Part 1
Examiner
What is your favourite food?
Candidate
My favorite food is pizza because I think it's tasty and versatile. I can choose the different toppings. You can generate a variety of flavors. Whenever I traveled, I will always choose to go to the local pizza shop and buy a pizza because I think different places have distinguished tastes.
Examiner
What kind of food did you like when you were young?
Candidate
When I was a child, I preferred pizza because it was tasty and versatile. I could try different toppings like pepperoni or mushrooms to change the flavors. It was also good ways to share with my friends so every party would eat pizza and to bound our relationship.
Examiner
Do you eat different foods at different times of the year?
Candidate
Absolutely. I try to eat certain fruits and vegetables at specific seasons. For example, bamboo shoes is particularly suitable to eat in the spring when they will get fresher. So I prefer to eat them every time because I think it's a good way to stay healthier and fresher.
Examiner
Has your favourite food changed since you were a child?
Candidate
When I was a child, I prefer sweets like chocolates and candies, but when I grow older, I switch my taste to mandarins and Japanese food because I think this cuisine is much healthier. What's more, I also want to explore the new cuisines for like sushi and scream veg.
What is your favourite food?
Score: 72.0Suggestion: Be more natural and consistent in tense and person, avoid repetition, and use linking words to connect ideas. Start with a clear topic sentence, then add one or two specific supporting details (e.g., favourite toppings or a memorable place). Keep answers within 3–4 sentences and use precise vocabulary (e.g., "distinctive" instead of "distinguished").
Example: I love pizza because it is tasty and very versatile. For example, I enjoy a simple Margherita at home but try regional toppings like spicy chorizo when I travel. Because of this variety, I often visit local pizzerias to taste their distinctive flavours.
What kind of food did you like when you were young?
Score: 66.0Suggestion: Correct grammar (tense and plural/singular), avoid awkward phrases, and be more specific about memories. Use linking words (e.g., "also," "for example") to connect points. Limit to 2–4 sentences and replace vague phrases like "to bound our relationship" with clear expressions such as "to bring us together."
Example: As a child, I loved pizza because it was fun to share. For example, at birthday parties we ordered pepperoni or mushroom pizzas, which made it easy for everyone to try different slices and brought us closer as friends.
Do you eat different foods at different times of the year?
Score: 58.0Suggestion: Fix vocabulary errors (e.g., "bamboo shoots" not "bamboo shoes"), use clearer sentence structure and more precise reasons. Give one specific seasonal example and explain why it matters. Use linking words like "for example" and "because."
Example: Yes, I do. I eat seasonal fruits and vegetables because they taste fresher and are healthier. For example, I enjoy bamboo shoots in spring because they are crisp and abundant then, so I include them in soups and stir-fries to stay healthy.
Has your favourite food changed since you were a child?
Score: 52.0Suggestion: Correct grammar (use past tense for childhood, present perfect or present for changes) and fix vocabulary mistakes (e.g., "sushi and green vegetables" not "scream veg"). Be concise: state the change, give a reason, and give one example. Use linking words such as "however" or "now" to show contrast.
Example: I used to prefer sweets like chocolates, but now I prefer mandarins and Japanese food because I find it healthier. For example, I often eat sushi and steamed green vegetables rather than sugary snacks.
× I can choose the different toppings.
✓ I can choose different toppings.
The definite article 'the' is unnecessary before a general plural noun here. Use 'different toppings' to speak generally. Suggestion: remove 'the' when referring to non-specific plural nouns.
× You can generate a variety of flavors.
✓ They can generate a variety of flavors.
The sentence uses 'you' which changes the subject and is inconsistent with 'I' in the previous sentence. Use 'they' to refer to the toppings or choices mentioned earlier. Suggestion: keep pronouns consistent with the intended subject.
× Whenever I traveled, I will always choose to go to the local pizza shop and buy a pizza because I think different places have distinguished tastes.
✓ Whenever I travel, I always choose to go to the local pizza shop and buy a pizza because I think different places have distinct tastes.
Mixed tenses: 'traveled' (past) with 'will always choose' (future). The question asks about general habit, so use present simple 'travel' and 'always choose'. Also 'distinguished' is incorrect in this context; use 'distinct' to mean different. Suggestion: use present simple for habitual actions and choose correct adjective.
× When I was a child, I preferred pizza because it was tasty and versatile.
✓ When I was a child, I preferred pizza because it was tasty and versatile.
This sentence is correct in tense and requires no change. It uses past tense appropriately to describe a childhood preference.
× I could try different toppings like pepperoni or mushrooms to change the flavors.
✓ I could try different toppings like pepperoni or mushrooms to change the flavors.
This sentence is grammatically acceptable: 'could try' correctly expresses past ability or possibility. No change needed.
× It was also good ways to share with my friends so every party would eat pizza and to bound our relationship.
✓ It was also a good way to share with my friends, so at every party we would eat pizza and strengthen our bonds.
Errors: 'good ways' should be singular 'a good way' to match 'It was'; 'to bound our relationship' is incorrect collocation—use 'strengthen our bonds' or 'bond with each other'. Also rearranged clause for clarity and added 'at' for occasions. Suggestion: use correct singular/plural and idiomatic expressions.
× For example, bamboo shoes is particularly suitable to eat in the spring when they will get fresher.
✓ For example, bamboo shoots are particularly good to eat in the spring when they are fresher.
Multiple errors: 'bamboo shoes' is a misspelling of 'bamboo shoots'; subject-verb agreement: use plural 'are'; 'suitable to eat' is awkward—'good to eat' or 'best to eat' is more natural; 'will get fresher' is incorrect for seasonal freshness—use present simple 'are fresher'. Suggestion: correct vocabulary, agree subject and verb, and use present simple for general seasonal statements.
× So I prefer to eat them every time because I think it's a good way to stay healthier and fresher.
✓ So I prefer to eat them every season because I think it's a good way to stay healthy and fresh.
Word choice and collocation: 'every time' is vague—'every season' fits context; 'stay healthier and fresher' is awkward—use 'stay healthy and fresh'. Use positive adjectives rather than comparative when not comparing. Suggestion: choose precise time expressions and correct adjective forms.
× When I was a child, I prefer sweets like chocolates and candies, but when I grow older, I switch my taste to mandarins and Japanese food because I think this cuisine is much healthier.
✓ When I was a child, I preferred sweets like chocolates and candies, but as I grew older, I switched my taste to mandarins and Japanese food because I think that cuisine is much healthier.
Tense inconsistency: 'When I was a child' requires past tense 'preferred'; 'when I grow older' should be past 'as I grew older'; 'switch' should be past 'switched'. Also 'this cuisine' -> 'that cuisine' fits narrative. Suggestion: keep past tense consistently when describing past changes.
× What's more, I also want to explore the new cuisines for like sushi and scream veg.
✓ What's more, I also want to explore new cuisines, such as sushi and vegetarian dishes.
Errors and awkward phrasing: 'the new cuisines' is unnecessary—use 'new cuisines'; 'for like' is ungrammatical—use 'such as' or 'like'; 'scream veg' is likely a typo for 'scream veg' -> 'screaming veg' is odd, intended 'vegetarian dishes' or 'veg dishes'. Suggestion: use 'such as' for examples and correct noun phrases.