TPO - Integrated Writing 48 - Frogs Extinction The reading and the lecture are both about solutions to frog extinction. There are some causes to the known decrease in number of frogs species pointed by the reading, and to each of them, the author presents a solution. On the other hand, the lecturer rebusts each solution, arguing that those they are unpractical. First, the reading initiates discussing about pesticides. Because pesticides affects frogs nervous systems, causing breathing problems, the first solution presented is to diminish certain types of pesticide use. Unlike the author, the lecturer believes that this alternative could cause a colapse in locals economies. Indeed, the pesticides use prohibition would decrease the production of farms near to frogs population, those farmers would loose crops and the result could be devastating. Second point the reading presents is the fungus-disease that affects frog population. The author supports that are available treatment for those illnesses which can be treated with certain medicines. This point is questioned by the lecturer, who illustrates how complicated and costly this solution would be, by explaining that it would be necessary to applicate in each individual frog this medicine. At last, the reading passage explains the effect of the threaten in frogs natural habitats as wetlands and lakes. The author explains that frogs are completely dependent on water to reproduce, and thus, the maintenance of this species suffers with the human pressure over this environments. Yet, the lecturer belief is oppose to the author. She argues that the main cause of the frog probable extinction would be the global warming. According to her, the pressure under wetlands and lakes due to human needs to water is secondary and influence on this need would not give positive results to frog population.