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Unit 7
Reading
Discussion
The text functions to present a way to look at more than
one side of an issue.
Here are the parts of a discussion text in the way they
present the issue:
• First, the text presents some statements outlining the
issue. This part is also supported by some
background information about the issue (statement).
• In the second part, the text provides evidences for
different arguments for and against the issue
(argument for and argument against).
• Finally, the text leaves a conclusion or
recommendation, which might sum up both sides or
might recommend in favour of one particular side
(conclusion).
Common grammatical features of a discussion text
includes:
• use of relating verbs to provide information about
the issue;
• use the thinking verbs to express the writer’s
personal view, e.g. feel, believe, hope;
• use of varying degrees of modality, e.g. perhaps,
must, should, might.
Read then answer the questions below
Text
Blue Collar Students:
To Work or Not To Work
For some students, getting a job while they are
still in high school is not an option. Working seems to be
a necessity for them, as they might not get any help from
their parents to pay for tuition or for living expenses.
Therefore, they may not have any other choices but to
accept a part- time job. However, working is not the only
option if there are some better alternatives to help them.
There are several ways that students can attempt
to get the necessary funds that they need, to pay for
tuition, and living expenses. Student loans, grants, and
scholarships are the best alternatives that students should
turn to. Instead of working part time while going to
school, attempting to win scholarships will not take
much effort. They had better take the challenge to
compete for scholarships than working. Moreover, it
motivates students to keep striving to perform their best
at schoolwork. On the other hand, not many students
have the opportunity to compete winning the
scholarships. Taking the same efforts, students with
average grade might have less opportunity to win.
Therefore, working through school is a valid option.
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Finding a way to budget your time between school and
work can take some effort, but it’s much easier than most
students think. All the students need is discipline. With
minimal effort, students should have no trouble striking a
balance between work and school.
The bottom line is that working part-time while
going to school can easily be done, if students are
disciplined and budget their time accordingly.
However, there are actually some better ways to
overcome students’ financial problems.
Question
1. Why do some students consider that working while
going to school is not an option?
2. What can be done by a student who cannot afford to
pay for tuition fee?
3. Mention some better alternatives students can take
instead of working.
4. What should a student do if he/she is supposed to
work while studying?
5. Reflect on your personal experience/life, what has
your school done to help students with such
problems.
Text
A Ban on Cell Phone Use at the Wheel:
Motorists to Face Jail Terms for Using Cell Phones
There have been changes in the policy of
charging careless drivers (in London). Motorists caught
talking on a hand-held mobile phone or sending a text
while driving could be jailed under the charge of careless
driving. In the most serious cases they could be charged
with dangerous driving, which carries a two year
minimum sentence and unlimited fine. Such a type of
charging is applied in response to growing public
concern over drivers using hand-held phones.
Against the ban, some people believe that
driving while calling is generally a safe practice. Then, it
is a bit difficult to charge one caught talking on a
handheld mobile phone or sending a text while driving to
face jail terms. They argue that cell phones are no
different from any other distracted driving – like eating,
drinking, putting make-up, shaving, smoking, and talking
to back seat passengers.
In spite of this, the ban needs to be enforced. It
is according to the fact, stated by Department for
Transport, that drivers are four times more likely to crash
if they are holding a mobile or sending a text while at the
wheel. The ban does not cover hands-free phones, but
drivers who use them can still be charged if police think
they’re not in control of their vehicle. Statistics already
show that the real distraction is the conversation, even if
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it is hands free. As it has been statistically proven that
hands free conversation is a distraction, so the current
laws is toughened.
Along with the debate on banning cell phone
use at the wheel, there has been made a system called
‘Cell Phone Block While Driving’. This system is a
device that prevents people from using a cell phone by
the driver while car is moving. If the car is stopped for
any reason, (red light, parking, etc.) a cell phone will
work. If in motion, a cell phone doesn’t work. It is
believed that the best use of the resources is in making
cars safer and implementing auto reactive features that
can take over for the driver, not in limiting the driver’s
options.
Questions
1. What could be charged for motorists caught using
cell phones while driving?
2. Why is the ban enforced?
3. Should the ban cover motorists using hands-free
phones? State your argument.
4. What is the purpose of the text !
5. It is believed that the best use ( what does the word
it refer to…. ). In the last paragraph
Text
Low-Cost Airlines
Before 1999 flying in Indonesia was too
expensive for many people. Buses, ships, and trains were
probably the alternatives to travel. People would
probably take long journeys on buses or ships or both. In
1999 the first Indonesia’s low-cost airline was
established. The low-cost (or no frills or budget) airlines
had begun in the early 1990’s in the USA. The term low-
cost doesn’t always refer to the price of the ticket. Low-
cost refers to the operating costs of the airline.
