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2013-01-05
It has been
believed that people who read for pleasure
have developed
better imagination and
good language skills than people who prefer to
watch TV. To
what extent do you agree
or disagree?
There exists such a
controversy -which is better to enhance
imagination and language
skills between reading and watching
TV
, most people assert reading
literatures seems
to
be
a
universal
method
to
promote
one's
imagination
creativity
and
language
competence. In the meantime, others
insist that watching TV programs is
a
more
effective way. Personally
speaking, I am in favour of the former viewpoint.
Reading
has
been
acknowledged
for
long
as
a
unique
solution
with
regard
to
enhancing
one's
imagination
capability
and
language
skills.
First
and
foremost,
individuals
could
imagine
much
further
beyond
words
on
a
book.
Fairy
tales, for instance, can provide such an
environment for creative thinking and
help
people,
especially
the
youngsters,
to
build
up
the
characters
in
stories
merely
by
their imagination. This situation, on
the contrary, can barely be achieved by
watching
video
images.
Most
of
these
predigested
programs
abase
us
as
passive
audiences
ending
up
receiving
information
from
the
editors?
im
agination.
Moreover,
massive
reading
enables ones to immerse themselves into
the ocean of
glourious
inspiration
and
expression
of
the
authors.
These
selected
words,
logical
coherence and
structures are the best materials for those who
are lack of writing skills. On
the
other
hand,
informal
language
is
ubiquitously
utilized
in
TV
programs
where
coarse
and
disordered
contents
are
normally
included.
In
spite
of
this,
TV
broadcasting is still crucial to
advance one's language ability. By
watching videos and
listening to the audio, people are more
likely to have a better
understanding
of the
concepts they are unfamiliar
with. It can never be neglected that
numerous learners
consider
TV programs as a more comfortable and useful way
to
boost
their
interest
in
language
learning.
Turning
to
the
stimulation
of
creative
imagination
and
expression
practice,
however,
TV
shows
is
still
of
less
significance
than
its
paper-
based counterpart.
All
things considered, not only does reading play a
dominant role in developing one's
imaginative ability, it also brings
about the opportunity for the readers to embrace
advanced literature proficiency in ways
that one cannot acquire from watching
TV
.
Hence, reading should be
encouraged rather than the latter.
2013-01-19
Childcare is an
important task for nations. It is suggested that
all mothers and
fathers should be
required to take the childcare training courses.
To what extent
do you agree or disagree
with the statement?
Childcare skills,
which used to pass from generation to generation,
nowadays
have
been
developed
into
some
formal
courses
in
many
countries
and
young
parents
are
encouraged to register in these
programs. I personally support such action.
The
development
in
one?s
early
stage
of
life
is
so
vital
that
free
access
to
professional
childcare
programs,
which
are
not
only
about
nutrition,
for
all
parents
should
be
available.
The
rationale
behind
my
suggestion
includes
that
young
parents
equipped
with
sufficient
childcare
knowledge
about
childcare
can
better
protect
their
infants or toddlers
from various
risks, detect
possible
warning
signs
of
development
delay,
better
understand
a
child?s
emotional
needs
and
help
establish
healthy
eating
habits.
Overall,
these
parents
tend
to
help children grow
to
their
fullest
potential
physically, emotionally and
intellectually and these advantages would affect
the future
life of their children for
long term.
It is certainly
true that our grandparents never attended any
parenting classes and they
raised our
parents with no major regret. It seems that we
could keep this tradition, learning
from
our
parents.
However,
this
is
impractical
in
modern
society.
The
decreasing birth rate and smaller scale
of families means that the young generation have
no chance to help mum take care of
their little siblings or witness the process and
learn
some from their mum. And they are
largely no longer living under the same roof with
their parents when they grow up and
hence have little chance to learn from their
parents
how to raise a baby properly.
It is also understandable
that working parents are sometimes not in a
position to
get involved in
formal parenting courses, especially fathers who
usually are the bread
earners and
dedicate most of their time to their work and
leave little time to their
families.
Nevertheless, such obstacles can be removed by
flexible ways of delivering
childcare
courses, such as the Internet, TV or radio. Or the
courses can last for a few
years since
young couples consider starting a family.
In addition, research findings
suggest
that
the
increasing
involvement
of
fathers
in
interactive
activities
with
children
helps
with
healthy
development
of
a
baby.
Of
course,
since
childcare
training is
related to the overall citizen quality of a
nation, the government should cover
all
the cost and the parents do not have to worry
about the fees.
My personal
point of view is that childcare training courses
should be compulsory. They
promote
healthy development of a person in early stage of
life, and this makes eligible
parents,
a happy family and a strong nation.
2013-01-12
In
some
countries,
children
are
expected
to
study
long
hours
both
in
and
after
school
and
have
little
free
time.
Does
it
have
positive
or
negative
effects
on
children
and
the society they lived in?
Education,
especially children's, is undoubtedly of the
utmost importance to a nation's
sustained economic development. In some
countries, currently, a broad swath of
students spend a huge amount of time
working hard at school as well as after school,
leading to the fact that they enjoy
less leisure time.
On the
one hand, through continuous study children can
have a thorough grasp of an
in-depth knowledge which will be an
asset for a lifetime. The education they receive,
not only in school but at
home, is not just a key to open the doors of
various
professions, but a
social resource, enabling them to mix with many
people in the
future. In a
time when it is so easy to learn whatever one
would like to, the long time
children spend will finally justify
itself. On the other, the detrimental effects of
working long hours on
healthy growth, however, are apparent to be seen.
