VIP Class Notes (Jesse) [W]

tell me a story about something that you did which was a waste of time
What did you do
When/where did you do it
How much time did you waste
Why you thought it was a waste of time

Many high-level positions in companies are filled by men even though the workforce in many developed countries is more than 50 per cent female. Companies should be required to allocate a certain percentage of these positions to women.

To what extent do you agree?

Vocabulary

stuff (uncountable) / things (countable)

public / normal places – use “the” when not describing which place or how many.

why do you think that is? = why do you think it’s like that

unsuitable – objective

inappropriate – more subjective

do – normally / habit
did – specific past time
have done – experience / already

capture me – you’re abducted
capture my attention – you’re focused on sth

In some countries an increasing number of people are suffering from health problems as a result of eating too much fast food. It is therefore necessary for governments to impose a higher tax on this kind of food.

To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion?

It is undeniable that taking in a large deal of fast food could be detriment of health. Recent years have been witnessed an increasing number of people who get overweight throughout the world. Heath advisors and doctors is expecting and proposing a quantity of measures to set a limitation on consumption of fast food, including imposing a higher tax. As far as I’m concerned, imposing a higher tax could partially dilute and remove the negative impact brought about by fast food.
Imposing a higher tax is expected and supposed to augment the selling price of fast food thanks to the increasing operating and purchase cost incurred by restaurants. In some circumstances, it is due to the lower price which fast food costs compared with healthy food that people prefer an unhealthy diet. Thus, when the expenditure on fast food is equal or even slightly higher to that on healthy eating, the higher price caused by higher tax is capable of discouraging and preventing people from having too much fast food.
Alternatively, increased government income raised by higher tax is in a position to enhance the areas regarding medical care and health clubs. People with health issues, therefore, are able to have easy and convenient access to more effective and efficient treatment, no matter whether they are in hospital or fitness center. Healthy diet combining with high-quality medical care and physical exercises will certainly serve as a remarkable boost for an emerging healthy society.
Admittedly, imposing a higher tax on fast food, though generating numerous merits, may cause social issues such as unemployment rate. As aggregate demand in the fast food market decline dramatically owing to higher price, managers of fast food restaurants will have no alternative but to discharge a lot of employees in order to maintain the business, otherwise they will face bankrupt, which lead to numbers of unstable factors.
To sum up, I agree with the policy of imposing higher tax on fast food which will no doubt restrain and refrain the booming of fast food industries, and improve our society as a whole, although it may bring some negative effects.

It is undeniable that taking in a large deal of fast food could be detrimental to / a detriment to health. Recent years have been witnessing an increasing number of people who get overweight throughout the world. Heath advisors and doctors is expecting and proposing a quantity of measures to set a limitation on consumption of fast food, including imposing a higher tax. As far as I’m concerned, imposing a higher tax could partially dilute and remove the negative impact brought about by fast food.
Imposing a higher tax is expected and supposed to augment the selling price of fast food thanks to the increasing operating and purchase cost incurred by restaurants. In some circumstances, it is due to the lower price which fast food is (sold) at compared with that which healthy food is at, that people prefer an unhealthy diet. Thus, when the expenditure on fast food is equal or even slightly higher to that on healthy eating, the higher price caused by higher tax is capable of discouraging and preventing people from having too much fast food.
Alternatively, increased government income raised by higher tax is in a position to enhance the areas regarding medical care and health clubs. People with health issues, therefore, are able to have easy and convenient access to more effective and efficient treatment, no matter whether they are in hospital or fitness centers. Healthy diets combining with high-quality medical care and physical exercises will certainly serve as a remarkable boost for an emerging healthy society.
Admittedly, imposing a higher tax on fast food, though generating numerous merits, may cause social issues such as a high unemployment rate. As aggregate demand in the fast food market declines dramatically owing to higher price, managers of fast food restaurants will have no alternative but to discharge a lot of employees in order to maintain the business, otherwise they will face bankruptcy, which leads to numbers of unstable factors.
To sum up, I agree with the policy of imposing higher tax on fast food which will no doubt restrain and inhibit the booming (boom) of fast food industries, and improve our society as a whole, although it is true that there may be some repercussions.