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23 Second example:
The Advantage and Disadvantage of Nuclear Power
Nuclear power is generated by using uranium which is a metal mined in various part of the world. The first large scale of nuclear power station was opened at
Calder Hall in Cumbria, England in 1956. Some military ships and submarines have nuclear power plant for engine.
Nuclear power produces around 11 of the world‟s energy needed, and produces huge amounts of energy. It cause no pollution as we would get when
burning fossil fuels. The advantages of nuclear plant are as follow:
It costs about the same coal, so it is not expansive to make.
It does not produce smoke or carbon dioxide, so it does not contribute to the greenhouse effect.
It produces huge amounts of energy from small amount of uranium.
It produces small amount of waste.
It is reliable. On the other hand, nuclear power is very, very dangerous. It must be sealed up
and buried for many years to allow the radioactivity to die away. Furthermore, although it is reliable, a lot of money has to be spent on safety because if it does
go wrong, a nuclear accident ca be a major accident. People are increasingly concerned about this matter. In the 1990‟s nuclear power
was the fastest growing source of power in many parts of the world.
Note on the Generic Structure of Discussion Text
Discussion is a process to find the meet point between two different ideas. It is important to to get the understanding between the two differences. In many social
activities, discussion is the effective way to calm down any friction and difference in thought, perception and recommendation.
This example of discussion text present the two poles, between the advantage and disadvantage of using nuclear plant to fulfill the energy needed. It is a case
which need to be talked and discussed from two points. They are represented in the generic structure which is used:
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Stating the Issue: In the first paragraph, it is stated that using nuclear power can
be the choice in fulfilling the needed energy.
Supporting Point: In the second paragraph, it is presented the advantages of
nuclear power plant to be used as the source of the world‟s energy needed
Contrastive Point: The third paragraph shows the balance. It gives the
contradictory idea in using nuclear power plant as the resource of energy.
Recommendation: This text is ended with a similar recommendation on how
people should concern in the matter of nuclear energy. Third example:
Hunting Fox Foxhunting is a subject that provokes very strong feelings. Many people believe
that it is cruel to hunt a fox with dogs and totally agree with its ban. Many farmer and even conservationists, however, have always argue that the fox
is a pest which attacks livestock and must be controlled. Taken from:
www.bbc.co.uk
Generic Structure Analysis Stating the issue; hunting fox.
Supporting point; farmers and conservationists agree to
hunt fox because they attack livestok.
Contrastive point; many people disagree hunting fox with
dog because it is cruel.
Recommendation; Do not be cruel in hunting fox just control it in safe way. Language Feature Analysis
Introducing category participant; farmer, conservationists. Using thinking verb; believe.
Using connectives; Using modalities; must, always
Modul Guru Pembelajar Bahasa Inggris Kelompok Kompetensi Profesional G
25 There are several ways to deliver discussion text to students as follows.
In the beginning of the meeting, teacher gives a brainstorming concern to discussion test through questions and students are hoped to answer them.
Teacher gives several example of discussion text. Teacher divides students into groups.
Teacher gives task to do. Students are asked to present their task result in front of the classroom.
Teacher guides the discussion forum. Teacher gives test concern to the material.
Teacher gives a project of writing a discussion text in group form.