Question----------Summarize the points made in the lecture, being sure to explain how they cast doubt on the specific solutions presented in the reading passage.Reading Passage--------------------The cane toad is a large (1.8 kg) amphibian species native

In this set of materials, both the reading and the lecture discuss whether " The measures claim by the reading might solve the problem of Cane Toad or not". Whereas, the reading supports these ideas, the listener disregards these points and claims that the negative aspects overweight the positives ones.

First, the reading says that if scientists and the government build a national fence, then Cane Toad won't cross to the other site. Nevertheless, the listener doesn't like this idea and posits that a fence is not feasible at all due to the fact that Cane Toad's eggs and young babies can be c...

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Score: 27 in 30
Category: Excellent Excellent
No. of Grammatical Errors: 0 2
No. of Spelling Errors: 0 2
No. of Sentences: 14 12
No. of Words: 265 250
No. of Characters: 1261 1200
No. of Different Words: 140 150
Fourth Root of Number of Words: 4.035 4.2
Average Word Length: 4.758 4.6
Word Length SD: 2.325 2.4
No. of Words greater than 5 chars: 84 80
No. of Words greater than 6 chars: 60 60
No. of Words greater than 7 chars: 33 40
No. of Words greater than 8 chars: 17 20
Use of Passive Voice (%): 0 0
Avg. Sentence Length: 18.929 21.0
Sentence Length SD: 8.565 7.5
Use of Discourse Markers (%): 0.571 0.12
Sentence-Text Coherence: 0.352 0.35
Sentence-Para Coherence: 0.562 0.50
Sentence-Sentence Coherence: 0.091 0.07
Number of Paragraphs: 4 4