger with fries, which was my favorite meal.
✓ To illustrate this perfectly, I'll use the example of a burger with fries, which was my favorite meal.
Word order should be 'To illustrate this perfectly'. Also need the indefinite article 'a' before 'burger' since it's a countable noun. Contraction 'I'll' fits spoken style.
× You know, when it's out outside, I want to eat something fresh and relaxing, for instance salads.
✓ You know, when it's hot outside, I want to eat something fresh and refreshing, for instance salads.
'Out outside' is redundant and likely a mis-saying; 'hot outside' is appropriate. 'Relaxing' describes people or activities; for food use 'refreshing'. This fixes preposition redundancy and adjective choice.
× And this is the contrary in winter when I prefer eat something out.
✓ And it's the opposite in winter when I prefer to eat something warm or eat out.
After 'prefer' when followed by a verb, use the infinitive 'to eat' or the gerund 'eating'. Original missing 'to'. Also 'the contrary' is non-idiomatic; use 'the opposite'. 'Something out' is unclear; use 'eat out' or 'eat something warm'.
× Yes, my favorite dish changed since I was a child.
✓ Yes, my favorite dish has changed since I was a child.
'Since' with a time period requires present perfect to link past to present. Use present perfect 'has changed' rather than simple past 'changed'.
× Firstly, I'm a food lover, so today I prefer to broaden my palate and to discover local cuisine and traditional dishes.
✓ Firstly, I'm a food lover, so today I prefer to broaden my palate and discover local cuisine and traditional dishes.
Parallel structure: after 'prefer' do not repeat 'to' unnecessarily; use 'prefer to broaden... and discover...' or 'I prefer broadening... and discovering...'. Removing the second 'to' improves flow.
× For instance, I love discovery dishes of Middle East because I love spicy meals, but also I want to adapt to a more nutritious meals.
✓ For instance, I love discovering dishes of the Middle East because I love spicy meals, but I also want to adapt to more nutritious meals.
Use the gerund 'discovering' after 'love'. Add 'the' before 'Middle East'. 'A more nutritious meals' mixes singular article with plural noun; correct to 'more nutritious meals'. Also reposition 'also' for natural flow.