Bailey.Academic_Writing

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Indian scientists are checking ancient weather forecasting methods, such as the old
saying which links the date of the monsoon to the flowering time of a local tree. This
has been used by farmers to select either peanuts (for wet conditions) or castor (for
dry). Dr Kanani of Gujarat Agricultural University has found that the monsoon can be
quite accurately forecast using the time of the tree’s flowering.
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Recent Indian research confirms the accuracy of an ancient method of forecasting the
monsoon’s arrival used by farmers to choose crops.
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It is planned to move South Korea’s capital from Seoul to a central site by 2012, at a
cost of $45 billion. Although Seoul is crowded and too near the border, critics claim
that this scheme will be too expensive and take too long. Businesses are unlikely to
move away from Seoul when the government does. Other countries have experienced
severe problems with capital relocation.
1.10 Combining Sources
1a 4
1b
1c
to introduce summaries
Others, however,
3a direct quote: ‘such procedures are now labelled “interfering with nature” ‘
3b
3c
summary: GM techniques are no different from breeding techniques which have been
practised by man for thousands of years.
On the other hand
Source A states that
Source B considers that
He believes that
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Source C claims that tourism creates a significant amount of employment which
provides a welcome alternative to traditional work such as farming. However, source
D points out that many of these jobs are insecure and poorly paid, being likely
to contribute to social tensions. This negative view is partly supported by source
E, who insists that despite some positive examples the more common experience
of developing countries is for tourism to exacerbate social ills such as crime and
prostitution.