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Task1
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?
The best way to teach children how to behave is to praise their good behavior rather than to criticize their bad behavior.
Use details and examples to support your opinion.
Task2
Reading
Virtual Campus Tours
A new feature will be available on the university Web site soon: a virtual campus tour. Using this feature, people will be able to experience a tour through the Web site, which will include photographs and videos of all university buildings and grounds. The virtual tour should benefit students who are considering applying to the university, since prospective students will not need to travel to the university to become familiar with it. The virtual tour will also highlight popular sites and well-known places to eat near campus so that current students can get information about things to do off campus.
The woman expresses her opinion about the plan described in the article. Briefly summarize the plan. Then state her opinion about the plan and explain the reasons she gives for holding that opinion.
Task3
Reading
Upcycling
Many companies that manufacture products are adopting more environmentally friendly business practices. One such business practice is upcycling. Upcycling is an approach that involves using materials that would normally be thrown away-single-use or disposable items-and transforming them into new products of higher value than the original items Since these new, higher-value products are made from waste materials, the business can reduce their manufacturing costs and make a large profit. Also, upcycled products tend to have a special, unique appeal to consumers.
Explain how the example from the professor’s lecture illustrates the concept of upcycling.
Task4
Using points and examples from the lecture, explain two effects of cars on the design of cities in the United States.
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