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AMALEAKS.BLOGSPOT.COM EAPP WEEK 1-7 North Pole, Temperate Zone, summit -geography Evaluating details to make judgment. -drawing conclusion The human sex chromosomes are of the XX-XY pattern. The Y chromosome is much smaller than the X chromosome. Two types of sperm cells are formed during gametogenesis; half of these have the X chromosome and the others have the Y chromosome. Every egg cell has an X chromosome; therefore, fertilization determines the sex. If a Y sperm cell fertilizes the egg, a male develops. What is the author's purpose? -inform the steps in fertilization. Com - is a prefix which means 'together' or 'with'. If you are asked to serve with others on a project, the group is usually called a -committee Until the 1960s, people in the United States did not particularly pay attention to the natural environment. Rather, Americans were more focused on the economy. However, with an increase in oil spills, polluting factories and power plants, and the loss of wilderness, suddenly people realizes they shared common values. They called for a national organization to protect the environment. Accordingly, on April 22, 1970, the first Earth DAY, 20 MILLION Americans took to the streets, parks and auditoriums to demonstrate for a healthy, sustainable environment. Thousands of colleges and universities organized protests against the deterioration of the environment. The first Earth Day led to the creation of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the passage of the Clean Air, Clean Water, and Endangered Species Acts. President Richard Nixon and Congress worked together to established the EPA in response to the growing public demand for cleaner water, air and land. Prior to the establishment of the EPA, the national government was not structured to make coordinated attack on the pollutants, which harm human health and degrade the environment. The EPA was assigned the daunting task of repairing the damage already done to the natural environment. Why does the author mention the first Earth Day in paragraph 2? -to illustrate how this event resulted in an important organization Slang words are examples of informal English. -true PASSAGE: Study : Teenage brain lacks empathy By Sara Goudarzi If you ever sense teenagers are not taking your feelings into account, it's probably because they're just incapable of doing so. The area of the brain associated with higher-level thinking, empathy, and guilt is underused

by teenagers, reports a new study. When considering an action, the teenage medial prefrontal cortex, located in front of the brain, doesn't get as much action as adults. "Thinking strategies change with age," said Sarah Jayne Blakemore of the University College London Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience. "As you get older you use more or less the same brain network to make decisions about your actions as you did when you were a teenager, but the crucial difference is that the distribution of that brain activity shifts from the back of the brain (when you are a teenager) to the front (when you are an adult)." Teen thinking In the study, teens and adults were asked how they would react to certain situations. As they responded, researchers imaged their brains. Although both adults and teens responded similarly to the questions, their brain activity differed. The medial prefrontal cortex was much more active in the adults than in the teens. However, the teenagers had much more activity in the superior temporal sulcus, the brain area involved in predicting future actions based on previous ones. Adults were also much faster at figuring out how their actions would affect themselves and other people. "We think that a teenager's judgment of what they would do in a given situation is driven by the simple question: 'What would I do?'" Blakemore said. "Adults, on the other hand, ask: 'What would I do, given how I would feel and given how the people around me would feel as a result of my actions?'" Developing sensitivity Children start taking into account other people's feelings around the age of five. But the ability develops well beyond this age, the new research suggests. And while some of this sensitivity could be the result of undeveloped regions in the brain, the experience that adults acquire from social interactions also plays an important role. My purpose in reading this: Reading Strategy I will use: 12 "Whatever the reasons, it is clear that teenagers are dealing with, not only massive hormonal shifts, but also substantial neural changes," Blakemore said. "These changes do not happen gradually and steadily between the ages of 0–18. They come on in great spurts and puberty is one of the most dramatic developmental stages." The results of the study were presented today at the BA Festival of Science in the UK. Why did the author mention ‘hormonal shift’ in the article? -to validate the claim of the research on teens’ behavior in relation to their brain development Academic English uses a complex grammatical structure. -True Getting the gist of a text. -skimming The reverse of increase is -decrease Until the 1960s, people in the United States did not particularly pay attention to the natural environment. Rather, Americans were more focused on the economy. However, with an increase in oil spills, polluting factories and power plants, and the loss of wilderness, suddenly people realizes they shared common values. They called for a national organization to protect the environment. Accordingly, on April 22, 1970, the first Earth DAY, 20 MILLION Americans took to the streets, parks and auditoriums to demonstrate for a healthy, sustainable environment. Thousands of colleges and universities organized protests against the deterioration of the environment. The first Earth Day led to the creation of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the passage of the Clean Air, Clean Water, and Endangered Species Acts. President Richard Nixon and Congress worked together to established the EPA in response to the growing public demand for cleaner water, air and land. Prior to the establishment of the EPA, the national government was not structured to make coordinated attack on the pollutants, which harm human health and degrade the environment. The EPA was assigned the daunting task of repairing the damage already done to the natural environment.

