Part 1
Giám khảo
What is your favourite food?
Thí sinh
My favorite food is a very famous Italian dessert named Tiramisu. Well, it made from a very funny name, cookies called lay fingers. I like it because it's creamy and a little bit cheesy, but not too heavy for my stomach.
Giám khảo
What kind of food did you like when you were young?
Thí sinh
Well when I was a kid I used to like deep fried food a lot, things like French fries or fish and chips or fried chicken. But as I get older my appetite changes and I now enjoy healthier, lighter foods like.
Giám khảo
Do you eat different foods at different times of the year?
Thí sinh
Yes, my choice of food changes with the citizens. In the summer I prefer chilled fruits, smoothies, ice cream because it make me feel cooler. But in the winter I usually eat uh soups and also steamed foods to stay warm.
Giám khảo
Has your favourite food changed since you were a child?
Thí sinh
Yes, I used to like deep fried food a lot, but as I grow older I am more concerned with my health. I become more health conscious and I decide to eat healthier food like salad, umm grilled foods rather than the fried ones.
What is your favourite food?
Điểm: 70.0Gợi ý: Improve grammar and clarity: correct verb forms and nouns, avoid unnecessary filler, and be more precise about ingredients and reasons. Use one clear topic sentence and up to two supporting sentences linked logically.
Ví dụ: My favourite food is the Italian dessert tiramisu. It is made with layers of coffee-soaked ladyfingers and a creamy mascarpone mixture, which gives it a light, slightly cheesy taste. I enjoy it because it is rich yet not too heavy, and the coffee flavour balances the sweetness.
What kind of food did you like when you were young?
Điểm: 62.0Gợi ý: Complete sentences and use correct tense consistency. Avoid trailing off and add specific examples of current preferences. Use linking words to show contrast (e.g., 'however', 'but') and keep to maximum five sentences.
Ví dụ: When I was young, I used to love deep-fried foods such as French fries, fish and chips, and fried chicken. However, as I've grown older my appetite has changed, and now I prefer healthier, lighter options like salads, grilled fish, and steamed vegetables.
Do you eat different foods at different times of the year?
Điểm: 60.0Gợi ý: Fix vocabulary misuse and grammar: replace 'citizens' with 'seasons', correct verb agreement, reduce fillers like 'uh', and use linking words (e.g., 'in contrast'). Be specific about examples and reasons.
Ví dụ: Yes, my food choices change with the seasons. In summer I prefer chilled fruits, smoothies, and ice cream because they help me feel cooler; in contrast, during winter I usually eat soups and steamed dishes to stay warm.
Has your favourite food changed since you were a child?
Điểm: 68.0Gợi ý: Improve tense consistency and reduce repetition. Use a clear topic sentence and one or two supporting sentences with linking words such as 'because' or 'so'. Remove fillers like 'umm' and be specific about choices.
Ví dụ: Yes, my favourite foods have changed since childhood. I used to prefer deep-fried items, but now I am more health-conscious, so I choose salads and grilled dishes because they are lighter and better for my digestion.
× Well, it made from a very funny name, cookies called lay fingers.
✓ Well, it is made from a very thin cookie called ladyfingers.
The original uses 'made' without an appropriate auxiliary; the passive voice requires the past participle with an auxiliary (is made). Also 'lay fingers' is a misspelling and should be 'ladyfingers'. Suggestion: use 'is made' for facts about what something consists of and spell 'ladyfingers' correctly.
× I like it because it's creamy and a little bit cheesy, but not too heavy for my stomach.
✓ I like it because it's creamy and a little cheesy, but not too heavy on my stomach.
'A little bit cheesy' is wordy; 'a little cheesy' is more natural. Also use the idiom 'heavy on my stomach' rather than 'heavy for my stomach'. Suggestion: prefer concise adjective phrases and common prepositional idioms.
× What kind of food did you like when you were young? Student: Well when I was a kid I used to like deep fried food a lot, things like French fries or fish and chips or fried chicken.
✓ Well, when I was a kid I used to like deep-fried food a lot, such as French fries, fish and chips, and fried chicken.
'Deep fried' should be hyphenated as a compound adjective before a noun: 'deep-fried food'. 'Things like' is informal; 'such as' is more appropriate in this context. Also add commas to separate items. Suggestion: use 'used to' for past habits and hyphenate compound adjectives.
× But as I get older my appetite changes and I now enjoy healthier, lighter foods like.
✓ But as I have gotten older my appetite has changed and I now enjoy healthier, lighter foods.
The original mixes present and present perfect inappropriately and ends with an incomplete clause ('like.' with nothing following). For life changes up to now, use present perfect ('have gotten', 'has changed'). Remove the unfinished 'like' or complete it with examples. Suggestion: use present perfect to describe changes over time and ensure sentences are complete.
× Yes, my choice of food changes with the citizens.
✓ Yes, my choice of food changes with the seasons.
'With the citizens' is incorrect and semantically odd; the intended meaning is 'with the seasons' to indicate different times of year. Suggestion: use 'seasons' when referring to changes across the year.
× In the summer I prefer chilled fruits, smoothies, ice cream because it make me feel cooler.
✓ In the summer I prefer chilled fruit, smoothies, and ice cream because they make me feel cooler.
'Chilled fruits' is better as uncountable 'chilled fruit' in this context. 'It make' has a subject-verb agreement error: 'they make' agrees with the plural noun phrase. Suggestion: match plural pronouns and verbs to plural antecedents and prefer uncountable nouns when listing types of fruit.
× But in the winter I usually eat uh soups and also steamed foods to stay warm.
✓ But in the winter I usually eat soups and steamed foods to stay warm.
No modal error but 'uh' is filler and unnecessary. The sentence is otherwise correct; removed filler for clarity. Suggestion: avoid fillers and keep the verb form consistent with the subject.
× Yes, I used to like deep fried food a lot, but as I grow older I am more concerned with my health.
✓ Yes, I used to like deep-fried food a lot, but as I have grown older I have become more concerned about my health.
Mixes past habit ('used to') with present simple 'grow' incorrectly. Use present perfect 'have grown' to indicate change up to now, and 'have become' for resulting state. Also use 'concerned about' rather than 'concerned with'. Suggestion: keep tense consistent when describing changes over time.
× I become more health conscious and I decide to eat healthier food like salad, umm grilled foods rather than the fried ones.
✓ I have become more health-conscious and I have decided to eat healthier foods, like salads and grilled dishes, rather than fried ones.
Use present perfect ('have become', 'have decided') to describe changes up to the present. 'Health conscious' should be hyphenated as 'health-conscious' as a compound adjective. 'Healthier food like salad' should be pluralized and parallelized: 'healthier foods, like salads and grilled dishes.' Remove filler 'umm'. Suggestion: use present perfect for life changes and maintain parallel structure in lists.