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Describe your favourite food that you like to eat?with opinions and examples.

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Introduction
Food provides nutrition that meets our body’s requirements and contains a variety of components.
Body paragraph 1
I like many
favourite
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 foods, depending on the season, the temperature, and my mood. My
favourite
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 Asian dish is Maqluba, and my
favourite
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 Western dish is a beef burger.
Body paragraph 2
The Asian dish, especially Maqluba, consists of many
ingredients
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, including rice, tomato, eggplant, pepper, and meat or chicken, mixed with the right amount of oil and spices.
On the other hand
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, Western cuisine,
such
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 as a beef burger, consists of about 100 grams of meat, lettuce, spices, tomato, and other
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, all wrapped in a sandwich.
Body paragraph 3
The Maqluba can be made easily by boiling the rice for 15 minutes and frying the other
ingredients
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 for 20-30 minutes,
then
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 layering all
ingredients
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 in a suitable container and flipping it over in a tray for a pleasing appearance. A beef burger can be prepared easily by grilling the meat over the coals for about 15 minutes, adding other
ingredients
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, and shaping it into a sandwich.
Conclusion
In conclusion, every
favourite
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 food has its own way of being prepared with a special technique of a particular cook.

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task response
Give a clear choice at the start. You name two foods, so the reader may not know which one is your favourite. Choose one food, or say clearly that you like both for different reasons.
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Add more of your own opinion. Explain why you love the food: for example, its taste, smell, family time, or a happy memory.
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Use one real example. You could say when you last ate Maqluba, who made it, and how you felt. This will make your answer more personal and clear.
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The cooking steps are clear, but they take too much space. Use some of this space to explain why the food is special to you.
coherence and cohesion
Your answer has a clear order: opening, two main parts, and ending. Keep this good shape, but make each paragraph focus on one main point.
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Use simple links to show the ideas better, such as “First,” “Also,” “For example,” “Because of this,” and “Finally.”
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The last part does not fully match the main idea. End by saying again why Maqluba or the beef burger is your favourite, not only how food is made.
coherence and cohesion
Avoid moving back and forth between two foods. You can write one paragraph about Maqluba and one short paragraph about why you also enjoy burgers, or focus on only one dish.
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You give clear details about the food parts and how each dish is made.
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Maqluba is a good, personal food choice, and it helps the reader learn about your taste.
coherence and cohesion
Your paragraphs are in a sensible order, and the reader can follow the main idea.
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You use helpful comparison words, such as “On the other hand,” to show the two dishes are different.
Fully explain your ideas

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  • Paragraph 1 - Introduction
    • Sentence 1 - Background statement
    • Sentence 2 - Detailed background statement
    • Sentence 3 - Thesis
    • Sentence 4 - Outline sentence
  • Paragraph 2 - First supporting paragraph
    • Sentence 1 - Topic sentence
    • Sentence 2 - Example
    • Sentence 3 - Discussion
    • Sentence 4 - Conclusion
  • Paragraph 3 - Second supporting paragraph
    • Sentence 1 - Topic sentence
    • Sentence 2 - Example
    • Sentence 3 - Discussion
    • Sentence 4 - Conclusion
  • Paragraph 4 - Conclusion
    • Sentence 1 - Summary
    • Sentence 2 - Restatement of thesis
    • Sentence 3 - Prediction or recommendation

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