human are to blame for birds dwindling population.
human encroaching on bird’s territory
green zone in urban area such as parks ideal for birds.
farmland didn’t cover the whole planet. what’s m the ore, the agriculture technique improving and the less land is needed for farming.
birds making the most of these areas.
birds show resilient adaptations to live in the city
While the author of the reading passage expresses concern for the declining number of birds throughout the world, the professor in convinced that birds are in no danger at all in that their number are actually rising/ on the rise.
According to the reading, because the earth’s population is increasing, so is the size of its cites, and there are less green area but pollution, which is causing birds to decrease in number. On the contrary, the professor says that the green zones still exist and that birds are learning to adapt to city life like pigeons in New York city.
Next, the reading than assert that much forested land is being cleared for agricultural practices to feed Earth’s population, and these activity is endangered many birds. However, the professor claim that Earth still have many forested area and that agricultural method have advanced so much that less land is needed to parm up.
Finally, the author of the reading states insecticide and chemicals like DDT are being used all around the world, and they are killing many birds. the lecturer concedes that insecticide are being used less and less nowadays. she also add that in tha case of DDT, it is only use to kill malaria-carrying mosquitos these days.
Advertising has become so commonplace/ pervasive that there are concerns about the negative impacts is has brought to the general public. From my perspective,/ my personal belief is that advertising not only provides us with a rich alternatives to chose from but it also boost the economy.
Advertisements on magazines, TV, and radio inform consumers of the latest products and service whose properties are emphasized in ads. After exposed to such commercials or print ads, people can make their own choice whether to make a purchase or not as they know the qualitative differences themselves.
I understand Daisy’s concern over the value of advertising, but I believe she misses another critical points. Advertisement also provide job of opportunities in advertising-related industry such as media or show businesses, and trigger/ facilitate products innovation bringing about better life to people/ better standards of life. With such positive competitions among the manufacturers and service provides, consumer are able to enjoy the top notch technological products or wholesome service.
Advertisers use the appeal of novelty in order to compete in the marketplace, and because they understand consumer psychology. In simple terms, companies produce and sell new products in an attempt to set themselves apart from their competitors. When, for example, Apple created the first iPhone, their advertisements emphasized the keyless glass screen because on other phone on the market had this feature. New products and features are sold with the promise that they will save time, improve their user experience,increase the owner’s status, or enhance the consumer;s quality of life in some way.
Advertiser have learnt that such promises are incredibly/ remarkably effective sales tools because they tap into human’s deepest desires.
Even through there are risk like job instability and longer working hour, I still believe that if these start-ups are highly potential and promising, they will be (of great benefits to)/ (tremendously/ significantly beneficial to ) new college graduates.
First, start-up are often at the forefront of innovation and can offer young graduates the chance to work on cutting-edge projects and technologies. It is this dynamic working environment that makes the contribution of employees have a more profound impact on the company’s success and allow young workers to shape its direction and culture. [I understand Mirabel’s concern over the good resume for young graduates, but I believe that she misses a critical point.] In fact, another career benefit brought about by this choice is that start-ups always provide a workplace where workers can wear multiple hats and gain exposure to various aspects of the business, facilitating/ promoting/ fostering rapid learning and personal growth.
For example, such company tends to have smaller teams and less hierarchy and each member has to shoulder several responsibilities ranging from contacting prospective customers, helping them with problem shootings. All these experience may not be obtained in the first few years of established companies, but start-ups may help them achieve so.
Most people love having jobs where can we earn a lot of money. Unfortunately, they do not always enjoying doing these jobs. To me, it seems to apparent that being better with one’s job is much more important than having a high-paying job. In fact, being satisfied with a job makes it more meaningful than any amount of money can ever make. For example, renown humanitarians an non-governmental organizations strike to make this world a better place with their monetary contributions, yet they enjoy in engaging in charity work because they truly find these job meaningful. Even though they are almost unpaid for doing so, these benefactors are simply satisfied with their accomplishments of helping the pool or meek.
Without grand passion for these unpaid jobs, they may easily discouraged/daunted in the face of difficulty.
While the author of the reading passage attributes/ascribes the disappearance of dodo to human activity, the professor believes that humans were not the reason why dodo disappear.
The reading states that humans were responsible for the dodo’s extinction. The lecture, however, disagrees and casts doubts on the explanation made in the reading.
The first point reading mentions is that the flightless dodo was not afraid on humans, so they could easily hunt it and many domesticated animal brought bt the Dutch prey upon dodos and their eggs. On the contrary, the professor asserts that the Dutch did not hunt the dodo in that they despited the tastes of its meat and called them disgusting bird.
