Today is the third class in our current four class set. We will begin with our collocation exercise. Our reading this week is about Thanksgiving for one Korean family living in America.
Our listening material is about gambling. I have included a transcript, but please listen too. We will have an analytical writing question. You need to find the argument and three points that refute the argument.
Writing Question: In surveys Mason City residents rank water sports (swimming, boating and fishing) among their favorite recreational activities. The Mason River flowing through the city is rarely used for these pursuits, however, and the city park department devotes little of its budget to maintaining riverside recreational facilities. For years there have been complaints from residents about the quality of the river's water and the river's smell. In response, the state has recently announced plans to clean up Mason River. Use of the river for water sports is therefore sure to increase. The city government should for that reason devote more money in this year's budget to riverside recreational facilities.
Please write in paragraph form.
find the argument
restate the argument
write 3 sentences supporting or against the argument
write a conclusion.
Click HERE for the reading- find two words to bring to class from the reading. These words can be words you don’t know or ones that you find interesting.
Click HERE for the transcript