JAPANESE

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As we mentioned in Japanese Lesson 1, Katakana alphabets are mainly used for foreign language words such as names and words that have been borrowed from other languages such as "compu-taa" (computer). The Japanese language does not have as many sounds as the English language so, when creating a name in Katakana for instance, the name must be sound out to the closest Japanese equivalent.
All Katakana alphabets are divided into three groups. Shown below are three katakana charts for 3 katakana groups. Please note that 3rd katakana group (i.e. 3rd Katakana Chart) is made of combination letters.

Greetings in Japanese

Greetings in japanese language are either 'formal' or 'friendly'. Talking in 'friendly' version of language in formal cases are not considered good. Though the vice versa is not true. Formal japanese can be used in friendly cases. Given below are all formal japanese language.

Study JAPANESE

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Japanese Lessons

We have divided our 'Free Learn Japanese' course into lessons. Please start from the first Japanese lesson and proceed to the next Japanese lesson only when you have thoroughly understood and learned the previous Japanese lesson:
Basic Japanese
Lesson 1 : Hiragana - Learn the Japanese alphabets.
Lesson 2 : Katakana - Another set of Japanese alphabets.
Lesson 3 : Learn Basic Japanese - Greeting and introducing yourself.
Lesson 4 : Japanese Vocabulary - Minimal set of Japanese vocabulary to start with.
Lesson 5 : Basic Japanese Grammar - Minimal set of Japanese grammar.
Lesson 6 : Basic Kanji - Learn some basic kanji.
Lesson 7 : Basic Japanese Sentences - Small Japanese sentences to start with.
Lesson 8 : Introduction in Japanese - Introducing somebody in a party.
Lesson 9 : Japanese at Restaurant - How to speak japanese in a restaurant.
Lesson 10 : Asking Directions in Japanese - What words to use while asking directions in japanese.

Hiragana

The first step in learn japanese language is to learn the japanese alphabets. Alphabets listed below in the table are called hiragana alphabets or hiragana characters. Japanese language also consists of Chinese characters called Kanji, which we will discuss later, and another japanese alphabet set called katakana, which is used for foreign language words. Katakana will be covered in the next lesson.

There are 5 vowels in the Japanese language:
[ a ] pronounced as "aa"
[ i ] pronounced as "ee" or as "e" in "eat"
[ u ] pronounced as "oo" in "soon"
[ e ] pronounced as "e" in "elk"
[ o ] pronounced as "o" in "more"
All Hiragana characters end with one of these vowels, with the exception of [ n ]. The only "consanent" that does not resemble that of English is the Japanese "r". It is slightly "rolled" as if it were a combination of a "d", "r", and "l".


Hiraganas are divided into three groups. Shown below are three hiragana charts for 3 hiragana groups. Please note that 3rd hiragana group (3rd Hiranaga Chart) is made of combination letters.

Exceptions:

[ha] is pronounced "wa" when it is immediately follows the subject. It is usually only pronounced "ha" when it is a part of a word.

[he] is pronounced "e" when it immediately follows a place or direction. Both of these are very simple to detect

IELTS essay

People work because they need money to live. What are some other reasons that people work? Discuss one or more of these reasons. Use specific examples and details to support your answer.

I think there are two types of people. The first type is people who work for money, another type is people who work for self-realization. I state my position on the following points.

First of all, people who work for self-realization like their job. Money is not important for them, they need satisfaction. I believe that this kind of people makes our evolution and history. They aspire after new inventions and discoveries overcoming all obstacles on their ways. I think that these people are very interesting because they know a lot, read many books and have their own life experience. Of course they need money for some essential needs such as food and cloth, but they do not need them for luxury houses or expensive furnishings. Many scientists are people who devote their lives to new knowledge and discoveries.

Second of all, I believe that people need self-realization. It gives them opportunity to contribute in world's history and share their knowledge and experience with other people. I think it helps them to realize that they are needed by humankind and will not be forgotten. This is priceless.

To sum up, I think that people's aspiration after self-realization is the main reason why we have now good medicine, different means of communications, many devices to make our lives easier, etc.


Some people spend their entire lives in one place. Others move a number of times throughout their lives, looking for a better job, house, community, or even climate. Which do you prefer: staying in one place or moving in search of another place? Use reasons and specific examples to support your opinion.