The next point brought by the reading is that the Dutch destroyed the dodos’ natural habitats. However, the professor first claim that deforestation did not cover the entire island nor did it kill other bird species. He then declare that dodo did not nest in trees, so their disappearance should not have bothered/ threatened/ endangered the dodo.
Finally, in contrast to reading’s argument that disease brought by the Dutch might have killed the dodo. The professor says that the population of dodo may already have been declining. He than blame the extinction of dodo on massive cyclones that destroyed their nests and eggs.
All in all, although the reading passage brings up several reasons to blame humans for the dodo’s extinction, the professor provides refutations and his own theory about the dodo’s extinction.
Topic: The raise of factory
Iron industry is prior to steam engine
The reading passage’s author believes that there were several reasons why the rise of factories occurred in the England, yet the professor in the lecture disagree that these were the main reasons why factory became that successful.
The first reason the reading ascribes to the rise of factories is the steam engine. Since steam engine could do the work of several man, they had to be placed in central locations, which lead to the raise of factories. Meanwhile, the professor believes it was not the steam engine but the iron and steal used to make the engines that were the real important factor, especially since they could also make railways, ships, factories.
While the reading passage’s author believes the invention of railroads and steamship enabled raw materials and finish products to be transport rapidly worldwide, the professor point out that the railroads were invented decades after factory and sailing ships were still be used in twentieth century.
Finally, the reading notes that property right landless people to work in factories, and enable landowners further to develope factory. However, the professor claims that it was really the standardized production of weapons for which factories are first built and used, that lead to the rise of factories.
The reading passage’s author and professor clearly disagree on the reason why the raise of the factory occurred.
When it comes to the right approach to teaching evaluation, I believe that student feedback is the most convincing information as they speak volume of effective teaching upon students. In a traditional class setting, teachers always require to impart their knowledge to student in the sense that is comprehensive and enticing/engaging/educational. These educator should adjust their pedagogical approaches/teaching methods to cater the needs of students from various learning background. Tor example, they should know how to transform a complex historical event to a real-life event that student can easily comprehend and absorb because an experienced history teacher knowing the essence of the past events is capable of reflecting/mirroring this lesson to any relevant/pertinent present-day international affairs. I understand Lincoln’s and Reagan’s concerns over teaching evaluation, but I believe teaching that are merely base on the test results or guidance from senior teachers can lead to rigidity and repetition in teaching method.
Students’ perspective should also be consider in teacher evaluation since they can provide valuable insight to teaching effectiveness, classroom dynamic, and learning environment.
Relying solely on students’ score is not advisable. Evan through test score can roughly inform teacher of student’s learning.
From my opinion, the Internet is one of the most convenient tools with which you can easily find valuable information.
It is the truth that the Internet has revolutionized the way we obtain information while some critics blame these massive amount of information for causing negative impact on users, I personally consider the proliferation of Internet information is rather beneficial to the general public.
I tend to have the notion that excessive amounts of the information on the Internet can cause problems as many people cannot discern the authenticity of Internet information they read online, they have the tendency to be misled by an error judgement. It is undeniable that digital media has a powerful effect on our perception and it creates a filter bubble that shapes the information we consume. This affect our ability to understand the perspectives of other people. In the case of deep fakes as much of the information on the Internet is misleading or just wrong, the authenticity of some news may sometimes be unbeknown to the readers. With so much rampant information websites, it could be difficult for Internet surfers to find accurate and quality information.
Innocent Internet shoppers may fall victims to online scams as con artist increasingly use the Internat to commit crimes such as catfishing, identity theft, or even cred card fraud.
Internet users should be wary of / be aware of/ be vigilant of/ be cautious of online information which may be harmful to children, adolescents, and adults alike.
I understand Paul’s concern over those living in rural areas, but I believe he miss another critical point.
As climate is really at its critical point, I am convinced that governments should take measures in tackling this urgent crisis by enhancing and expanding public transport net work by means of constructing bike lanes and encouraging citizens to take buses, trams, and subways. Since the main goal is to reduce carbon dioxide emissions substantially, the more people making good use of public transportation the more beneficial to the environment.
Even though subsidizing electric vehicles may be one of the strategic solution, the use of tax revenue cannot be optimized if only a small number od citizens could be benefited. From the perspective of the economy, this budget, instead, should be allocated to converting public buses to electric vehicle and railway and expanding bus services and trams to remote areas, which in tern allows more daily commuters to take public transports thus effectively curbing/halting reducing/ mitigating the greenhouse gas emissions from transportation sector. If governments only opt to fund private electric vehicles rather than public transport, the chances are that this approach may require substantial government expenditures or subsides and lower-income families may not even afford a private vehicle.