These airlines can operate more cheaply than
other airlines because they usually only use one or two
types of aircrafts, so the cost of training staff is cheaper.
Employees sometimes have to work in two jobs-the
flight attendants sometimes clean inside the aircraft after
each flight. Since 1999 several mode budget airlines
have begun flying in Indonesia.
As a matter of fact, the emergence of discount
carriers has enormous benefits for travellers. Middle
class-people, who could not afford full fare, would pay
for cheaper seats. They now can afford to fly by getting
affordable ticket price. It’s not a surprising fact that
many people prefer taking these no-frills airlines than
spending more money to travel on planes. Moreover,
early ticket booking allows people to get cheaper price of
tickets. Usually there’s no free in-flight food or drinks.
Even though passengers do not get free food or drinks,
most people do not matter that.
However, bad safety records have been showed by
airlines in Indonesia. The idea is so much supported by a
number of plane crashes that mostly happened to low
cost airlines. In the past three years, an Indonesian low-
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cost airline vanished without a trace; another plane
cracked open upon landing; a flight overran the runway
in Yogyakarta and caught fire, and another discount
aircraft went off a runway in Java. Indeed, Indonesia
may be the scariest nation in Asia for fliers.
Travelling by plane is the best alternative to reach
the destination with no time and energy consuming.
However, safety is something to take into account,
instead of spending less money.
Questions
1. What does the term “low-cost” refer to?
2. How can low-cost airlines operate more cheaply
than other airlines?
3. Who benefits the low-cost airlines more?
4. In the text, it is stated that “Employees sometimes
have to work in two jobs-the flight attendants and
sometimes clean inside the aircraft after each flight.”
What do you think about that kind of work?
5. In the text, it is stated that “Indonesia may be the
scariest nation in Asia for fliers.” Do you agree with
that? Why or why not?
Text
Bird Flu : A Presentation
Good morning Ladies and Gentlemen.
First of all I would like to thank the committee of
the seminar who has given me an opportunity to share
some information about a disease currently spreads in
many parts of the world.
Ladies and gentlemen, bird flu is a deadly disease.
Unless an infected patient is treated appropriately and
quickly, the patient may die of the disease soon. In
addition, the disease can spread very quickly as well. If
the spread of the disease is not stopped, mankind will be
in danger.
In this seminar I’d like to address the issue by
discussing five points. First, I’d like to talk about what
avian influenza is. Second, I’d like to look at the role of
birds in spreading avian influenza viruses and then its
outbreak in poultry and the countries affected most by
the outbreak. Finally I’d like to discuss the implications
of the virus spread for human’s health. To end my
presentation I will make some concluding remarks.
Well, let me start with the first point. What is
avian influenza?
Avian influenza or “bird flu” is an infectious disease of
animals caused by viruses that normally infect only
birds. Avian influenza viruses are highly specific to
certain species, but on rare occasion, have crossed the
species barrier to infect humans. Avian influenza viruses
cause two main forms of disease, distinguished by low
and high extremes of virulence. The low form causes
only mild symptoms (messed-up feathers, a drop in egg
production) and may easily go undetected. The highly
pathogenic form is far more harmful. It spreads very
rapidly through poultry flocks and causes disease
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affecting internal organs and almost 100% death within
48 hours.
Moving to the second point, do migratory birds
spread highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses?
Well, ladies and gentlemen, the role of
migratory birds in the spread of highly pathogenic avian
influenza is not fully understood. Wild waterfowl are
considered the natural reservoir of all influenza A
viruses. They are known to carry viruses of the H5 and
H7 subtypes, but usually in the low pathogenic form.
Considerable circumstantial evidence suggests that
migratory birds can introduce low pathogenic H5 and H7
viruses to poultry flocks, which then mutate to the highly
pathogenic form. Recent events make it likely that some
migratory birds are now directly spreading the H5N1
virus in its highly pathogenic form.
Now, what is special about the current
outbreaks in poultry? The current outbreaks of highly
pathogenic avian influenza began in South-East Asia in
mid-2003. The outbreaks are the largest and most severe
on record. Never before in the history of this disease
have so many countries been simultaneously affected,
resulting in the loss of so many birds.
Ladies and Gentlemen, many countries have
been affected by the spread of the viruses. By the way,
which countries have been affected by the outbreaks in
poultry?
From mid-December 2003 through early
February 2004, the H5N1 virus outbreaks were reported
in eight Asian nations. The countries are the Republic of
Korea, Vietnam, Japan, Thailand, Cambodia, Lao
People’s Democratic Republic, Indonesia, and China.
Most of these countries had never before experienced an
outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza in their
histories.
Well, let me now discuss the implications for
human health.The continual spread of H5N1 in poultry
populations creates two main risks for human health. The
first risk is a direct infection when the virus passes from
poultry to humans, resulting in very severe disease.
