Students discussion:Group Three: Eliška, Kiki, Magda, Veronika

Hi Kiki, Eliska, Magda & Veronika Good work! I like how you've thought about the topics, especially biodiesel, and have been able to explain what the disadvantages and advantages of the technologies are. You didn't critique Saubermach though - were you completely convinced by the explanation of the entire waste management process? How efficient to you think Czech waste management systems are in comparison? I also greatly appreciate the extra links and images you've placed in the wiki, especially the sources of such images - this is always very important when using other people's information sources and pictures in such a public space. I hope Magda and Veronika also contributed to the entry - I can only see Eliska and Kiki's name in the wiki history :)

Well done

p.s. I'm sure you could think of lots of other advantages and disadvantages of biodiesel, but another one that made a big impact on me was its unsuitability for use during the winter months because it become more viscous than conventional diesel in freezing temperatures and therefore it's more suitable for use in warmer climates than in Central Europe ;)

Assignment Two

Hi girls - well, the first two-thirds is very hard to follow because the English is not so good this time; it looks like some Czech text has been Google-translated...so I'm not so sure what half of it is saying and it was impossible to correct, but much of it is a summary of what Herr Tiffner said (needs more critiquing!).

The last third was much easier to read and correct. It was good to see some commentary about the current situation and the influence of the upcoming elections. It was also good to see a reference made to the mining limits in North Bohemia, but I'm not so sure about what the influence of the limits should be on the Paskov mine; to me, the threat of closure hanging over Paskov is related to other issues like the mining company's perceived economic value of the mine and the current price of coal, rather than its environmental impact. More explanation of your argument is needed!

In the end, I appreciate that you completed the two assignments; the difficulty with the second one shows that it needs to be written during or soon after the field trip while everything is still fresh in your memory ;)

All the best

Andrew

p.s. You can see I created a list of references for you :)