Online Class Notes (Ally)

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Homework

TS: I think children should have enough freedom instead of spending more time on school work.

R1: can use free time to explore hobbies
– hobbies important to development, only time when we are free
Ex) foreign language / musical instruments

R2: to relax – reduce stress/mental health
– make children more optimistic, more confident, less stress and more accepting of school
ex) Einstein who quit school/Chinese schools push students to do school work, lots are depressed – college?

Vocabulary

in your head too much – overthink

Speaking exercise

ideas for diff. sides:

  • choose diff parties in the question (ie. students vs school/ ind vs community)
  • conceptual to practical

Uni should accept equal numbers of male and female … to what extent

Thesis: Universities should only ensure the equal numbers of male and female students under certain conditions.

R1: male and female are equal
– should have equal chance to be admitted to uni
-discrimination
– In history, even today, in Afghanistan …

R2: males and females have different apititudes>
– some majors are more suitable for women ie. nursing major – more detail-oriented
– application numbers (women>men)

Writing exercise

Uni

TS: A gap year may have adv and disadvantages,
TS: adv outweighs the disadvantages

R1: disadvantages are : wasting time and losing momentum.
-waste of time and money -> but can earn money/adults
– you lose the momentum to study

R1: this is the only chance young people have for gap
– opportunity only comes once
– after you go to university, no time

R2: you can make your life plan to rethink what you want to learn in uni
– many people feel regret
– explore what you like
– first time we can make our own decision

Some people think that a sense of competition in children should be encouraged. Others believe that children who are taught to cooperate rather than compete become more useful adults. Discuss both views

TS: Cooperating is always better than competition.

R1: competition is bad for children
– competition makes children selfish, unwilling to share
– pressure
– teach values about exceeding others is most important, too much focus on others’ performance

R2: Cooperating is more efficient
– more creative ideas
– team work/work together to finish something bigger/faster
– like ants

TS: experience is the major influence on our personality development

R1: experience has a long lasting mental effect.
– not a single event that happens one time
– a difficult experience may make a person pessimistic/ a happy exp make a person optimistic
– examples for both.

R2: meeting a mentor helps your personal development
->make you think in another way -> boosts confidence
– learn through them and see through their values and world views -> they will teach you these

TS: I think children should have enough freedom instead of spending more time on school work.

R1: can use free time to explore hobbies
– hobbies important to development, only time when we are free
Ex) foreign language / musical instruments

R2: reduce stress/mental health
– make children more optimistic, more confident, less stress and more accepting of school
ex) Einstein who quit school/Chinese schools push students to do school work, lots are depressed – college?

Some people believe that culture will be ruined if it is used to earn tourism revenue while others believe that tourism is the only way to protect culture. Discuss both ways and give your opinion (time yourself. Outline: 5min Writing: 35)

  1. A or B – take a stand
  2. to what extent …. talk about both views and which one do you ? – talk about A and B, and take a stand
  3. information/expository – talk about A B C
  1. Thesis: Tourism is the only way to protect culture

R1: Tourism attracts interest/ lost interest for the culture
– visitors may have more interest in learning about the local culture/place
– can spread the culture -> revenue from selling different local products

R2: good way to maintain the culture
– revenue to tourism can be used to build historical building
– residents have enough money, they would be likely to maintain the culture, instead of giving up the craftsmanship
– wouldn’t leave local area

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Thesis:

R1: culture would be

Lost/ruined Changed meet the need of tourist

Flavor/size/shape

environment  spoil/ruin/rubbish/transport emission/carbon emission

Envolve/develop/Maintain survive in a new style suit the hottest trend

                                                    the young like

                                              文创产å“

Economical : revenue restore/built/expansion

Influence on the world

 

 

There exist other ways: focus on local  people

Other industry , production -combine commodity with culture

                         //  agriculture—local food sale

                          Film industry——reflect local spirit

(education/chuanbo/latest style）

       online documentary/live/advertisment/drama

 

 

The balance between culture and tourism has been a topic of discussion. In some ways tourism may seem to be the only way to fare the blossom of culture, while, the focus of tourism earning may destroy the culture in the end. However, both of the statements are insufficient to understand/describe/illustrate/delineate the relationship between tourism and culture. There exist other ways to boost culture, but the proper use of Tourism revenue is an effective way to protect culture.