H5N1 virus has caused the largest number of cases of
severe disease and death in humans. The common
symptoms are primary viral pneumonia and multi-organ
failure. In the present outbreak, more than half of those
infected with the virus have died. Most cases have
occurred in healthy children and young adults. A second
risk, of even greater concern, is that the virus will change
into a form that is highly infectious for humans and
spreads easily from person to person. Such a change
could mark the start of a global outbreak.
Ladies and Gentlemen, to end my presentation, I’d
like to remind you all that bird flu is a deadly disease.
The viruses that cause the disease spread very quickly.
For that reason we need to act now to stop its spread
. That’s all I could present today, and thank you for your
attention.
Good afternoon.
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Questions
1. What is Avian Influenza?
2. What is the symptom of the high pathogenic form of
disease in poultry?
3. What is the role of the migratory birds in the spread
of the avian influenza virus?
4. When is the largest and most severe outbreak of the
avian influenza virus? Where?
5. Which countries are infected by the avian influenza
virus in Southeast Asia?
6. What is the most terrifying implication of the spread
of avian influenza virus for human health?
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Should Students Take Part Time Jobs?
Working and going to school is challenging, it
can be a rewarding experience if you use some foresight.
However, you’d better think a hundred times before you
decide to take a part time job. There are a lot of things
that should be factored in on the decision to take a part
time job.
On the negative side, working and still
maintaining a good grade at school is not an easy task.
Having less time for schoolwork becomes the main
negative effect. Consequently, many students who work
part time fail to perform at their best both on schoolwork
and on examinations.
Moreover, a part- time job can really interfere
with the students’ free time. It also cuts into their studies
and/or social life.On the positive side of things, a part
time job helps students to support day to day living
expenses. Working can be a valuable part of a student’s
life, if taken on responsibly. Students can derive a great
deal from working, considerably more than just money.
In most cases, they can acquire a nice dose of discipline
and a whole new set of skills and experiences. Another
benefit
of part- time work is the opportunity to expand the
resume. Ideally, a student should try to find a job that is
related in some way to his/her selected field of study.
But even not, a student can still gain some work
experience and develop skills.
Working takes a lot of time and energy, so
students need to make sure to be able to handle both
employment and their current commitments. Finally, if
you are considering working parttime, talk to your
school counsellor to discuss this move. Simply explain
your goals to someone else can help you make decisions
and figure out your priorities.
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Questions
1. What should a student consider before taking a part
time job?
2. Mention/list some consequences of working while
studying.
3. Mention/list some benefits of taking a part time job.
4. How can a school counsellor help students to make
decisions?
5. Reflect on your answers of the mini quiz. Express
your stance whether a student can take a part time
job or not.
Blue Collar Students:
To Work or Not To Work
For some students, getting a job while they are
still in high school is not an option. Working seems to be
a necessity for them, as they might not get any help from
their parents to pay for tuition or for living expenses.
Therefore, they may not have any other choices but to
accept a part- time job. However, working is not the only
option if there are some better alternatives to help them.
There are several ways that students can attempt
to get the necessary funds that they need, to pay for
tuition, and living expenses. Student loans, grants, and
scholarships are the best alternatives that students should
turn to. Instead of working part time while going to
school, attempting to win scholarships will not take
much effort.
They had better take the challenge to compete
for scholarships than working. Moreover, it motivates
students to keep striving to perform their best at
schoolwork.
On the other hand, not many students have the
opportunity to compete winning the scholarships. Taking
the same efforts, students with average grade might have
less opportunity to win. Therefore, working through
school is a valid option. Finding a way to budget your
time between school and work can take some effort, but
it’s much easier than most students think. All the
students need is discipline. With minimal effort, students
should have no trouble striking a balance between work
and school.
The bottom line is that working part-time while
going to school can easily be done, if students are
disciplined and budget their time accordingly. However,
there are actually some better ways to overcome
students’ financial problems.
Question
1. Why do some students consider that working while
going to school is not an option?
2. What can be done by a student who cannot afford to
pay for tuition fee?
3. Mention some better alternatives students can take
instead of working.
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4. What should a student do if he/she is supposed to
work while studying?
5. Reflect on your personal experience/life, what has
your school done to help students with such
problems.
Mobile Phones: Good or Bad?
Everywhere you go nowadays, you see people
using mobile phones. From school children to retired
people, you see them talking in the supermarket, on
trains, in the street, everywhere!
So what are the advantages of mobile phones?
First of all, they are very convenient because you
can phone from nearly anywhere. Another advantage is
that they are really useful in emergency situations. For
example, if you are alone in your car and it breaks down,
you can get help quickly. In addition, you can also use
your mobile to text your friends or connect to the Net.
However, there are also disadvantages such as the
cost. Mobile phone calls cost more than normal calls.
