Part 1
Examinador
What is your favourite food?
Candidato
I love a good sushi. It has this umami flavor that I always can't forget, and I love the balance and the richness it has.
Examinador
What kind of food did you like when you were young?
Candidato
I was a picky eater when I was a child, but I remember I used to request my mom hot dogs a lot. I ate it. I ate it for breakfast, lunch and dinner that my mom stopped me for.
Examinador
Do you eat different foods at different times of the year?
Candidato
I think so. I like eating soup during rainy days. Uh, for summer I usually crave for something cold like ice cream or Halo Halo that is very popular in our country during summer.
Examinador
Has your favourite food changed since you were a child?
Candidato
I used to eat vegetables when I was a child, but growing up I realized the importance of eating and maintaining healthy diet, so I always try to incorporate a portion of vegetables and fruits on my diet.
What is your favourite food?
Pontuação: 78.0Sugestão: Your answer is natural and descriptive, but you can improve coherence and sentence accuracy. Begin with a clear topic sentence, avoid fillers like "a" before uncountable nouns ("sushi" is usually uncountable), and reduce repetition. Add one specific example of a sushi type to show vocabulary range.
Exemplo: My favourite food is sushi. I especially enjoy salmon nigiri because of its delicate texture and rich umami taste. I like how the vinegared rice balances the fish, creating a satisfying contrast of flavours.
What kind of food did you like when you were young?
Pontuação: 65.0Sugestão: Your response answers the question but has repetition and a grammar issue. Use one clear topic sentence, avoid redundant short sentences, and correct tense and connector use. Add a brief reason or consequence to enrich content.
Exemplo: I was a picky eater as a child, but I often asked my mother to make hot dogs because they were quick and tasty. In fact, I wanted them so often—sometimes for breakfast, lunch and dinner—that my mother finally refused to cook them so frequently.
Do you eat different foods at different times of the year?
Pontuação: 72.0Sugestão: Good content and examples, but improve fluency and remove fillers like "uh". Start with a direct topic sentence, use linking words to compare seasons, and give a specific example of a soup or describe Halo-Halo briefly for clarity.
Exemplo: Yes, I do eat different foods depending on the season. For example, I prefer hot soups such as chicken noodle during rainy or cold days, whereas in summer I crave cold treats like ice cream or halo-halo, a popular Filipino shaved-ice dessert with sweet toppings.
Has your favourite food changed since you were a child?
Pontuação: 75.0Sugestão: Your answer is relevant but a bit unclear about change. Start with a direct response about whether your favourite changed, clarify the shift, and use cohesive linking words. Be specific about what you changed from/to and give a brief reason or result.
Exemplo: My favourite food has changed somewhat since childhood. I didn't always like vegetables, but as I grew older I recognized the importance of a healthy diet, so now I make a point of including portions of vegetables and fruit in most meals.
× I love a good sushi.
✓ I love good sushi.
Use of the indefinite article 'a' is incorrect before an uncountable or mass noun like 'sushi'. Remove 'a' to make it grammatically correct and natural.
× It has this umami flavor that I always can't forget, and I love the balance and the richness it has.
✓ It has this umami flavor that I can never forget, and I love the balance and richness it has.
'Always can't forget' is an awkward adverb placement and double negation; use 'can never forget' or 'I always remember'. Also 'the balance and the richness it has' is wordy; delete the extra article for conciseness.
× I was a picky eater when I was a child, but I remember I used to request my mom hot dogs a lot.
✓ I was a picky eater when I was a child, but I remember I used to ask my mom for hot dogs a lot.
The verb 'request' is formal and 'ask for' is the natural collocation. Also 'ask my mom hot dogs' omits the preposition 'for'; include 'for' to indicate what was requested.
× I ate it.
✓ I ate them.
Sushi and hot dogs are plural or treated as plural items; using 'it' mismatches number. Change to 'them' to agree with a plural object (subject previously mentioned was 'hot dogs').
× I ate it for breakfast, lunch and dinner that my mom stopped me for.
✓ I ate them for breakfast, lunch, and dinner until my mom stopped me.
The original sentence has awkward structure and an extra 'for' at the end. Use 'until my mom stopped me' to indicate when the action ceased, and make the pronoun plural to agree with 'hot dogs'.
× I think so. I like eating soup during rainy days.
✓ I think so. I like eating soup on rainy days.
Use the preposition 'on' with days or day types (on rainy days) rather than 'during' which is used for periods; this is a preposition choice affecting tense/context.
× Uh, for summer I usually crave for something cold like ice cream or Halo Halo that is very popular in our country during summer.
✓ In summer I usually crave something cold like ice cream or Halo-halo, which is very popular in our country.
Do not use 'crave for'; the correct verb is 'crave' without 'for'. Use 'in summer' rather than 'for summer' for season timing. Use a relative clause 'which is very popular' for clarity and avoid repeating 'during summer'.
× I used to eat vegetables when I was a child, but growing up I realized the importance of eating and maintaining healthy diet, so I always try to incorporate a portion of vegetables and fruits on my diet.
✓ I used to eat vegetables when I was a child, but as I grew up I realized the importance of eating and maintaining a healthy diet, so I always try to incorporate portions of vegetables and fruits into my diet.
Use 'as I grew up' for natural phrasing. 'Healthy diet' needs the article 'a'. Use plural 'portions' or 'a portion' consistently; 'into my diet' is the correct preposition rather than 'on my diet'.