In
this reading passage, there is ample support for the author’s claim that there are serious disadvantages of using coal as a
fuel. However, the professor in the lecture gives several reasons as a rebuttal
to the author’s point. (본문과 반대됩니다. 본문에서는 author이
coal사용을 옹호하고, lecturer이 반대하는 입장인데, 서론에는 그 반대 입장을 적으셨어요. 이런 실수를 하시면 큰 감점을
받으실 수가 있으니 주의하세요.)
First,
the professor contends that coal is not easy to mine, arguing
that it is more complicated than it seems even it is more complicated.
This is because the amount of the coal which is located near the earth’s surface is already
exhausted and limited. Therefore, people need highly advanced techniques to dig more deep deeper underground and require
more skilled experts than before. This casts doubt on the reading
passage’s assertion that the process
of digging coal does not need special equipment and people do not need to spend time and effort from for digging since 90 percent of the coal is located
near the surface.
Next,
the professor insists that people should spend more are required to spend too much money on transporting the
coal. To be specific, the coal is heavier and bulkier than other fuels,
which means when people transport the coal, they should trip
significant should make several trips times.
For this reason, transporting the coal is more expansive expensive than transporting others. This counters the
reading passage’s claim that the coal is more
affordable and less dangerous since it can be transferred
to in a solid form.
Lastly, the professor argues that the
coal industry cannot create more jobs for workers. Many companies make an
effort to reduce the cost of mining and finally, they are were able to develop highly advanced technique and
equipment. With the development of their machines, they began to spend less money on hiring people so the coal industry
will not expand and will provide lesser jobs in
the future. This refutes the reading passage’s suggestion that requirement of coal will cause to expand the coal
industry, which needs to more employers, so they will make more jobs.