Furthermore, it can be annoying if you are on a train or a
bus and you have to listen to someone else’s boring
conversation. Finally, people can contact you anywhere,
at any time, unless you switch your phone off!
In conclusion, there are both advantages and
disadvantages. Personally, I feel mobile phones are a
good thing because they give us more freedom and make
communication easier.
Questions
1. What is the text about ?
2. What is the communicative purpose of the text
above !
3. What is the advantages of mobile phone ?
4. Are there disadvantages of mobile phone ?
5. Why is the mobile phone advantages for human
being ?
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National Exam in Pros and Cons
National exam becomes the hot topic in most of
discussions. Though the Supreme Court has rejected an
appeal by the government on the organization of the
national exams, the controversy over whether it is
necessary to maintain the national exams (UN) has
continued. Some debates include the primary questions
such as; does the quality of Indonesia education depend
on the national exam?, will the quality of the Indonesian
education system worsen without natipnal exam?
People, who support the national exam explain
that the quality of the Indonesia education system will
drop without the national exam, so they try to defend the
current system.
However there are people who disagree with the
opinion. Those who against this national exam kept in
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our high school education say that it doesn't need the
national exams because the quality of education does not
just depend on the national exam. Further, the national
exam only measures a small portion of students'
competence in specific subjects, and does not measure
students' competences throughout the semester.
In fact, the national examination can still be useful
as an instrument to evaluate or detect the level of
students' cognitive competence in several subjects, on a
national
Questions
1. What is the text above ?
2. What is the first paragraph about ?
3. How was the national exam according to person
who agree ?
4. How was the national exam according to person
who was not agree ?
5. What is the conclude of the last paragraph ?
6. Which sentence is correct based on the text above !
Text
The advantages and Disadvantages of Distance
Learning
A few years ago, distance learning was seen as
an inferior way but nowadays even famous and
established traditional colleges and universities are
providing distance learning courses and it is generally
considered a way to improve one's life.
However, people still argue whether distance
learning give more advantage or disadvantage. Some of
them who see the benefit of distance learning will say
that distance learning needs no commuting. Of course it
saves money and time that students would take.
Furthermore, distance learning can be done at any
student’s convenience. Mostly of the classes of distance
learning are asynchronous. It means that students do not
have to attend a lecture at a fixed particular time and
place. Students can review the assignments and do their
homework during off-hours or from home. Additionally,
distance learning gives more accessibility. No one can
deny it.
People with limited mobility may encounter the
problem when they take traditional class. With the online
class system, the problem is absent.
Despite the many advantages, the other people
will see that distance learning is costly and needs
complex technology. To attend online learning, student
must have a computer with possibly access to the
internet. Admitted or not, such technology devices are
not always available for common students.
Another disadvantage of distance learning is
that it does not provide immediate feedback. Unlikely
traditional classroom, students have to wait for the
feedback and comment until the instructor has review the
works and sent response to them. Most of the time
students will study alone. Distance learners may feel
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isolated or miss that social physical interaction that
comes with attending a traditional classroom
Regarding the individual’s learning style, some
students are able to learn when there is a live interaction
between them and the available of accompanying teacher
while others don’t really need it. So before deciding a
choice of attending distance learning or not, each student
needs to do a fair analysis regarding the kind of person
he/she is.
Questions
1. What is the text about ?
2. What is the advantage of distance learning ?
3. What is the disadvantage of distance learning ?
4. What is the conclude of the distance learning ?
5. What is the purpose of the text above ?
Text
Gift Card Bring Advantages and Disadvantages
Gift cards become more popular during recent
years. For example, in one season of holiday, sales reach
$19 billion in United Stated and seem to grow more in
the following season due to their convenience in the side
of consumers and retailers.
In retailers side, gift cards bring them some
benefits. Selling gift card in simply selling product.
When the cards are sold, they will get benefit.
Additionally, gift card tends to be a matter of image and
trend which means it is not strictly influenced by the
functionality. Since gift card is the trend, the sales will
increase significantly.
However, there is potential disadvantages in the
side of consumers. For example, itune gift cards apply
process in the way of completing the shopping. they need
do one step to another steps in processing the shopping.
Likely, most of the steps apply time and date of validity
or expiration. When certain step loose that validating
date, the gift cards may be in risk. The gift card can be
rejected to redeem. Again, in retailers side, producing
card its self is costly. It means that there is additional
cost which retailers have to pay.
In whatever thing, we need to be wise. if we can
use that gift
Questions
1. What is the text about ?
2. What is the 3 paragraph about ?
3. What is the purpose of the text above ?
4. What is the synonym of the word cost ?
5. What tenses used in text about ?
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Hacking: Pro and Contra?
Do you know what a hacker is? Well, a hacker is a
person who enjoys exploring the details of
programmable systems on computers and they like to
stretch the capability of the systems. And you know
what, the activities they do in the computers are called
‘hacking’.
