UPM-CALC/CEL2103 WRITING ACADEMIC TEXTS/SEM 1 2019-20

SCL WORKSHEET WEEK 2

SCL WORKSHEET WEEK 2

This is an individual activity for you to carry out.

The activities should be completed and submitted on EDMODO by the due date.

1. Decide if the items below are debatable (D) or non-debatable (ND) statements by ticking on
the appropriate box.

No Statements D ND

1. Alcohol can be legally sold to adults over the age of 18 in Victoria. ✓

Pay television will become more popular than free-to-air television in

2. ✓
the next 10 years.

Public transport is more economically efficient than private car

3. ✓
transport.

4. Computers and automation increase unemployment. ✓

The Prime Minister is elected by a vote of all the members of the

5. ✓
House of Representatives.

6. Drinking alcohol is always bad for your heath. ✓

7. Television broadcasting began in Australia in 1956. ✓

8. Trains, trams and buses are all forms of public transport. ✓

The Australian education system provides the highest quality

9. ✓
education in the Asia-Pacific region.

10. The Prime Minister should be directly elected by all the citizens. ✓
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2. Label each of the arguments below as ‘O’ for opposing view, ‘R’ for rebuttal argument or ‘Ir’
for irrelevant’ for the issues given.

A.
Issue Parents should attend parental classes to improve their parenting skills.

Writer’s
Agree
stance

No. Statement Answer

Parenting classes can help parents learn more about what to expect in the
1 R
coming years and prepare for each developmental stage.

Research have shown that parents who tell their children that they are smart
2 when they do something impressive or right on the first try can be a Ir
counterproductive approach.

3 Parents can fill their leisure time by attending these classes. R

It is beneficial for the parents to form a social network that can provide them
4 Ir
with the latest scientific findings.

5 It will only be a waste of money as these classes are usually expensive. O

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B.
Banning controversial movies or movies with sensitive content can help maintain
Issue
order in the society.

Writer’s
Disagree
stance

No. Statement Answer

Educational graphic novels or comic books should definitely be allowed in

1 schools because students are interested in social issues, historical events, Ir
science etc.

Banning is not really effective as people can still access these movies
2 R
through other means.

Controversial issues highlighted in the movies can trigger social unrest

3 O
which could lead to riots.

The books and movies may contain inappropriate language which is

4 Ir
inappropriate to certain age groups.

The banning will only create curiosity thus raising higher interest to access
5 R
the movies.