TPO:28 Summarize the points made in the lecture, being sure to explain how they challenge the specific points mentioned in the reading passage.
Robert E peary was a well-known arctic explorer, who claimed that he have reached to the North Pole in 1909 and reported in as international celebrity.According to the passage, it supports the claimed made by peary and presents three arguments.The speaker however stated that, there is no solid evidence for the peary that he did reached the northpole and stated that the ponts mentioned in the passage are not convincing.
First, according to the passage National Geographic committe had conduct a reaserch which indicated that the peary claimed was true. The speaker however, stated that peary had reached the northpole but the committed was not completely objective.More over, the investigation was lasted only two days and was not carried out carefully so, the conclusion seemed biased.
Secondly, peary claimed is supported by British explorer tom avery who mock the same traveled vehicle as of peary to proved the claimed.On contrary, speaker stated that the there was difference in the tom avery travelling was different as he did not carried his food so, their is less weight on his sledge.Furthermore, when avery travelled the weather conditions was favourable. Therefore, peary claimed was might be not true completely.
Finally, the shadows in the photograph supports his claimed. The speaker however, stated that the picture taken by the camera was fuzzy and were faded overtime. Hence, the shadow looked black and not clear which cannot be used for accuracy.
- Do you agree or disagree with the following statement It is better to use printed materials such as books and articles to do research than it is to use the internet Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer 66
- Some people like to spend their money as soon as they earn it while others think it is better to save their money for some time in the future Which do you prefer Use specific reasons and examples to support your opinion Do not use memorized examples 60
- Do you agree or disagree with the following statement Children should begin learning a foreign language as soon as they start school Use specific reasons and examples to support your position 60
- Do you agree or disagree with the following statement In my country young people have a better life today than their parents enjoyed when they were young Use reasons and examples to support your answer 63
- Nowadays the world is developing at a very rapid pace and we are constantly forced to make a lot of choices that can affect the rest of our lives Do you agree or disagree with the idea that we should always ask someone else for help when we need to make a 70
Attribute Value Ideal
Final score: 23 in 30
Category: Good Excellent
No. of Grammatical Errors: 0 2
No. of Spelling Errors: 0 2
No. of Sentences: 8 12
No. of Words: 241 250
No. of Characters: 1205 1200
No. of Different Words: 130 150
Fourth Root of Number of Words: 3.94 4.2
Average Word Length: 5 4.6
Word Length SD: 2.536 2.4
No. of Words greater than 5 chars: 90 80
No. of Words greater than 6 chars: 73 60
No. of Words greater than 7 chars: 44 40
No. of Words greater than 8 chars: 29 20
Use of Passive Voice (%): 0 0
Avg. Sentence Length: 30.125 21.0
Sentence Length SD: 23.208 7.5
Use of Discourse Markers (%): 1 0.12
Sentence-Text Coherence: 0.425 0.35
Sentence-Para Coherence: 0.686 0.50
Sentence-Sentence Coherence: 0.117 0.07
Number of Paragraphs: 4 4