Part 1
考官
What is your favourite food?
考生
My favorite food is cinnamon rolls. I usually order them with a cup of coffee as it complements the sweetness of the pastry.
考官
What kind of food did you like when you were young?
考生
I loved sweets when I was a child, especially chocolates and candies, and I usually ask my mom to buy it for me. That is why I develop a strong sweet tooth.
考官
Do you eat different foods at different times of the year?
考生
No, most of the time I only eat Filipino foods and I seldom eat other cuisines as I always stick to my comfort.
What is your favourite food?
分數: 76.0建議: Your answer is clear and relevant with a simple supporting detail. To improve, add one more specific detail (e.g. texture, occasion, or where you get them) and use a linking phrase to connect ideas. Keep it concise (max 5 sentences).
範例: I often choose cinnamon rolls as my favorite pastry because they are soft and gooey with a rich cinnamon flavor. In particular, I like buying them from a local bakery on weekend mornings, and I usually pair them with a strong cup of coffee because it balances the sweetness.
What kind of food did you like when you were young?
分數: 70.0建議: Your response answers the question and explains a reason, but contains grammar mistakes and could be more specific. Improve by using past tense consistently, correcting verb forms, and adding a brief example or memory. Use a linking word to show cause.
範例: When I was young, I loved sweets, especially chocolates and hard candies. For example, I remember asking my mother to buy me a chocolate bar after school almost every day, which is why I developed a strong sweet tooth.
Do you eat different foods at different times of the year?
分數: 72.0建議: Good direct answer but too brief and repetitive. Expand with a brief explanation and an example of seasonal or festive food habits, and add a linking phrase to clarify contrast.
範例: Not really — I mostly eat Filipino dishes throughout the year because they are comforting and familiar. However, during festivals like Christmas I sometimes enjoy special dishes such as lechon and bibingka, so there are a few seasonal exceptions.
× I loved sweets when I was a child, especially chocolates and candies, and I usually ask my mom to buy it for me.
✓ I loved sweets when I was a child, especially chocolates and candies, and I usually asked my mom to buy them for me.
The sentence mixes past tense (loved, was) with present tense (ask) which is inconsistent. Also 'it' is incorrect because the plural noun 'chocolates and candies' requires the plural pronoun 'them'. Use past tense 'asked' to match 'loved' and 'was', and replace 'it' with 'them'. Suggestion: keep verbs in the same time frame when describing past habitual actions (e.g., 'usually asked').
× That is why I develop a strong sweet tooth.
✓ That is why I developed a strong sweet tooth.
The clause 'That is why' is present but it refers to a past reason; 'develop' should be in the past tense 'developed' to agree with the previous past context ('I loved... when I was a child'). Use past tense for actions that occurred in the past. Suggestion: maintain consistent tense across related clauses describing past events.
× I usually order them with a cup of coffee as it complements the sweetness of the pastry.
✓ I usually order them with a cup of coffee because it complements the sweetness of the pastry.
This sentence is mostly correct but 'as' can be natural yet 'because' is clearer. No tense error here; 'order' is present simple for current habitual action and 'complements' correctly uses third person singular. Suggestion: prefer 'because' for clarity of cause. (Note: no grammatical change needed for tense.)
× No, most of the time I only eat Filipino foods and I seldom eat other cuisines as I always stick to my comfort.
✓ No, most of the time I only eat Filipino food and I seldom eat other cuisines because I always stick to my comfort foods.
'Filipino foods' is better as uncountable 'Filipino food' when referring generally. The phrase 'stick to my comfort' is incomplete; 'comfort foods' or 'comfort zone' is needed. Also use 'because' for clearer causal connection. Suggestion: use uncountable 'food' for general cuisine and specify 'comfort foods' if referring to favorite dishes.