Warwick and Rogers' question
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We have already shared our ideas on the first two discussion point questions, which relate to your own county's energy production. The third question asks asks for our own ideas on a related issue. We will hold this discussion online, here on our class blog.
Warwick and Rogers' question is:
- What risks do people take in their family life, social life, work life, and leisure time?
You have 9:00 minutes to write your answer in the comment box below.
I suggest you spend 2:00 minutes to plan your answer. (Planning is usually a good idea.) That will leave you another 6:00 minutes to write your response to the question, stating and explaining your ideas, perhaps with relevant examples. The remaining minute can be used to edit your writing before you click the blue "Publish" button.
A helpful strategy
Imagine you are writing for someone who has not seen the question you are answering. Your job is to clearly communicate your response to that reader. Because your writing should make sense independently of the question it might be answering, it is usually helpful to give background, which can often be done by paraphrasing the question into statements that begin your answer.
Remember: sentences in paragraphs
This is response writing. You want to communicate your ideas fluently as if you were speaking for a few minutes to someone actively listening. However, that person can't stop you to ask questions or clarify, so it's important to state your ideas in complete sentences organized into paragraphs.
References
- Warwick, L. & Rogers, L. (2018). Skillful 4: Reading & Writing, Student's Book Pack (2nd. ed.). London: Macmillan Education
I'm not sure whether it counts as a social risk, but when I decided to live where I do to get the benefits of excellent street stalls selling kai yang, somtam and the other foods I enjoy at all hours of the day, I was taking a risk of future development seriously disrupting the peace in my soi. The old Bank of Thailand building on Surawong is almost opposite my condo, and for the last few months (it feels like forever), has been being demolished, and that means jackhammering six days a week from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Now that it's gone and the foundations are also being hammered away, it's a little less loud than it has been, but is certainly not quiet. I think this does count as a social risk because where we live is related to our position in society.
ReplyDeleteAnother social risk these days is contact with other people, who threaten to pass on Covid, with all the inconvenience that would bring. In fact, all the inconvenience of the last year from Covid is because we are a part of society so must sacrifice when society takes action to protect itself from threats like Covid.
Sorry. I'm out of time and I've only discussed one of the topics where there can be risk!
I do agree with your proposed social risks especially the second one which is related to Covid. Since we do not know whether the person we have daily contact with are at risk of contracting the virus or not, we are living in the era of contagious diseases. And we will be living with such risks for a very long time to go.
DeleteFor family life, parents do take risks related to security and safety of their children. They have to take good care of their children to ensure that they are safe and sound from any misconducts. Also, parents need to keep their children away from narcotics which are dangerous to the health.
ReplyDeleteFor work life, people have to face risks associated with work life balance. It is important for people to keep balance between working and having a rest and spending time with their family.
For social life, the risks can be to maintain the friendship
I like your ideas about the risks that can come with family life. The mention of narcotics was especially helpful; when parents talk to their children and set an example, they are sending messages, and those come with risks. It seems that any action by parents can go wrong. When I think of families I've known with children who end up using drugs, some might have done so because the parents failed to take an interest in their children's lives or pass on good principles, but in a couple of cases, it seems to me that the children of good, respectable, loving parents who did everything they could to help them might have overdone the parental concern, causing their children to deliberately rebel against the parents' example and ideas. I think being a parent is very risky. I also see this in my married brohters' and sisters' families: they do extremely well even when their children do things that they might wish they had not, such as becoming pregnant and having a baby at age 14, which one of nieces did. (She has since got her act together and is not doing very well in a happy marriage - with a second child who is causing his parents worry!)
DeleteAnd I'm out of time again. But I also like your comment about the risks of letting your work-life balance become unhealthy.