Task 1

Imagine that you live in a crowded city with only one green space-the city park. To address the issue of overcrowding the city council has proposed building a new housing complex on this last space in the city center. Do you think this is a good idea? Explain why or why not?

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Task 2

Reading

New Government Internship Program

Starting this year, political science and economics students may apply to spend a summer in the states capital city and complete an internship with the state government, working in a government office. The political science department decided o this internship program so hat students will have the opportunity to gain work experience that will help prepare them for future careers working for the government. In order to ensure that selected interns are academically prepared for the internships, only students who have completed two years of coursework in either the political science or economics department will be eligible to apply for this program.

The man expresses his opinion about the proposal described in the letter. Briefly summarize the proposal. Then state his opinion about the proposal and explain the reasons he gives for holding that opinion.

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Task 3

Reading

Coevolution

Sometimes, when organisms live close to one another, the development of one organism may become dependent upon the development of the other organism. The two organisms may even start influencing each others genetic composition in such a way that, over a long period of time, a change in the genetic makeup of one organism stimulates a correspondin change in the genetic makeup of the other organism living by its side. Biologists are able to establish when genetic changes in two species are reciprocal, occurring in one species as a result of interaction with the other species. They call this process of interaction coevolution.

Explain how the example from the lecture illustrates the concept of the coevolution.

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