Write your Name (NIM)

1. Listen to the lecture and take notes. Then read the academic text below on the same time. You will have 15 minutes to write the summary on the topic. Your summary should be between 100-150 words.

ACADEMIC TEXT (READING) :

After they spent 65 days at sea, the Pilgrims reached America. Plymouth, a town about 35 miles southeast of Boston in the New England state of Massachusetts, was established by the Pilgrims on December 21, 1620. Even though the early days of their new lives were willed with hope and promise, the harsh winter proved to be too much for some of the settlers. Nearly half of the pilgrims died during that first winter, but those who lived went on to work hard and prosper.

The pilgrims also created their own government by writing the Mayflower Compact, a document which is commonly believed to be the first basis of written law in America. This new government had many influential leaders. John Alden, who came to America on the Mayflower, signed the Mayflower Compact and help various public officers. William Bradford helped to establish the town of Plymouth and was the governor of the Plymouth Colony for more than 30 years. Miles Standish worked as a political adviser and was also a valued member of the Plymouth community.

2. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?

"It is better for children to grow up in the countryside than in a large city? "

Use specific reasons and examples. Your answer should be between 100-150 words.