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Ambition is an important
characteristic of people. How important is it for people to make
success in life? Is it a positive or negative characteristic for
题目翻译：当今社会非常看重一个人是否有“雄心大志”。你认为这对于那些想成功的人士来说有多重要?此类观点是积极还是消极的体现呢?
题目关键词：Ambition, How
Important, Positive, Negative
题目分类及题型确定：此类文章为“抽象类”话题，在具体行文时，可参照“双问号”的写作思路和方法。
相关考题：
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for people in most societies. How does competitiveness affect
individuals? Is it a positive or negative trend?
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In this essay, I shall look at the
importance of success to people and at whether ambition is positive
or negative.
I think that it is usually beneficial for
people to want success in life, mainly because it can encourage
them to do things in better ways. If a person wants to be
successful at their studies, this desire for success usually has
the effect of making them study harder. However, this is not always
true. We can see this in IELTS, where some students have hired
other people to take the test for them. The importance of success
has encouraged them to try to cheat. If this is successful, it
means that the successful people are not the ones who are the most
capable and hard-working. Instead it means that those willing to
behave in illegal or immoral ways will succeed. Of course, these
people are a small minority, but they cannot be allowed to
Consequently, we can see that ambition can
be a positive characteristic, pushing people to study harder, work
harder and create positive relationships with other people. These
things push society forward, both economically and socially.
However, there have to be rules. These rules need to ensure that
people have a fair chance. Some of these rules can be created and
enforced by institutions such as universities, when deciding on
admissions for example. Others need to be enforced by government.
This is why it is so important for governments to deal with
corruption. If they do not, the&most capable
people are unsuccessful, affecting the whole country.
To conclude, I think that it is good for
people to want success and have ambition, so long as they do not
cheat to succeed.
There is no doubt that people’s aspiration
to success is important and it guides people through the process
towards their goals. Being ambitious is considered to be the
essential quality of successful people. In my point of view,
ambition brings about advantages as well as disadvantages in
people’s life.
People with strong ambition tend to set
high goals in their study or work and devote themselves to
achieving these goals. With enthusiasm to their study or work, they
are more self-disciplined and self-motivated than those who have
less desire for success. When met with hardships, ambitious people
show more courage and determination to overcome the barriers, as
they cannot put up with failure. In addition, since competition is
getting fierce in every aspect of our life, people with high
ambition are more likely to adapt to the society and defeat their
However, ambition may cause negative
impacts in some circumstances if not handled properly. For
instance, it is common that people in big cities are stressed in
their work as they fail to strike a balance between work and other
parts of life. Many people are over-burdened with tasks, striving
for higher salary and promotion. Similarly, sense of competition is
a double-edged sword. Some people are so eager for personal success
that their behavior may jeopardize other people’s interest. As a
result, their relationship with colleagues becomes tense, which is
harmful to their career development in the long term.
To sum up, ambition gives people an
advantage in terms of coping with challengers on their way to
towards success, but people should also be aware of the negative
effects of being over-ambitious. The key is to realistic ideals and
work step by step to realize them.
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A tendency of news
reported in the media about problems and emergencies rather than
positive developments is more harmful to the individual and to
society. Do you agree or
题目翻译：媒体新闻报道更多倾向于社会问题和突发的紧急情况，而忽略了社会积极发展的一面，这对于社会及个人都产生了不良影响。你是否同意此种说法?
题目关键词：News, Problems,
Emergencies, Effects, Harmful
题目分类及题型确定：此类文章为“媒体类”议论文，在写作时可参照“单边类”写法
题目解读：“单边类”写法在剑桥5至8四套教材中共有6篇，2012年时至今日，此类问法1月份考过1次，2月份考过3次，3月份未曾考过，4月份现已考过1次;在过去的2011年47场考试中，此类问法考试题目共出现过19次。
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In this essay, I shall look at why news
reports might seem to focus on problems and emergencies rather than
positive developments and why focusing too much on either positive
or on negative stories could be harmful to individuals and
Commercial news media generally want
people to view or read their news because they can use this to get
more money from advertising. This means that they tend to promote
news that is dramatic and exciting in order to grab people’s
attention. Since a lot of this kind of news is about problems,
disasters and emergencies, these kinds of stories can appear to
dominate the news. Sometimes, however, the news media seem to want
to create bad news stories. They seem to be searching for bad news
even within good news. I think that this kind of reporting can be
detrimental to individuals and to society because it suggests that
everything is bad.
