Part 1
Giám khảo
What is your favourite food?
Thí sinh
I don't have a particular favorite food, but I do love my mom's cooking. Growing up, I always have been eating my food, uh, cooked by my mom. She cooked different foods that I loved. Uh, so yeah, I think my mom's food is the best.
Giám khảo
What kind of food did you like when you were young?
Thí sinh
I liked Italian food to be honest because they have a variety of food items that I can taste. Uh, foods like pizza and pasta are my favorite. Where my favorite when I was a child.
Giám khảo
Do you eat different foods at different times of the year?
Thí sinh
Umm, I don't think that I eat, uh, normal food throughout the whole year. Uh, I ate uh, rice and lentil soups and different vegetables prepared by my mom. Uh, so I don't think, uh, that would be correct for me.
Giám khảo
Has your favourite food changed since you were a child?
Thí sinh
MMM, not really. Uh, my favorite food has not changed. I like the same food, uh, when I was young, now today. So I don't think that that would be appropriate, appropriate for me, Yeah.
What is your favourite food?
Điểm: 62.0Gợi ý: Be more concise and correct grammatical errors. Start with a clear topic sentence, avoid fillers (uh, um), and limit to 2–4 sentences. Add a specific example of a dish to make the answer more vivid.
Ví dụ: I don't have one particular favourite food; I especially love my mother's cooking. For example, she often makes a spicy chicken curry that I grew up eating, and its flavour and memories make it my favourite.
What kind of food did you like when you were young?
Điểm: 58.0Gợi ý: Correct grammar and awkward sentences, remove fillers, and use linking words to connect ideas. Provide a brief reason and one specific example or memory to support the answer.
Ví dụ: When I was young I really liked Italian food because it offers many flavours. For example, I loved simple margherita pizza and tomato-based pasta, which felt special on family nights.
Do you eat different foods at different times of the year?
Điểm: 50.0Gợi ý: Give a direct answer first (yes or no), reduce hesitations, and use linking words to explain briefly. Be specific about seasons or festivals if relevant and give one example of a seasonal dish.
Ví dụ: Not really — I tend to eat the same types of food year-round. However, in winter my mother makes a thicker lentil stew with root vegetables, while in summer we eat lighter salads and grilled vegetables.
Has your favourite food changed since you were a child?
Điểm: 55.0Gợi ý: Answer directly and confidently, avoid repeating words, and give a short reason why your preference stayed the same. One supporting detail or brief example will improve coherence.
Ví dụ: Not really — my preferences haven't changed because I still enjoy my mother's dishes. For instance, I still prefer the same homemade pasta she used to make when I was a child.
× Growing up, I always have been eating my food, uh, cooked by my mom.
✓ Growing up, I have always eaten food cooked by my mom.
The original mixes continuous and perfect incorrectly ('have been eating' with 'always' and passive cooked). Use present perfect simple 'have always eaten' to express a habitual action from past to present; also place 'always' before the past participle and remove redundant 'my' before 'food' for natural phrasing.
× She cooked different foods that I loved.
✓ She cooked different foods that I loved.
This sentence is grammatically acceptable in past tense and matches the context of recalling childhood. No change needed; keep past simple 'cooked' and 'loved' to refer to past events.
× I liked Italian food to be honest because they have a variety of food items that I can taste.
✓ I liked Italian food to be honest because it had a variety of dishes for me to try.
Pronoun and tense issues: 'they' incorrectly refers to 'Italian food' (singular concept), so use 'it' or rephrase. The speaker is talking about past preference, so use past tense 'had' and a clearer phrase 'for me to try' instead of 'that I can taste' to convey trying different dishes.
× Uh, foods like pizza and pasta are my favorite.
✓ Foods like pizza and pasta were my favorites.
Context refers to childhood, so past tense 'were' matches. Also 'favorites' plural is acceptable if referring to multiple dishes. Adjust tense to align with surrounding sentences.
× Where my favorite when I was a child.
✓ They were my favorites when I was a child.
Original is a fragment lacking a subject and proper verb. Add subject 'They' referring to pizza and pasta and verb 'were' to form a complete past-tense sentence.
× Umm, I don't think that I eat, uh, normal food throughout the whole year.
✓ Umm, I don't think I eat the same foods throughout the whole year.
'Normal food' is vague; 'the same foods' better conveys variation. Remove unnecessary 'that' for natural speech. Present simple 'don't think I eat' is appropriate for a habitual statement.
× Uh, I ate uh, rice and lentil soups and different vegetables prepared by my mom.
✓ Uh, I ate rice and lentil soups and different vegetables prepared by my mom.
Sentence is grammatically correct in past tense describing past habitual meals. Minor filler words removed for clarity; no structural change needed.
× Uh, so I don't think, uh, that would be correct for me.
✓ So I don't think that applies to me.
'That would be correct for me' is awkward. Use 'applies to me' to convey that the previous statement does not describe the speaker. Maintain present tense 'don't think' to express current belief.
× Uh, my favorite food has not changed.
✓ My favorite food has not changed.
This sentence is correct in present perfect to express a change (or lack of it) from past to present. No grammatical change required.
× I like the same food, uh, when I was young, now today.
✓ I liked the same foods when I was young and I still like them today.
The original mixes past and present awkwardly. Use 'liked' for past preference and 'still like' for present to show continuity. Use plural 'foods' or 'dishes' when referring to multiple items.
× So I don't think that that would be appropriate, appropriate for me, Yeah.
✓ So I don't think that applies to me.
Repetition and awkward phrasing: 'that that would be appropriate, appropriate for me' is redundant and ungrammatical. Replace with concise 'applies to me' to express the idea clearly; maintain present tense 'don't think'.