The lasting
sedentary
lifestyle providing them with scarce opportunities
to do physical exercises
put their health at risk. Meanwhile,
long time immersion in the academic courses
deprives of their extra-
curricular activities, which would possibly fail
to enable the
kids
to
achieve
physical
and
mental
fitness.
These
activities
pave
the
way
for
teenag
ers? long
-term ability
to socialize and build long-lasting friendship
with
others,
and some are
even likely to contribute to
discipline
learning.
For
the
society,
long
studying
time
has
successfully
creates
an
atmosphere
for
learning,
which in turn has far-reaching consequences for
policy makers who decide
what the government's education
policies will be. Simultaneously, the phenomenon
consequently causes
increasingly fierce academic competition among
peers; hence, it
will
generate various working opportunities, say,
tutors or teachers of training classes,
for
society,
which
will
slightly
release
the
employment
burden.
Students
who
are
engaged
in long-hour study, nevertheless, are likely to
lose interest, leading to the fact
that
children's learning is inhibited. Therefore, the
education system will be affected, to
some extent.
In
conclusion, there are both upsides and downsides
in terms of the issue that a
considerable amount of time is spent by
students on study. Only when children are
encouraged to participate actively in
more extra-curricular activities can they enjoy
the benefits of working for a long
time.
2013-02-02
Some
people think it's all bad for children to watch
TV, others believe watching
TV can
bring positive effects on children when they grow
up, discuss both and give
your
own
opinion.
Watching TV has always been an
important part of after school life for
children, and some of them even become
TV addicts. Therefore some people advocate
?no TV for children?.
Of course this is understandable.
Firstly, children sitting too much time in front
of a screen
tend to have poor eyesight
and weak body due to lack of physical exercise.
They can
also be lost in the virtual
world and be insensitive to people around them,
including
their parents, and this is
detrimental to their family relationship and their
emotional
development. Another concern
is about their mental development which
needs various
types of
interactive activities, but obviously excessive TV
viewing
cannot meet such
requirement. The worst part can be some
programs which are not proper
for
children
to
watch.
Too
many
advertisements
and
news
focusing
on
emergency
and
disasters on the screen are also a
disadvantageous point for immature people who are
prone to be influenced negatively.
However watching TV in
moderation with proper parental supervision can be
good for children. There
are plenty of educational
programs
which
can
expand
children?s knowledge
and spark their interest in exploring the world
where they may
not
have the
opportunity to visit in real life, such as the
nature and wild life. TV is not only an
educational source, but is also a
recreational activity. It can help enrich their
after class
activities. For example,
children are always excited to watch cartoons and
they would
experience the adventure
together with the characters in the show. The
positive effects would be
enlarged if children are able to share their TV
time with
their
parents
or
peers,
because
they
would
have
topics
in
common
and
more communication can be
followed.
In general, I?d
like to conclude that whether TV is good or bad is
determined by
how
parents
manage
it.
If
parents
limit
TV
hours
and
designate
some
educational
and
interesting programs and they keep
their children accompanied, healthy viewing habit
would be established and positive
effects would be maximized. Otherwise, watching TV
can be a worrying situation.
2013-02-16
Some
people
think
all
lawbreakers
should
be
taken
in
to
prison,
others
believe
that
there are better alternatives, (for
example, being work to do which is beneficial
for local community). Discuss both
views and give your own opinion.
How
to
handle
criminals
is
a
problem
that
all
countries
and
societies
face.
Traditionally, the approach has been to
punish them by placing them in prisons to pay for
what they have done. Some, however,
advocate for trying to make them better
with
training and education
and it seems they may have a good point.
First and foremost,
consider all the money that we have to spend to
lock people up in
jail. It doesn't seem
like a good use of public money if the people
don't actually
get any
better. Because most criminals
eventually are let out of prison, our focus
should be on
making them
better citizens.
In fact,
the reason why many people end up in jail in the
first place is because
they
didn't have a good education or happy
family. So if they can learn job skills they
perhaps
can find work and feel they can
contribute in a positive way. If they do this,
they won't
need crime. Surly everyone
deserves a second chance.
Of course this does not mean that we
should be too lenient on criminals. Those who
commit crime should still be punished,
but during their punishment they should also be
treated. If we make an investment in
them and show compassion, most will be able to
make a new start.
To summarize, we must make more of an
effort to go to the root of the problem. We
need
to
treat
criminals
as
patients
and
give
them
the
medicine
they
need: education and
training. By giving people the skills for a second
chance we can
make our society safer
and healthier.
2012-02-23
Not enough students choose science
subjects in university in many countries.
What're the
reasons for this
problem? What're the effects on the society?
In
some
developing
countries,
increasing
number
of
university
students
major
in
business,
accounting,
communication
or
computer
programing
rather
than
science.
I
personally believe that this is an
inevitable transition in the epoch of information
and
globalization when capital flows
worldwide and communication technology play a role
in
almost
every
field.
The
changes
in
technology
and
social
evolvement
are
being
reflected in the university subject
preference.
First and
foremost, this phenomenon is largely related to
employment rate and
starting salaries upon graduation.
Science undergraduates risk higher unemployment
and earn less than computer
programmers or businessmen and the gap may be
wider
in Master degree.
During the economic recession, some students with
interest in
science may
give in to the pressure in reality. Another
contributor is the difficulty of
science subjects that prevent many
potential students from enrolling in this faculty.
Picturing oneself as a
scientist is not easy for a high school leaver. On
top of the