On the other hand, there is plenty of good
news that is reported. News media rarely focuses only on bad news.
This raises the question of whether news media focus on bad news or
whether news consumers do. If it is consumers who focus on bad news
instead of good news, I think that says more about the consumers
than the media. However, if the news media focuses on good news,
and ignores bad news, this can also cause problems, because it may
mean that the people responsible for causing problems do not have
to face scrutiny for their actions.
To conclude, I think that if the news
media focuses too much on negative stories, this can have a bad
effect on individuals and society, but paying too much attention to
positive news can have the same result.
In today’s world, we are surrounded by
various kinds of news reports, which have become an essential part
of our daily lives. Some people believe that news media should
focus on the positive development of the society instead of the
negative side. In my point of view, news reports should be
objective and unbiased, whether they are good news or bad
There is a widespread concern that
excessive reports on problems may cause panic or instability. For
instance, when people are exposed to reports on crimes too often,
they tend to lack sense of security. What is worse is the detailed
description of the crime cases that makes people uncomfortable. If
people become over-cautious, they may lose their trust on other
people and it is difficult for them to develop a harmonious
interpersonal relationship.
Despite the concern mentioned above, we
should not ignore the fact that reports on problems and emergencies
contribute to the solution of social problems. First of all, these
reports draw people’s attention to some serious and urgent issues.
For example, when a country suffers from war or natural disasters,
the international community reaches their hands immediately to help
the victims after they see the news reports. Also, negative reports
urge the government to reflect on the deficiency of their
administration and make an effort to improve their work. One case
that happened in the past few decades is that in some cities the
living standard of poor urban population was highly raised after
their situation was revealed by the media.
In conclusion, news reports on the dark
side of the society cannot be avoided and in most cases they help
to solve social problems and promote the development of the
society. But we should also be aware that there is no need to
over-react to the negative reports.
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Some people think
planning future is a waste of time and people should focus on the
present. To what extent do you agree or
There has long been a debate as t whether
we should plan our future or just focus on the present. In my point
of view, the two sides are not contradictory and both are needed if
we want to be successful.
Plans serve as guidelines for people to
achieve success. Once people have set clear goals, they tend to
devote themselves to pursuing these goals, regardless of hardships
in their way. If they are unclear about what they hope to do and
why, they are likely to get disoriented when in difficulty.
Moreover, in the fast-changing world, it is necessary to anticipate
problems in advance and get well-prepared for them. For example,
the competition is becoming increasingly fierce in the
commercialized society and those entrepreneurs with far-sight and
vision are usually in an advantageous position to win more market
Although planning future is encouraged, to
seize the present is the key to fulfill the plans. If we do not put
any effort into our plans, they will never change into reality
automatically. However, a large number of people seem to be blind
to this fact. It is not uncommon to see people who are indulged in
daydreaming but they never take any action. Their planning for
future is nothing but a waste of time, as they never implement the
plans, or they get started with enthusiasm and ambition, but give
up half way. Therefore, planning without action would be neither
attractive nor productive.
To sum up, setting plans for future
increases the likelihood of success, but the precondition is that
we should convert our plans into real action.
The present is where everything begins and
there is no time like the present. Without being prisoners of the
past, winners prefer working in the changing present toward the
unpredictable future. The trouble with some people is that they are
planning only for the unforeseeable time to come and not facing the
reality now.&
Paradoxically, the future is now. It is
more realistic to regard life as an awareness of the present rather
than a prediction beyond knowledge. Since the future is anybody’s
guess, "one today is worth two tomorrows," to quote Benjamin
Franklin. Therefore, the way we live and the way we work ought to
keep in step with the present leading to the future. The logic may
be that we can only learn from the past, and on the other hand the
future does not affect us now as much as does the present. It also
makes sense that the way to plan tomorrow is to enjoy living and
working as wisely and beautifully today as
possible.&
Our argument for focusing on today may as
well be based on the fact that the present does not sit still for a
portrait, but is changing constantly. Change being the law of life,
concentrating our mind on what is happening in the present is
probably more true to life than dreaming of the future. It means
that life for us today is always becoming and never being.
Obviously, today has its own problems to be solved, so there is no
need to be over troubled about the future. Accordingly, it is
better not to foresee the future but be concerned about taking care
of the present. It is one thing to prefer planning for the future,
but it is quite another to control the change that follows soon
Focusing on the present is more important
than merely planning for the future because right now is one of the
moments we are influencing our future. Practically, we should see
the future in the present which carries more weight in real life.
