Part 1
Examiner
What is your favourite food?
Candidate
My favorite food is milk rice and milk rice is traditional food in Sri Lanka. Milk rice make with coconut milk as well as I like eat milk rice with chicken Curry. It is amazing combination.
Examiner
What kind of food did you like when you were young?
Candidate
Actually I like every food, not one umm. But mainly I like rice and Curry because we I am Sri Lankan people so I usually eat rice and Curry three times on a day.
Examiner
Do you eat different foods at different times of the year?
Candidate
Yes, definitely, because I like to try different food like Indian, Chinese, Italian. So I try different foods many times of the year.
Examiner
Has your favourite food changed since you were a child?
Candidate
Yeah, it's definitely because I was a child. I like sweets, like candy, cotton candy, toffee, ice cream, like that.
What is your favourite food?
Score: 60.0Suggestion: Be more grammatical, concise and add a clear topic sentence and one supporting detail using linking words. Correct verb forms and use articles. For example, say what it is, how it’s made, and why you like it in two to three sentences.
Example: My favourite food is milk rice, a traditional Sri Lankan dish. It is made with rice cooked in coconut milk, and I usually eat it with chicken curry because the creamy rice pairs well with the spicy sauce.
What kind of food did you like when you were young?
Score: 55.0Suggestion: Start with a direct topic sentence and avoid hesitations. Use correct past tense when referring to childhood and improve grammar (subject-verb agreement, articles). Give one specific example or brief reason.
Example: When I was young, I mainly liked rice and curry. Because I grew up in Sri Lanka, I ate rice and curry almost every day, so I became very fond of that combination.
Do you eat different foods at different times of the year?
Score: 65.0Suggestion: Be more precise and give a specific example of seasonal or occasional foods, using linking words to connect ideas. Keep it concise and grammatical.
Example: Yes, I do. For example, during festivals I often try Indian sweets, and in summer I prefer lighter Chinese or Italian dishes, so I vary my meals throughout the year.
Has your favourite food changed since you were a child?
Score: 60.0Suggestion: Answer directly whether it has changed, use past and present tense correctly, and give a specific contrast with a brief reason. Avoid lists without explanation.
Example: Yes, my favourite food has changed. As a child I loved sweets such as candy and ice cream, but now I prefer traditional dishes like milk rice because I enjoy savory flavours more than sugary snacks.
× Milk rice make with coconut milk as well as I like eat milk rice with chicken Curry.
✓ Milk rice is made with coconut milk, and I like to eat milk rice with chicken curry.
The sentence lacks the correct passive form: 'make' should be past participle 'made' with auxiliary 'is' (passive voice). Also verb phrase 'like eat' is incorrect; English requires 'like to eat' or 'like eating'. Use of conjunction needs a comma and 'and' to connect two independent clauses. Suggestion: use passive structure 'is made' and 'like to eat' for correct verb forms and fluency.
× It is amazing combination.
✓ It is an amazing combination.
Missing indefinite article 'an' before a singular countable noun 'combination' and adjective 'amazing' modifies 'combination'. Add 'an' to make the noun phrase grammatical.
× Actually I like every food, not one umm.
✓ Actually I like all kinds of food, not just one.
'Every food' is unnatural; use 'all kinds of food' or 'all food'. Also add 'just' to express exclusivity. Keep present tense 'like' as the question asks about general preferences.
× But mainly I like rice and Curry because we I am Sri Lankan people so I usually eat rice and Curry three times on a day.
✓ But mainly I like rice and curry because I am Sri Lankan, so I usually eat rice and curry three times a day.
Several pronoun and noun issues: 'we I am Sri Lankan people' is incorrect—use 'I am Sri Lankan' or 'we are Sri Lankans'. 'People' is unnecessary. Capitalization of 'Curry' is wrong. Prepositional phrase should be 'three times a day' not 'on a day'. Suggestion: simplify to 'I am Sri Lankan, so I usually eat rice and curry three times a day.'
× So I try different foods many times of the year.
✓ So I try different foods many times throughout the year.
The phrase 'many times of the year' is unidiomatic. Use the prepositional phrase 'throughout the year' or 'at many times during the year'. This corrects preposition and noun phrase usage to sound natural.
× Yeah, it's definitely because I was a child. I like sweets, like candy, cotton candy, toffee, ice cream, like that.
✓ Yeah, definitely when I was a child I liked sweets, such as candy, cotton candy, toffee, and ice cream.
The first clause 'it's definitely because I was a child' is unclear and mixes tenses. For describing past preferences, use past tense 'liked'. Also replace 'like that' with 'such as' for examples. Suggestion: use 'when I was a child I liked...' and maintain past tense consistently.