It’s true that acclaimed/ well-known sport players and distinguished singers, actors and actresses make fortune through outstanding performance, Even through some critic do not deem them worthy of such rewards, I believe that they deserve the salaries paid to them due to their efforts and excellent performances yet they also lose their privacy. It is generally admitted that famous people ate often deprived of their right to privacy since people seem to like prying into other people;s affairs, especially when these people are celebrities. Sometimes they need to disguise themselves with hats and sunglasses if they want to go out with friends in public because they often followed/hassled/bothered by paparazzi and photographed. These private photos are then upload to the Internet, and though out curiosity get satisfied, these celebrities sometimes have to suffer very serious trauma. Therefor, millions of dollars is justifiable way to compensate them for their loss of privacy. In conclusion, since these people work relentlessly to achieve such high status, and despite their efforts in enriching our lives, their privacy still suffer. Therefore, I maintain that they be paid high salaries.
fire
not permanently destroyed, YS has shown sign of recovery
The reading passage describes the reason why Yellowstone National Park has bean permanently ruined by the fire of 1998, but the professor counters by suggesting several reasons as to why the park is recovering.
In opposition to the author of reading passage, who believe the fire has greatly and permanently damaged Yellowstone National Park, the professor is convinced that the park is beginning to heal itself while also attracting more tourists.
The reading first mentions the extreme problems caused to/wreaked havoc on the forests, rivers, and streams in the park, and the author believes that the park cannot not recover from all of this damage/ cannot recover to its pristine condition. However, the professor states that the burned material actually nourished the soil and increase the amounts of sunlight will help new vegetation to grow and thrive.
In response to the reading passage’s assertion that the animals that perished by the fire have not been replaced, the professor claims that the new species of animals are now moving into the park to eat the growing vegetation. She than cites the example of rabbits which were rare in the park in the past, but they are now coming in large number to dwell in the park.
Finally, the reading passage describes how tourism to the park greatly declined in a large number after the fire. The professor agrees with that claim but blames the decline on the poor economic situation in the country in the late 1980s and early 1990s. She than declare that more and more tourists are staring to return to the park nowadays.
In conclusion, while the author of reading passage believes that the park will never return to the way it used to be, the professor is convinced of Yellowstone’s recovery.
indicate treasure? no
translation error
so vast
few location no treasure
combination of hebrew and egyptian number
under egyptian numeral system
Treasure had be found and taken away
While the author of the reading passage states that the Dead Sea Scrolls tells a fictitious story about buried treasures, the professor is convinced that the treasure mentioned in the scrolls were real/ legitimate/ authentic
First, it is mentioned in the reading that the translation of the scrolls posed a problem since they contain many translation errors. The professor explain this by saying that the mistakes were done intentionally/ on purpose so that only a few people would actually be able to know the treasure’s locations.
Second, the reading is skeptical of the existence of the treasures because not only are the sums described very huge, but the scrolls also came from the Qumran faction, a group who owned few possessions. However, the professor explains the if an Egyptian numeral system is adopted instead of/ as opposed to a Hebrew one, the treasure become smaller and more reasonable.
Finally, the reading reveals that some people deciphered the locations of a few treasures, but they found nothing when they tried digging them up. The professor argue that the treasure’s locations were in Egypt, and these sites were already dug up. She is convinced that the treasure were taken away long years ago and are ether in museums or personal collectors’.
Both the reading and the lecture describe the secrets of the Copper Scrolls, but they come to different conclusions as to their legitimacy.
impede/ hinder/ hamper
analogous
juvenile
hatch from the egg
conifer: 針葉樹
unequivocal: clear
excretion: solid waste
benefit the society as a whole
deprive humans of job opportunity
inequality
myriad world issue
in a responsible way
leisure time
apprehensive about
The inexorable/unstoppable progress in the aspect of artificial intelligence applications never ceases to amaze mankind. Through some people are concerned about the possible negatives/drawbacks of over-reliance on automation, I believe that ultimate computerization can actually bring many benefit to our life. One of the main benefits that intelligent technology can bring to our life is to increase accuracy in some jobs in certain jobs. Machines are clearly able to accomplish many task better than humans can, especially in areas that require high levels to accuracy or calculations using large amounts of data. For example, in medical science, robotic arms are being developed that can carry out surgical procedures with greater precision than human doctor, whereas in agricultural practices, robots are used to replace human pickers to help farmers harvest crops. All these labor-saving devices not only have high percentage of accuracy but also enhance productivity.
Despite tremendous benefits brought by artificial intelligence to uor life, I do share the concern of people whole believe that artificial intelligence may harm us if we are not careful. In thee short term, it’s likely that we will see a rise of unemployment as worker on various industries are replaced by machines or software programs. For example, self-driving vehicles are expected to cause redundancies in driving jobs, such as truck drivers, taxi drivers, and bus drivers. In medium term, if intelligent technologies gradually take jobs away from humans, we may find that people