綜合英語寫作

1.Thinkaboutthelecture,TheExperimentalMethod."Itdiscussestheuseofcontrolledexperimentsandblindexperimentstotesthypotheses.

Nowreadthelistofcommonhomeremediesfortreatingcolds.Chooseoneanddesignacontrolledexperimentthatwilltestwhetherornottheremedyiseffectiveinmakingyoufeelbetterfaster.

chickensoup

hotteawithlemon

takingfrequentsteambaths

drinkinglotsofliquids

takingzincsupplements

Writingyourparagraphbelow.

Maybesomeofyoudrinkhotteawithlemonwhenyouhaveacold.Yes?No?OK,forthosewhodon'tknowabouthotteawithlemonit'sjustacommontea.Butdoyouknowweatherit'seffective?Ofcauseyouseelotsofadvertisementssayingitisthattheywouldn'tsellmuchiftheydon't,wouldthey?Sohowcanwebesure?Thefollowingexampleexperimentwillhelpyoufindout.Firstofall,weshouldfindsomeparticipantswhohavegetacooldandhaven'tacceptanyremedy.Wedividedthemintotwogroups,theexperimentalgroupandthecontrolledgroup.Participantsintheexperimentalgroupwegivethemthehotteaoflemonwhilethecontrolledgroupwejustgivethemaplacebo,whichlooksliketheexperimentaltreatmentbutdoesnothing.Atthesametime,alltheparticipantsarenotallowedtoknowwhichgrouptheyareintomakesuretheexperimentsareblindexperiments.Thenifthereisadifferencebetweenthetwogroups,maybe,justmaybe,thedifferenceisfromtakinghotteaoflemon.Sothecontrolledgroupisthesameastheexperimentgroupbutdoesn'tgettheexperimentaltreatment.

2.Thinkaboutthelecture,“NewWaysinAdvertising.”Itdescribestwomarketingstrategies—viralmarketingandstealthmarketing.

Nowreadthelistofproductsbelow.Considerwhichmarketingstrategywouldworkbestforeachproduct.Whydoyouthinkitisthebeststrategy?Howwouldyouadvertisetheproduct?Whataretheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofthestrategyyouchose?

acellphonewithcamera

aluxuryhotel

acomputergameforyoungadults

apopulardanceclub

Chooseoneproductandbrieflyexplainthebestmarketingstrategyfortheproduct,whyyouthinkitisthebeststrategy,howyouwouldadvertisetheproduct,and

possibleadvantagesanddisadvantagesofthestrategyyouchose.Talkaboutyourpointsandrecordit,thenuploadyourrecordontheinternet.

TheproductIchoosetotalkabouthowtoadvertiseisacomputergameforyoungadults.Asweallknow,advertisementsareaimedatgettingthemostnoticeofpeopleandgettingthecompanies'messageacross.Thusweshouldgettheadvertisementintotherightplaceattherighttimefortherightpeopletoseethem.Asforacomputergameforyoungadults,thebestmarketingstrategymustbetheadvertisementplacedontheInternetatalltimefortheyoungadults.Iarguethatthebestmarketingstrategyisstealthmarketingforthereasonthatitiseffectivebutnotexpensive.WecangiveT-shirtstoteenagersasyoungas13.Inexchange,theteenagersmayagreetotalktotheirfriendsatshcoolandonInternetchatsitesaboutthegamethatourcompanyismarketing.Buttheremayexistscertaindisadvantages,thoughitspreadsfrompersontopersonbywordofmouth,adultsarelimitedtotellthenameofthecompany.Sooncetheirparentsfindthattheymaygetangrybecausetheyfeeltheyhavebeentricked.

3.ritingaparagraphaboutthefollowingtopic:

Thinkaboutthelecture,“AreAsteroidsandCometsDangerous?”Itdiscussesthelikelihoodofasteroidcollisions.DoyouthinkweshouldbeconcernedaboutalargeobjectstrikingEarthandcausingacatastrophicevent?

We’reallawarethatoneofthewaysthathumanlifeonEarthcouldend,conceivably,isthesamewaythatthedinosaurswentdown.Andasteroidtrackinganddeflectiontechnologyisfastbecomingoneofthehotissuesoftheday.Itappearssoofteninthenewsthatwe’dthinkweareatahighrisk,anyday,ofbeinghitbyacatastrophicasteroid.But—andmyopinionheredefinitelyrunsagainstthemainstream—Ithinkthishysteriaisabsolutelyridiculous.Oneofthethingsyoualmostneverhearaboutarethefrequencyandtheoddsofanasteroidstrikeharmingus.Iflargeasteroidstrikeshappenedeveryfewdecades,we’dhavesomethinglegitimatetoprepareforandworryabout.Butifwe’veonlygotaone-in-a-millionchanceofanasteroidharmingusoverourlifetime—meaningweareover100timesmorelikelytobestruckbylightningthanharmedbyanasteroid—perhapstherearebetterwaystospendourresources.

4Nowreadthethreemoviesynopsesintheattachment.Thinkabouthowanactorcouldpreparetoplaytherolesauthentically.

Writeaparagraph.Brieflyexplainthedefinitionofanauthenticperformance.Thendescribehow

anactorcouldpreparefortheroleofthecharacterinthesynopsisyouchose.

Authenticperformanceistheabilitytoexpressone’sownself,spiritorcharacter.Itissomethingthatcannotduplicatebyanother.Itgoesbeyondtechniqueorskillorstyle.Authenticperformanceisthosetruths,arecomfortablewiththemandhavefullyacceptthemtheywillcreateyouasa100%uniqueperformer.

