Part 1
Giám khảo
What is your favourite food?
Thí sinh
My favorite food is a pizza. I love it. Sometimes I I cook in the home, sometimes I order from outside. I like pizza with the chicken and some, uh, pepperoni. Some with the pineapple flavor.
Giám khảo
What kind of food did you like when you were young?
Thí sinh
When I was young, I liked to eat burger, especially chicken burger. Uh, what I I was I liked with the plain, no vegetarian, no sausage, only with ketchups.
Giám khảo
Do you eat different foods at different times of the year?
Thí sinh
Especially when I travel outside Oman, I like to eat. When I went to Malaysia, I like to eat. Asian food and uh, seafood, especially uh, seafood and also.
Giám khảo
Has your favourite food changed since you were a child?
Thí sinh
Actually, when I was young, uh, I didn't like seafood, but now I love it. Since I travel outside Oman, I eat uh, uh, seafood from the Bangkok, Thailand.
What is your favourite food?
Điểm: 62.0Gợi ý: Be more concise and natural: start with one clear topic sentence, then add one or two specific supporting details. Reduce hesitations and repetition. Use linking words (e.g., 'sometimes', 'or') correctly and give precise descriptions of toppings or why you like them.
Ví dụ: I love pizza because it’s tasty and easy to share. Sometimes I make pizza at home with chicken and pepperoni, and other times I order one with pineapple for a sweet-and-savory contrast.
What kind of food did you like when you were young?
Điểm: 58.0Gợi ý: Give a clear topic sentence and then specific details without repetition. Use linking words to organize information (for example 'especially' or 'mainly') and correct small grammar or word choice issues (e.g., 'ketchup' not 'ketchups').
Ví dụ: When I was young, I mainly liked chicken burgers. I preferred them plain, without vegetables or sausage, and I always ate them with ketchup.
Do you eat different foods at different times of the year?
Điểm: 54.0Gợi ý: Answer the seasonal aspect directly; if you mean travel instead, clarify that. Use one clear topic sentence, then give specific examples and link them logically. Avoid repetition and fill words.
Ví dụ: I don't change my food much by season at home, but when I travel I try local specialties. For example, in Malaysia I enjoyed various Asian dishes and lots of fresh seafood.
Has your favourite food changed since you were a child?
Điểm: 64.0Gợi ý: Provide a direct topic sentence about change, then explain reasons and give a clear example. Remove hesitations and correct phrasing (e.g., 'from Bangkok, Thailand' -> 'in Bangkok, Thailand'). Use linking words like 'because' or 'since' to connect ideas.
Ví dụ: Yes, my tastes have changed: I didn't like seafood as a child, but now I love it because I tried it while traveling. For instance, I discovered many delicious seafood dishes during a trip to Bangkok, Thailand.
× My favorite food is a pizza.
✓ My favorite food is pizza.
Using the indefinite article 'a' before uncountable or general food nouns is incorrect. 'Pizza' here refers to the food in general, not a single countable item, so omit the article. Suggestion: say 'My favorite food is pizza.'
× Sometimes I I cook in the home, sometimes I order from outside.
✓ Sometimes I cook at home; sometimes I order from outside.
There is a repetition 'I I' and incorrect preposition 'in the home'. Use 'at home' for being in one's residence and remove the duplicate word. Also separate ideas with a semicolon or period. Suggestion: practice subject-verb placement and common prepositions for location.
× I like pizza with the chicken and some, uh, pepperoni.
✓ I like pizza with chicken and pepperoni.
Using 'the' before 'chicken' is unnecessary when speaking generally. 'Some' before 'pepperoni' is informal and can be omitted. Suggestion: use no article for general toppings: 'with chicken and pepperoni.'
× Some with the pineapple flavor.
✓ Some with pineapple.
This is a sentence fragment and uses 'the' unnecessarily and the awkward phrase 'pineapple flavor.' Make it a full phrase: 'Some with pineapple' or 'Some with pineapple topping.' Suggestion: ensure each utterance has a subject and verb or fits as a clear noun phrase.
× What kind of food did you like when you were young?
✓ What kind of food did you like when you were young?
This question sentence is correct in the transcript; no change needed. It correctly uses past tense auxiliary 'did' to ask about past preferences.
× When I was young, I liked to eat burger, especially chicken burger.
✓ When I was young, I liked to eat burgers, especially chicken burgers.
'Burger' should be plural when speaking generally about types of food. Use plural 'burgers' for general preference. Suggestion: use plural nouns for general countable items (I liked to eat burgers).
× Uh, what I I was I liked with the plain, no vegetarian, no sausage, only with ketchups.
✓ I liked it plain, no vegetables, no sausage, only ketchup.
Contains repetition 'I I was I' and incorrect words: 'vegetarian' should be 'vegetables'; 'ketchups' should be uncountable 'ketchup'. Also use 'plain' to describe style. Suggestion: remove repetitions and choose correct nouns and singular uncountable forms.
× Especially when I travel outside Oman, I like to eat.
✓ Especially when I travel outside Oman, I like to try different foods.
Mixing present simple 'travel' with vague 'I like to eat' is acceptable but vague. Better to use 'try different foods' to clarify meaning. Tense is okay but sentence could be more natural. Suggestion: use 'try different foods' for variety and maintain present simple for habitual actions.
× When I went to Malaysia, I like to eat.
✓ When I went to Malaysia, I liked to eat Asian food and seafood.
The time clause 'When I went' is past, so the main verb should be past 'liked' not 'like'. Suggestion: match tense in time-linked clauses: use past simple for both verbs describing past events.
× Asian food and uh, seafood, especially uh, seafood and also.
✓ I liked Asian food and especially seafood.
This fragment is repetitive and lacks a clear verb; condense to a complete sentence that states preference. Suggestion: remove repetition and finish the sentence clearly.
× Has your favourite food changed since you were a child?
✓ Has your favourite food changed since you were a child?
This question is correct; present perfect 'has changed' with 'since' is appropriate for comparing past to present. No change needed.
× Actually, when I was young, uh, I didn't like seafood, but now I love it.
✓ Actually, when I was young, I didn't like seafood, but now I love it.
This sentence correctly contrasts past dislike with present preference using past simple and present simple. No grammatical correction needed.
× Since I travel outside Oman, I eat uh, uh, seafood from the Bangkok, Thailand.
✓ Since I started traveling outside Oman, I have eaten seafood in Bangkok, Thailand.
Original mixes tenses and uses 'from the Bangkok' incorrectly. Use present perfect 'have eaten' with 'since I started...' to indicate a change since that time. Use 'in Bangkok' not 'from the Bangkok'. Also 'travel' should be 'started traveling' to mark the beginning. Suggestion: match tense and use correct preposition for location.