Why did the author write the passage? -to discuss the increase in public awareness for a cleaner environment Use prediction in understanding a text. -critical reading Recording questions for follow–up. -critical reading Until the 1960s, people in the United States did not particularly pay attention to the natural environment. Rather, Americans were more focused on the economy. However, with an increase in oil spills, polluting factories and power plants, and the loss of wilderness, suddenly people realizes they shared common values. They called for a national organization to protect the environment. Accordingly, on April 22, 1970, the first Earth DAY, 20 MILLION Americans took to the streets, parks and auditoriums to demonstrate for a healthy, sustainable environment. Thousands of colleges and universities organized protests against the deterioration of the environment. The first Earth Day led to the creation of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the passage of the Clean Air, Clean Water, and Endangered Species Acts. President Richard Nixon and Congress worked together to established the EPA in response to the growing public demand for cleaner water, air and land. Prior to the establishment of the EPA, the national government was not structured to make coordinated attack on the pollutants, which harm human health and degrade the environment. The EPA was assigned the daunting task of repairing the damage already done to the natural environment. What is the author’s purpose in paragraph 2? -to describe how the government became more involved in cleaning the environment The children all smiled upon receiving their present. - PREsent Academic English deals with understanding of lexical knowledge and the phonological features of English -true Dear Tall, Dark and Handsome — This is your lucky day! The girl of your dreams is just a phone call away. I am 5’ 10’’, slim, pretty, and only 23. I love pop music, good books, exotic foods, and foreign travel. Give me a ring any day after 6 P.M. You won’t be sorry. Your gal, Jackie. How did the speaker express her message? -by integrating humor with some interesting facts in her message Looking for items in Google search. -scanning A regressive move is a move back; an move would mean a move to or toward. -aggressive PASSAGE: Study : Teenage brain lacks empathy By Sara Goudarzi If you ever sense teenagers are not taking your feelings into account, it's probably because they're just incapable of doing so. The area of the brain associated with higher-level thinking, empathy, and guilt is underused by teenagers, reports a new study. When considering an action, the teenage medial prefrontal cortex, located in front of the brain, doesn't get as much action as adults. "Thinking strategies change with age," said Sarah Jayne Blakemore of the University College London Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience. "As you get older you use more or less the same brain network to make decisions about your actions as you did when you were a teenager, but the crucial

difference is that the distribution of that brain activity shifts from the back of the brain (when you are a teenager) to the front (when you are an adult)." Teen thinking In the study, teens and adults were asked how they would react to certain situations. As they responded, researchers imaged their brains. Although both adults and teens responded similarly to the questions, their brain activity differed. The medial prefrontal cortex was much more active in the adults than in the teens. However, the teenagers had much more activity in the superior temporal sulcus, the brain area involved in predicting future actions based on previous ones. Adults were also much faster at figuring out how their actions would affect themselves and other people. "We think that a teenager's judgment of what they would do in a given situation is driven by the simple question: 'What would I do?'" Blakemore said. "Adults, on the other hand, ask: 'What would I do, given how I would feel and given how the people around me would feel as a result of my actions?'" Developing sensitivity Children start taking into account other people's feelings around the age of five. But the ability develops well beyond this age, the new research suggests. And while some of this sensitivity could be the result of undeveloped regions in the brain, the experience that adults acquire from social interactions also plays an important role. My purpose in reading this: Reading Strategy I will use: 12 "Whatever the reasons, it is clear that teenagers are dealing with, not only massive hormonal shifts, but also substantial neural changes," Blakemore said. "These changes do not happen gradually and steadily between the ages of 0–18. They come on in great spurts and puberty is one of the most dramatic developmental stages." The results of the study were presented today at the BA Festival of Science in the UK. With which statement listed below would the author of this article most likely agree? -Parents should NOT take it personally when their teens don’t feel sorry for how long they work in a day The word is terracide. It is not committed with guns and knives, but with relentless bulldozers, roaring dump trucks, and giant shovels like mythological beasts. Dynamite cuts and rips apart mountains to reach the minerals inside, leaving nothing but empty, naked hills. The land is left wasted and allowed to slide down upon houses and into streams, making the land unlivable and the stream water undrinkable. This is terracide, or if you prefer, strip mining. Which of these best describes the author’s view about his subject? - satirical The prefix ad - means "to" or "toward". When you support something and call others to accept your point of view, you are its support. -advocate Civil War, Gulf War, apartheid -history Certain amount can be taken away or from income tax returns. -deducted The supervisor was fired due to a questionable conduct in the Workplace. -CONduct Simple connectors are used in Academic language. -false When a person has a smile that lures or attracts people, we call him/ her -alluring PASSAGE: Study : Teenage brain lacks empathy By Sara Goudarzi If you ever sense teenagers are not taking your feelings into account, it's probably because they're just incapable of doing

