Part 1
考官
What is your favourite food?
考生
Well, I love savoury foods because they are delicious. I love uh, during my pregnancy, I love to take uh, the street food, especially chaat, papadi and golgappa, uh, the names from the Indian St. industry.
考官
What kind of food did you like when you were young?
考生
My paste never changed. As I mentioned, I liked the savoury foods during my childhood. Uh, whenever there is a honker outside the street, I just run towards him and purchase something to eat. I especially like.
考官
Do you eat different foods at different times of the year?
考生
Yes, there are the special occasions on which I eat special food, for example, uh, this is our culture too, to cook a Curry, uh, during the, during the spring season and uh, we used to make a rice porridge on, uh, festivals like Diwali or.
考官
Has your favourite food changed since you were a child?
考生
During my childhood I used to eat snacks and not very healthy food, but nowadays I not only. But nowadays I'm not only.
What is your favourite food?
分数: 54.0建议: Be more concise and coherent: give a clear topic sentence, avoid repetitions and filler sounds (uh), and correct or simplify cultural references. Also keep within 3–4 sentences and add one specific reason or example for why you like these foods.
示例: I enjoy savoury street foods, especially Indian chaat, papdi and golgappa, because they combine spicy, tangy and crunchy flavours. For example, chaat mixes tangy tamarind sauce and crunchy papdi, which I find very satisfying. I often eat them at local markets with friends.
What kind of food did you like when you were young?
分数: 42.0建议: Correct vocabulary and grammar, remove fillers, and complete the answer. Start with a clear topic sentence about childhood preferences, then add a specific memory or example using linking words (for example, when, because). Keep it to 2–3 sentences.
示例: I liked savoury snacks when I was young and my taste has stayed the same. For example, whenever a street vendor arrived near my house, I would run out to buy samosas or chaat because they were cheap and very tasty.
Do you eat different foods at different times of the year?
分数: 50.0建议: Provide a clear, organized answer with two specific examples and linking words. Avoid filler words, repeat words, and incomplete sentences. Mention seasons/festivals and the specific dishes eaten, and explain briefly why or when they are eaten.
示例: Yes. At spring festivals we often cook special curries to celebrate, and during Diwali we make a sweet rice porridge called kheer as part of the tradition. These dishes mark the season and are shared with family during celebrations.
Has your favourite food changed since you were a child?
分数: 35.0建议: Complete the sentence and give a clear contrast between past and present. Use linking words like 'but' or 'however' and provide one specific detail about current habits. Keep it concise (2–3 sentences) and avoid repetition.
示例: My favourite foods have changed somewhat: as a child I ate a lot of unhealthy snacks, but now I prefer healthier meals such as grilled fish and vegetables. I still enjoy occasional street food, but I choose it less often for health reasons.
× Well, I love savoury foods because they are delicious. I love uh, during my pregnancy, I love to take uh, the street food, especially chaat, papadi and golgappa, uh, the names from the Indian St. industry.
✓ Well, I love savoury foods because they are delicious. During my pregnancy, I loved eating street food, especially chaat, papadi and golgappa, which are popular in the Indian street food scene.
Errors: awkward phrasing and incorrect verb choice ('love to take the street food', 'the names from the Indian St. industry'). Reason: 'take' is unnatural for eating food in English; when speaking about a past period (during pregnancy) use past tense 'loved'. Also 'names from the Indian St. industry' is unclear and should be rephrased to 'popular in the Indian street food scene'. Suggestion: use natural collocations like 'eat street food' or 'loved eating street food' and replace unclear noun phrases with clearer descriptions.
× My paste never changed. As I mentioned, I liked the savoury foods during my childhood. Uh, whenever there is a honker outside the street, I just run towards him and purchase something to eat. I especially like.
✓ My past tastes never changed. As I mentioned, I liked savoury foods during my childhood. Whenever there was a vendor on the street, I would run toward them and buy something to eat. I especially liked chaat and golgappa.
Errors: 'paste' is a wrong word (should be 'past' or 'taste'); tense and agreement issues ('whenever there is' should match past context 'whenever there was'); 'honker' is incorrect for 'vendor'; pronoun 'him' assumes gender—use 'them' or 'vendor'; 'purchase' is formal—use 'buy' for spoken language; sentence fragment 'I especially like.' is incomplete. Suggestion: choose correct vocabulary ('past tastes', 'vendor'), keep consistent past tense when describing childhood, avoid gendered pronouns, and complete fragments with the specific items liked.
× Yes, there are the special occasions on which I eat special food, for example, uh, this is our culture too, to cook a Curry, uh, during the, during the spring season and uh, we used to make a rice porridge on, uh, festivals like Diwali or.
✓ Yes, there are special occasions when I eat special foods. For example, it is our culture to cook a curry during the spring season, and we used to make rice porridge for festivals like Diwali.
Errors: unnecessary definite article 'the' before 'special occasions', inconsistent plural 'food' vs 'foods', awkward phrasing 'this is our culture too, to cook a Curry', capitalization error ('Curry' shouldn't be capitalized), and trailing 'or' left incomplete. Suggestion: remove unnecessary articles, keep plural forms consistent, use natural connectors ('when', 'for example'), and complete sentences. Use 'curry' lowercase and 'for festivals like Diwali' for clarity.
× During my childhood I used to eat snacks and not very healthy food, but nowadays I not only. But nowadays I'm not only.
✓ During my childhood I used to eat snacks and not very healthy food, but nowadays I not only eat snacks; I also try to eat healthier meals.
Errors: sentence fragments 'I not only' and repeated incomplete clause 'But nowadays I'm not only.' Also tense contrast needs clarity: 'used to' for past habits and 'nowadays' for present. Suggestion: complete the correlative structure 'not only... but also' or use 'not only... I also...' to show contrast, and finish the idea by stating what else the speaker does now (eat healthier meals).