The reading and the listening are both about using a box like device to fight against desertificatation. The author of the reading believes that these devices are not effective and mentioned three reasons for support. The lecturer challengis the claims made by the author. He is of the opinion that none of these reasons are convincing.
To begin with, the author suggests that the process of growing million trees would be very costly since the price of box like device is 25 dollars. In the article, it is stated that this process is not affordable by most countries that suffer from desertification. The lecturer challenges this specific argument by asserting that these devices are cost-effective because the are reusable. In other words, once the young tree is grwon, the device can be removed and use to plant other trees and it can be reused for 20 times. Therefore, It can not be considered expensive in terms of the number of trees that can be planted using one device.
Secondly, the writer argues that the local people will not be enthusiastic to take care of the devices for maintainace and installing because the grown trees will not be edible or lessen the burden on them.
However, the lecturer rebuts this by claiming that those local people can get rewarded by using some of box like devices to collect water for other plants like vegetables . Moreover, he mentions that once the young trees are grown, the branches can be a valuable source for fire wood. Consequently, the local people will be motivated to help in the installation and maintenance of these devices.
Finally, the author posits that these devices capacity to collect water is restricted to the limit that can only keep small tree alive. The article mentions that big trees can not thrive on their own in the harsh environment that could be arid for 6 months. In contrast, the lecturer cast doubt on this by explaining that the box like devices help the trees to have long roots that extend to the underground moist soil. In addition, he notes that 90% of the big trees in Sahara dessert, still surviving after the device had been removed .
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Grammar and spelling errors:
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...nd mentioned three reasons for support. The lecturer challengis the claims made by ...
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...or suggests that the process of growing million trees would be very costly since the pr...
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...ly since the price of box like device is 25 dollars. In the article, it is stated...
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...dable by most countries that suffer from desertification. The lecturer challenges...
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...hese devices are cost-effective because the are reusable. In other words, once the youn...
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...ble. In other words, once the young tree is grwon, the device can be removed and ...
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...is grwon, the device can be removed and use to plant other trees and it can be reu...
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...e device can be removed and use to plant other trees and it can be reused for 20 ...
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...that those local people can get rewarded by using some of box like devices to co...
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Message: After 'some of', you should use 'the' ('some of the box') or simply say ''some box''.
Suggestion: some of the box; some box
...local people can get rewarded by using some of box like devices to collect water for other...
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...eople can get rewarded by using some of box like devices to collect water for ot...
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...t water for other plants like vegetables . Moreover, he mentions that once the you...
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...ntly, the local people will be motivated to help in the installation and maintena...
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...help in the installation and maintenance of these devices. Finally, the autho...
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... Finally, the author posits that these devices capacity to collect water is restricte...
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...uthor posits that these devices capacity to collect water is restricted to the li...
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...e mentions that big trees can not thrive on their own in the harsh environment th...
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...viving after the device had been removed .
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
but, consequently, finally, however, if, moreover, second, secondly, so, still, therefore, thus, in addition, in contrast, in other words, to begin with
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 23.0 10.4613686534 220% => Less to be verbs wanted.
Auxiliary verbs: 13.0 5.04856512141 257% => Less auxiliary verb wanted.
Conjunction : 7.0 7.30242825607 96% => OK
Relative clauses : 17.0 12.0772626932 141% => OK
Pronoun: 35.0 22.412803532 156% => Less pronouns wanted
Preposition: 49.0 30.3222958057 162% => OK
Nominalization: 7.0 5.01324503311 140% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1766.0 1373.03311258 129% => OK
No of words: 366.0 270.72406181 135% => OK
Chars per words: 4.82513661202 5.08290768461 95% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.37391431897 4.04702891845 108% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.59962190067 2.5805825403 101% => OK
Unique words: 179.0 145.348785872 123% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.489071038251 0.540411800872 90% => More unique words wanted or less content wanted.
syllable_count: 547.2 419.366225166 130% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.5 1.55342163355 97% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 5.0 3.25607064018 154% => OK
Article: 13.0 8.23620309051 158% => OK
Subordination: 0.0 1.25165562914 0% => More adverbial clause wanted.
Conjunction: 0.0 1.51434878587 0% => OK
Preposition: 5.0 2.5761589404 194% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 17.0 13.0662251656 130% => OK
Sentence length: 21.0 21.2450331126 99% => OK
Sentence length SD: 35.2549782982 49.2860985944 72% => OK
Chars per sentence: 103.882352941 110.228320801 94% => OK
Words per sentence: 21.5294117647 21.698381199 99% => OK
Discourse Markers: 8.94117647059 7.06452816374 127% => OK
Paragraphs: 5.0 4.09492273731 122% => OK
Language errors: 18.0 4.19205298013 429% => Less language errors wanted.
Sentences with positive sentiment : 9.0 4.33554083885 208% => Less positive sentences wanted.
Sentences with negative sentiment : 5.0 4.45695364238 112% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 3.0 4.27373068433 70% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.0742410227793 0.272083759551 27% => The similarity between the topic and the content is low.
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0283776870215 0.0996497079465 28% => Sentence topic similarity is low.
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.020934816484 0.0662205650399 32% => Sentences are similar to each other.
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.0458859408498 0.162205337803 28% => Maybe some paragraphs are off the topic.
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0226117110384 0.0443174109184 51% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 12.1 13.3589403974 91% => Automated_readability_index is low.
flesch_reading_ease: 58.62 53.8541721854 109% => OK
smog_index: 3.1 5.55761589404 56% => Smog_index is low.
flesch_kincaid_grade: 10.3 11.0289183223 93% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 10.73 12.2367328918 88% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 8.17 8.42419426049 97% => OK
difficult_words: 81.0 63.6247240618 127% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 8.0 10.7273730684 75% => OK
gunning_fog: 10.4 10.498013245 99% => OK
text_standard: 11.0 11.2008830022 98% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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It is not exactly right on the topic in the view of e-grader. Maybe there is a wrong essay topic.
Rates: 3.33333333333 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 1.0 Out of 30
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