NAME: FEDERICO JOSUE SALZAR
SANTISTEBAN DATE: 11/01/2023
Listening Strategies
(Unit 5, Page 59; Use while listening to Exercise E)
FOCUSING ON OPPOSING ARGUMENTS
While listening to a report that presents both arguments and counter-arguments,
focusing on opposing arguments will help you comprehend more effectively.
Practice. As you listen to the report about the Ice Bucket Challenge, list what the
critics and supporters say about the Challenge on the chart below.
Critics Supporte
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1. Critics said that it was mostly about
having fun rather than doing charity
work in most of the videos as the cause
that was supposed to be to find a cure
for ALS was not even mentioned.
2. Some critics called it a publicity stunt for
celebrities and politicians
3. Other critics said it was just a chance to
be the star of your own video without having
to give anything in return
4. Other critics said that ALS was such a
rare disease that affects few people that it
would have been wiser to donate all that
money to a more serious problem like
providing medical supplies for the Ebola
epidemic that was becoming a crisis in
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