Dalton EAL CERT 4 VU21482
Name :Wong Jet Yee.
ID:GEC 0000097
DATE: 26.06.2017
Task 1
Extracting the key points and the vocabulary of informational issue texts. (1.3)
For this task you will show how much you have learnt about current issues by answering questions and giving examples of the types of language and vocabulary we use when we write or talk about issues. You will answer the questions 1-8 that ask about the different topics we have looked at during the unit. This is a short answer test, so make your answers only one or two sentences long. (You will have 2 hours to complete this task)
1. We have talked about a lot of different issues in this unit. List 5 issues that you can remember we have talked about.
This will depend on what issues …show more content…
Is the text formal or informal?
The text is informal
34. Do the two writers have the same opinion or conflicting opinions?
No they have opposite conflicting opinions.
Task 3
Wind farms
Key points taken from the two wind farm texts.
Key points from the article ‘What health problems do wind turbines cause? Opinion 1 o Wind power accounts for 1% of electricity in America o 25, 00 wind turbines, that are 24 meters tall, make electric o The turbines kill bats ( air pressure from the turbines damages their lungs) o The turbines kill birds (the blades hit the birds) o The turbines make the natural environment look ugly o Some people say the turbines make them sick (wind turbine syndrome) o Sickness may be; headaches, sleep problems, night terrors, learning disabilities. o The turbines blades move so fast and make a sound and vibration (infrasound)
Is the article for or against wind farms?
What is your opinion on this text?
Is the article for or against wind farms?
Against wind farms
What is your opinion of this text?
This will be the student’s own original opinion
Key points from the article ‘Wind farm backers say review proves wind energy clean and safe’. (Opinion