People should not use phones too much.

• reduce using them by making a limit by themselves

or

Plastic bags are killing tans of lives and destroying the earth

• use less plastic bags …..

I read a response by Siru and I noticed that she summarizes the essay very carefully while also giving a bit of analysis from her perspective. What we felt towards this essay about “shame” were somehow similar though we picked completely different parts as our intrigued phrases. She brought an example from an essay where indicates the author’s poorness and struggles.

 

Activity 1: For a long time, my stepson, Jonathan, was unhappy to have me as part of his family, for he resents that he didn’t have both biological parents at home. I try (tried) to get to know him better, but he would complain that I invade (invaded) his privacy. As a newcomer, I understood that our relationship will (would) require effort from both of us. It is not enough that I was friendly. Jonathan also has (had) to want us to be friends, and I was not happy with the two of us being strangers, but I can wait for him to feel more comfortable around me.

Activity 2: Anne Marie collects antique bottles and loved (loved) to turn them into works of art. She will buy bottles if she liked (likes) them, but she prefers to find them in the ground. She will find bottles everywhere, but she picked (picks) them selectively. However, she has the best luck at construction sites on old farmland, where she spent most of her time. Often, bottles appeared (appear) on the surface after a good rain, but they disappear very soon. She will use special tools for excavating (appears) bottles, including a set of brushes. She did (does) not want to break the bottles as she removes (removed) them from the ground. After finding a new bottle, Anne Marie will add it to her display case and hung (hang) on the wall as an artistic piece (Mangelsdorf, 2013, p. 411).

Yanpu and Kodai

One of the responses says the writers must have clear images of their topics in detail. This is similar to what I found in my response as well. I agree that this point is significant for creating more vivid arguments supported by evidence. Another thing that I found important is about the structure of presentations. The writer is required to make sure who is targeted, what should be taught, etc… This is cannot be ignored in order to improve and make the presentation more persuasive.

• pull someone’s leg – tease someone
• Fishy – suspicious
• Bite the dust – die, fail
• Lemon – people or things that are defected
• Jump the gun – don’t be hurry, calm down