Part 1
考官
What is your favourite food?
考生
My favorite food is Saporoton, which is Japanese food. The reason why I love Soburotong is that when I was a child, my mother made me suborotong for a school trip and picnic. It reminds me of my happy childhood and my mother's love.
考官
What kind of food did you like when you were young?
考生
I really loved noodles such as pasta, Chinese noodles and Japanese noodles. It didn't matter what type the noodle is. And when I was a child, I really liked noodles. On a special day like graduation, I used to eat noodles.
考官
Do you eat different foods at different times of the year?
考生
Yes, I eat different foods along the seasons. In Korea there is a tradition to distinguish seasoned dishes. They are divided into cold energy food and warm energy food. So in summer I usually eat cold noodle and in winter I usually eat.
考官
Has your favourite food changed since you were a child?
考生
Yes, when I was a child my favorite food was seaweed soup, but after I grew up it feels too oily to me. So for now I prefer more less oily food.
What is your favourite food?
分数: 72.0建议: Be more accurate and concise: correct names and avoid repetition. Start with a clear topic sentence, then add one or two specific supporting details with linking words. Also keep sentences natural and check pronunciation/spelling of the dish name.
示例: My favourite food is Sapporo ramen, a Japanese noodle dish. I love it because my mother used to make it for school trips, so the taste reminds me of warm childhood memories and her care.
What kind of food did you like when you were young?
分数: 74.0建议: Avoid repetition and use linking words to organise ideas. Give a topic sentence then one or two specific examples and a reason or comparison. Use varied vocabulary (e.g. varieties, occasions) and correct tense consistency.
示例: When I was young I loved all kinds of noodles, including pasta, Chinese wheat noodles and udon. For example, on special occasions like graduation we always had a noodle dish, which made them feel celebratory.
Do you eat different foods at different times of the year?
分数: 68.0建议: Provide a complete, specific answer and avoid unfinished sentences. Use linking words (for example, in contrast) and give concrete examples of dishes for each season. Clarify cultural terms briefly and check grammar (plural/singular forms).
示例: Yes, I change my diet with the seasons. In Korea people follow a tradition of eating cooling dishes in summer and warming dishes in winter; for example, I eat naengmyeon (cold noodles) in summer, but in winter I prefer hot soups like samgyetang.
Has your favourite food changed since you were a child?
分数: 70.0建议: Be concise and correct grammar: use linking words like 'however' or 'but' and provide a brief reason and a current preference with examples. Avoid awkward phrasing (e.g. 'more less oily'); choose one clear expression.
示例: Yes, it has changed. As a child I loved seaweed soup, but as I grew older I found it too oily; now I prefer lighter dishes such as grilled fish or vegetable soups.
× My favorite food is Saporoton, which is Japanese food.
✓ My favorite food is Saporoton, which is a Japanese dish.
The original sentence misuses 'food' after 'Japanese' and uses an uncommon term 'Saporoton' without classification. This is primarily a sentence structure and article issue: use 'a' before 'Japanese dish' to correctly classify the noun and improve clarity. Suggestion: use 'a Japanese dish' or 'Japanese food' consistently.
× The reason why I love Soburotong is that when I was a child, my mother made me suborotong for a school trip and picnic.
✓ The reason I love Saporoton is that when I was a child, my mother made Saporoton for my school trips and picnics.
There are spelling inconsistencies in the dish name and awkward pronoun use 'made me suborotong'. Also plural forms for recurring events should be 'school trips and picnics'. Use consistent spelling and remove incorrect indirect object: 'made Saporoton for my school trips and picnics.' Suggestion: decide on correct name spelling and use plural for repeated events.
× It reminds me of my happy childhood and my mother's love.
✓ It reminds me of my happy childhood and my mother's love.
This sentence is grammatically correct. No change needed. Explanation: pronoun reference 'It' correctly refers to the dish and 'reminds me of' is appropriate.
× I really loved noodles such as pasta, Chinese noodles and Japanese noodles.
✓ I really loved noodles such as pasta, Chinese noodles, and Japanese noodles.
Add a comma before 'and' for clarity (Oxford comma optional). The sentence is otherwise correct with plural 'noodles' matching the list. Suggestion: include commas to separate items clearly.
× It didn't matter what type the noodle is.
✓ It didn't matter what type of noodle it was.
Tense inconsistency and incorrect article: the main clause is past ('didn't matter'), so the subordinate clause should use past tense 'it was' and the phrase should be 'type of noodle'. Suggestion: keep tenses consistent.
× And when I was a child, I really liked noodles.
✓ When I was a child, I really liked noodles.
Starting with 'And' is informal and unnecessary. The sentence is otherwise correct with past tense 'liked' matching the time reference. Suggestion: remove leading 'And' in formal responses.
× On a special day like graduation, I used to eat noodles.
✓ On special days like graduation, I used to eat noodles.
Use plural 'special days' to match habitual past action 'used to'. The tense 'used to' correctly indicates past habit. Suggestion: use plural when speaking of repeated occasions.
× Yes, I eat different foods along the seasons.
✓ Yes, I eat different foods according to the seasons.
The phrase 'along the seasons' is not natural. Use 'according to the seasons' or 'throughout the seasons'. This fixes preposition usage and improves idiomatic expression.
× In Korea there is a tradition to distinguish seasoned dishes.
✓ In Korea, there is a tradition of distinguishing dishes by their seasoning.
Change 'to distinguish seasoned dishes' to 'of distinguishing dishes by their seasoning' for clearer meaning and correct prepositional structure. Also add a comma after 'In Korea' for natural flow.
× They are divided into cold energy food and warm energy food.
✓ They are divided into cold-energy foods and warm-energy foods.
Use hyphenated compounds 'cold-energy' and 'warm-energy' as adjectives, and plural 'foods' to match 'They are divided into'. Suggestion: hyphenate compound adjectives and pluralize the noun.
× So in summer I usually eat cold noodle and in winter I usually eat.
✓ So in summer I usually eat cold noodles, and in winter I usually eat warm dishes.
Use plural 'noodles' instead of 'noodle'. The second clause is incomplete ('I usually eat' needs an object). Add a contrasting object like 'warm dishes' consistent with earlier distinction. Suggestion: always provide the object of 'eat' and keep number agreement.
× Yes, when I was a child my favorite food was seaweed soup, but after I grew up it feels too oily to me.
✓ Yes, when I was a child my favorite food was seaweed soup, but after I grew up it felt too oily for me.
Tense mismatch: main clause refers to past preference 'was', so the following evaluation of how it tasted after growing up should be in past tense 'felt'. Also use 'for me' rather than 'to me' for natural phrasing. Suggestion: keep past tense consistent when referring to past changes.
× So for now I prefer more less oily food.
✓ So now I prefer less oily food.
'More less' is contradictory and incorrect. Use 'less' alone to express lower oiliness. Also 'for now' can be simplified to 'now'. Suggestion: avoid stacking quantifiers; choose the correct single modifier.