It stands to reason that the future actually begins now.
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modern world, it is no longer necessary to use animals for food or
use animal products, for instance, clothing and medicines. To what
extent do you agree or disagree?
As we know, meat is an
important part of people’s daily diet in most of the world,
providing a variety of nutrients that are difficult to obtain from
vegetables and fruits. It has been proved that balanced diets
containing a certain quantities of meat, egg, milk, are essential
for people to enhance physical fitness and prevent diseases.
Moreover, animals are a major source of food and clothes for people
living in some areas, who would not be able to survive if they
abandon hunting or raising animals.
Using animals as
ingredients of medicines or for medical tests is also widely
criticized. However, most of such practice is still for the
interest of human being. People conduct animal-based experiments to
explore new therapies and medicines, which significantly lowers the
risks of trial use on people. Also, some animal products are the
key elements in some drugs and no substitute has yet been found to
achieve the same effect.
Despite the fact that
we still need to sacrifice animals for the benefits of humans,
there is no denying that measures should be taken to protect
endangered animals and ban any form of cruel treatment to animals.
With the continuous scientific advancement and discovery of
alternatives to animals for food and medicine, I believe people
would increasingly reduce the killing of
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The Reading / Listening
One of the world's top travel companies is ending its tours to many of the planet's top animal attractions. STA Travel, which provides holidays, flights and accommodation for 2.5 million students a year, has decided it will no longer organize tours to places where animals are not free. This means it will not arrange elephant rides or trips to the Tiger Temple in Thailand, as well as tours to SeaWorld in Florida and California. The company said it would only go to places it knew were good to animals. Many STA customers complained about the tours to some places, so it started to review its animal tours. A company spokeswoman said: "We take this seriously and listen carefully to feedback from animal welfare experts."
SeaWorld was disappointed with STA's decision. It wanted STA to see the high standards of animal care at both SeaWorlds. It also said activities by animal rights groups may have made STA make this decision. A SeaWorld spokesperson said: "There is no higher priority for SeaWorld than the safety of our employees and guests and the welfare of our animals." STA said it would look at more places that have animals. It said: "We are very much at the beginning of this journey. It is really important we do it over time, understand what the issues are and work with organisations that really understand those issues." The animal rights group PETA says animals such as dolphins all suffer at theme parks.
http:///world/2014/may/16/sta-travel-ends-unethical-animal-trips-elephants-seaworld
http://www.travelweekly.co.uk/Articles//47997/sta-travel-drops-animal-attractions.html
http:///news/seaworld-disappointed-after-sta-places-animal-attractions-tours-under-review/4691451.article
1. ANIMALS: Students walk around the class and talk to other students about animals. Change partners often and share your findings.
2. CHAT: In pairs / groups, decide which of these topics or words from the article are most interesting and which are most boring.
company / animals / attractions / tours / elephant rides / customers /
experts / disappointed / high standards / decision / journey / animal rights
/ theme parks
Have a chat about the topics you liked. Change topics and partners frequently.
3. NOT WILD: What do you think of these situations where animals are not wild? Complete this table with your partner(s). Change partners often and share what you wrote.
Good / Bad?
How would you change this?
Homes (as pets)
Police dogs / horses
Racing (horses / dogs)
4. FREE: Students A strongly believe an Students B strongly believe pets, zoos and work animals are OK.& Change partners again and talk about your conversations.
5. ATTRACTIONS: Rank these with your partner. Put the best at the top. Change partners often and share your rankings.
& & SeaWorld
& & Disneyland
& & Pyramids
& & Louvre
& & Safari
& & Great Wall
& & Taj Mahal
6. TOUR: Spend one minute writing down all of the different words you associate with the word &tour&. Share your words with your partner(s) and talk about them. Together, put the words into different categories.
BEFORE READING / LISTENING
1. TRUE / FALSE: Read the headline. Guess if& a-h& below are true (T) or false (F).
Three travel companies are ending tours to animal
attractions.
STA Travel sells tours to around 2.5 million
students a year.
STA will still organize tours to SeaWorld in the
Customers complained about the tours to
animal attractions.
SeaWorld totally understood and agreed with STA's
SeaWorld said animal welfare is more important than
staff welfare.
STA said it is just beginning of the process of
making changes.
An animal rights said
dolphins suffer at all theme parks.
2. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article.
specialists
reconsider
well-being
3. PHRASE MATCH: &(Sometimes more than one choice is possible.)
One of the world's
are not free
places where
to feedback
the issues
high standards
top travel companies
animal rights
were good to
understand what
accommodation
One of the world's top travel companies is
ending its tours to many of the planet's top animal (1) ____________. STA
Travel, which provides holidays, flights and (2) ____________ for 2.5 million students a year, has
decided it will no longer organize tours to places where animals are not (3) ____________.
This means it will not arrange elephant (4) ____________ or trips to the Tiger Temple in Thailand, as well as tours to
SeaWorld in Florida and California. The company said it would only go to
places it knew were (5)
____________ to animals. Many STA
customers complained about the tours to some places, so it started to (6) ____________ its animal tours. A company spokeswoman said: &We take this
(7) ____________ and listen
carefully to feedback from animal welfare (8) ____________.&
attractions
accommodation
SeaWorld was disappointed with STA's (9)
____________. It wanted STA to see the high standards of animal care at both
SeaWorlds. It also said (10) ____________ by animal rights groups may have made STA make this decision. A SeaWorld
spokesperson said: &There is no (11) ____________ priority for SeaWorld than the (12) ____________ of our employees and guests and the (13)
____________ of our animals.&
STA said it would look at more places that have animals. It said: &We
are very much at the (14) ____________ of this journey. It is really important we do it over time, understand
what the (15) ____________ are and
work with organisations that really understand those issues.& The animal
rights group PETA says animals such as dolphins all suffer at (16)
____________ parks.
activities
LISTENING - Guess the answers. Listen to check.
of the world's top travel companies is ______
a.& ending its tours
b.& end in its tours
c.& end in its towards
d.& ending its towards
provides holidays, flights ______
a.& an accommodation
b.& and accommodation
c.& and a commendation
d.& and a comma day shun
it will no longer organize tours
to places where ______
a.& animals are not free
b.& animals are not free
c.& animals are not free
d.& animals are not free
Many STA ______
a.& customer's complained
b.& customers' complained
c.& customer as complained
d.& customers complained
listen carefully to feedback from
a.& animal welfare experts
b.& animal welfare exports
c.& animal welfare expats
d.& animal welfare ex-ports
SeaWorld was disappointed ______
a.& for STA's decision
b.& at STA's decision
c.& with STA's decision
d.& this STA's decision
It also said activities by animal
rights groups may have made STA ______
a.& fake this decision
b.& bake this decision
c.& rake this decision
d.& make this decision
We are very much at the beginning
a.& of these journey
b.& of this journey
c.& of those journey
d.& of that journey
work with organisations that
really ______
a.& understand though this sues
b.& understand those tissues
c.& understand those issued
d.& understand those issues
PETA says animals such as
dolphins all suffer ______
a.& at them parks
b.& at theme parks
c.& at thee parks
d.& at these parks
LISTENING & Listen and fill in the gaps
One of the world's top travel companies (1) ___________________ to many of the planet's top animal attractions. STA Travel, which provides holidays, flights (2) ___________________ 2.5 million students a year, has decided it will no longer organize tours to places where (3) ___________________. This means it will not arrange elephant rides or trips to the Tiger Temple in Thailand, (4) ___________________ SeaWorld in Florida and California. The company said it would only go to places it knew were good to animals. Many STA (5) ___________________ the tours to some places, so it started to review its animal tours. A company spokeswoman said: &We take this seriously and listen carefully to feedback from (6) ___________________.&
SeaWorld was disappointed with STA's decision. It wanted STA to see the (7) ___________________ animal care at both SeaWorlds. It also said activities by animal rights groups may have made STA make this decision. A SeaWorld spokesperson said: &There is (8) ___________________ for SeaWorld than the safety of our employees and guests and (9) ___________________ animals.& STA said it would look at more places that have animals. It said: &We are very (10) ___________________ of this journey. It is really important we do it over time, understand (11) ___________________ and work with organisations that really understand those issues.& The animal rights group PETA says animals such as dolphins (12) ___________________ parks.
COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
What's the name of the travel company?
students use the travel company's services each year?
the name of the attraction in Florida and California?
Who complained
to the travel company?
does the company listen carefully to?
SeaWorld disappointed with?
SeaWorld blame for the travel company's decision?
does SeaWorld care about the welfare of?
it important for the travel company to understand?
does the company say dolphins suffer?
MULTIPLE CHOICE - QUIZ
What's the name of the travel
What is SeaWorld disappointed
a) StarWorld
d) STA World
a) dolphins
c) profits
How many students use the travel company's services each year?