It seems like world is becoming smaller and smaller almost by the minutes. When I was a child I could not imagine to meet someone from another part of the planet. However, now I have a few friends from Africa, I can meet many Chinese people on the streets, have dinner at a Mexican restaurant, buy some delicious cookies at a cafe run by the French. It is really wonderful and amazing to see people from all over the world, communicate and work with them. I agree with those people who move a number of times throughout their lives. However, I believe that people who spend their entire lives in one place have many advantages too. First of all, I will focus on the reasons why I support the idea about moving and then I will move on to analyzing the opportunities that people have staying at one place.

Personally, I think that the first and most obvious reason to move from one place to another is to see the world. Of cause, this can be obtained by traveling. Nevertheless, traveling does not give the opportunity to immersed into traditions, customs and just the way of life of the country. It is like seeing beautiful looking boots on a show-window and does not try them on to see if they are comfortable.

The second reason for moving is the opportunity to gain new experience and knowledge. One can meet new people and new friends, extend one's range on interests. Also, one can find a better job, life conditions and even climate. For example, my husband like warm and sunny weather. So his dream is to live here in Texas a half of the year and move to Australia for another half of the year to catch warm months. One more example, my aunt does not feel good in sultry and humid weather. So she had to move several times to find a place where she feels comfortable.

From the other side, this way of life has some disadvantages. For instance, it is difficult to make a good career if one is constantly moving. Of cause, it does not concern celebrities on their tours. Also, it is not good for children because they will have to change their schools a few times.

Staying in one place has a plenty of advantages too. I must confess that I am closer to the people who do not move much. I prefer to have a permanent home with my old and favorite things, have a dog and a beautiful view from the window.

In conclusion, I think that every person is always looking for something better than he already has. So, if people live in one place through their entire lives it means that they are looking for something else.

IELTS essays

Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? There is nothing that young people can teach older people. Use specific reasons and examples to support your position.

I have to totally disagree with the statement that there is nothing that young people can teach older people. For several reasons, which I will mention bellow, I think that young people can teach older people many things.

First of all, young people intend to learn new things faster. They faster learn new technologies. Second of all, young people are more motivated. They aspire to succeed and make a good career, which requires good knowledge and experience. So, they try to get more knowledge and experience from different sources like Internet, books, newspaper, magazines and of cause from conversations with other people. In addition to this young people bring many fresh ideas to the team they are working in. For example, when my friend was hired as a software developer he surprised everybody with his energy, a bunch of new and fresh ideas about what could be done to improve the process. He was the youngest person in the team but everybody listened to him and it was like a fresh air, an impulse, which made everyone work harder.

Finally, young people often know more about new technologies. For example, my husband is 26 years old and he is a good professional in software development. So, he is often asked to read a lecture for different companies and audience. Needless to say, the majority of people who attend those lectures are older than my husband.

To sum up, I think that young people have many things to teach older people. Moreover, I think that people from every generation have something to learn from each other. People learn trough their entire lives from books that hold the experience and the history of previous generations as well as from their own experience and experience of the younger people.



Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? With the help of technology, students nowadays can learn more information and learn it more quickly. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.

From my everyday experience and observation I can state several factors, which defend the statement that with the help of technology, students nowadays can learn more information and learn it more quickly.

First of all, the latest inventions of humankind dramatically improved our life. Nowadays we can move from one place to another more quickly, we do not spend much time cooking, we have many different recourses of information and means of communication. So, our life now is more dynamic and changeable. During our day we receive a huge amount of information and process it. Students at the same time have more resources to get information they need. They can go to a library, the nearest bookstore, or borrow it from a friend or even download it from an Internet. I think It is great. Instead of waiting for one's turn to get a book in a library, one can print it from a file downloaded earlier. The great thing about it that one can print only those pages he is interested in and also make marks on the pages to mark important ideas.

Another important aspect of this is the advantages of using computer the greatest invention of the last century. Students do not have to spend their time by writing and re-writing many papers. It is really time-consuming. They just type information in and may use many useful features such as "copy", "past", "delete", "save", etc. Also, sometimes students do not have to write down lectures because they already have them on their computers.

Internet plays an important role in our life now. We can communicate with the people who are on another part of the planet. We also can get the latest news very quickly. People can ask for a piece of advice or find different kinds of information on the Internet. Students can get their degree on-line, register for classes, communicate with professors, take tests and even listen to a lecture.
I think the great part in it that students may more effectively arrange their time. They can get their task by e-mail and stay home to do it. It really saves time and make studying more fun especially if a person has to work in order to pay his or her tuition.

To summarize, I think that many last inventions improved students' life and allowed them to concentrate more on studying.


