▶ Your Answer :
In the set of materials, the writer and
the lecturer cover the issue of megastores. The writer lists three evidences of
the idea that the megastores have diverse benefits over small stores.
However, the lecturer argues that the
benefits of the giant stores do not outweigh ones of small stores by matching
rebutting evidences. In
the first place, the lecturer claims that people can’t save the money at the
megastores. This is why customers are likely to spend more money at the big
marts. So the products on sale are not
substantially important. This counters the reading passage’s view point of that
the megastores offers more benefits because the product prices of the megastores
is lower than small stores.
In
the second place, the speaker asserts that the megastores are not very convenient.
To be specific, the megastores are very crowded because there are many people. Furthermore,
it’s very difficult to find products that customers need because of the huge
size of the stores. This casts doubts on the reading passage’s claim that the
giant stores are comfortable.
Finally,
the lecturer insists that the megastores do not considerably contribute to local economy. In other words, the quality of jobs in
megastores is not great because of the low pay, part time jobs, and the absence of unions. This contradicts the reading
passage’s idea that megastores create benefits for the local economy.
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