Part 1
Giám khảo
What is your favourite food?
Thí sinh
My favourite food is pizza. I love pizza with a lot of cheese and pineapples on it. I know a lot of people don't like pineapples and pizza but this has been a fond in our country which we call a Hawaiian pizza with a lot of pineapple and cheese with tomato sauce.
Giám khảo
What kind of food did you like when you were young?
Thí sinh
I loved cookies and cream ice cream. Growing up this was the staple of our home. My grandmother usually bought ice cream for me when I was a kid as a reward for doing good and doing my schoolworks.
Giám khảo
Do you eat different foods at different times of the year?
Thí sinh
Yes, especially in the Philippines, there is this thing we call fiesta which is celebrated every week once a year with different dates in every place. We usually We cook food such as Lechon, which is a roasted pig and make sweets and desserts and delicacies like Soman Latic.
Giám khảo
Has your favourite food changed since you were a child?
Thí sinh
Yes, now I am more into vegetable dishes. I love sacralad as of now as it reminds me of childhood and the freshness of my adulting season.
What is your favourite food?
Điểm: 78.0Gợi ý: Answer directly and support your choice with one clear reason. Replace the unnatural phrase “this has been a fond in our country” with “it is popular in my country” or “it has become a popular choice.” Also, avoid repeating “a lot of” and use the uncountable noun “pineapple” when referring to the topping in general.
Ví dụ: My favourite food is pizza, especially Hawaiian pizza with cheese, pineapple, and tomato sauce. Although some people dislike the combination of sweet and savoury flavours, it is quite popular in the Philippines. I enjoy it because the toppings make the pizza both creamy and refreshing.
What kind of food did you like when you were young?
Điểm: 82.0Gợi ý: The answer is clear and well supported, but “a staple of our home” sounds slightly unnatural in this context, and “doing good and doing my schoolworks” should be changed to “behaving well and doing well at school.” Add a linking phrase such as “because” to make the reason more natural.
Ví dụ: When I was young, I loved cookies-and-cream ice cream. It was a regular treat in our home, and my grandmother often bought it for me as a reward for behaving well or doing well at school. That made it especially memorable for me.
Do you eat different foods at different times of the year?
Điểm: 68.0Gợi ý: Organize the response more clearly and correct the contradiction in “every week once a year.” A fiesta is generally held once a year in each town or community, although fiestas take place in different places throughout the year. Remove the repeated “We,” and briefly explain why these foods are connected with fiestas. Check the spelling of local dishes, such as “suman latik,” if that is the intended dish.
Ví dụ: Yes. In the Philippines, many towns hold an annual fiesta, although the dates vary from one place to another. During these celebrations, families prepare special dishes such as lechon, or roasted pig, as well as sweets and desserts like suman latik. These foods are important because fiestas are usually occasions for family gatherings and sharing.
Has your favourite food changed since you were a child?
Điểm: 65.0Gợi ý: Give a clearer comparison between your childhood preferences and your current taste. “Sacralad” may be a spelling or pronunciation error, so use the correct name of the dish, possibly “salad.” Replace the unnatural phrase “the freshness of my adulting season” with a natural expression such as “my healthier lifestyle now.” Explain how the dish reminds you of childhood if you want to include that detail.
Ví dụ: Yes, my taste has changed quite a bit. When I was a child, I preferred sweet foods, but now I enjoy vegetable dishes, especially fresh salad. I like it because it reminds me of healthy meals from my childhood and suits my healthier lifestyle nowadays.
× I know a lot of people don't like pineapples and pizza but this has been a fond in our country which we call a Hawaiian pizza with a lot of pineapple and cheese with tomato sauce.
✓ I know that many people do not like pineapple on pizza, but it has become a favorite in our country. We call it Hawaiian pizza, and it has a lot of pineapple, cheese, and tomato sauce.
Fond is normally used as an adjective, as in fond of something, so it cannot be used as a noun in this sentence. Use favorite as a noun to describe something that people like very much. The revised sentence also avoids repeating with and makes the description clearer.
× My grandmother usually bought ice cream for me when I was a kid as a reward for doing good and doing my schoolworks.
✓ My grandmother usually bought ice cream for me when I was a kid as a reward for doing well and completing my schoolwork.
Doing well is the correct adverbial expression when describing good performance or behavior. Doing good usually means helping other people, so it does not fit this context.
× My grandmother usually bought ice cream for me when I was a kid as a reward for doing good and doing my schoolworks.
✓ My grandmother usually bought ice cream for me when I was a kid as a reward for doing well and completing my schoolwork.
Schoolwork is generally an uncountable noun in English, so it does not normally take the plural form schoolworks. Use schoolwork when referring to a student's work in general.
× Yes, especially in the Philippines, there is this thing we call fiesta which is celebrated every week once a year with different dates in every place.
✓ Yes, especially in the Philippines, there is a celebration called a fiesta, which is held once a year on different dates in different places.
Fiesta is a singular countable noun, so it needs an article. Use a fiesta when introducing the term for the first time. The correction also places once a year and on different dates in a clearer position.
× We usually We cook food such as Lechon, which is a roasted pig and make sweets and desserts and delicacies like Soman Latic.
✓ We usually cook food such as lechon, which is roasted pig, and make sweets, desserts, and delicacies such as suman latik.
The subject We is repeated unnecessarily, which makes the sentence structurally incorrect. Remove the second We. The verbs cook and make should share the same subject and should be connected clearly with and.