Do pro athletes make too much money?
1. Which of the arguments in the artical do you agree with? Which do you disagree with?
A: I agree with the argument that Yes! They worth it! in this artical because It's their effort.
2. Do you think professional athletes make too much money? Why or why not?
A: No, I don't think so. They work hard in the training and do their best to lead their team towards the secceed. Especially those superstars, they would pay out more intension than other teammates because they are the leaders in their each team. Sometimes they even might be injured in order to win the games. As a consequence, I think they are worth making so much money.
3. Should money earned reflect the importance of a job to society? For example, should a firefighter make more than a businessperson? Why or why not?
A: No, I think not. It's true that the job to society such as firefighter is very important, but their salary are paid by goverment. Once you worked in this job, whatever you did or even you did nothing, you also can get the salary as usual. On the contrary, the businessperson paid salary by themselves, if they work hard, they might make much money, otherwise, if they do nothing, they would have no money. All the money the businessperson earned reflect the efforts by themselces.
Extreme sports
1. Imagine a trip to the top of Moumt Everest. If you had the money, would you like to go? Why or why not?
A: No, I would not to go. The reason is very simple because I'm afraid of the cold climate. If it were not cold at the top of Mount Everest one day, I trust I should take this challenge.
2. Which of the extreme sports mentioned in the artical would you like to try? Which would you never do? Why?
A: I want to try all these extreme sports mentioned in this artical because I like taking challenges. However, I would certainly never do it in reality because I realize that I have responsibilities for my parents and my family.
3. Do you think that only Americans enjoy extreme sports? Do you know someone who does extreme sports? If so, do you think this person like to take risk? Is this person wealthy or bored with modern life?
A: No, extreme sports are become more and more popular around the world and more and more people like trying them. Unfortunately, I don't know someone's name who does extreme sports.
Frequently asked questions about the ancient Olympic Games
1. Which Olympic events do yo like best?
A: I like gymnastics, diving and badminton in Olympic Games, because gymnastics look evry soft and beautiful, diving is very short, but it's attractive, badminton needs skill, endurance and consciousness of setermining placement of a ball. What's more, Chinese athletes do well in these fields.
2. What do you think ancient Greeks would find most surprising about modern games?
A: The most important thing is that women in modern Olympic Games are equal to men, I think it could not be imagined by ancient Greeks.
3 Is it important for the Olympic Games to continue? Why or why not?
A: Yes, it's necessary to continue it. Although it would cost a lot of money, it shows the spirit of making the world peace.
10.05.2009
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