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1.abriefintroductiontoTianjin
(Tianjinnatives,food,tradition,scenicspots,etc)
2.Part-timejobforthestudents
(ispart-timejobgoodornot;yourpart-timejobexperienceoryourfriends’,etc)
4.Universitylife
(introductionofyourcampuslife,whatyouhavebenefitedfromuniversity,yourplanfortheremainingyearsofcollegelife,etc)
5.Isgettingcertificates(CET-4/6,computerskillstest,etc)inuniversitynecessary?
6.Largecitiesorcountryside
(whichwouldyoupreferandwhy,theadvantages/disadvantagesofeachwayoflife)
7.Advertisement
(Areadsgoodornot,whyareadsgood/bad,itisbettertouseexamplestosupportyourpointofview.)
1.TV:
TVisnowplayingaveryimportantpartinourlives.
TVisnotonlyaconvenientsourceofentertainment,butalsoacomparativelycheapone.
TVkeepsoneinformedaboutcurrentevents,allowsonetofollowthelatelydevelopmentsinscienceandpoliticsandoffersanendlessseriesofprogramswhicharebothinstructiveandentertaining.
Alotoftelevisionprogramsintroducepeopletothingstheneverthoughtofbeforeandhaveneverheardofbefore.
TVisgoodcompanytothosewhodon'twork,likehousewivesandlonelyoldpeople,etc.
TVprovidesenormouspossibilitiesforeducation,likeschoolprogramsviaclosed-circuittelevision.
TVprovidesspecialbroadcastsforthoseinTVuniversity,oropenuniversity.Italsooffersspecialisedsubjectslikelanguageteaching,sewing,cooking,painting,cosmetics,etc.
TVprovideslivingbroadcastoftheimportantsportmatches,allowsustoknowthenewestresultsoffootballleaguesineverycountry.
Peopleallovertheworldarenolongerdistantandisolatedfromeachother.Themostdistantcountriesandthestrangestcustomsarebroughtrightintoone'ssitting-room.
TVmaybeavitalfactorinholdingafamilytogetherwherethereare,forexample,economicproblemsandhusbandandwifeseematbreakingpoint.
TVisagreattime-waster.
TVmakestheviewercompletelypassivebecauseeverythingispresentedtohimwithoutanyeffortonhispart.
TVtakesuptoomuchofourtime.Wenolongerhaveenoughtimeforhobbies,entertainingactivities,andotheroutsideamusementliketheatres,cinemas,sports,etc.
PeoplehavegrownaddictedtoTV,oftenneglectingthenecessaryandmoreimportantthingslikemeals,sleepandevenwork.
2.Pets:
Thegreatvirtueofpetsisthattheycankeepuscompany.
Ananimalinthefamilyhelpstokeepushuman.
Apetiskeptascompanionthatmakesusfeelhappy.It'ssuggestedthatpetsshouldbesenttoastronautsinaspacecrafttohelpreducethelonelinessofspaceflightdrivers.
Apetinafamilykeepspeopleintouchwiththemorenatural,animalworld.
Learningtocareforapethelpsachildtogrowupintoalovingadultwhofeelsresponsibletowardsthosedependentonhim.
Keepingpetsisjustawasteoftimeandresources.
Petsarehumanizedbythosewhokeeppets.Owingtotheirneedforahome,forfoodanddrink,petsaretamedandidealizedbyetheirowners.
Petsandchildrenoftenfightovercareandloveinthefamily.
Peoplenowadaysareoftensocrazyaboutpetsthattheyevenneglectcaringfortheirownchildren.
Thegrowingnumberofpetshascausedserioushygieneproblemsthatcannotbesolved.
Iftoomanypeoplekeeppets,wewillfacetheproblemoftheoverpopulationofpets.
Petsareanimals.Theyshouldbeseentheirnaturalhabitatratherthaninthehomeofhumanbeings.
3.Criticism:
Onewillimproveonlywithcriticismbecauseoneknowsone'sgoodqualitiesbetterthanone'sbad.
Criticismhelpspeopletoknowtheirnegativequalitiesbetterandwilladdtotheirself-knowledge.
Veryoftencriticismismoreusefulthancomplimentsbecausethosecriticizedcanimproveandwillnotmakethesamemistakesinthefuture.
Fromourchildhoodwehavegotagreatdealofcriticism,asaresult,learninghowtohandlecriticismisnotnewtous.
Criticismtousisjustlikemedicinetosickness.
Onlythosewhocareforuswillofferuscriticisminordertostopusfromerring.
Eventhroughsomecriticismcomesfromunfriendlyintentions,stillitcanbetakenaswarning.
Criticismdoesmoreharmthangoodtoone'sconfidenceanddignity.
Inreallifepeopletendtoholdaprotectivewebaroundthemselvesindefenseagainstcriticism,forcriticismisusuallyveryharmful.
Criticismmakespeopleloseconfidenceandbecomeverynegativeaboutthemselves.
Criticismisnotasusefulascompliments.Complimentsencouragepeopleandofferthemahopefulprospectofthemselvesandtheirlives,butcriticismdoestheopposite.
Frequentcriticismmakespeoplecompletelybaffledabouthowtobehaveanddothingsproperly.
Criticismthrowspeopleintofrastrationratherthanurgethemtoimprove.
