Below is a map of the city of Brandfield.
City planners have decided
to build a new shopping mall for the area, and two sites, S1 and S2 have
been proposed.
Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.
Map of Brandfield with two proposed sites for a shopping mall
The map shows two potential locations (S1 and S2) for a new
shopping mall in Brandfield.
S1 is in the north of the city, while S2 is located in the
south-east.
The proposed site S1 has the advantage of proximity to the housing
estate and to the city centre.
As site S1 is situated between the housing estate and the city
centre, this means that the mall would be within easy reach of a large number
of potential customers.
An existing road and railway line already pass near the planned
location.
A golf course and park occupies the west of Brandfield and a river
passes through the city centre.
However, neither of these features affect the proposed sites.
Although S2 is also conveniently situated near the city centre, it
borders on an industrial estate.
It is relatively far from the housing area, even though there is a
connecting road and railway, and another road also provides access to this
site.
The
mass media, including television, radio and newspapers, have great influence in
shaping people's ideas.
To
what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?
Give reasons for your answer.
model answer:
The mass media have a powerful influence in
shaping our lives.
We have come to depend on them for information
and entertainment, and in doing so we let them affect important aspects of our
lives.
The undeniable usefulness of the media in
almost instantly providing information about events around the world is largely
taken for granted.
But in our dependence on the media we have
allowed them to mould our notions and opinions of events, places and people.
Though few of us probably think about it, our
conceptions of, say, our elected officials spring from television images and
newspaper stories.
Most of us will never meet prime ministers or
presidents, but anyone who is regularly exposed to the media will have an
opinion of them.
When it is time to cast our vote, we will make
our decision based on how the media portray the candidates.
We are similarly swayed by coverage of wars.
The media, representing the values of their
owners, societies and governments, tend to report wars with a bias; which is
the 'good' side and which the 'bad' is determined for us by reporters, editors
and commentators, and sure enough the public begins to form opinions that
reflect the coverage they see, hear and read in the major media.
The media are also influential in the way they
facilitate the spread of culture and lifestyle.
The so-called 'global youth culture', in which
one finds young people around the world displaying a common interest in music,
clothing styles and films, is an example of the media's enormous sway in this
regard.
A popular figure such as Michael Jackson would
never be so well known were it not for the media's extensive reach into every
society on the globe.
Thus I would argue that the mass media's
influence is certainly great.
Indeed, with technological advancements such
as the Internet bringing even more forms of electronic media to our homes and
workplaces, it is likely the media's influence will grow even stronger.
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