TPO64 Integrated Writing Reading Passage Broccoli is a vegetable that is popular throughout the United States but it can be grown only in temperate climates with mild summers Because of this limitation 90 percent of the broccoli consumed in the United Sta

The reading and listening are both contradicting each other, in terms of cultivating broccoli on the East coast. The author of the article states that growing broccoli on the east side would be cost-effective and beneficial to the consumers, however, the lecturer casts doubt about the claim mentioned in the article and refutes all the theories explained in the article.

According to the article, the first dispute focuses on the idea of raising the broccoli on the east coast would help to terminate further transportation of broccoli from the west region, and as a result of that, it will mitigate the cost of buying it. Nonetheless, the speaker negates the argument presented in the passage. Furthermore, she states that there is less broccoli that may survive in the harsh summer of the east coast compared to the west side. Hence, the customers will not get it at a cheaper rate.

Moreover, another topic of the debate is connected with that the broccoli is being raised by a traditional breeding technique which is a quite trustworthy and safe technique for consumers. However, the narrator refutes this theory by asserting that most people think that genetically modified crops are not safe to consume. Therefore, consumers do not trust and may reject the new breeding technique as it is financially supported by genetic modification technology.

Last but not least, the text explains that buyers will get the opportunity to buy fresh broccoli from the local market due to harvesting and cultivating it in the same region. In this regard, they will get minerals and vitamins from that fresh harvesting broccoli. On the contrary, the speaker again opposes the theory and describes that people can obtain the same nutrient and vitamins from other green leafy vegetables such as kale. Thus, people should focus on vegetables and fruits which are already available in the local market instead of investing a huge amount of money as well as energy in the new breeding technique of broccoli which may not have a 100% survival chance.