Part 1
Giám khảo
What is your favourite food?
Thí sinh
Originally I'm from Armenia so I like Armenian food, especially Tolma Spas and Horowitz.
Giám khảo
What kind of food did you like when you were young?
Thí sinh
When I was young, I like, uh, different kind of sweets, ice cream, cakes, pancakes.
Giám khảo
Do you eat different foods at different times of the year?
Thí sinh
No, I don't eat different foods at different times of year because I am a bodybuilder and I have my food combinations that repeats a week after the week.
Giám khảo
Has your favourite food changed since you were a child?
Thí sinh
No, it hasn't changed because as I said earlier, I'm Armenian and my food taste is based on Armenian dishes.
What is your favourite food?
Điểm: 72.0Gợi ý: Make the response more natural and specific: start with a clear topic sentence, correct names of dishes, and add a brief reason or description. Keep it within 2–4 sentences and avoid filler words.
Ví dụ: My favourite food is Armenian cuisine. I especially enjoy tolma and spas because tolma is savoury stuffed grape leaves and spas is a comforting yogurt-and-wheat soup; both remind me of home and family gatherings.
What kind of food did you like when you were young?
Điểm: 64.0Gợi ý: Use past tense consistently, remove fillers, and provide one or two specific examples or a brief reason. Keep it concise and coherent using a linking word if you add details.
Ví dụ: When I was young, I liked sweets such as ice cream and pancakes. For example, I often had pancakes with honey on weekend mornings because my family made them together.
Do you eat different foods at different times of the year?
Điểm: 78.0Gợi ý: Clarify and simplify the answer: give a clear topic sentence, correct phrasing, and one brief supporting detail about your diet plan. Use linking words to improve coherence.
Ví dụ: No, I don’t change my diet seasonally because, as a bodybuilder, I follow a strict weekly meal plan. Therefore I repeat the same food combinations each week to meet my training needs.
Has your favourite food changed since you were a child?
Điểm: 75.0Gợi ý: Give a clear topic sentence and expand slightly with a specific reason or example to support your answer. Avoid repeating phrases exactly from earlier answers; use a linking word to connect ideas.
Ví dụ: No, my favourite food hasn’t changed since childhood because I grew up with Armenian dishes. For instance, we always ate tolma at family celebrations, so those flavours have stayed with me.
× Originally I'm from Armenia so I like Armenian food, especially Tolma Spas and Horowitz.
✓ Originally I'm from Armenia, so I like Armenian food, especially tolma, spas, and horovats.
The sentence mainly has punctuation and capitalization issues rather than verb tense errors; however it fits present tense usage correctly. I corrected punctuation by adding a comma after the introductory clause and added commas in the list. I also standardized the names of Armenian dishes to common romanization: 'tolma', 'spas', and 'horovats'. Suggestion: use commas to separate clauses and items in a list and use consistent capitalization for dish names.
× When I was young, I like, uh, different kind of sweets, ice cream, cakes, pancakes.
✓ When I was young, I liked different kinds of sweets: ice cream, cakes, and pancakes.
The time marker 'When I was young' places the action in the past, so the verb must be in the past tense ('liked') not present ('like'). Also 'different kind of sweets' should be plural 'different kinds of sweets' to match plural 'sweets'. I removed the filler 'uh' and added proper punctuation for clarity. Suggestion: match verb tense to time expressions and ensure noun phrases agree in number.
× No, I don't eat different foods at different times of year because I am a bodybuilder and I have my food combinations that repeats a week after the week.
✓ No, I don't eat different foods at different times of the year because I am a bodybuilder and I have food combinations that repeat week after week.
Two issues: 'different times of year' is missing the definite article 'the' for this common expression, so I changed it to 'different times of the year' (article error but treated within phrasing). The relative clause 'that repeats' refers to the plural 'combinations', so the verb must be 'repeat' (subject-verb agreement). I also replaced the awkward 'a week after the week' with the idiomatic 'week after week'. Suggestion: ensure verb agrees with its subject number and use idiomatic expressions; include 'the' in set phrases like 'times of the year'.
× No, it hasn't changed because as I said earlier, I'm Armenian and my food taste is based on Armenian dishes.
✓ No, it hasn't changed because, as I said earlier, I'm Armenian and my food tastes are based on Armenian dishes.
The sentence mostly uses correct tense ('hasn't changed' for present perfect). However 'my food taste is' is awkward and 'taste' should be plural 'tastes' or use 'my taste in food is based on Armenian dishes'. I changed to 'my food tastes are' to match plural 'dishes', and added commas for clarity. Suggestion: choose the noun form that fits the idea (taste vs tastes vs taste in) and punctuate introductory clauses with commas.