People remember special gifts or presents that they have received. Why? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.

Receiving gifts is always very exciting. I think that all people like to receive presents from their relatives, friends, co-workers, etc. Personally, I am sure that a person does not remember all gifts he has received because it is impossible. However, I know that all people remember a few gifts that were special. Why people remember those special gifts?

First of all, I believe that people remember special gifts because they were from very close and dear people. For example, I remember my parents presented me a ring when I was sixteen years old. It was not an expensive ring but it was very valuable for me and when I left my home and moved to another city I often looked at that ring and felt like my parents were somewhere near me. I felt their support and understanding. It is like people who are close to us give their small parts of their sole with that gift. They want us to remember them and they want to make us happy. These gifts are very valuable for people of all countries and nationalities.

Another reason why people remember special gifts because they were exactly what people wanted to have for a long time, but for some reasons, for example, they just could not afford those things, they did not buy them. So, when they receive those things as gifts it makes them very happy and they remember those moments for a long time. When I was a child my mother could not buy me a bicycle because we did not have enough money at that time. So, when my grandfather bought me my first bicycle it was the happiest moment in my life. Moreover, he personally taught me how to ride and I spent all my spare time after that event cycling.

To sum up, I think that people remember special gifts because they presented with love

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HARRY POTTER and THE DEADLY HALLOWS

Can you believe just one thing but a very important thing that I'm going to tell you now. I 'm having the seventh HARRY POTTER AND THE DEADLY HALLOWS on my arm. One of my friend has promised to lend it for me when her friend finishes it. I'M SO HAPPY .I'M SO LUCKY. Anyway I know that not everyone has the same lucky as me so I may give you some hints about Harry Potter VII now.........

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is the seventh and final book in the Harry Potter series of novels written by British author J. K. Rowling. The book was released on July 21, 2007, bringing to a close the series that started with the publication of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone 10 years previously in 1997. This last book chronicles the events directly following the previous book in the series, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2005), leading to the long-awaited final struggle between Harry Potter and his allies, and the ever-more-powerful and influential Lord Voldemort and his servants, the Death Eaters.
Deathly Hallows is published in the UK by Bloomsbury Publishing, in the USA by Scholastic Press, and in Canada by Raincoast Books. It was released globally in 93 countries. The book broke sales records becoming the fastest-selling book ever, selling more than eleven million copies in the first twenty-four hours following its release. The previous record, nine million in its first day, had been held by Half-Blood Prince.[1]
Before settling on "Deathly Hallows" as the title, Rowling also considered the titles "Harry Potter and the Elder Wand" and "Harry Potter and the Peverell Quest".

Epigraph

All the books in the Harry Potter series have dedications, but Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is the only book in the series to also have an epigraph. The epigraph consists of two quotes on the themes of death and friendship. The first quotation is a translation of a passage from The Libation Bearers by the 5th century BC Ancient Greek playwright Aeschylus.[3] The second quotation is from the work More Fruits of Solitude (1682) by William Penn, the Quaker author and founder of Pennsylvania.[4]

Plot

Leaving the Dursleys

The book opens with Lord Voldemort and his followers plotting to ambush Harry Potter, who is about to leave Privet Drive for the last time. Shortly before his protection at the Dursleys' home expires on his 17th birthday, the Order of the Phoenix move Harry and the Dursleys to separate safe locations. Before leaving, Dudley uncharacteristically expresses his gratitude to Harry for saving him from the Dementors.[HP5] Order members escort Harry, but despite using six Harry-lookalike decoys, the real Harry is identified en route and ambushed by Voldemort and his Death Eaters. Harry and the others narrowly escape to The Burrow, although Hedwig and Mad-Eye Moody are killed, and George Weasley's ear is severed by a glancing spell.
A few days later, the Minister of Magic, Rufus Scrimgeour arrives to give Harry, Ron Weasley, and Hermione Granger bequests from Albus Dumbledore's will: Ron is given Dumbledore's Deluminator, Hermione receives a book of fairy tales, and Harry inherits Godric Gryffindor's sword and the Snitch he caught in his first ever Quidditch match. The sword is withheld, however; Scrimgeour claims it is a historical artefact belonging to the Ministry.

