Part 1
Giám khảo
What is your favourite food?
Thí sinh
Umm yes, my favorite food is salad, uh, because it good for my health and let me eat several vegetables in one meal. For example, I often make salads with natural tomato and cucumber when I can decide what to eat.
Giám khảo
What kind of food did you like when you were young?
Thí sinh
When I were young I like street food, especially candies and dessert because they made me feel happy and came. Now I prefer natural less street food like fruit, simple home cooked me uh simple home cooked meal. Because they taste fatter and are healthier.
Giám khảo
Do you eat different foods at different times of the year?
Thí sinh
Yes, I eat different food at different type of tear is for example I eat Man Chung update because it's a traditional food update umm and it at Christmas I usually eat Turkey because my family like chicken and me too.
Giám khảo
Has your favourite food changed since you were a child?
Thí sinh
When I would try I really like candy, but now I'm going off. I like salad because when I was young I don't like it too much vegetable. But now I know that eat vegetable, it would go my hell. And I like salad too.
What is your favourite food?
Điểm: 58.0Gợi ý: Be more grammatically accurate, concise and slightly more specific. Start with a clear topic sentence, correct verb forms and articles, and reduce hesitations. Add a brief detail about why those ingredients appeal to you (taste, convenience, freshness). Use linking words like 'because' or 'so' properly.
Ví dụ: My favourite food is salad because it is healthy and lets me eat several vegetables in one meal. I often make salads with fresh tomatoes and cucumbers, and I like them because they are crisp and refreshing, so they keep me full without feeling heavy.
What kind of food did you like when you were young?
Điểm: 50.0Gợi ý: Use correct tense and sentence structure: past simple for childhood, then contrast with present using linking words such as 'but' or 'however'. Be specific about examples and reasons; avoid repetitions and filler words.
Ví dụ: When I was young, I liked street food, especially sweets and snacks, because they made me feel happy. However, now I prefer natural foods like fruit and simple home-cooked meals because they taste better to me and are healthier.
Do you eat different foods at different times of the year?
Điểm: 40.0Gợi ý: Improve clarity and coherence: correct vocabulary (e.g., 'time of year', name of traditional foods), and use linking phrases to structure answer. Give one clear example of a seasonal dish and explain why (tradition, availability). Remove fillers and unclear words.
Ví dụ: Yes, I eat different foods at different times of the year. For example, during the Lunar New Year I eat rice cakes called 'banh chung' since they are traditional in my culture, and at Christmas we usually have turkey because my family enjoys it as a festive meal.
Has your favourite food changed since you were a child?
Điểm: 42.0Gợi ý: Give a clear comparison using past and present tenses. Explain reasons with specific details and avoid unclear phrases. Use linking words like 'however', 'because' and correct collocations (e.g., 'eat vegetables', 'better for my health').
Ví dụ: Yes, my favourite food has changed. When I was a child I loved candy, but now I prefer salads because I eat more vegetables for their health benefits and they make me feel better.
× Umm yes, my favorite food is salad, uh, because it good for my health and let me eat several vegetables in one meal.
✓ Umm yes, my favorite food is salad, because it is good for my health and allows me to eat several vegetables in one meal.
Missing verb 'is' and incorrect verb 'let' used where 'allow' fits. 'Good' describes salad so needs linking verb 'is'. 'Let' is informal and needs an object; 'allows me to' is more natural. Suggestion: include the verb 'is' after 'because' and use 'allows me to' for permitted action.
× For example, I often make salads with natural tomato and cucumber when I can decide what to eat.
✓ For example, I often make salads with fresh tomatoes and cucumbers when I decide what to eat.
Tense and word choice errors: 'can decide' is unnecessary and 'when I decide' is correct for habitual action. Use plural nouns 'tomatoes' and 'cucumbers' to match 'salads'. 'Natural' is not the correct adjective for cultivated vegetables; use 'fresh'.
× When I were young I like street food, especially candies and dessert because they made me feel happy and came.
✓ When I was young, I liked street food, especially candies and desserts, because they made me feel happy.
Subject-verb agreement in past tense: 'were' should be 'was' with singular 'I'. Simple past tense requires 'liked' not 'like'. 'Dessert' should be plural 'desserts' to match 'candies'. The final word 'came' is incorrect and unnecessary; remove it.
× Now I prefer natural less street food like fruit, simple home cooked me uh simple home cooked meal.
✓ Now I prefer more natural, less street-style food like fruit and simple home-cooked meals.
Articles and adjective order: 'natural less street food' is awkward — use 'more natural, less street-style food'. Plural 'meals' matches general preference. Add hyphen in 'home-cooked'. Remove filler words.
× Because they taste fatter and are healthier.
✓ Because they taste fresher and are healthier.
Wrong adjective 'fatter' likely intended 'fresher'. 'Fatter' is opposite of healthier. Use 'fresher' to describe natural food taste and pair with 'healthier'.
× Yes, I eat different food at different type of tear is for example I eat Man Chung update because it's a traditional food update umm and it at Christmas I usually eat Turkey because my family like chicken and me too.
✓ Yes, I eat different foods at different times of the year. For example, I eat 'Man Chung' because it's a traditional food, and at Christmas I usually eat turkey because my family likes chicken and I do too.
Multiple tense and number issues: 'different food' should be 'different foods'; 'type of tear' should be 'times of the year'. Remove extraneous 'update' and 'umm'. Capitalization: 'turkey' as a food can be lowercase. Subject-verb agreement: 'my family likes'. 'me too' should be 'I do too'.
× Has your favourite food changed since you were a child?
✓ Has your favourite food changed since you were a child?
No grammatical error detected; sentence is correct as written.
× When I would try I really like candy, but now I'm going off.
✓ When I was younger I really liked candy, but now I'm giving it up.
Tense and phrasing errors: 'When I would try' is incorrect — use 'When I was younger' for past habit. 'Like' should be past 'liked'. 'I'm going off' is incorrect English; use 'I'm giving it up' or 'I no longer eat it'.
× I like salad because when I was young I don't like it too much vegetable.
✓ I like salad because when I was young I didn't like vegetables very much.
Tense consistency: 'when I was young' requires past tense 'didn't like'. 'Too much vegetable' is ungrammatical; use 'vegetables very much'.
× But now I know that eat vegetable, it would go my hell.
✓ But now I know that eating vegetables is good for my health.
Grammar and word choice: 'know that eat vegetable' needs a gerund 'eating vegetables'. 'It would go my hell' is unintelligible; intended meaning is 'good for my health'. Use 'is good for my health' for clarity.
× And I like salad too.
✓ And I like salad too.
Sentence is grammatical and fits context; no change needed.