Part 1
考官
What is your favourite food?
考生
My favorite foods are meat dishes. For example, I really like grilled chicken with French fries because chicken is juicy and fries are crispy. My mom often cooks a family recipe. I also like a good steak, medium rare and well seasoned.
考官
What kind of food did you like when you were young?
考生
When I was young, I liked to eat sweet foods such as candies, popcorn and chocolate. For example, I really enjoyed to eat popcorn when I went to the cinema during the movie, and I also liked to eat a piece of special cake on birthdays.
考官
Do you eat different foods at different times of the year?
考生
No, I really don't. I usually eat similar meals throughout the year because it makes me daily life easier. However, in on a special occasions I usually eat something different. For example, on my birthday I try to eat a chocolate cake and other sweets.
考官
Has your favourite food changed since you were a child?
考生
Yes, it has. When I was a child, I used to eat a lot of meat and vegetables, for example, lettuce, tomato and carrot because my parents encouraged me to eat healthy food. However, as I grew older, I realized that I like sweets and I usually try to eat desserts.
What is your favourite food?
分數: 78.0建議: Tu respuesta es clara y natural, pero mejora la coherencia y evita repeticiones. Usa una oración temática directa, añade un enlace lógico entre ideas y proporciona un detalle más específico sobre sabores o condimentos. Por ejemplo, reduce redundancias (“I really like” aparece dos veces) y corrige pequeñas incorrecciones (usa singular/plural correctamente).
範例: I enjoy meat dishes, especially grilled chicken and steak. For example, grilled chicken with lemon and rosemary is juicy and pairs well with crispy French fries, while a medium-rare, well-seasoned steak has a rich, smoky flavor. My mom’s family recipe for the chicken makes it especially flavorful.
What kind of food did you like when you were young?
分數: 74.0建議: La respuesta es adecuada pero contiene errores gramaticales y cierta repetición. Evita estructuras incorrectas como “enjoyed to eat” y utiliza conectores para dar fluidez. Añade un detalle específico (qué tipo de cake o sabor) para enriquecer la respuesta.
範例: As a child I preferred sweet treats, like candy, chocolate and buttered popcorn. For example, I always loved salty butter popcorn at the cinema, and my favorite birthday tradition was a slice of homemade chocolate cake.
Do you eat different foods at different times of the year?
分數: 68.0建議: La idea está clara pero la respuesta tiene errores de gramática y pequeñas frases redundantes. Corrige errores como “makes me daily life easier”, “in on a special occasions” y evita respuestas demasiado cortas al inicio; en lugar de un simple “No”, ofrece una oración temática completa y usa conectores para explicar excepciones.
範例: Generally I eat similar meals year-round because it simplifies my daily routine. However, on special occasions I choose different foods; for instance, I have chocolate cake and other sweets for my birthday.
Has your favourite food changed since you were a child?
分數: 72.0建議: Buena estructura general pero mejora la precisión y la coherencia de las ideas. Evita frases vagas como “I usually try to eat desserts” (contradictoria) y usa conectores para contrastar claramente el pasado y el presente. Añade ejemplos concretos de postres y explica por qué cambió tu preferencia.
範例: Yes, it has changed. As a child I ate lots of meat and vegetables—like lettuce, tomatoes and carrots—because my parents encouraged healthy eating. Now I prefer sweeter foods; for example, I often choose ice cream or a slice of cake for dessert because I enjoy treating myself.
× My favorite foods are meat dishes.
✓ My favorite food is meat dishes.
You used plural 'foods' while referring to a general category or preference as singular; say 'favorite food' when naming a type of food. Suggestion: use 'My favorite food is meat dishes' or rephrase 'My favorite foods are meat dishes and desserts.' However, note that 'food' as a category is often used singularly when stating a favorite type.
× For example, I really like grilled chicken with French fries because chicken is juicy and fries are crispy.
✓ For example, I really like grilled chicken with French fries because the chicken is juicy and the fries are crispy.
Missing definite articles before 'chicken' and 'fries' when speaking about specific items; use 'the' to refer to the food items being described. Suggestion: include 'the' to clarify you mean that preparation.
× My mom often cooks a family recipe.
✓ My mom often cooks a family recipe.
This sentence is correct grammatically; no change needed. No third-person singular error because 'cooks' correctly matches 'my mom'. (Provided for completeness.)
× I also like a good steak, medium rare and well seasoned.
✓ I also like a good steak, medium-rare and well seasoned.
Hyphenation improves clarity for compound adjective 'medium-rare'. No plural error, but punctuation/formatting improves correctness. Suggestion: hyphenate compound adjectives before nouns.
× When I was young, I liked to eat sweet foods such as candies, popcorn and chocolate.
✓ When I was young, I liked eating sweet foods such as candy, popcorn and chocolate.
After 'liked' both 'to eat' and 'eating' are grammatically possible, but 'liked eating' is more natural here. Also 'candies' is plural but 'candy' as an uncountable general category is more natural. Suggestion: use 'liked eating' and 'candy' for general preference.
× For example, I really enjoyed to eat popcorn when I went to the cinema during the movie, and I also liked to eat a piece of special cake on birthdays.
✓ For example, I really enjoyed eating popcorn when I went to the cinema during the movie, and I also liked eating a piece of special cake on birthdays.
After verbs like 'enjoy' and 'like' use the gerund (-ing) form rather than 'to' infinitive for natural English. Suggestion: replace 'to eat' with 'eating'. Also 'a piece of special cake' might be better as 'a piece of a special cake' or 'a special piece of cake' depending on intended meaning.
× No, I really don't. I usually eat similar meals throughout the year because it makes me daily life easier.
✓ No, I really don't. I usually eat similar meals throughout the year because it makes my daily life easier.
Incorrect possessive pronoun: 'me daily life' should be 'my daily life'. Also word order: 'makes my daily life easier' is correct. Suggestion: use 'my' for possession.
× However, in on a special occasions I usually eat something different.
✓ However, on special occasions I usually eat something different.
Extra preposition 'in' is incorrect and 'a' with plural 'occasions' is wrong. Use 'on special occasions' (no 'a') for plural. Suggestion: remove 'in' and 'a' when using 'occasions' plural.
× For example, on my birthday I try to eat a chocolate cake and other sweets.
✓ For example, on my birthday I try to eat chocolate cake and other sweets.
'A chocolate cake' is acceptable but if you mean the food in general, omit 'a'. No serious grammatical error with participle form; this correction makes the sentence more natural. Suggestion: choose article based on whether you mean a whole cake ('a') or cake in general (no article).
× Yes, it has. When I was a child, I used to eat a lot of meat and vegetables, for example, lettuce, tomato and carrot because my parents encouraged me to eat healthy food.
✓ Yes, it has. When I was a child, I used to eat a lot of meat and vegetables, for example, lettuce, tomatoes and carrots, because my parents encouraged me to eat healthy food.
List items should agree in number; when listing vegetables in general, use plurals: 'lettuce' can be uncountable but 'tomatoes and carrots' should be plural. Also add a comma before 'because' for clarity. Suggestion: pluralize countable nouns when referring generally.
× However, as I grew older, I realized that I like sweets and I usually try to eat desserts.
✓ However, as I grew older, I realized that I liked sweets and I usually try to eat desserts.
Tense consistency: after 'as I grew older, I realized' (past) the following clause should align in tense; using past 'liked' fits reported change. Alternatively, if expressing current preference, keep 'I like sweets' and adjust the first clause to present. Suggestion: maintain consistent timeline by matching tenses.