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ILETS SPEAKING PRACTICE

The Birthday Gift for My Girlfriend

It was on the 24th of May 2012 when she turned 24 of age that I gave her the gift. Before the d

day I promised her that I would surprised her with a wonderful and unexpected gift. By 11am

that day I rang her to come over my place. And when she did, she came straight to my room

which is right turn from the sitting room of my house that is very close the street. I asked her

to close her eyes and when she did I brought out the gift. Guess what? It was an I-phone 5.

The iphone is black in colour and 11.5 by 5.8 by 0.9cm of height, width and depth. It weighs

137g, a sensitive touch LED screen of 9.8cm diagonal and also a storage capacity of

12gigabtyes. Other crucial features of the phone are; 8 mega pixels camera for photo and

video recording, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connection, built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery

and it support so many softwares configuration. Apart its key function of making calls, it also

use for browsing, sending and receiving emails, playing music and movies online etc. Shewas so happy and said this was her best gift anyone has given her as a birthday gift. Then I

told her this was especially for you my queen.

The Subject I Like to Study

Ive studied so many different subjects right from my primary school days to tertiary level

and the subject I so much enjoy and have passion for it is Chemistry. Chemistry is basically

defined as the branch of science which study substance component, properties and

composition. This study of the substance involves the smallest component particles call

atoms to the bigger picture called elements and compounds, their reactions and formation indifferent perspective. I like chemistry and as well enjoy it because its basic principle is all

about chemical symbols, equations and formulae. I could remember the first twenty elements

in the periodic table of about a hundred and eighteen (118) elements in a sequential order

anytime anywhere up till date with the sentence He has little brain but cannot offer full nine

subjects must all stupid people stop calling a king or pope Christ. This is fantastic and

memory refreshing making chemistry at my finger tips.

Also, I enjoy chemistry because is all about nature and its substances. Specifically, chemical

reactions are significant and genuine ways to show how new substances are formed from two

or more atoms. Again, i so much have passion for science which chemistry is a core subject ineed to know as to put my sciences knowledge in the right order. Ive studied chemistry for

about 4 years from my high school to my A-level and i still want to study more of it if time

and chance allow. Chemistry has been an integral part of my career right from the day i chose

to become a chemical engineer and Ive enjoyed my career with the level of my Chemistry

understanding

The historic place I have visited-The Ogbonte shrine

The Ogbonte shrine is one of historic places i have visited back home. It has several spots of

different scaring looking images of African origin gods where the people of Agbadam dotheir sacrifices to their gods during the fishing festival which has been a tradition of the

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people from time immemorial and has been a visiting site for ages. Before i used to go there

only during the fishing festival celebration which is on the 1 st April of every year.

The Ogbonte shrine is located 150m from the town square and at the central of the

community which is not far from the Our saviours Christ army church that has the tallest

tower in the whole district.

Before now it used to be free entry and exit shrine for tourist however, at the moment it has

perimeter fence and a mighty gate and other modern facilities have been add to the Shrine to

make it wear a modern look of a combine shrine and museum. The Ogbonte shrine is an

interesting place to visit due to its cultural enrichment about the Agbadam and most tourist

said it has a similar cultural heritage the Fela shrine in the south west of the country.

The Teacher I Admire so much

The teacher i so much admire is Mr. John Nwosu of the St James High school of our days in

ogbonte. He was my integrated science teacher when i was in junior secondary classes and

double as my chemistry teacher when i was in the senior category. Mr. Nwosu is brilliant,

neat, handsome, responsible, focus and above all reliable. He teaches his subjects to the

understanding of everyone in my class which paid off as my school emerged as the best

integrated science school that year during the state quiz competition. Mr. Nwosu has taught

me integrated science for 3 years and chemistry for another three years in the same school.

Each time i remember Mr. Nwosu, i remember the first day he taught us how to remember

the first twenty elements in the periodic table with the sentence, He has little brain butcannot offer full nine subjects must all stupid people stop calling a king or pope Christ. He as

well taught me how to balance chemical equations for a given reactions which deepen my

interest for chemistry. Mr. Nwosu i will say is my motivator and at the same time a well

trained teacher of our time.

My First Item i bought in Malaysia

It was on the 28th of October 2006 when my school took all the new students on a shopping

tour around the city and the available shopping malls. The students were divided into three

groups of 45 and each group was in a different bus. We went to about five shopping mallsand the last one was called Mid Valley where I bought my first property- A wooden key

holder from a key holder shop that has an inscription of my name on it.

This item has been with me throughout my stay in Malaysia and even up til date. I use it to

hold all my keys together and i could remember each time i lost my keys on campus, the lost

and found department of my school IT would email me to come and get my keys due to the

name on it and as at then Im the only person on campus answering that name.

The key holder is very important to me because it reminds me my first time in Mid valley for

shopping and how long i have been in Malaysia.

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An interest or hobby that I enjoy

The hobby i enjoy so much is playing the talking drum during the Egbelegbe drum beat

competition every 1st day of the month in my ancestral home- Ogbonte. The talking drum was

made from a hollow palm tree of about 25cm long, 20cm diameter covered with a python

skin and the other opening end was about 10cm in diameter. The whole body is design with

cowrie shells of different colours that makes it look more traditional than you can ever

imagine.

The first time i saw the talking drum was when i was five and we went to the community

square to watch the Egbelegbe drum beat competition of the month of August. 5 persons of

different ages were given the chance to play the drum for 10mins each and best of them all

was the youngest guy among them and i told my cousin who went there with me that i would

join the competition next month.

Since then i have been participating in the competition each time am at home and i have been

declared the best drum beater in five consecutive times in a row. I like the Egbelegbe drum

because it is use to call the names of the 1st twelve rulers of our ancestral home and what each

of them stands for while they reign. And i enjoy it because it is part of our culture and history

as a people.

Also, anyone that wins the competition for twelve times would be given a traditional title that

would serves him throughout his life and his unborn generations which is what i really want

to achieve before any other person in my community.

The River I like

Among the features that are on the map and coat of arm of Nigeria, the River Niger is what i

like most. The river runs some miles from the South West to the central North where it meets

another river-River Benue that has it source from the North east. There is a confluence town-

lokoja where these two rivers meet and it has become a tourist site for time immemorial.At

thesame time

I like the river because one of the main sources of hydro-electric power plant has its water

source from the river. The water is fresh and gives less purification process before it can be

used by power plant