Part 1
Giám khảo
What is your favourite food?
Thí sinh
I like Plov, the national dish of Uzbekistan, because I enjoy its aromatic rice cooked with meat and spices. I also enjoy Pan Asian cuisine, which I found delicious and exciting because of the variety of flowers and fresh ingredients that they add to their food.
Giám khảo
What kind of food did you like when you were young?
Thí sinh
As a child, I used to love Korean food, especially ramyeon noodles. I became interested in them after seeing them in Korean films and I also remember enjoying the home cooked Korean dishes my mom made. And I especially like the spicy noodles, which felt comforting when my mom made them.
Giám khảo
Do you eat different foods at different times of the year?
Thí sinh
Honestly yes, it's quite common in in our culture. For example in hot seasons we prefer eating cookie which has cold soup in it. But in winter times we prefer eating more meat and hot meals.
What is your favourite food?
Điểm: 80.0Gợi ý: Be more concise and correct small vocabulary/phrasing errors. Start with a clear topic sentence, then give one or two specific supporting details. Avoid unclear wording like “variety of flowers” (probably meant flavours) and repeat vocabulary. Use linking words (for example, and, also) to connect ideas smoothly.
Ví dụ: My favourite food is plov, the national dish of Uzbekistan, because I love its aromatic rice cooked with lamb and warm spices. I also enjoy Pan-Asian cuisine, especially Vietnamese and Thai dishes, because they use fresh herbs and bold flavours that feel light and exciting.
What kind of food did you like when you were young?
Điểm: 85.0Gợi ý: Good structure and specific details. Improve coherence by combining short sentences and using linking words. Avoid repeating the same idea (ramyeon and spicy noodles) and correct small grammar (home-cooked). Add a brief reason why it was comforting to make the answer more vivid.
Ví dụ: As a child I loved Korean food, especially ramyeon noodles, because I first saw them in films and wanted to try them. My mother also cooked home-cooked Korean dishes, and the spicy noodles felt comforting because they were warm and full of flavour.
Do you eat different foods at different times of the year?
Điểm: 60.0Gợi ý: Clarify unclear words and give specific examples. There are errors and awkward phrases: remove filler (“Honestly”), fix repetition (“in in”), and explain what “cookie which has cold soup in it” means (likely ‘cold noodle or cold soup’). Use linking words (for example, in summer/while in winter) and give one concrete dish for each season to be specific.
Ví dụ: Yes. In summer we usually eat cold dishes, for example cold noodle soup called ‘chuchvara’ or salads with yogurt, because they are refreshing. In winter we eat heartier, hot meals such as stews with lamb and rice to stay warm.
× I like Plov, the national dish of Uzbekistan, because I enjoy its aromatic rice cooked with meat and spices.
✓ I like plov, the national dish of Uzbekistan, because I enjoy its aromatic rice cooked with meat and spices.
Use of pronoun 'its' is correct but 'Plov' should not be capitalized as a common noun for a dish; this is a style/usage point. Suggestion: use lowercase 'plov' unless treating it as a proper noun. No grammatical change needed otherwise.
× I also enjoy Pan Asian cuisine, which I found delicious and exciting because of the variety of flowers and fresh ingredients that they add to their food.
✓ I also enjoy pan-Asian cuisine, which I find delicious and exciting because of the variety of flavors and fresh ingredients that are added to the food.
Errors: 'Pan Asian' should be hyphenated and lowercased as 'pan-Asian'. Tense: 'found' should be 'find' to match present preference. Word choice: 'flowers' is likely incorrect; correct is 'flavors'. Pronoun use: 'they add to their food' is wordy and shifts referent; use passive or 'are added to the food'. Suggestion: use present tense to state a general preference, choose correct noun 'flavors', and simplify the clause for clarity.
× As a child, I used to love Korean food, especially ramyeon noodles.
✓ As a child, I used to love Korean food, especially ramyeon noodles.
This sentence is grammatically correct: 'used to' correctly expresses a past habitual action. No change needed.
× I became interested in them after seeing them in Korean films and I also remember enjoying the home cooked Korean dishes my mom made.
✓ I became interested in them after seeing them in Korean films, and I also remember enjoying the home-cooked Korean dishes my mom made.
Minor punctuation/style: add a comma before 'and' to join independent clauses. 'home cooked' should be hyphenated as 'home-cooked' when used as adjective. These are style/grammar points within article/adjective usage.
× And I especially like the spicy noodles, which felt comforting when my mom made them.
✓ And I especially like the spicy noodles, which felt comforting when my mom made them.
Sentence mixes present 'like' with past 'felt' correctly because 'felt' refers to past occasions when mom made them; however, for clarity you can keep past: 'which felt comforting when my mom made them.' No grammatical correction required.
× Honestly yes, it's quite common in in our culture.
✓ Honestly, yes, it's quite common in our culture.
Errors: double 'in in' is a typographical/repetition error; remove one 'in'. Add a comma after 'Honestly' for natural rhythm. The contraction 'it's' is acceptable for 'it is'. Suggestion: remove repeated word and add commas for clarity.
× For example in hot seasons we prefer eating cookie which has cold soup in it.
✓ For example, in hot seasons we prefer eating dishes that have cold soup in them.
Problems: 'cookie' is wrong word choice for a savory dish with cold soup; use 'dishes'. Number agreement: 'it' should be 'them' to match plural 'dishes'. Add comma after introductory phrase. Suggestion: use correct noun and match pronouns in number.
× But in winter times we prefer eating more meat and hot meals.
✓ But in winter we prefer eating more meat and hot meals.
'in winter times' is awkward; use 'in winter' or 'during winter'. Remove 'times'. This is preposition/phrase usage. Also consider replacing 'eating more meat and hot meals' with 'eating more meat and hot dishes' for style, but grammatically sentence is improved by changing phrase to 'in winter'.