■ Direction You have 20 minutes to plan and write your response. Your response will be judged on the basis of The quality of writing and on how well your response presents the points in the lecture and the relationship to the reading passage. Typically, an effective response will be 150 to 225 words.
■ Question Summarize the points made in the lecture you just heard, explaining how they cast doubt on the points made in the reading
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In the reading passage, there is ample support for the author’s claim that there is three theories which can explain the causes of the little Ice Age. However, in the lecture the professor gives several reasons as a rebuttal to the author’s point.
First, the professor contends that there is no proof that the amount of solar radiation decreased at that time. It is true that the number of sunspots declined but it does not mean that the level of the sun activity reduced. When the scientists measured the amount of solar energy and the sunspots, they concluded that the total amount of solar energy is not related to the number of sunspots. This casts doubt on the reading passage’s claim that the small number of sunspots indicates that the reduced solar activity
Next, the professor insists that it is implausible that a volcanic activity dropped the temperature for a long period. It is possible that a volcanic eruption can have effects on climate for a while. However, this effects
Finally, the professor argues that the Earth’s reflective can not be a reason for the little Ice Age. To explain, snow and ice are not the only material which can reflect the sunlight. Clouds can also reflect a lot of sunlight. In addition, during the little Ice Age, the amount of clouds decreased a lot because there was less water evaporation during the period. Given this facts, the overall reflective of the Earth would not have risen significantly at that time. This refutes the reading passage’s suggestion that glaciers and snow reflected a large amount of sunlight
리딩에 대한 정보가 많이 부족한 통합형 에세이입니다. 통합형 에세이에서 가장 중요한 부분을 차지하는 것은 한 주제에 대하여서 서로 다른 정보를 가지고 있는 리딩과 리스닝이 어떻게 비교하고 반박을 하는 것인지를 보는 것 입니다. 지금 이 에세이 같은 경우에 있어서는 리딩에 대한 부분을 각 단락에서 한 문장으로만 서술하였는데. 한 문장으로 끝내는 것 보다는 리스닝을 좀 더 반박할 수 있는 부분들을 더 서술하시길 바랍니다. 수고많으셨습니다.