Then,asyoulearnthematerialofyourperformancewell,youwillbegintogeneratedepthinperformance.Themorepresenceyoubringfromyourself,themorethematerialwillbecomeanauthenticexpressionofself.

Anauthenticperformanceknowstheirmaterial,andknowsthemsowellthatthereisnothoughtbetweenthematerialanditstruestexpression.Theyare100%present.Whenthehomeworkisdownandthematerialisthoroughlymemorizedtheperformercanthencreatefromafeelingplaceratherthanathinkingplace.Theexpressionisthengeneratedwithoutthought.Alloftheseprocesses,imagination,sometimesmayhelpyouthemost.

AsforTomHankswhoplayedtheroleofChuckNolandinthemoviecastaway,ifhewantedtogiveanauthenticperformancetotheaudience,heshouldhavetocultivateadeeperunderstandingofbothChuckNolandandhimself.He’dbetterexperiencealifebyhimselfandlearnhowtosurvivelonely.Heshouldalsousehisimaginationtoexpressanemotionofthesadnesswithleavinghislifeandthelonelinessofnoonetocompare.

5Youhavereadtextsandlistenedtoalectureaboutemotions.Youwillnowuseyourknowledgeofthecontent,

vocabulary,andsynthesizingskillstowriteoneortwoparagraphstoanswerthisquestion:

wheredoouremotionalresponsescomefrom:Learning,biology,orboth?

Yourwritingshouldincludetopicsentences,cohesion,andsummarystatements

Aswehavelearnedfromthetext“whatdoouremotionsdoforus”,emotionalresponseshavefourparts:bodily(physiological)response,

aninterpretationinthemind,feelings,aneffectonbehavior.Alsowehaveknownfromthelecturethatourfacialemotionshavesixbasicresponses:happy,angry,disgust,fear,sadandsurprise.Iwillfinishmyparagraphwithoneofthose:fear.

Inmyopinion,ouremotionalresponsescomefrombothlearningandbiology.Forinstance,whenwefaceahorrorevent,ourbrainthensendsmessagetoourbodyunconsciously.Itdoesthisbyreleasingachemicalcalledadrenaline,whichthebloodcarriestootherpartsofthebody.Allofthesechemicalprocessesarenotthateasilytocontrol,andtheybelongstobiology.

Butsometimeswewouldhideouremotion,whichmeansthatouremotionsarenotcompletelyfixedbyourbiology.Theyalsoinvolvedlearning,includinglearningfromexperience.Forexample,whenweseeahorrorfilm,insteadofcrying,screamingorshouting,mostofuscancontrolourbehaviorwell.That'sbecausewehavelearnedtohideournegativeemotionsandwecancontrolouremotionswell.

Insummary,ouremotionalresponsescomefrombothlearningandbiology.

6.Thinkaboutthelecture,“ItIstheBestofTimes.”Itexplainswhylifenowisbetterthanlifeinthepast.

Thinkaboutthetopicofthelecture.Doyouthinklifeiseasiernowthaninthepast?Doyouthinkpeoplearehealthiernowthaninthepast?

Writeyourpointsandbrieflyexplainwhetheryouagreethatlifeiseasiernowthaninthepastandwhetherpeoplearehealthiernowthaninthepast.

Deadline:June3rd

Islifeeasiernowthaninthepast?Peopleallhavetheirownopinionsanditmaybevariesfromonetoanother.Forme,somethingsareeasierbuttodaywefacenewchallenges.Suresomethingsareeasier.Itiseasiertocookameal,easiertosendaletter,easiertobeentertained.Buttherearemanynewchallengesinsocietywhicharejustaschallengingtoface.

Inthetechnologicalagetherearemoredemandsonpeopletohavethingdoneimmediately.Thereisalotmorechoiceavailabletopeopleandthisisnotalwaysagoodthing.Itismuchhardertodaytochooseahealthydietwhichleadstodailystruggleswhichareassociatedwithbeingoverweightorobese.Soeventhoughmedicalbreakthroughshavehelpedstopspreadthediseasethatonceravagedcitiesandcountries,itishardlytosaythatpeople’shealthnowisbetterthaninthepast.

Mostchildrennowhavetwoworkingparents,lesssiblingsandcloserelativesandwhentheirparentsarehometheymustfightwiththetelevisionandInternettogettheirattention.

Peoplehavemoremoneyandbecometotallyconsumerdriven,withtheneedtohavethelatestthingsbecomingsoimportantandtheneedtospendtimewithpeoplebecominglessimportant.Peopletodaynolongerknowhowtoentertainthemselvesbutmustrelyonthemanyentertainmentdevices,whichleadstoproblemsofloneliness,boredomandevensuicide.

7.Thinkaboutthelecture,"BackgroundonChinuaAchebe."ItgivesbackgroundinformationaboutthestoryMarriageisaPrivateAffair.Towardtheendofthelecture,thespeakerasksanumberofquestions:Howisthissocietychanging?Whataretheinfluencesorcausesofthischange?Howdoesthischangethewaygenerationscommunicateorinteractwithoneanother?Thinkofexamplesfromthelecturethatanswerthesequestions.Thenthinkofexamplesfromyourowncountryoranothercountryyouarefamiliarwith.

Writeashortessayaboutacountryofyourchoice,answeringthespeaker'squestions.

Deadline:June23rd

Afterlistenthelecturewecanlearnfromitabouthowthesocietychanging.Thespeakergivesustwoexamplesaboutthisandtheinfluencesandcausesofthischange.

ThefirstexampleisaboutthecountryIgbolandinwhichtherewasastronga