TOEFL Speaking Practice Draft -24- What is your favourite kind of food? Describe it and explain why it is your favourite.

What is your favourite kind of food? Describe it and explain why it is your favourite.
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I prefer homemade Indian Vegan Food. Vegetarian food comprising of green vegetables, salads, wheat and rice preparations contain all vitamins, carbohydrates etc needed for good health. I do like milk, curds, buttermilk and butter this white food gives enough calcium and some amount of fats. In difficult situations I may buy bread or bun and take it with butter, jam and milk. Those who want to lose weight can opt for toned milk. In addition pulses are a part of my dinner and lunch that give plenty of proteins. Foods made from animal products are too high in fats and result into obesity and overweight hence I avoid it. Nevertheless for a change I do take non-vegetarian food. Most importantly homemade food is a kind of custom made food that can be cooked according to individual’s taste and requirements under most hygienic conditions. Hence I prefer homemade vegan food for my regular diet.

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TOEFL Speaking Practice 10 – Where is a good place to have fun in your city or town? Describe this place and explain why it is fun.

Sayaji Baug is a garden located in my city Vadodara (erstwhile Baroda) in the state of Gujarat India. Sayaji Baug was dedicated to the citizens of Vadodara by Maharaja Sayaji Rao Gaekwad III in 1879. Maharaja Sayajirao III built Sayaji Baug, well known as Kamati Baug on the river Vishwamitri. The main attractions of this garden are Museum, Zoo, Aquarium and a Planetarium. In addition it has a huge Floral Clock and a Toy Train. It is a great fun to move around in the garden and watch site of the garden, watching wildlife animals and birds in the zoo, colourful fishes in the aquarium, beautiful floral clock and toy train. The planetarium conducts regular shows on planets. It is a great fun to see the stars so near to us. It is exciting to see children so excited on a ride of toy train. There is a Band Stand in this garden where music is played by the musicians and the visitors enjoy the instrumental music too. Sayaji Baug is a real great place for fun.

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“Zoo”

“Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? A zoo has no useful purpose. Use specific reasons and examples to explain your answer.
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It will be wrong to say that a zoo has no useful purpose. I shall elaborate on the purpose and usefulness of Zoos.

A zoo is also known as zoological garden or a zoological park. This is a facility in which animals are kept within enclosures and displayed to the public, and in those enclosures animals breed too. The term zoological garden refers to the biological discipline zoology, which derives from Greek. Most modern zoos display wild animals primarily for the conservation of endangered species and for educational and research purposes, and secondarily for the entertainment of visitors.

However many animal rights activists disapprove of zoos because they interpret zoos as human domination over animals and criticize their educational value as being superficial. Some animal welfare groups however do not reject the existence of zoos, but seek to remedy the unnatural and unhealthy conditions wherein captive animals’ live, particularly the problem of small cages and lack of environmental enrichment. Some zoos are unable to provide adequate food and care to their animals’ because of lack of funds. However many of the large and scientifically oriented institutions work to improve the animal enclosures, although constraints like size and expense makes it difficult to create ideal captive environments for some species.

Some zoos concentrate on aquariums and amusement parks. Aquariums are made for the water species like various kinds of fishes. Those fishes have variety of very attractive colors and designs that attracts everyone, especially children like it the most and feel delighted.

In conclusion the biggest usefulness of a zoo is the conservation of endangered species, secondly the breeding that prevents the extinction, thirdly the education and research work and last but least amusement and entertainment of the visitors and tourists that brings revenue to the nation.

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