In many countries, traditional foods are being replaced by international fast foods. This is having a negative effect on both families and societies. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
 
Recent decades have witnessed an obvious trend that international fast foods have gradually taken the place of traditional foods in many regions. Although fast foods may bring about some direct benefits in people's daily lives, I personally believe that these foods exert an adverse impact on both families and societies.
It is undeniable that international fast foods, such as hamburgers and fried chickens, have helped people save time for cooking and extricated them from a series of complicated cooking processes that are used in cooking traditional foods. This is especially true when we consider the fact that nowadays more and more people are participating in the labour market and undertaking an enormous amount of work. However, the negative effects induced by these fast foods should not be ignored, since they are, actually or potentially, detrimental to individuals and societies.
For families, one of the most direct influences induced by fast foods is that they worsen the quality of people's health. It is widely accepted that international fast foods have long been criticised as junk food because they contain a considerable number of calories with high level of heat and fat. If people get accustomed to eating these foods, they may be easily stricken with some severe chronic diseases, such as heart disease, high blood pressure, cancers and so forth. Therefore, these foods, to some extent, render people weak in combating diseases.
For societies, the introduction and the growing popularity of international fast foods, directly and indirectly, takes its toll on[对…不利] the protection of traditional culture. It is generally acknowledged that the culture of diets and foods is an indispensable part of traditional culture, which reflects the unique character of a nation. If local people prefer to eat fast foods rather than cook traditional foods, the recipes of traditional foods will gradually disappear. Consequently, local citizens may lose a sense of cultural identity and social belonging. Hence, this is unfavourable to the carrying forward【发扬】 of traditional culture.
To conclude, although international fast foods may provide people with some direct benefits, they pose a serious threat to people’s health and the preservation of traditional culture. Therefore, people should pay attention to the negative effects of these fast foods and properly change their diet structure.
考官评分：7，8，8，8  总分：7.5

词汇：
argumentation [,ɑːgjʊmen'teɪʃ(ə)n]  n. 论证；争论；辩论
traditional [trə'dɪʃ(ə)n(ə)l]  adj. 传统的；惯例的
replaced [rɪ'pleɪsd]  v. 取代；替换adj. 被替换的
negative ['negətɪv]  adj.；消极的
decade ['dekeɪd]  n. 十年
witness ['wɪtnɪs]  n. 证人vt. 目击；证明
obvious ['ɒbvɪəs]  adj. 明显的；显著的
take the place of   代替
region ['riːdʒ(ə)n]  n. 地区；范围
benefit ['benɪfɪt]  n. 利益，好处vt. 有益于
exert [ɪg'zɜːt]  vt. 运用，发挥
adverse ['ædvɜːs]  adj. 不利的；相反的
impact ['ɪmpækt]  vi. 影响n. 影响
undeniable [ʌndɪ'naɪəb(ə)l]  adj. 不可否认的
extricate ['ekstrɪkeɪt]  vt. 使解脱；解救；使游离
complicated ['kɒmplɪkeɪtɪd]  adj. 难懂的，复杂的
process ['prəʊses]  n. 过程，进行vt. 处理；加工
participate [pɑː'tɪsɪpeɪt]  vi. 参与，参加；分享
labour market  劳动力市场
enormous [ɪ'nɔːməs]  adj. 庞大的，巨大的
induce [ɪn'djuːs]  vt. 诱导；引起
potentially [pə'tɛnʃəli]  adv. 可能地，潜在地
detrimental [,detrɪ'ment(ə)l]  n. 有害的人（或物）；adj. 不利的；有害的
influence ['ɪnflʊəns]  n. 影响；vt. 影响；改变
get accustomed to  变得习惯于，习惯于
stricken with  被……折磨
render ['rendə]  vt.提出；以…回报vi. 给予补偿
to some extent  在一定程度上；在某种程度上
and so forth  等等
indirectly [,ɪndɪ'rek(t)lɪ]  adv. 间接地；迂回地
take its toll  造成损失
acknowledged [ək'nɒlɪdʒd]  v. 承认
generally ['dʒen(ə)rəlɪ]  adv. 通常；普遍地
indispensable [ɪndɪ'spensəb(ə)l]  n. 不可缺少之物；必不可少的人adj. 不可缺少的；绝对必要的
reflect [rɪ'flekt]  vt. 反映；表达；vi. 反射，映现；深思
disappear [dɪsə'pɪə]  vi. 消失；失踪；不复存在
consequently ['kɒnsɪkw(ə)ntlɪ]  adv. 因此；结果；所以
unfavourable [,ʌn'feivərəbl]  adj. 不利的；不适宜的；反对的
recipe ['resɪpɪ]  n. 食谱；
belonging [bɪ'lɒŋɪŋ]  n. 所有物；行李；附属物
pose a serious threat to 构成威胁
preservation [prezə'veɪʃ(ə)n]  n. 保存，保留
pay attention to  注意；重视
diet ['daɪət]  n. 饮食；食物；规定饮食