Search for the Horcruxes

During Bill Weasley and Fleur Delacour's wedding reception, Kingsley Shacklebolt sends a Patronus warning that, "The Ministry has fallen. Scrimgeour is dead. They are coming." Death Eaters soon arrive. Harry, Ron, and Hermione escape by Disapparating and eventually take refuge at the deserted Black family home. While there, Harry notices that Sirius Black's late brother (and former Death Eater) Regulus has the same initials as the "R.A.B." who removed the locket Horcrux from the hidden sea cave.[HP6] Hermione recalls once seeing a locket at Grimmauld Place, and Harry sends Kreacher the House Elf to fetch Mundungus Fletcher, who admits he stole the locket and bribed Dolores Umbridge with it. Positive this is the Horcrux, they infiltrate the Ministry of Magic using Polyjuice Potion. They escape with the locket but are unable to destroy it.
When their hiding place at Grimmauld Place is discovered, the trio go on the run. After several months, they overhear that Gryffindor's sword has been secured in Bellatrix Lestrange's vault at Gringotts Bank, although the Ministry is unaware it is a replica; the real sword's whereabouts is unknown. Harry knows the sword can destroy Horcruxes and wants to search for it. Emotionally affected by carrying the locket, Ron fears for his family's safety and is frustrated that Harry has no real plan for finding either the sword or the Horcruxes and decides to leave. Harry and Hermione go to Godric's Hollow, hoping that Dumbledore hid the sword there. However, they are ambushed by Voldemort and his snake Nagini. During their escape, Hermione accidentally breaks Harry's wand.
One night, a doe-shaped Patronus appears near their camp and leads Harry to Gryffindor's real sword. As Harry tries to retrieve it from an icy pond, the locket Horcrux tightens around his neck, nearly strangling him. Aided by the Deluminator, Ron returns and rescues Harry and destroys the Horcrux with the sword. Ron warns them that Voldemort's name is now 'tabooed': anyone uttering breaks any magic protecting their location.

The Deathly Hallows

The trio go to Xenophilius Lovegood, Luna's father, to ask him about a symbol they have encountered several times. He tells them it represents the Deathly Hallows, three legendary objects that conquer death: the Elder Wand, Resurrection Stone, and Invisibility Cloak. Harry is convinced that his Invisibility Cloak is one of the Hallows. When the trio become suspicious about Luna's absense, Lovegood admits she was abducted by Death Eaters. Hoping she will be returned if he cooperates, he has alerted the Ministry that the trio are there, but they escape just as Death Eaters arrive.
Snatchers capture the trio at their camp after Harry inadvertently speaks Voldemort's name. They are imprisoned at Malfoy Manor, along with Luna Lovegood, Dean Thomas, Ollivander the wandmaker, and Griphook the goblin. Finding the sword among the trio's possessions, Bellatrix Lestrange suspects they have broken into her vault at Gringrotts Bank and tortures Hermione for information. Dobby apparates into the cellar to rescue the prisoners. Peter Pettigrew enters to investigate the noise. As Ron and Harry attack him, Pettrigrew chokes Harry. When Harry demands he repay his life debt,[HP3] Pettigrew loosens his grip, but is then murdered by his own silver hand in retribution. Harry and Ron rush upstairs to rescue Hermione, and Harry captures Bellatrix and Draco's wands. The group escapes by apparating with Dobby to Shell Cottage, Bill and Fleur Weasley's home, but Dobby has been fatally stabbed by Bellatrix.
While at the cottage, Ollivander confirms the Elder Wand's existence and says that wands can change their allegiance if the previous owners are defeated or disarmed. The trio plot with Griphook to infiltrate Gringotts, convinced another Horcrux is hidden in the Lestrange vault. Disguised with Polyjuice potion and aided by Griphook, the trio gain entry into the vault and retrieve Helga Hufflepuff's cup Horcrux; Griphook takes the sword, and the trio barely escape with the Cup. Voldemort now realises that his Horcruxes are being destroyed, and through his mental link with Harry, he unintentionally reveals that one is hidden at Hogwarts. Harry soon learns that Ravenclaw's Diadem is the Horcrux