So, what’s the problem with ‘hacking and its
hackers’? Well, the problem is whether ‘hacking and its
hackers’ is legal or illegal? What I mean is that people in
the world have many different views about hacking and
the hackers. Some of them take sides, but many object.
To get back to what I was saying previously, let us
see the positive points of a hacker, shall we? Although in
most places breaking into computer systems is
considered illegal, I believe that hackers don’t do
anything illegal because they only want to know and try
the systems. I dare to say that a hacker likes finding the
strengths and the weaknesses of a computer system.
They feel proud if they can find the weaknesses. So I
don’t really see the crimes in this case. In addition, these
hackers sometimes help the police catch the ‘white collar
criminals’, such as bank robbers, money launderers,
credit card forgers. For example, in 2000, the U.S.
hackers caught some Singaporean hackers who made
‘Virus Love’ to break up the programs of the U.S.
National Security system.
Nevertheless, those who object to the good points
of a hacker say that hacking is a crime. The reason is that
some hackers use their brilliant skills to break into banks
and other vital institutions where they can get money,
destroy information, and the worst thing is they can get
secret information and sell it to another country. This is a
treachery.
Take for example, in 1994, The U.S. government
broke a conspiracy of computer hackers out of Majorca,
Spain. These hackers were responsible for accessing and
eliminating 190,000 telephone credit card numbers over
computer bulletin boards in America and Europe. Seeing
this fact, I don’t blame those who think negatively about
hackers.
To put the whole thing in a nut shell, I personally think
that hackers are not bad people with their brilliant skills.
However, they could be bad because of money
orientation to get the wealth. That’s just the point.
Questions
1. What is the text about ?
2. What is the main idea of the text about ?
3. What is the purpose of the text about ?
4. What is the positive reason of the hacker ?
5. What is the negative reason of the hacker ?
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The advantages and Disadvantages of Distance
Learning
A few years ago, distance learning was seen as
an inferior way but nowadays even famous and
established traditional colleges and universities are
providing distance learning courses and it is generally
considered a way to improve one's life.
However, people still argue whether distance
learning give more advantage or disadvantage. Some of
them who see the benefit of distance learning will say
that distance learning needs no commuting. Of course it
saves money and time that students would take.
Furthermore, distance learning can be done at any
student’s convenience. Mostly of the classes of distance
learning are asynchronous. It means that students do not
have to attend a lecture at a fixed particular time and
place. Students can review the assignments and do their
homework during off-hours or from home.
Additionally, distance learning gives more
accessibility. No one can deny it. People with limited
mobility may encounter the problem when they take
traditional class. With the online class system, the
problem is absent.
Despite the many advantages, the other people will see
that distance learning is costly and needs complex
technology. To attend online learning, student must have
a computer with possibly access to the internet. Admitted
or not, such technology devices are not always available
for common students.
Another disadvantage of distance learning is
that it does not provide immediate feedback. Unlikely
traditional classroom, students have to wait for the
feedback and comment until the instructor has review the
works and sent response to them. Most of the time
students will study alone. Distance learners may feel
isolated or miss that social physical interaction that
comes with attending a traditional classroom
Regarding the individual’s learning style, some
students are able to learn when there is a live interaction
between them and the available of accompanying teacher
while others don’t really need it. So before deciding a
choice of attending distance learning or not, each student
needs to do a fair analysis regarding the kind of person
he/she is.
Questions
1. What is the text about ?
2. What is the advantage of the text above ?
3. What is the disadvantage of the text above ?
4. What is the word it refer too…( it does not provide
immediate feedback.)
5. What is the purpose of the text above ?
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Advantage and disadvantage of homeschooling
Homeschooling is an alternative way to educate
our kids beside sending them to public school.
Homeschooling is becoming more popular every day.
There are about two million children currently learning
at home. However it has some advantages and
disadvantages.
Parents choose homeschooling to educate their
kids because they believe that homeschooling can be a
personalized schedule. Home schooling allows parents
and children to work out a schedule that will best work
for the child.
Another advantage is flexibility in time and curriculum.
By home schooling parents can set the curriculum
around vacation, illnesses, and other surprise event.
On the other hand, homeschooling can spoil
parents' time. Homeschooling needs a lot of time in
preparation and delivery. Parents have to research topics,
prepare the lessons, set up the projects and field the trips.
So, when thinking about putting children through home
school, we should make sure that we understand all of
the criteria involved in the home education.
Note: this example of discussion text "The
Advantages and Disadvantages of Homeschooling is
simplified and arranged from
whitney05.hubpages.com/hub/Advantages-and-
Disadvantages-to Homeschooling
Questions
1. What is the text about ?
2. What is homeschooling ?
2. What is the advantage of the text above ?
3. What is the disadvantage of the text above ?
4. It has some advantages and disadvantages. What is
the word it refer to…..
