POST 4: WILD ANIMALS AND PETS / A MEAL OR FOOD YOU REALLY LIKE

 Today you can choose from two very interesting topics: 

Possible topic N°1

Animals. Please read the instructions carefully and make sure you read my sample post to get some ideas:

ANIMALS AND PETS

Some people are animal lovers, others use and abuse animals. Some people can't live without their pet animals, others raise animals to make a living.  I like pets, but I don´t like the idea of having animal hair all over my home.

 I got my first dog, which I still remember after all these years, when I was around six, and I was very fond of another dog we had when I was a teenager but, even though I would like to have a dog now, my flat is not big enough.

 I absolutely disagree with animal mistreatment. I think animals can only be used for medical research as long as they are not hurt in any way. With regard to keeping animals in zoos, I used to think that it was a reprehensible practice. However, I’ve changed my mind now that I know that, in some cases, the captive animals have been saved from a certain death and would surely die if they were set free now.

 People who have a dog should be responsible owners and take the necessary precautions so their pet won’t hurt another animal or person. I was bitten by dogs twice when I was young, and it was no fun at all.

According to the Chinese astrology I was born under the year of the dog, and if I had to be born again an animal, I would probably choose a dog because they are loyal, friendly, intelligent and fun to be around. Do you know what animal you are according to the Chinese Zodiac?

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Here you have some questions to help you write your post. You don’t have to answer all the questions, just choose 1 or 2 from each group.
1
Do you consider yourself an animal lover?
Did you use to have a pet when you were a kid?
2
Do you have a pet now? If so, tell us about it. If not, would you like to have one?
3
What animal do you think makes the best pet? Why?
Do you know someone who owns an unusual pet?
4
Which animal are you according to the Chinese astrology?
What animal would you like  to be?
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Remember that the word count today is  140-150.
Be sure to write comments on  three of your classmates' posts.

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Possible topic N° 2

A MEAL OR FOOD YOU REALLY LIKE

-What is it? (describe it)  /  How is it made?

-Why do you like it so much?

-How does it impact your health? Do you have a healthy diet?

-Do you have any cooking abilities?

Remember that the word count today is  140-150.
Be sure to write comments on  three of your classmates' posts.

Useful vocabulary

It's a kind of...

It consists of ...

It's made of...

In order to make it you need / the ingredients are

You can make it by  ............ing

Then you add ....  =   The .............is added

Then you fry...     =    The ............ is fried

it's good       for you     / for your health  /  healthy     / for your bones

it's bad         for you    / for your health   / unhealthy  / for your skin

-I can cook  (very) well  /  I know how to cook...  / I'm good at cooking

1) Food can be...  nice sweet tender cheap sour fresh lean light raw bland delicious

expensive bittersweet sweet-and-sour bitter disgusting awful traditional popular boring heavy oily greasy healthy

good for your health bad for your health dry tasty juicy salty spicy hot horrible bad smelling quick to prepare old fashioned