Food— Part 1 Informe

Sugerencia: Be more accurate and natural: start with a clear topic sentence naming the dish and one or two specific details (ingredients, taste). Use correct names consistently and avoid repetition. Keep it within 2–3 sentences and use linking words like "for example" or "usually" to make it coherent. Also correct small grammar points (e.g. "My favourite food is kabsa, a rice and chicken dish with spices and chillies.").

Ejemplo: My favourite food is kabsa, a traditional rice and chicken dish flavoured with warm spices and chillies. I usually eat kabsa at home for lunch around half past twelve.

Sugerencia: Begin with a clear topic sentence referring to the past (use past tense). Give one or two specific details about the dish and add a simple time reference. Avoid repetition and filler words. Use linking words like "when I was young" and "for example" to organise your answer. Correct grammar ("When I was a child, my mother used to make chicken biryani").

Ejemplo: When I was a child, my mother used to make chicken biryani for our family. For example, she would prepare it with fragrant rice, tender chicken and mild spices, and we often ate it for lunch around half past twelve.

Sugerencia: Give a direct topic sentence answering the question, then provide clear supporting details. Use correct verb forms and prepositions (e.g. "when I travel to Kuwait" / "when I go back to the UK"). Avoid unrelated fragments. Use linking words like "however" or "when" to contrast seasonal or location-based differences.

Ejemplo: Yes. When I travel to Kuwait I usually eat traditional dishes such as kabsa and mandi, while when I am back in the UK I tend to have an English breakfast or omelettes in the morning.

Sugerencia: Answer directly and explain clearly why your preference changed. Use correct vocabulary ("companies" is unclear — perhaps you mean "brands" or "ingredients"), and past/present contrast with linking words like "because" and "nowadays". Be specific about what changed (taste, ingredients, brands) and keep to 2–3 sentences.

Ejemplo: Yes, it has changed slightly because the ingredients and brands available now are different. When I was a child my family used a Japanese brand of rice, which gave a distinct flavour, but nowadays we buy Egyptian rice, so the taste of the dish is a bit different.

× My favorite food is capsa that's made of rice and chicken and some flavor and some chillies.

✓ My favourite food is kapsa; it's made of rice, chicken, spices and chillies.

Used article and noun forms incorrectly and punctuation was unclear. Replace 'capsa' with 'kapsa' (consistent spelling), add 'it's' to contract 'that is' and use commas to list ingredients. Use 'spices' instead of 'some flavor' for natural English. Also use British spelling 'favourite'. Suggestion: Use definite/indefinite articles appropriately and join clauses with a comma or semi-colon for clarity.

× For example, I eat Kapsa in my home at 12:30 lunch time.

✓ For example, I eat kapsa at home at 12:30 for lunch.

Word order and tense are acceptable but 'in my home' is awkward in English; use 'at home'. '12:30 lunch time' should be '12:30 for lunch'. Keep present simple for habitual actions. Suggestion: Place time expressions after the verb phrase: 'I eat X at home at 12:30.'

× When I was child, my mother made a biryani chicken.

✓ When I was a child, my mother made chicken biryani.

Missing article 'a' before 'child'. Also noun order in English prefers 'chicken biryani' rather than 'biryani chicken'. Suggestion: Use 'a child' and natural noun order 'chicken biryani'.

× That's me that's made of rice and chicken and some flavor and some chilies.

✓ It was made of rice, chicken, spices and chillies.

Incorrect pronoun 'That's me that's' is confusing and ungrammatical. Use 'It was' to refer to the dish in the past. Use 'spices' instead of 'some flavor'. Suggestion: Keep pronoun reference clear and match verb tense (past) when describing a past habit.

× I often eat this at, uh, 12:30.

✓ I often ate it at 12:30.

The question asked about childhood ('when you were young'), so the past tense 'ate' should be used rather than present 'eat'. Also remove filler 'uh' in the written correction. Suggestion: Match tense to the time frame asked.

× Yes I do. I study. I am studying abroad in UK and when I park to Kuwait I eat the traditional food in Kuwait such as Capsa Periani and otherwise when I back to UK I eat I often eat a breakfast, English breakfast and omelettes.

✓ Yes. I am studying abroad in the UK. When I travel back to Kuwait I eat traditional Kuwaiti foods such as kapsa and peri peri, and when I return to the UK I often eat an English breakfast or omelettes.

Multiple issues: missing articles ('the UK'), incorrect verbs ('park' should be 'travel' or 'return'), inconsistent tense and word order. 'Capsa Periani' seems to be misspelled; assumed 'kapsa' and 'peri peri'. Use 'an English breakfast' (article 'an') and 'or' between choices. Suggestion: Use consistent present continuous for current study and present simple for habitual actions; use correct prepositions 'in the UK' and 'back to' -> 'back to' or 'return to'. Use clear listing with 'and'/'or'.

× Has your favourite food changed since you were a child?

✓ (No correction needed)

This is an examiner question; grammatically correct and appropriate tense. No student correction required.

× Yes, that's because the companies change.

✓ Yes, that's because the companies have changed.

The student used simple present 'change' when referring to a change that has occurred over time up to now; present perfect 'have changed' is appropriate with 'since'. Suggestion: Use present perfect to link past changes to the present.

× For example, when I was child, my mother often used to do a capsule that's made the rice made of Japanese company.

✓ For example, when I was a child, my mother often used to make kapsa using rice from a Japanese company.

Multiple problems: missing article 'a' before 'child', wrong verb 'do' should be 'make', noun 'capsule' is incorrect form of 'kapsa', and 'made the rice made of Japanese company' is ungrammatical; use 'using rice from a Japanese company'. Suggestion: Use correct verbs ('make'), appropriate articles and prepositional phrases ('rice from a Japanese company').

× But nowadays the the companies change to the Egypt company, so the materials change.

✓ But nowadays the companies have changed to an Egyptian company, so the ingredients are different.

Use present perfect 'have changed' to describe a recent change with present relevance. 'the the' is a typo. Use 'an Egyptian company' (adjective form 'Egyptian'). 'Materials' is better expressed as 'ingredients' and 'change' should be 'are different' to describe current state. Suggestion: Use correct adjectives for nationalities and 'ingredients' for food context and present perfect for changes over time.