The cane toad is a large (1.8 kg) amphibian species native to Central and South America. It was deliberately introduced to Australia in 1935 with the expectation that it would protect farmers' crops by eating harmful insects. Unfortunately, the toad multi

The reading and the listening passages are both about the cant toad, which is deliberately introduced to Australia in 1935. While the reading passage provides three measures to stop the rapid spread of the cane toad, the professor contends that these measures are either unsuccessful or will cause environmental damage.

First of all, the reading passage claims that building a national fence will prevent the spread similar to the fence the was built to prevent rabbits to spread. The professor, however, cast doubt on this idea by saying that young cant toad and the eggs cannot be stopped from spreading because cant toad lay their eggs on river and streams, which will flaw by water.

In addition, the writer states that toads could be captured and destroyed by volunteers. It is mentioned that it is easily captured by hand. The lecturer, on the other hand, contends that the volunteer could destroy the native frogs. This is because when they young they look alike which the volunteer could not distinguish between cant trade and frogs.

Finally, the author of the reading claims that researchers can develop a vaccine that destroys only cant toad. It is mentioned that the virus will control the population and not harm others. The professor rebuts this point. She states that it is a bad idea because it will cause a disaster. Also, she says that it could be transferred to South America by researchers or pets, which will kill the native cant trade. If they destroyed them, the ecological system will be disturbed in South American.

All in all, the lecturer debunks all the writer points.

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Average: 8.5 (1 vote)
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Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 1, column 59, Rule ID: CANT[1]
Message: Did you mean 'can't' or 'cannot'?
Suggestion: can't; cannot
...e listening passages are both about the cant toad, which is deliberately introduced ...
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Line 3, column 231, Rule ID: CANT[1]
Message: Did you mean 'can't' or 'cannot'?
Suggestion: can't; cannot
...doubt on this idea by saying that young cant toad and the eggs cannot be stopped fro...
^^^^
Line 3, column 295, Rule ID: CANT[1]
Message: Did you mean 'can't' or 'cannot'?
Suggestion: can't; cannot
...annot be stopped from spreading because cant toad lay their eggs on river and stream...
^^^^
Line 5, column 333, Rule ID: CANT[1]
Message: Did you mean 'can't' or 'cannot'?
Suggestion: can't; cannot
...volunteer could not distinguish between cant trade and frogs. Finally, the author...
^^^^
Line 7, column 101, Rule ID: CANT[1]
Message: Did you mean 'can't' or 'cannot'?
Suggestion: can't; cannot
...an develop a vaccine that destroys only cant toad. It is mentioned that the virus wi...
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Line 7, column 404, Rule ID: CANT[1]
Message: Did you mean 'can't' or 'cannot'?
Suggestion: can't; cannot
...ers or pets, which will kill the native cant trade. If they destroyed them, the ecol...
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, but, finally, first, however, if, look, so, while, in addition, first of all, on the other hand

Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments

Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 13.0 10.4613686534 124% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 13.0 5.04856512141 257% => Less auxiliary verb wanted.
Conjunction : 8.0 7.30242825607 110% => OK
Relative clauses : 16.0 12.0772626932 132% => OK
Pronoun: 28.0 22.412803532 125% => Less pronouns wanted
Preposition: 24.0 30.3222958057 79% => OK
Nominalization: 2.0 5.01324503311 40% => More nominalizations (nouns with a suffix like: tion ment ence ance) wanted.

Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1355.0 1373.03311258 99% => OK
No of words: 270.0 270.72406181 100% => OK
Chars per words: 5.01851851852 5.08290768461 99% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.05360046442 4.04702891845 100% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.44243744769 2.5805825403 95% => OK
Unique words: 140.0 145.348785872 96% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.518518518519 0.540411800872 96% => OK
syllable_count: 386.1 419.366225166 92% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.4 1.55342163355 90% => OK

A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 5.0 3.25607064018 154% => OK
Article: 10.0 8.23620309051 121% => OK
Subordination: 2.0 1.25165562914 160% => OK
Conjunction: 0.0 1.51434878587 0% => OK
Preposition: 2.0 2.5761589404 78% => OK

Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 15.0 13.0662251656 115% => OK
Sentence length: 18.0 21.2450331126 85% => The Avg. Sentence Length is relatively short.
Sentence length SD: 48.9362396957 49.2860985944 99% => OK
Chars per sentence: 90.3333333333 110.228320801 82% => OK
Words per sentence: 18.0 21.698381199 83% => OK
Discourse Markers: 6.73333333333 7.06452816374 95% => OK
Paragraphs: 5.0 4.09492273731 122% => OK
Language errors: 6.0 4.19205298013 143% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 3.0 4.33554083885 69% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 8.0 4.45695364238 179% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 4.0 4.27373068433 94% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?

Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.123778839592 0.272083759551 45% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0424394281868 0.0996497079465 43% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0484470410802 0.0662205650399 73% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.0657373137722 0.162205337803 41% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0493454028758 0.0443174109184 111% => OK

Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 11.2 13.3589403974 84% => Automated_readability_index is low.
flesch_reading_ease: 70.13 53.8541721854 130% => OK
smog_index: 3.1 5.55761589404 56% => Smog_index is low.
flesch_kincaid_grade: 7.9 11.0289183223 72% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 11.54 12.2367328918 94% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 7.69 8.42419426049 91% => OK
difficult_words: 54.0 63.6247240618 85% => More difficult words wanted.
linsear_write_formula: 13.5 10.7273730684 126% => OK
gunning_fog: 9.2 10.498013245 88% => OK
text_standard: 8.0 11.2008830022 71% => OK
What are above readability scores?

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Rates: 85.0 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 25.5 Out of 30
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