Who does SeaWorld blame for the travel company's decision?
a) 2.5 billion
b) 25 million
c) 2,500,000
d) 250,000
a) the dolphins
b) its directors
c) employees
d) animal rights groups
What is the name of the attraction in Florida and California?
What does SeaWorld care about the welfare of?
a) World Of Sea
b) WorldSea
c) See The World
d) SeaWorld
a) its boss
b) its customers
c) its animals
d) its staff
Who complained to the travel company?
What is it important for the travel company to understand?
a) marine biologists
b) customers
c) children
d) dolphin owners
a) the Earth
b) Spanish
c) dolphin language
What does the company listen carefully to?
Where does the company say dolphins suffer?
b) the weather forecast
c) the dolphins
d) noises in the water
in the Atlantic Ocean
b) theme parks
c) in cold water
d) aquariums
Role& A & SeaWorld
You think Seaworld is the best
attraction. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them things that aren't
so interesting about their attractions. Also, tell the others which is the worst
of these (and why): the Louvre, Mount Everest or Disneyland.
Role& B & The
You think the Louvre is the best
attraction. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them things that aren't
so interesting about their attractions. Also, tell the others which is the worst
of these (and why): Seaworld, Mount Everest or Disneyland.
Role& C & Mount
You think Mount Everest is the
best attraction. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them things that
aren't so interesting about their attractions. Also, tell the others which is
the worst of these (and why): the Louvre, Seaworld or Disneyland.
Role& D & Disneyland
You think Disneyland is the best
attraction. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them things that aren't
so interesting about their attractions. Also, tell the others which is the worst
of these (and why):& the Louvre, Mount
Everest or Seaworld.
AFTER READING / LISTENING
1. WORD SEARCH: Look in your dictionary / computer to find collocates, other meanings, information, synonyms & for the words 'animal' and 'attraction'.
attraction
Share your findings with your
Make questions using the words you found.
Ask your partner / group your
questions.
2. ARTICLE QUESTIONS: Look back at the article and write down some questions you would like to ask the class about the text.
Share your questions with other classmates /
Ask your partner / group your
questions.
3. GAP FILL: In pairs / groups, compare your answers to this exercise. Check your answers. Talk about the words from the activity. Were they new, interesting, worth learning&?
4. VOCABULARY: Circle any words you do not understand. In groups, pool unknown words and use dictionaries to find their meanings.
5. TEST EACH OTHER: Look at the words below. With your partner, try to recall how they were used in the text:
ANIMALS SURVEY
Write five GOOD questions about animals in the table. Do this in pairs. Each student must write the questions on his / her own paper.
When you have finished, interview other students. Write down their answers.
_____________
_____________
_____________
Now return to your original partner and share and talk about what you found out. Change partners often.
Make mini-presentations to
other groups on your findings.
ANIMALS DISCUSSION
STUDENT A's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
did you think when you read the headline?
springs to mind when you hear the term 'animal rights'?
kind of tours do you like going on?
do you think of the STA's decision?
you think it's wrong that animals are kept in theme parks?
you think dolphins like being kept at SeaWorld?
do you think of companies that operate elephant tours?
do you think people complained to the STA about?
do you think when you see animals in theme parks?
Should all zoos and animal theme
parks be banned?
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STUDENT B's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)
you like reading this article? Why/not?
do you think SeaWorld's &high standards& are?
it OK to keep animals at attractions even if standards are high?
more do you think STA could do?
it unfair to keep animals as pets?
are the issues about animal rights?
you think animals will still be in cages or parks in 50 years?
decisions would you make about animals in theme parks?
important is animal rights?
What questions would you like to
ask the SeaWorld boss?
DISCUSSION (Write your own questions)
STUDENT A's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to
student B)
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STUDENT B's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to
student A)
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LANGUAGE - CLOZE
One of the world's (1) ____ travel companies is ending its tours to many of the planet's top animal attractions. STA Travel, which (2) ____ holidays, flights and accommodation for 2.5 million students a year, has decided it will no longer organize tours to places where animals are not (3) ____. This means it will not arrange elephant rides or trips to the Tiger Temple in Thailand, (4) ____ well as tours to SeaWorld in Florida and California. The company said it would only go to places it knew were (5) ____ to animals. Many STA customers complained about the tours to some places, so it started to review its animal tours. A company spokeswoman said: &We take this seriously and listen carefully to (6) ____ from animal welfare experts.&
SeaWorld was disappointed (7) ____ STA's decision. It wanted STA to see the high standards of animal care at both SeaWorlds. It also said activities by animal rights groups may have made STA (8) ____ this decision. A SeaWorld spokesperson said: &There is no (9) ____ priority for SeaWorld than the safety of our employees and guests and the welfare of our animals.& STA said it would look at more places that have animals. It said: &We are very (10) ____ at the beginning of this journey. It is really important we do it over time, understand what the issues (11) ____ and work with organisations that really understand those issues.& The animal rights group PETA says animals such as dolphins all suffer at (12) ____ parks.
