Part 1
Examiner
What is your favourite food?
Candidate
My favorite food is dumplings because they remind me of family times. We used to make them together and then sit around the table eating and chatting. I also like them because they can be filled with various ingredients, for example pork and cabbage or vegetables, so there is a way a different flavor to enjoy.
Examiner
What kind of food did you like when you were young?
Candidate
When I was a child, I loved eating chicken legs because my family is always give the best peace to the kids It should especially I enjoy them when they were juicy and tender and I had fond memory of eating them at weekend family meals.
Examiner
Do you eat different foods at different times of the year?
Candidate
Yes, in summer I prefer light refreshing meals such as salad or cold noodles because they help me to stay cold. In winter I enjoy hot disease like hot pot or spicy because the warmth and spicy help me to warming up and make me feel cozy.
Examiner
Has your favourite food changed since you were a child?
Candidate
When I was a child I liked to Chuck the gate and either sugarly desserts, but this date I preferred salty lighter meals. I don't really crave sweet food anymore. I think my taste is have changed as I've gotten older and I try to eat more healthily.
What is your favourite food?
Score: 82.0Suggestion: Your answer is clear, relevant and provides personal detail, but has minor grammar and word-choice errors and a slight redundancy. Make the topic sentence concise, correct small mistakes, use linking words to connect ideas, and vary vocabulary (e.g., "different flavors" not "a way a different flavor"). Keep within 3–4 sentences.
Example: I love dumplings because they remind me of family gatherings. We used to make them together and then sit around the table, talking and eating. I also enjoy them because they come with different fillings, such as pork and cabbage or mixed vegetables, so I can try many flavors.
What kind of food did you like when you were young?
Score: 56.0Suggestion: The answer conveys meaning but has many grammar, tense and coherence problems. Start with a clear topic sentence, correct verb forms, and use linking words for reasons and memories. Be specific about when and why, and limit to 2–4 sentences.
Example: When I was young, I loved eating chicken legs because my family always gave the best pieces to the children. I especially enjoyed them when they were juicy and tender, and I remember eating them at weekend family meals with my parents and siblings.
Do you eat different foods at different times of the year?
Score: 48.0Suggestion: Your idea is good but contains wrong word choices and grammatical errors (e.g., "stay cool," "hot dishes," "warm me up"). Use correct collocations and concise linking words. Provide one or two concrete examples and correct adjectives/adverbs.
Example: Yes. In summer I prefer light, refreshing dishes such as salads or cold noodles because they help me stay cool. In winter I like hot dishes like hot pot or spicy stews because their warmth makes me feel cozy.
Has your favourite food changed since you were a child?
Score: 50.0Suggestion: The response has useful content but many word-choice, spelling and grammar errors (unclear phrases like "Chuck the gate" and "this date"). Begin with a clear comparative topic sentence, use linking words to show change, and give concrete examples of what you liked before and now. Keep it concise and grammatically correct.
Example: Yes, my tastes have changed. As a child I loved sweet desserts and sugary snacks, but now I prefer lighter, saltier meals because I try to eat more healthily. I don't crave sweets as much as I used to.
× My favorite food is dumplings because they remind me of family times.
✓ My favorite food is dumplings because they remind me of family time.
The plural 'times' is not the usual collocation; 'family time' (uncountable) refers to time spent with family. Use the correct noun form for natural English.
× I also like them because they can be filled with various ingredients, for example pork and cabbage or vegetables, so there is a way a different flavor to enjoy.
✓ I also like them because they can be filled with various ingredients, for example pork and cabbage or vegetables, so there is a wide range of flavors to enjoy.
The phrase 'there is a way a different flavor' is ungrammatical and unclear. Replace with 'a wide range of flavors' to express variety; use plural 'flavors' to match 'various ingredients'.
× When I was a child, I loved eating chicken legs because my family is always give the best peace to the kids It should especially I enjoy them when they were juicy and tender and I had fond memory of eating them at weekend family meals.
✓ When I was a child, I loved eating chicken legs because my family always gave the best pieces to the kids. I especially enjoyed them when they were juicy and tender, and I have fond memories of eating them at weekend family meals.
Multiple issues: verb tense and agreement ('is always give' -> 'always gave' past tense), word choice ('peace' -> 'pieces'), sentence structure (run-on sentences), adverb placement ('especially' should precede the verb), and noun number ('memory' -> 'memories'). Split into two sentences and use consistent past tense for childhood habits. Use 'have fond memories' to indicate lasting memories.
× Yes, in summer I prefer light refreshing meals such as salad or cold noodles because they help me to stay cold.
✓ Yes, in summer I prefer light, refreshing meals such as salads or cold noodles because they help me stay cool.
Use plural 'salads' to match general preference (or leave singular as uncountable); 'stay cold' is unnatural for people—use 'stay cool'. Remove unnecessary 'to' after 'help'. Add comma between adjectives.
× In winter I enjoy hot disease like hot pot or spicy because the warmth and spicy help me to warming up and make me feel cozy.
✓ In winter I enjoy hot dishes like hot pot or spicy food because the warmth and spiciness help warm me up and make me feel cozy.
'Disease' is a wrong word; use 'dishes'. 'Spicy' is an adjective; use 'spicy food' or the noun 'spiciness'. Grammar: 'help me to warming up' should be 'help warm me up' or 'help me warm up'.
× When I was a child I liked to Chuck the gate and either sugarly desserts, but this date I preferred salty lighter meals.
✓ When I was a child I liked to choose sweet desserts, but these days I prefer salty, lighter meals.
Many errors: 'Chuck the gate' is unintelligible—likely 'choose'; 'sugarly' is not a word—use 'sweet'; tense and time expression: 'this date' -> 'these days' and adjust verb tense to present 'prefer' for current habit. Add comma and hyphen not needed; 'lighter' modifies 'meals' and add comma after 'salty'.
× I don't really crave sweet food anymore.
✓ I don't really crave sweet foods anymore.
Plural 'sweet foods' is more natural when speaking generally about types of food. Both forms can be acceptable, but plural sounds more natural in this context.
× I think my taste is have changed as I've gotten older and I try to eat more healthily.
✓ I think my taste has changed as I've gotten older, and I try to eat more healthily.
'is have changed' is ungrammatical. Use present perfect 'has changed' to indicate a change up to now. Add a comma before 'and' to separate clauses.