5. What is the similar mean with the word popular ?
Text
Giving Children Homework; Pro and Con
There are a lot of discussion as to whether
children should be given homework or not. Is it enough
for children having time to study at school or needing
additional time in home for study after school time?
Some people claim that children do enough
work in school already. They also argue that children
have their hobbies which they want to do after school,
such as sport or music. A further point they make is that
a lot of homeworks are pointless and does not help the
children learn at all.
However, there are also strong arguments
against this point of view. Parents and teachers argue that
it is important to find out whether children can work on
their own without the support from the teacher. They say
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that the evening is a good time for children to sit down
and think about what they have learned in school.
Furthermore they claim that the school day is
too short to get anything done. It makes sense to send
home tasks like independent reading or further writing
task which do not need the teacher support.
I think, on balance, that some homework is
good idea but that should only given at the weekend
when children have more time.
Questions
1. What is the text above ?
2. Does the student need the homework for their lesson
?
3. What is the conclude of the writer reason of the text
above
4. They say that the evening…… what does the word
they refer to…( paragraph 3 )
5. What is the correct sentence of the text above !
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Advantage and disadvantage of internet
Computer, tablet, mobile phone, and other devices
connected to Internet have been the most outstanding
innovation in the history of mankind. As with every
: single innovation, internet has its own advantages and
disadvantages.
The target of internet has always been the
communication. By the advent of computer's Internet,
our earth has reduced and has attained the form of a
global village. Now we can communicate in a fraction of
second with a person who is sitting in the other parts of
the world. Today for better communication, we can avail
the facilities of e-mail; we can chat for hours with our
loved ones.
There are plenty messenger services in offering.
With help of such services, it has become very easy to
establish a kind of global friendship.However, Internet
also has disadvantageous sides. One of them is the wide
spread of unsuitable content for kids. It is a very serious
issue and related to children's healthy mental life. There
are thousands of such inappropriate contents on the
Internet which can be easily found. Though, internet can
also create havoc, destruction and its misuse can be very
fatal, the advantages of it outweigh its disadvantages.
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Questions :
1. What is the first paragraph of the text above !
2. What is the useful of the internet ?
3. Mention the disadvantage of internet for human
being’s life !
4. What is the purpose of the text above !
5. It is a very serious issue… the word it refer too…..
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Caffeine – Good or Bad?
There is a lot of research on both humans and
animals on the effects of caffeine, and there is often
thoughts that too much is bad for us. There is no
conclusive evidence to implicate caffeine consumption
as being significantly harmful to health, but there still is
controversy with this, as there is still some negative
effects associated with caffeine consumption. Having
some caffeine daily is ok, but using food and exercise
strategies listed below, will certainly help in reducing
fatigue and avoiding caffeine addiction.
Positive effects of our daily caffeine (coffee/tea)
consumption
Caffeine is a central nervous stimulant and can
have some positive effects on the human body. Caffeine
in low doses is thought to be associated with an
improvement in sporting performance, increased
alertness and reduction in fatigue potentially lifting a
person’s mood. Coffee and tea also contain some
antioxidants which have positive effects on heart health.
Negative effects of our daily caffeine
(coffee/tea) consumption
However, increased amounts of caffeine lead to
dependency due to increased tolerance and hence the
need for greater amounts to gain the same stimulatory
benefits. Heavy users who have to go without can
experience withdrawal symptoms such as headaches and
fatigue. Too much caffeine can produce restlessness,
nausea, sleep difficulties, upset stomach, increased urine
production causing dehydration, and cardiac arrhythmias
(irregular heartbeats). It has also been associated with
elevated blood pressure in sensitive persons
Questions :
1. What is the text about ?
2. What is the purpose of the text about ?
3. What is the positif effect of cafeine ?
4. What is the negative effect of cafeine ?
5. What is the similar mean with the word incrased ?
Text
Advantage and disadvantage of TV
TV Is TV good for children? Actually, TV is one
of the most influential for society in two different sides
especially for children; it can be useful, educated, and
also addictive, even harmful. For children, it is hard to
avoid television if people in the house are usually
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watching TV. It is common for parents to use TV as a
substitute babysitter. Also, many parents buy videos that
they think can make their kids are smart. But how does
watching TV really affect children?
In one side, TV is not all that bad; TV impact
could give us some eases. First, all programs on TV are
basically designed to entertain and give information to
people. They help them relax and get to know about
different news or information. They also make them
laugh because they are amusing. Next, some TV shows
can educate, inform and inspire. Many different
programs have been to serve children good lessons
through cartoon films, games, music, sport, and local
film series for children. It can be more effective than
books or audiotapes in teaching children about processes
like how a plant grows or how to bake a cake.