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CIRCLE THE CORRECT WORD (20 PAIRS)
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SeaWorld was disappointed with / from STA's decision. It wanted STA to see the high / highly standards of animal care at both SeaWorlds. It also said activities on / by animal rights groups may have made STA fake / make this decision. A SeaWorld spokesperson said: &There is no / not higher priority for SeaWorld than the safety of / by our employees and guests and the welfare of / to our animals.& STA said it would look at more places that have animals. It said: &We are very many / much at the beginning of this journey. It is really important we do it over time, understand what the issues are and work with organisations that really understand them / those issues.& The animal rights group PETA says animals such as dolphins all suffer at theme / them parks.
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One of the world's top travel companies is ending its tours to many of the planet's top animal attractions. STA Travel, which provides holidays, flights and accommodation for 2.5 million students a year, has decided it will no longer organize tours to places where animals are not free. This means it will not arrange elephant rides or trips to the Tiger Temple in Thailand, as well as tours to SeaWorld in Florida and California. The company said it would only go to places it knew were good to animals. Many STA customers complained about the tours to some places, so it started to review its animal tours. A company spokeswoman said: &We take this seriously and listen carefully to feedback from animal welfare experts.&
SeaWorld was disappointed with STA's decision. It wanted STA to see the high standards of animal care at both SeaWorlds. It also said activities by animal rights groups may have made STA make this decision. A SeaWorld spokesperson said: &There is no higher priority for SeaWorld than the safety of our employees and guests and the welfare of our animals.& STA said it would look at more places that have animals. It said: &We are very much at the beginning of this journey. It is really important we do it over time, understand what the issues are and work with organisations that really understand those issues.& The animal rights group PETA says animals such as dolphins all suffer at theme parks.
PUT A SLASH ( / ) WHERE THE SPACES ARE
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eplanet'stopanimalattractions.STATravel,whichprovidesholiday
s,flightsandaccommodationfor2.5millionstudentsayear,hasdeci
deditwillnolongerorganizetourstoplaceswhereanimalsarenotfree
.ThismeansitwillnotarrangeelephantridesortripstotheTigerTempl
einThailand,aswellastourstoSeaWorldinFloridaandCalifornia.The
companysaiditwouldonlygotoplacesitknewweregoodtoanimals.
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startedtoreviewitsanimaltours.Acompanyspokeswomansaid:&W
etakethisseriouslyandlistencarefullytofeedbackfromanimalwelfa
reexperts.&SeaWorldwasdisappointedwithSTA'sdecision.Itwante
dSTAtoseethehighstandardsofanimalcareatbothSeaWorlds.Itals
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orSeaWorldthanthesafetyofouremployeesandguestsandthewelf
areofouranimals.&STAsaiditwouldlookatmoreplacesthathaveani
mals.Itsaid:&Weareverymuchatthebeginningofthisjourney.Itisre
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ACADEMIC WRITING
It is wrong to keep animals in theme parks. Discuss.
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1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from the text. Use a dictionary or Google's search field (or another search engine) to build up more associations / collocations of each word.
2. INTERNET: Search the Internet and find out more about STA Travel's decision. Share what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.
3. ANIMAL RIGHTS: Make a poster about animal rights. Show your work to your classmates in the next lesson. Did you all have similar things?
4. THEME PARKS: Write a magazine article about animals in theme parks. Include imaginary interviews with people who are for and against it.
Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Write down any new words and expressions you hear from your partner(s).
5. WHAT HAPPENED NEXT? Write a newspaper article about the next stage in this news story. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.
6. LETTER: Write a letter to an expert on animals. Ask him/her three questions about animals in theme parks. Give him/her three of your ideas. Read your letter to your partner(s) in your next lesson. Your partner(s) will answer your questions.
TRUE / FALSE (p.4)
SYNONYM MATCH (p.4)
reconsider
specialists
well-being
COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS (p.8)
rights groups
MULTIPLE CHOICE - QUIZ (p.9)
ALL OTHER EXERCISES
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