Viết The Independent Task đòi hỏi bạn phải đọc một dấu nhắc (một chủ đề) và bày tỏ ý kiến của bạn trong phản ứng của bạn. phản ứng của bạn dựa hoàn toàn vào kiến thức và kinh nghiệm của riêng bạn (cũng giống như trong biểu Nhiệm vụ Independent). | Lesson 21 Taking Notes and Planning the Integrated Response 589 Task 1 Read the following passage 3 minutes . In 1991 an international treaty which was fully implemented in 1998 was signed by most of the world s nations regulating activities in Antarctica. The treaty designates Antarctica as a natural reserve devoted to peace and science. It bans all economic activity except for fishing and tourism. It also upholds the provisions of a 1959 treaty banning military activity of any kind. Should some exploration and exploitation of Antarctic resources be permitted Antarctica is a huge and almost completely unpopulated continent. Only the coastal areas support any kind of animal or plant life. Well-regulated oil and gas exploration and extraction should be allowed. Yes the conditions would be extremely difficult. Yes precautions must be put in place to avoid environmental problems. But remember It was once believed that oil and gas from northern Alaska and from the North Sea could not be exploited safely or indeed at all. However these two oil fields have proved to be extremely valuable sources of energy. With our current and future levels of technology resources can be harvested from Antarctica with little or no danger. And yes it would be expensive to build and maintain the infrastructure needed to drill pump and transport oil and gas from Antarctica. Probably at present these operations would not pay for themselves. However as fossil fuels become scarcer and as demand for fossil fuels increases it will become more and more economical. At present a small elite group of scientists and environmentalists controls the future agenda for an entire continent declaring it entirely off-limits for economic development. If Antarctica can provide necessary resources for a rapidly growing world population then we should be able to have an intelligent debate about the costs and benefits involved. Writing Notes on the reading passage 1991 treaty regulating activ. in Antarctica nat l