The Battle of Hogwarts

The trio arrive in Hogsmeade. Aberforth Dumbledore, Albus' brother, helps them secretly enter Hogwarts. Harry alerts the staff to Voldemort's impending invasion. The Order of the Phoenix, Dumbledore's Army, and former Hogwarts students arrive as Voldemort's forces attack; as the fierce battle ensues, casualties mount, including Fred Weasley, Remus Lupin, Tonks and Colin Creevey. Harry remembers seeing the Diadem in the Room of Requirement and goes there to search for it. Meanwhile, Ron and Hermione enter the Chamber of Secrets to retrieve basilisk fangs to eliminate Horcruxes with; Hermione destroys Hufflepuff's Cup. In the Room of Requirement, the three are assaulted by Draco, Crabbe, and Goyle. But Crabbe mishandles the powerful Fiendfyre spell, killing himself and inadvertently destroying the Diadem.
Harry glimpses Voldemort's thoughts again. The trio sneak into the Shrieking Shack where they overhear Voldemort telling Snape that he believes Snape became the Elder Wand's master when he killed its former owner, Dumbledore.[HP6] Convinced that Snape's death will cause the wand's allegiance to pass to him, Voldemort orders Nagini to kill Snape, then leaves. As he is dying, Snape gives Harry his memories; they reveal that Snape was loyal to Dumbledore, motivated by his lifelong love for Harry's mother, Lily. Dumbledore, doomed to die after being cursed by Gaunt's ring Horcrux, had ordered Snape to kill him, if necessary, to spare Draco from fulfilling Voldemort's task. It was Snape who sent the doe Patronus to lead Harry to Gryffindor's sword. The memories also expose that Harry himself is a Horcrux; Voldemort cannot die while Harry lives.
Resigned to his fate, Harry goes alone to the Forbidden Forest where Voldemort awaits. The Snitch opens to reveal the Resurrection Stone. Harry summons the spirits of his parents, Sirius Black, and Remus Lupin, who provide comfort and accompany him Voldemort's camp. He then willingly allows Voldemort to strike him with the Avada Kedavra curse. Awakening in an otherworldly place, Harry is uncertain whether he is alive or dead. Albus Dumbledore appears and explains that, just as Voldemort cannot die while his soul fragment remains in Harry, Harry cannot be killed while his blood resides in Voldemort's body; however, Voldemort's soul fragment within Harry has been destroyed by the killing curse. Harry has the choice of "going on" or returning to the living world.
Harry revives, although he pretends to be dead and is carried to Hogwarts as a trophy by Voldemort's army. As the fighting breaks out again, Harry covers himself with the Invisibility Cloak. Neville pulls Gryffindor's sword from the Sorting Hat and beheads Nagini, destroying the final Horcrux. In the continuing battle, Molly Weasley fatally curses Bellatrix Lestrange to protect Ginny. As Harry and the Dark Lord confront one another, Harry knows that Voldemort does not command the Elder Wand. When Draco Malfoy disarmed Dumbledore on the Astronomy Tower, Draco unknowingly won the Elder Wand's allegiance; when Harry later captured Draco's own wand, he became the Elder Wand's new master. Voldemort casts Avada Kedavra as Harry simultaneously conjures Expelliarmus, but protecting its master, the Elder Wand rebounds Voldemort's curse, killing him.
After the battle, Harry visits Dumbledore's portrait. He tells the professor that he will keep the Invisibility Cloak, but to prevent anyone from reuniting the Deathly Hallows, the Resurrection Stone will be left where it was dropped in the Forbidden Forest, and the Elder Wand is to be returned to Dumbledore's tomb. If Harry dies undefeated, the Elder Wand's power will be extinguished with his death. Dumbledore nods his approval. Before placing the Elder Wand into the tomb, Harry uses it to repair his own wand.

Epilogue

Nineteen years later, Harry and Ginny Weasley have three children: James, Albus Severus and Lily. Ron and Hermione have two children named Rose and Hugo. The families meet at King's Cross station, where a nervous Albus is departing for his first year at Hogwarts. James is the eldest and already familiar with school while Lily will start in two years' time. Harry's nineteen-year-old godson, Teddy Lupin, is found kissing Victoire Weasley (Bill and Fleur's daughter) in a train compartment. Teddy is apparently very close to the Potters, with Harry remarking, "He already comes round for dinner about four times a week." Harry spots Draco Malfoy and his unnamed wife with their son Scorpius at the station; Malfoy acknowledges Harry with a curt nod, then turns away. Harry comforts Albus, who is worried he will be sorted into Slytherin, by telling him that his namesake, Severus Snape, was a Slytherin and probably the bravest man he ever met. Neville Longbottom is now the Hogwarts Herbology professor and is close friends with Harry. The book concludes with the words: "His scar had not hurt in nineteen years. All was well."