1. What is TV ?
2. Does all the Tv programe become good
3. Mention the advantage of tv programe !
4. Mention the disadvantage of tv programe !
5. It can be more effective ( what does the word it
refer too )
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The Good and Bad Effects of TV for Children
In contrast, TV exposes children to negative
influences, and promotes negative behavior. Some
programs, however, are sometimes about the exhibition
of violence, sarcasm, crimes, murder, etc. For instance,
twenty years of research has shown that children who are
more exposed to media violence behave more
aggressively as kids and when they are older. They are
taught by TV that violence is the way to resolve conflict
– as when a TV hero beats up a bad guy to subdue him.
Moreover, it has bad effect for their health. Children who
watch too much TV are usually overweight, according to
the American Medical Association. Children often snack
on junk food while watching TV. They are also
influenced by commercials to consume unhealthy food.
Also, they are not running, jumping, or doing activities
that burn calories and increase metabolism.
Well, as the consequences of these bad effects,
many parents should realize about this problem. It is
better if they can start to follow the good effects by
selecting the good programs for their children today. Not
only it, but also they need to control their children by
accompanying them when watching TV while educate
them. Last but not least, many parents should remember
to limit time of watching TV for their children because it
is bad for their health and education if it takes a long
time.
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Questions Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit
1. What is the text above ! of Happiness.” Allowing abortion directly contradicts the
2. Does the TV in give good effect for children ! Why? Founding Fathers’ intentions for an inalienable right to
3. Does the TV give not good effect for children ? why life in this country.
? Women should use contraceptives, not abortion,
4. What is the purpose about ! to prevent unwanted pregnancies. A Center for Disease
5. It is bad for their health and education if it takes a Control and Prevention (CDC) study showed that 19-
long time. ( what is the word it refer too )in last 25% of women who received abortions in 2006 had
paragraph ! previously had one or more abortions. If abortion were
not available, women would not be so care.
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Questions
Should Abortion be Legal? 1. What is the text about !
2. What is the third paragraph about !
3. What is the paragraph 4 about !
The debate over whether or not abortion should
4. What is the purpose of the text about !
be a legal option continues to divide Americans long
5. Why the women should use contraceptives not
after the US Supreme Court’s 7-2 decision on Roe v.
abortion !
Wade declared the procedure a “fundamental right” on
Jan. 22, 1973.
Proponents, identifying themselves as pro-
choice, contend that abortion is a right that should not be
limited by governmental or religious authority, and
which outweighs any right claimed for an embryo or
fetus. They argue that pregnant women will resort to
unsafe illegal abortions if there is no legal option.
A fetus is not a human being. Abortion is
terminating a pregnancy, not a baby. Personhood at
conception is not a proven biological fact. Personhood
begins at birth. Fetuses are incapable of feeling pain
when an abortion is performed according to Stuart W. G.
Derbyshire, PhD, Senior Lecturer at the University of
Birmingham (England).
Access to legal, professionally-performed
abortions reduces injury and death caused by unsafe
illegal abortions. The World Health Organization
estimated in 2006 that “back-alley” abortions cause
68,000 maternal deaths each year in countries where
abortion is not legal.
Modern abortion procedures are safe. The risk
of a woman’s death from abortion is less than one in
100,000. Whereas the risk of a woman dying from giving
birth is 13.3 deaths per 100,000 pregnancies.
Opponents, identifying themselves as pro-life,
assert that personhood begins at conception, and
therefore abortion is the immoral killing of an innocent
human being. They say abortion inflicts suffering on the
unborn child, and that it is unfair to allow abortion when
couples who cannot biologically conceive are waiting to
adopt.
Unborn babies are innocent human beings from
the moment of conception. They have a fundamental
right to life, which must be protected. Fetuses feel pain
during an abortion according to Kanwaljeet J. S. Anand,
MBBS, DPhil, Professor of Pediatrics, Anesthesiology
and Neurobiology at the University of Tennessee Health
Science Center.
Moreover the Declaration of Independence
states that “All men are created equal, that they are
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Text from around the world, and lower inhibitions to

overcome social anxiety. People who have a difficulty
Should Marijuana be a Medical Option? communicating in person are more comfortable
interacting via the Internet.
Mean while the opponents argue that social
In 1972, the US Congress placed marijuana in
networking sites expose children to predators, increase
Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act because
vulnerability to computer viruses, lower worker
they considered it to have “no accepted medical use.”
productivity, and promote narcissism and short attention
Since then, 16 of 50 US states and DC have legalized the
spans.
medical use of marijuana.
Social networking sites entice people to spend
Proponents of medical marijuana argue that it can
more time online and less time interacting face-to-face.
be a safe and effective treatment for the symptoms of
The sites offer many time wasting activities that supplant
cancer, AIDS, multiple sclerosis, pain, glaucoma,
more productive activities. Teens spend an average of
epilepsy, and other conditions. They cite dozens of peer-
nine hours per week on social networking sites.
reviewed studies, prominent medical organizations,
Teens growing up with these sites may not be
major government reports, and the use of marijuana as
aware that the information they post is public and that
medicine throughout world history.
photos and text can be retrieved even after deletion.