 

The focus on revenue destroying our culture is shortsighted. The earning of tourism is a suitable way to protect culture not destroying it. Admittedly, the expansion of traveling areas may attract a  flowing of visitors to have an view on the local cultural compound, which may bring some problems to the historical site such as the spoil of environment surroundings and the disturbance of the life of the residents. However, if the revenue of tourism is allocated properly it will surely make the culture sustainable. The money can be used to restore some historical ruined historical site, if the local government can’t afford the cost of it before. What’s more，bringing the wealth to the local may encourage them to stick to their culture and past it form generations to generations,  no longer will their offspring give up their craftsmanship to earn their living.

 

Instead of focusing on tourism there exist other ways to shelf the culture. On the hand, when comes to the industry, entertainment is what people focus on mostly in recent years. The film industry capturing some documentary about culture to attract audience. What‘s more , the agricultural industry can put their emphasis on the growth of culture linked special farm product to spread their culture through it. For example, Yunnan is a country who is famous for its tea production. The flora of its tea not only the bless local farmer with the promotion of their tea produce technology but also propagate the historical tea culture in China from home and abroad. On the other hand, the residents are the capital group to shoulder their responsibility to protect culture. Schools must add some knowledge or stories about culture in the textbooks, the elderly should impart their offspring their delicate culture related skills instead of cutting it off.

 

 In conclusion, it is a feasible approach to prolong the survival of culture through the income of the booming tourism and there has other measure to save our precious culture from disappearing.

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Most people have forgotten the meaning behind traditional or religious festivals; during festival periods, people nowadays only want to enjoy themselves. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion?

Enjoyment is do an important element for festival celebration. Some people believe that the meaning behind traditional or religious festivals have slipped from public memory, and they treat festival as an opportunity to have fun. While, enjoyment do deserve to be the first priority, the internal meaning still stands in people’s minds.

S1：traditional or religious festivals has become times for widespread celebration

– ex：Chinese：Chinese new year——family unite/vacation/delicious/fine dining / food——enjoyment

abroad：Christmas——family unite/receiving present ——enjoyment

S2：the underlying meaning of festival have not been forgotten.

Schools teach children of the detailed meaning of festivals

(ex: text book （dragon boat festival——屈原）/ activity to celebrate festival)

Family also passes knowledge of the significance of the festival to the next generation.

(ex: Chinese new year——fireworks/firecracker——welcome good luck)

in conclusion，although people may ….they are still aware of …

S1: Chinese new year

– lost traditional meaning; rituals for ancestors/only get together for food/young people go traveling

– but the meaning is taught in schools – firecrackers …

S2: Christmas

– all people celebrate it/commercial

– but churches; birthday of Christ

Conclusion: To fit people’s modern lives, …

Enjoyment is indeed an important element for festival celebration. Some people believe that the meaning behind traditional or religious festivals have slipped from public memory, and they treat festivals only as an opportunity to have fun. While enjoyment has become the first priority, the internal meaning of religious holidays still stands in people’s minds.

Indeed，traditional or religious festivals has become times for widespread/national/sometimes international celebration. On one hand, Chinese New Year is ranking the first priority in people’s mind which is a festival that contain paramount fun. During the celebration of new year, nearly all of the family members will go back to their hometown to unite together having the fine dining. Everyone celebrates the new year according to specific traditions, such as the giving and receiving of red envelopes and the lighting of the firecrackers. These measures, though enjoyable, contain special cultural messages that has been part of the Chinese history.

For the adult, they are blessed with the chance to wipe out their one-year-tiredness through sharing story with their relatives. However, for the child, everyone is looking forward to receiving the red envelope. On the other hand, the element of entertainment does values a lot to foreigners. Everyone is eager to celebrate the Christmas abroad for its replaceable fun. Christmas is not only the day when the department stores, or the website will on a discount which makes woman crazy but also the curable time when family members stay together exchanging Christmas gifts with the fragrance of warm floating in the air.

However, the underlying meaning of festival have not been forgotten. The spirit of festival exists in every part of people’s daily life. In the education stage, school hold the responsibility to teaches children of the detailed meaning of festivals.

For example，the story of dragon boat festival is  digested in the text book thus

Instructing the students about the meaning to celebrate the festival is to memorize QuYuan steading of only know the tasty rice dumplings. Family also passes knowledge of the significance of the festival to the next generation. The elders always impart their offspring about the precious spirit of Chinese New Year and wish to welcome good luck during the light of firecracker. While, the religious meaning of festivals is also carved in people’s mind. Nearly everyone from abroad knows the reason to celebrate Christmas is to memorize Jesus Christ, not to mention the family who believes Christianism.

In conclusion, although people may put more emphasis on the recreation that they  feel from the celebration of colorful festivals , they still keep the meaning of the festivals in their mind through different ways whether apparent or not.