Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Question 4: General/Specific

Talking about the Topic

The reading defines A as B


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The reading defines keystone species as one that is required to keep an ecosystem healthy.

According to the reading, ~


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According to the reading, shaping is used by parents as a way to help their children learn.

The professor talks about ~


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The professor talks about the concept of population growth.

According to the professor, ~


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According to the professor, Occam's razor can be applied to two different examples.

The lecture is about, ~


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The lecture is about two examples that help explain how successful marketing is done.

Explaining the Details

(1) Talking about the Subtopics

There are two main ~ of ~


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There are two main principals of Buyer's Remorse.

One is ~, and the other is ~


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One is the principal of the price being too high, and the other is the principal of the purchase not being appropriate for him or her.

There are two (different) kinds of ~


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There are two (different) kinds of styles in interior design.

The first (one) is ~, and the second (one) is ~


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The first (one) is the principal of unity, and the second (one) is the principal of contrast.

(2) Talking about Examples

The professor talks about ~ as an example of ~


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The professor talks about the elephant as an example of a keystone species.

The professor bases his/her example on ~


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The professor bases her examples on the principals of shaping.

The professor discusses ~ to demonstrate/illustrate ~


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The professor discusses bats to demonstrate the ideas of echolocation.

The first example shows how ~


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The first example shows how a cereal box with a colorful design is not always one that stands out.

Another example the professor gives is ~


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Another example the professor gives is a sloth's ability to camouflage itself through the use of moss growth on it's fur.