Opponents of medical marijuana argue that it is
Consequences from over-sharing personal information
too dangerous to use, lacks FDA-approval, and that
include vulnerability to sexual or financial predators and
various legal drugs make marijuana use unnecessary.
lost job opportunities from employers finding
They say marijuana is addictive, leads to harder drug
embarrassing photos or comments.
use, interferes with fertility, impairs driving ability, and
Social networking sites have no way to verify that
injures the lungs, immune system, and brain. They say
people are who they claim to be, leaving people
that medical marijuana is a front for drug legalization
vulnerable to solicitations from online predators who are
and recreational use.
able to mask their true identities. In Feb. 2009, MySpace
identified 90,000 registered sex offenders with profiles
Questions
on the site, while Facebook declined to reveal how many
1. What is the text about !
were present on its site. Even if the sites agree to remove
2. What is the main idea of second paragraph about !
sex offenders, they cannot identify all of them or stop
3. Why marijuana dangerous to use !
them from creating new accounts.
4. They say that medical marijuana….( what is the
As social networking sites become more
word they refer too…)
integrated in our modern culture, some people think that
5. What is the purpose of the text above !
the benefits outweigh any downsides, while others
believe the dangers are more pressing than any upsides.
Text
Questions
Are Social Networking Sites Good for Our Society?
1. What is the text above !
The popularity of social networking sites such as 2. What is the main idea of 1 paragraph !
Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, LinkedIn, and 3. Are social networking sites good for our society?
Classmates.com more than quadrupled from 2005 to 4. Mention the reason that social networking is good
2009. Many users say the sites are good for our society, for our society !
but others contend that the dangers of social media 5. Mention the reason that social net working bad for
outweigh the benefits. our society !
Proponents of social networking sites argue that
these online communities promote increased
communication with friends and family, familiarize
people with valuable computer skills, and allow contact
with people from around the world.
Social networking sites allow people to create new
relationships and reconnect with friends and family.
Increased communication, even online, strengthens
relationships.
Social networking sites allow for creative
expression in a new medium. They provide free
messaging, blogging, photo storage, games, event
invitations, and many other services to anyone with
access to a computer and the Internet.
Social networking sites bring people with
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Text Types of Cards

There are several different types of credit cards
The Pros & Cons of Credit Cards available. From normal credit cards that serve the
Little did we know that a small card made of purpose to specialty cards like reward cards that offer
plastic would replace the hard and fast currency in our you rebate points or rewards for making purchases, low
pockets? Credit cards or plastic money have become the interest cards for people with excellent credit ratings,
chosen mode of payments now. Each and every wallet in student cards, cash back cards, grocery cards for
the world has at least one credit card to show. It is easy housewives, gas cards etc. You can end up pretty
to carry, convenient and now with the advent of the confused with the types of cards on offer. However, it is
internet and web shopping, it has become even more crucial that you review each card type and only choose
important to own one. For those who do not know, a one that suits you the most.
credit card is a small plastic card that can be used to
make payments, purchases and even withdraw money. In Questions
a credit card, you use the money issued by the lender 1. What is the text about !
which then has to be repaid. An interest is levied on the 2. What is the purpose of the text above !
payment. 3. What is credit card !
4. Mention why people pro using credit card !
Pros 5. Mention why people contra using credit card !
You no longer have to carry a lot of currency in 6. Mention the type of credit card !
your wallet and fear of losing it. One small plastic card is
all it takes and you can purchase whatever you wish for.
You can sit at home and shop with your credit card.
Online shopping is virtually impossible without a credit
card. If age verification is required in certain websites, a
credit card is the only way that you can verify this.
Internet and online shopping are considered to be the
only way shopping will happen in the years to come and
a credit card is perhaps the best way for you to purchase.
Pay back the money in the grace period and you do not
even have to worry about interest being charged.

Cons
Most people cannot resist shopping when they
have a credit card in their hands. Shopping on impulse
and buying unwanted things is one of the chief problems
with a credit card. As a result a lot of people end up with
credit card debt and as a result of this, they end up with
bad credit. If you default on payments, you will be
charged late fees and the interest rates also keep
mounting. Eventually the amount can inflate to a huge
amount that is almost double the original amount that
you borrowed. Hence it is crucial that you only spend as
much as you can afford with your credit card. If you are
giving your kid a credit card, make sure that you monitor
his/her purchases. Having a preset credit limit for your
card is also one of the better ways to use a credit card. A
student or a kid with a credit card often needs credit card
help from parents.

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