Part 1
考官
What is your favourite food?
考生
I love eating Dal party. This is a dish that is prevalent from ages in my hometown Rajasthan. So it is made with wheat and it is served along with pulses and some garlic chutney.
考官
What kind of food did you like when you were young?
考生
As a young kid, I used to like sweets a lot and I used to eat sweets so much so that my doctor said that I have I'll have to control eating sugar because it is affecting my health, but I also used to like spicy things.
考官
Do you eat different foods at different times of the year?
考生
It is very obvious that I eat different types of food and different periods of the year. It depends basically on the weather. It's if it's winter, we'll eat more soups and if it is summer we'll have more cold drinks during the rainy season.
考官
Has your favourite food changed since you were a child?
考生
No, my favorite food hasn't changed in a while. Uh, since my childhood. That's the only thing I love. That's Dalbati. There were phases where I liked other foods as well, but if I have to eat something that is the only one thing that I can eat for my whole life, it would be it.
What is your favourite food?
分數: 65.0建議: Be more accurate and concise. Begin with a clear topic sentence naming the dish, correct the dish name to 'Dal bati' and give 1–2 specific details (ingredients, how it is eaten) using linking words. Avoid repetition and minor grammatical mistakes.
範例: My favourite food is Dal bati, a traditional Rajasthani meal. It consists of baked wheat balls (bati) served with spiced lentil curry (dal) and garlic chutney, and people usually crush the bati into the dal before eating.
What kind of food did you like when you were young?
分數: 60.0建議: Make the answer shorter and clearer. Start with a topic sentence about preferences in childhood, then give one specific supporting detail and use linking words to connect ideas. Correct tense and avoid repetitions.
範例: When I was young, I especially enjoyed sweets. However, my doctor once told me to reduce sugar because it affected my health, so later I also developed a taste for spicy snacks instead.
Do you eat different foods at different times of the year?
分數: 70.0建議: Be concise and organize ideas with linking words. Give one or two clear examples for seasons and correct sentence structure. Avoid vague phrases like 'it is very obvious' and unfinished clauses.
範例: Yes, I change what I eat according to the season. For example, in winter I prefer hot soups and stews, while in summer I drink more cold beverages and eat lighter salads; during the rainy season I enjoy warm, spiced snacks.
Has your favourite food changed since you were a child?
分數: 66.0建議: Provide a direct topic sentence then support it with a brief reason or example. Remove filler words and hesitations, and correct the dish name consistently. Keep it within 2–3 sentences.
範例: No, my favourite food has not changed since childhood; I still love Dal bati. Although I tried other dishes over the years, Dal bati remains my comfort food because of its flavour and the memories associated with home cooking.
× I love eating Dal party.
✓ I love eating Dal bati.
The original sentence likely contains a spelling/word choice error rather than a grammar preposition issue; 'Dal party' seems to be a misspelling of the dish name 'Dal bati' (a traditional Rajasthan dish). Correcting the dish name clarifies meaning. Suggestion: use the correct proper noun for dishes and check spelling of local dish names.
× This is a dish that is prevalent from ages in my hometown Rajasthan.
✓ This is a dish that has been prevalent for ages in my hometown, Rajasthan.
The phrase 'prevalent from ages' is incorrect. Use 'has been prevalent' (present perfect) to indicate a state continuing up to now and 'for ages' to indicate a long period. Also add a comma before a nonrestrictive place name. Suggestion: use 'has been prevalent for ages' to express long-term prevalence.
× So it is made with wheat and it is served along with pulses and some garlic chutney.
✓ It is made from wheat and served with pulses and garlic chutney.
Use 'made from' or 'made of' for the primary ingredient; 'served with' is preferred over 'served along with' for conciseness. Remove redundant 'it is' and 'some' for natural phrasing. Suggestion: simplify sentences by removing unnecessary words and use standard collocations: 'made from wheat' and 'served with'.
× As a young kid, I used to like sweets a lot and I used to eat sweets so much so that my doctor said that I have I'll have to control eating sugar because it is affecting my health, but I also used to like spicy things.
✓ As a child, I used to like sweets a lot and ate so many that my doctor said I would have to cut down on sugar because it was affecting my health, but I also liked spicy foods.
Mixed and incorrect tense/modal usage: 'said that I have I'll have' is ungrammatical. Use 'said I would have to' to report a past statement. Use past continuous/simple appropriately: 'used to' indicates past habitual action; follow with past simple 'ate' and 'was affecting'. Also 'spicy things' -> 'spicy foods' is more natural. Suggestion: keep past time references consistent and avoid mixing present/future forms when reporting past speech.
× It is very obvious that I eat different types of food and different periods of the year.
✓ It is very obvious that I eat different types of food at different times of the year.
The phrase 'and different periods of the year' is ungrammatical and likely intended as 'at different times of the year.' Use the preposition 'at' with 'times' to indicate occasions. Suggestion: replace incorrect phrase with 'at different times of the year'.
× It depends basically on the weather.
✓ It basically depends on the weather.
Word order is awkward. Place adverb 'basically' before the verb phrase for natural English. Suggestion: position adverbs close to the verb they modify: 'basically depends'.
× It's if it's winter, we'll eat more soups and if it is summer we'll have more cold drinks during the rainy season.
✓ If it's winter, we eat more soups; if it's summer, we have more cold drinks; and during the rainy season we eat different foods.
Original sentence mixes tenses and has confusing structure. Use conditional clauses consistently. For habitual actions use present simple 'we eat'/'we have' rather than future 'we'll'. Also separate ideas for clarity and finish the rainy-season clause with a clear verb. Suggestion: use present simple for habitual seasonal habits and separate clauses with punctuation.
× No, my favorite food hasn't changed in a while. Uh, since my childhood.
✓ No, my favorite food hasn't changed since my childhood.
Fragment 'in a while. Uh, since my childhood.' is redundant and creates a sentence fragment. Combine ideas: 'hasn't changed since my childhood.' Suggestion: avoid sentence fragments and unnecessary filler words.
× That's the only thing I love. That's Dalbati.
✓ That's the only thing I love: Dal bati.
These two short sentences can be combined for fluency and correct naming 'Dal bati' spaced. Use a colon or restructure into a single sentence. Suggestion: combine short related sentences to improve flow.
× There were phases where I liked other foods as well, but if I have to eat something that is the only one thing that I can eat for my whole life, it would be it.
✓ There were phases when I liked other foods as well, but if I had to choose one thing to eat for my whole life, it would be Dal bati.
Problems: use 'when' rather than 'where' for time, conditional structure should be second conditional 'if I had to choose' for hypothetical present/future, and phrasing 'the only one thing' is awkward—use 'one thing'. Replace 'it would be it' with the specific dish name. Suggestion: use correct conditional form for hypothetical situations and clearer phrasing.