Part 1
Examinador
What is your favourite food?
Candidato
My favorite food is cheesecake. I am a sweet tooth. I prefer all the desserts but the specialty is cheesecake. Cheese is energy.
Examinador
What kind of food did you like when you were young?
Candidato
I love handmade dishes when I was young, especially my grandma's dumplings and the steamed rice because they are very warm, comfortable and full of familiar flavours. I also enjoy sweets.
Examinador
Do you eat different foods at different times of the year?
Candidato
Yes I like it downplay when I during the uh spring festival umm because the hand make dumplings make me feel at home and where made me miss grandma.
Examinador
Has your favourite food changed since you were a child?
Candidato
No, I don't think so. I think I'm focused on the same flavor since I was a child. I prefer the snacks which I loved when I was a kid. Still now and. New end.
What is your favourite food?
Puntuación: 68.0Sugerencia: Be more natural and concise. Start with a clear topic sentence, avoid awkward phrases ('I am a sweet tooth', 'Cheese is energy'), and give one or two specific supporting details (e.g., when or how you eat it, a memorable occasion). Use linking words if adding reasons.
Ejemplo: My favourite food is cheesecake because I love its rich, creamy texture. For example, I often have a slice with coffee after dinner, and I especially enjoy a New York-style cheesecake that my friend bakes for birthdays.
What kind of food did you like when you were young?
Puntuación: 82.0Sugerencia: Good content and personal detail. Improve grammar (use past tense consistently) and tighten sentences. Use a clear topic sentence, then add one specific example or memory, linked by a connector like 'for example' or 'because'.
Ejemplo: When I was young, I loved homemade dishes, especially my grandma’s dumplings and steamed rice because they felt warm and comforting. For example, every Sunday she would make dumplings for the whole family, and the aroma made our home feel cozy.
Do you eat different foods at different times of the year?
Puntuación: 56.0Sugerencia: Clarify and organize your answer. Begin with a direct topic sentence (Yes/No + brief reason), remove fillers (uh, umm), correct grammar, and give one clear specific example of seasonal food. Use linking words like 'especially' or 'for example'.
Ejemplo: Yes. I tend to eat different foods at certain festivals; for example, during the Spring Festival we always eat handmade dumplings because they make me feel at home and remind me of my grandmother.
Has your favourite food changed since you were a child?
Puntuación: 60.0Sugerencia: Make the answer concise and grammatically correct. Start with a clear topic sentence, then give one or two supporting details or an example explaining why your preference hasn't changed. Avoid fragments and unclear phrases like 'Still now and. New end.'
Ejemplo: No, my favourite food hasn't changed. I still prefer the same flavours I loved as a child, such as the snacks my parents bought me, because they bring back happy memories.
× I am a sweet tooth.
✓ I have a sweet tooth.
This is an idiomatic expression; 'sweet tooth' is a noun phrase meaning a liking for sweets and requires 'have' rather than 'be'. Use 'have a sweet tooth' to express preference.
× I prefer all the desserts but the specialty is cheesecake.
✓ I like all desserts, but my favourite is cheesecake.
The original mixes structures awkwardly. 'Prefer' is better used with a direct object or comparison (e.g. 'I prefer X to Y'). Rewriting to 'I like all desserts, but my favourite is cheesecake' makes the meaning clear and natural.
× Cheese is energy.
✓ Cheesecake gives me energy.
'Cheese is energy' is unnatural and incorrect article/use of noun. The student likely means the dessert energizes them. Use 'cheesecake gives me energy' or 'cheese gives me energy' with appropriate context. Also 'cheesecake' specifies the food mentioned.
× I love handmade dishes when I was young, especially my grandma's dumplings and the steamed rice because they are very warm, comfortable and full of familiar flavours.
✓ I loved handmade dishes when I was young, especially my grandma's dumplings and the steamed rice, because they were very warm, comforting, and full of familiar flavours.
Tense inconsistency: 'when I was young' requires past tense ('loved', 'were'). Also 'comfortable' is not the best adjective for food; 'comforting' is more natural. Ensure adjectives match noun (food is 'comforting').
× I also enjoy sweets.
✓ I also enjoyed sweets.
Because the speaker is talking about childhood ('when I was young'), maintain past tense for consistency: 'enjoyed'.
× Yes I like it downplay when I during the uh spring festival umm because the hand make dumplings make me feel at home and where made me miss grandma.
✓ Yes. I like it most during the Spring Festival because the handmade dumplings make me feel at home and make me miss my grandma.
The original has many problems: 'downplay' is incorrect here, tense and word choice are wrong. 'I like it most during the Spring Festival' conveys the intended meaning. Use 'handmade' (one word) and 'make me miss my grandma' (correct pronoun and verb form). Remove filler words and correct word order.
× Has your favourite food changed since you were a child? No, I don't think so. I think I'm focused on the same flavor since I was a child.
✓ No, I don't think so. I think I've had the same favourite flavour since I was a child.
The phrase 'since I was a child' requires a present perfect to connect past to present ('I've had'). 'I'm focused on' is unnatural here; use 'I've had the same favourite flavour' or 'my favourite flavour has stayed the same.'
× I prefer the snacks which I loved when I was a kid.
✓ I prefer the snacks that I loved when I was a kid.
Use of 'which' is acceptable in some contexts, but restrictive clauses in everyday English often use 'that'. More importantly, tense consistency is needed: 'loved' is correct past tense; this sentence is acceptable with 'that'.
× Still now and. New end.
✓ I still like them now.
Original is fragmented and unclear. 'I still like them now' expresses the intended meaning simply and grammatically.