Hello. This is Momoko Watanabe. Today, I'm going to reflect about our debate which topic is "tourism helps people in tourist communities."
First, I'm going to explain my role in the debate and the points I made. I was belong to the disagree team and made two points. The first point is that tourism is unstable because depending on weather, season and fashion. Rainy weather keeps tourist away. Cool summer damages resort town heavily because people can't earn money enough only during summer. The second point is that natural resources are destroyed by tourism. Some tourists dump trash on the road. For a long time, it disturbed Mt. Fuji registering the world heritage. Also, in Yakushima, many people stepped on roots of trees, so some trees died. (105 words)
Second, I'm going to introduce the best point made by agree team. I think best point is that tourism have good effect on economy and support the life of people in tourist communities. If people visit tourist communities, they eat foods, stay hotel, and buy souvenirs there using their money ,and it leads to increase employment of tourism communities. In addition, I was not able to argue that tourism raises status of women. In some place, women are of low social standings which can't be hired, however they can earn money by tourism, for instance, making souvenirs and managing restaurants. (100 words)
Finally, I'm going to explain what I learned from this debate experience. I accepted opinions which example supported smoothly. I felt examples made points stronger. Also, it was difficult to reply opposite points, so I should have considered topic more deeply in advance. Therefore, I learned that preparation is very important. Also, I found that debate needs composure and appeal what I want to say. I was very nervous, so it took all the energy I have just to tell my opinion and I couldn't speak in an orderly fashion. As a result, I think my opinion was hard to understand for opposite team. It is a foundation, but I ought to improve this. (114 words)
Hi, this is Juri. We are in the same debate group, but different side last week. In the debate, it was difficult for me to reply your opinion. Your team showed some examples like Mt. fuji and Yakushima to support your opinion. I think it was very good. I enjoyed having this debate with you!
ReplyDeleteHi, this is Ms. MacGregor. I am glad that this experience helped you to understand your strong points and what you need to work on in communicating and communicating in English. I think that debating is hard even in your mother tongue, so I do not deny that is a very very difficult task! And you are right, preparation is the key to "staying alive" in a debate. Also necessary is good examples. Thanks for your excellent report.
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