4.Part-timejobforstudents:
It'sgoodforstudentstohavepart-timejobsbecausethishelpscultivateindependenceamongyoungpeople.
Part-timejobsinbusinesscanfosterasenseofcompetition,whichisimportantforstudentsinthefuture.
P...jobenhancesayoungperson'ssocialdevelopment.
Beingabletoearntheirownmoneygivesstudentsafeelingthatthey'vebecomeadultand,therefore,makesthemfeelmoremature.
P..jobsmakestudentsmoreconfidentinthemselvesbecausethroughtheworktheycanrealizetheirownvalueandprovethattheyarecapablepeople.
P..jobexperiencegivesstudentsaninsightintowhatworkisaboutandpreparesthempsychologicallyfortheirfuturejobs.
After-schoolworkteachesstudentshowharditistoearnmoneyandhelpsdevelopthriftinouryoungergeneration.
P..jobscanhelpstudentsapplytheirknowledgeinpractice,and,inreturn,theirexperiencewillmakethemknowbetterwhattheyhavelearnedinclassesandbooks.
P..jobscanmakestudents'livesmorecolorfulandaregoodfortheirpersonaldevelopment.
Studentswhohavep..jobscanrelieve,tosomeextent,theeconomicburdensoftheirparents.
Withthemoneyearned,studentscanbuymanyofthebookstheylike.
It'snotgoodforstudentstodop..jobsbecausetheywillbecomemoney-oriened.
Manystudentswhohavep..jobshaveshownadeclineintheirstudies.
P..jobsoftendistractstudents'attentionfromtheirstudies,andsomestudentsevenplaytruant.
Themaintaskofstudentsistostudyhardandlearnwhatisneededforthedevelopmentofournation.
Sincestudentsareinformativeyears,p..jobsmayexposethemtosocialillnessesatanagewhentheycanhardlydifferentiategoodfrombad.
5.Exams:
Examsareprimitivemethodsoftestingthestudents'knowledgeandability.Theydomoreharmthangoodtothestudents,theteachers,educationitselfandthewholesociety.
Manyexamsarenotscientificallydesigned,butaresubjectiveassessmentsbysomeanonymousexaminers.
Studentsoftenspendsomuchtimerevisingforexamsthattheycan'tfindenoughtimefornewwork.
Examsdonotmotivatethestudentstoreadwidely,butrestricthisreading.
Examsoftencauseanxiety,forstudentswillnotgetgoodjobswithoutgoodmarks.Manystudentssufferfrombadhealth,andsomeevencommitsuicidebecauseofpsychologicalpressure.
Sinceexamstestastudent'smemoryratherthanhisabilityandaptitude,theynevertrainhimtothinkbyhimself.
Itisunfairtojudgestudentsbytheresultsofexamsbecausetheycanhardlyperformwellundergreatpressureorafterasleeplessnight.
Examslowerteachingstandards,too.Sinceateacher'sworkifoftenjudgedbytheexamresultsofhisstudents,hehastoteachthemexamstrategiesratherthanknowledge.
Thestudentswhoaregoodattheexamstrategiesoftengetgoodmarks,somanystudentsfocusonexamstrategiesinsteadofrealknowledge.Asaresult,theytakelittlenoticetotheirabilities.
Theexamsystemoftenproducespeoplewithgoodmarksbutpoorabilities,formanysuccessfulexamineesarewelltrainedinexamtechniquesratherthanwelleducated.
Theexamsystemleadstotheduck-stuffinglecturingmethod.
Thequalityofeducationcannotbeimprovedsolongastheexamsystemexists.
Examsareawell-triedsystemwhichoffersthebestandquickestwayofassessingacandidate.
Ifstudentsworksteadilyallthetime,theyneednotspendsomuchtimepreparingforexamsandwillnottosufferfrompsychologicalpressure.
Examsareconstantlybeingimproved.Thereisalotofresearchintoobjectivetestingtechniquestoeliminatehumanerror,andcomputersarealreadywidelyusedtomarkspeciallydevisedtests.
Theexamsystemmaynotbeperfect,butit'sthebestwehave;itmaybepainful,butsoaremanythingsinlife.
6.Onadiet:
Beingoverweightisbadforone'shealthbecauseitleadstoheartdisease,highbloodpressure,etc.
Medicalsciencehasprovedthatanimalfatsandanexcessiveamountofsugarareharmfultoone'shealth.
Fatpeoplesufferpsychologicallyandphysically.
Itishardforfatpeopletogetsuitableready-madeclothes.
Fatpeopleareunattractivetolookat.
Fatpeoplegettiredeasily.
Fatpeopleshuldputshemselvesonadietbecausetheyeatmorethantheyreallyneed.
Dietingisassociatedwithsensibleandrationalliving.
Dietingleadstolongevity.
Dietingenablepeopletoenjoylifemore.
Dietingdoesmoreharmthangoodtoone'shealthforthesimplereasonthatadietersufferconstantlyfrommalnutrition.
Dietersleadamiserablelifebecausetheyareforeverhungeryand,atthesametime,theyhavetogothroughthetortureofwatchingothersenjoytheirthreemealsaday.
Dietersdonotenjoylifefully.Theymissoneofthemostimportantthingsingoodfood.
Manypeopledietnotbecausetheyreallywanttoliveahealthylife,butbecausetheyarevain.
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