so. The area of the brain associated with higher-level thinking, empathy, and guilt is underused by teenagers, reports a new study. When considering an action, the teenage medial prefrontal cortex, located in front of the brain, doesn't get as much action as adults. "Thinking strategies change with age," said Sarah Jayne Blakemore of the University College London Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience. "As you get older you use more or less the same brain network to make decisions about your actions as you did when you were a teenager, but the crucial difference is that the distribution of that brain activity shifts from the back of the brain (when you are a teenager) to the front (when you are an adult)." Teen thinking In the study, teens and adults were asked how they would react to certain situations. As they responded, researchers imaged their brains. Although both adults and teens responded similarly to the questions, their brain activity differed. The medial prefrontal cortex was much more active in the adults than in the teens. However, the teenagers had much more activity in the superior temporal sulcus, the brain area involved in predicting future actions based on previous ones. Adults were also much faster at figuring out how their actions would affect themselves and other people. "We think that a teenager's judgment of what they would do in a given situation is driven by the simple question: 'What would I do?'" Blakemore said. "Adults, on the other hand, ask: 'What would I do, given how I would feel and given how the people around me would feel as a result of my actions?'" Developing sensitivity Children start taking into account other people's feelings around the age of five. But the ability develops well beyond this age, the new research suggests. And while some of this sensitivity could be the result of undeveloped regions in the brain, the experience that adults acquire from social interactions also plays an important role. My purpose in reading this: Reading Strategy I will use: 12 "Whatever the reasons, it is clear that teenagers are dealing with, not only massive hormonal shifts, but also substantial neural changes," Blakemore said. "These changes do not happen gradually and steadily between the ages of 0–18. They come on in great spurts and puberty is one of the most dramatic developmental stages." The results of the study were presented today at the BA Festival of Science in the UK. What is the dominant feeling of the author in his article? - optimistic Marking key words and summarizing. -critical reading Until the 1960s, people in the United States did not particularly pay attention to the natural environment. Rather, Americans were more focused on the economy. However, with an increase in oil spills, polluting factories and power plants, and the loss of wilderness, suddenly people realizes they shared common values. They called for a national organization to protect the environment. Accordingly, on April 22, 1970, the first Earth DAY, 20 MILLION Americans took to the streets, parks and auditoriums to demonstrate for a healthy, sustainable environment. Thousands of colleges and universities organized protests against the deterioration of the environment. The first Earth Day led to the creation of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the passage of the Clean Air, Clean Water, and Endangered Species Acts. President Richard Nixon and Congress worked together to established the EPA in response to the growing public demand for cleaner water, air and land. Prior to the establishment of the EPA, the national government was not structured to make coordinated attack on the pollutants, which harm human health and degrade the environment. The EPA was assigned the daunting task of repairing the damage already done to the natural environment. Which of the following best describes the author’s attitude toward the creation of EPA? -The author believes on the advocacy of the EPA Quickly reading a travel brochure. -skimming

The group joined the debate contest. -CONtest Until the 1960s, people in the United States did not particularly pay attention to the natural environment. Rather, Americans were more focused on the economy. However, with an increase in oil spills, polluting factories and power plants, and the loss of wilderness, suddenly people realizes they shared common values. They called for a national organization to protect the environment. Accordingly, on April 22, 1970, the first Earth DAY, 20 MILLION Americans took to the streets, parks and auditoriums to demonstrate for a healthy, sustainable environment. Thousands of colleges and universities organized protests against the deterioration of the environment. The first Earth Day led to the creation of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the passage of the Clean Air, Clean Water, and Endangered Species Acts. President Richard Nixon and Congress worked together to established the EPA in response to the growing public demand for cleaner water, air and land. Prior to the establishment of the EPA, the national government was not structured to make coordinated attack on the pollutants, which harm human health and degrade the environment. The EPA was assigned the daunting task of repairing the damage already done to the natural environment. Why did the author mention the protest in paragraph 1? -to describe the first Earth Day PASSAGE: Study : Teenage brain lacks empathy By Sara Goudarzi If you ever sense teenagers are not taking your feelings into account, it's probably because they're just incapable of doing so. The area of the brain associated with higher-level thinking, empathy, and guilt is underused by teenagers, reports a new study. When considering an action, the teenage medial prefrontal cortex, located in front of the brain, doesn't get as much action as adults. "Thinking strategies change with age," said Sarah Jayne Blakemore of the University College London Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience. "As you get older you use more or less the same brain network to make decisions about your actions as you did when you were a teenager, but the crucial difference is that the distribution of that brain activity shifts from the back of the brain (when you are a teenager) to the front (when you are an adult)." Teen thinking In the study, teens and adults were asked how they would react to certain situations. As they responded, researchers imaged their brains. Although both adults and teens responded similarly to the questions, their brain activity differed. The medial prefrontal cortex was much more active in the adults than in the teens. However, the teenagers had much more activity in the superior temporal sulcus, the brain area involved in predicting future actions based on previous ones. Adults were also much faster at figuring out how their actions would affect themselves and other people. "We think that a teenager's judgment of what they would do in a given situation is driven by the simple question: 'What would I do?'" Blakemore said. "Adults, on the other hand, ask: 'What would I do, given how I would feel and given how the people around me would feel as a result of my actions?'" Developing sensitivity Children start taking into account other people's feelings around the age of five. But the ability develops well beyond this age, the new research suggests. And while some of this sensitivity could be the result of undeveloped regions in the brain, the experience that adults acquire from social interactions also plays an important role. My purpose in reading this: Reading Strategy I will use: 12 "Whatever the reasons, it is clear that tee...