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 Read the following text to answer the questions. Should performance enhancing drugs be accepted in sports? The issue of using drugs to enhance athlete’s performance is controversial. Those who agree to the use of drugs in enhancing performance say that most top players in all sports take drugs to train harder and feel no pain during play. The trainers, sports doctors, nutritionists, physiotherapists, and managers of the big names make sure banned substances are taken at the safest and most efficient levels. The main effect of banning such substances has turned performers and their coaches into liars and cheaters. On the other hand, some still believe that performance enhancing drugs in sport should be banned. Performance enhancing drugs are not only prohibited because they violate the spirit of sport but because they can damage the health of athletes. I think the idea of allowing them in sports could lead to a situation whereby sportsmen and women are used as human guinea pigs for...

     Read the following text to answer the questions. Should performance enhancing drugs be accepted in sports? The issue of using drugs to enhance athlete’s performance is controversial. Those who agree to the use of drugs in enhancing performance say that most top players in all sports take drugs to train harder and feel no pain during play. The trainers, sports doctors, nutritionists, physiotherapists, and managers of the big names make sure banned substances are taken at the safest and most efficient levels. The main effect of banning such substances has turned performers and their coaches into liars and cheaters. On the other hand, some still believe that performance enhancing drugs in sport should be banned. Performance enhancing drugs are not only prohibited because they violate the spirit of sport but because they can damage the health of athletes. I think the idea of allowing them in sports could lead to a situation whereby sportsmen and women are used as human g...

 Definition of Review Text Review text is an evaluation of a publication, such as a movie, video game, musical composition, book; a piece of hardware like a car, home appliance, or computer; or an event or performance, such as a live music concert, a play, musical theatre show or dance show. Generic Structure of Review Text # Orientation : Background information of the text. # Evaluations : Concluding statement : judgement, opinion, or recommendation. It can consist ot more than one. # Interpretative Recount : Summary of an art works including character and plot. # Evaluative Summation : The last opinion consisting the appraisal or the punch line of the art works being criticized. Purpose of Review Text Review text is used to critic the events or art works for the reader or listener, such as movies, shows, book, and others. The Characteristics / Language Feature of Review Text – Focus on specific participants – Using adjectives – Using long and complex clauses – Using metaphor styl...

  Definition of Discussion Text Discussion is a process of finding common ground between two different thoughts, views or opinions. And discussion text can be defined : Discussion text is a text which presents a problematic discourse. This problem will be discussed from different viewpoints. Discussion is commonly found in philosophical, historic, and social text. In other word, Discussion is a kind of genre used to present (at least) two points of view about an issue.   General structure of Discussion Text – Issue : stating the issue which is to discussed – Argument pro : presenting the point in in supporting the presented issue – Argument cons : presenting other points which disagree to the supporting point – Conclusion / recommendation : stating the writer’ recommendation of the discourse Purpose of Discussion text – To present two points of view about issue or problem. – To present arguments from differing points of view about issue or problem.   Language feature of D...