Marzipanned fruit cake

Preparation time less than 30 mins
Cooking time over 2 hours

Ingredients

This cake is a joy to make. Butter and sugar are beaten until fluffy, then eggs, citrus zest, fruits, flour, spices and ground almonds are beaten in. The mixture is baked until golden, then the cake wrapped and stored for decoration, fed from time to time with extra brandy. 100g/4oz crystallised pineapple 100g/4oz glacé cherries 50g/2oz crystallised ginger 175g/6oz candied peel, unchopped 200g/8oz sultanas 4 tbsp brandy or orange juice, plus extra brandy for feeding the cake once made 175g/6oz mixed shelled nuts such as brazils, almonds and hazelnuts 200g/8oz softened butter 200g/8oz golden caster sugar 4 eggs, beaten grated zest and juice of 1 orange 200g/8oz plain flour 5g/1tsp ground cinnamon 100g/4oz ground almonds you will need a deep 20cm/8in round cake tin

Method

1. Have ready a deep 20cm/8in round cake tin. Cut a double thickness strip of greaseproof paper: it should be 5cm/2in deeper than your cake tin and long enough to wrap round the tin with a slight overlap. Make a 2.5cm/1in crease along the long folded edge.

2. Cut out two rounds of greaseproof paper to fit the base of the tin (the easiest way to do this is to sit the tin on the double thickness paper and draw round with a pencil, then cut round the line).

3. Butter the base and sides of the tin and fit the long strip of paper around the inside. Put the rounds of paper in the base of the tin.

4. Pre-heat the oven to 150C/300F/Gas 2.

5. Chop the pineapple, quarter the cherries, chop the ginger and peel. Mix together all the fruit in a bowl and pour over the brandy or orange juice. Chop the nuts, but keep them separate.

6. In a large bowl, beat together the butter and sugar using a hand-held mixer or wooden spoon (about 3 minutes with a mixer or 5 minutes by hand) until light and fluffy.

7. Beat the eggs in a jug. Add to the creamed mixture a little at a time, beating after each addition. Do not worry if it curdles, this will not affect the cake.

8. Beat in the orange zest and juice, then add the soaked fruit and the liquid. Stir in the chopped nuts.

9. Set a sieve over the bowl. Tip the flour and cinnamon into the sieve and sift them into the bowl.

10. Tip in the ground almonds, then fold everything into the mixture using a large spoon or the mixer blades. There should be no traces of unmixed flour.

11. Spoon the cake mixture in to the prepared tin. Press down lightly and smooth the top with the back of a metal spoon.

12. Bake for 1 hour, then reduce to 140C/275F/Gas 1 and bake for 2-2½ hours until golden brown, firm to the touch and it has stopped singing (the hissing sound made during baking).

13. Feeding the cake with extra brandy after baking is a lovely old custom. Invert the cake when cold and make several holes in the base with a skewer. Spoon 30ml/2tbsp brandy over the holes so it soaks in. Re-wrap and feed at 1-2 weekly intervals until ready to ice.

Note:

To marzipan a cake, level the top of the cake by cutting if necessary and put upside down on the cakeboard. Pierce the cake a few times with a cocktail stick and drizzle with brandy. Heat apricot jam until boiling and spread around the sides and top of the cake. Dust your work surface with icing sugar and knead the marzipan until pliable. Roll out and cover the cake. Smooth into position and trim and neaten the base.

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Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? A zoo has no useful purpose. Use specific reasons and examples to explain your answer.

I think that the question about whether a zoo has no useful purpose is the one that is open for debate. It is a topical question nowadays. Some people believe that a zoo has an essential and cognitive purpose. However, other people believe that a zoo has no useful purpose and people should observe wild animals in their nature. Personally, I think that both options have their advantages. In the following paragraphs I will analyze these points and present my own view in favor of people who think that animals should not be kept in a zoo.

From the one side, a zoo has many benefits for people. First of all, children can learn about animals not only from books and TV programs but from actually watching them alive. They can see animals, touch them and even feed them. I think it is an amazing experience for a child. He gains more knowledge and experience from this "communication" with an animal. Second of all, a zoo is a perfect place for adults to see many animals that people are not able to see in their lives.

However, from the other side, I keep asking myself "What kind of benefits wild animals have from a zoo?". Unfortunately, I can not find any of them. I think that wild animals should live in their nature environment. Moreover, I think that we should observe them through TV programs sitting in our favorite chairs, or people who like danger should try to observe them in the native environment. I think that animals are not toys. I know that most zoos try to keep their animals in the environment which is close to their native, but they can not give them as much freedom as animals want to.

To sum up, I think that wild animals should not be kept in a zoo. Personally, I enjoy more watching "Discovery Channel" then watching a black bear who does not know where to hide from the scorching sun in a Texas zoo.



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