In the following
article on Nuclear Hazards the signalling words and phrases are missing.
Replace them and check your answers.
There are three separate sources of hazard related to the use of nuclear reactions to supply us with energy. Firstly, the radioactive material must travel from its place of manufacture to the power station. Although, the power stations themselves are solidly built, the containers used for the transport of the material are not. Moreover, there are normally only two methods of transport available, whether road or rail, and both of these involve close contact with the general public, whilethe routes are bound to pass near, or even through, heavily populated areas. Besides, there is the problem of waste. All nuclear power stations produce wastes which in most cases will remain radioactive for thousands of years. It is impossible to de-activate these wastes, and so thatthey must be stored in one of the ingenious but cumbersome ways that scientists have invented. Consequently they may be buried under the ground, dropped into disused mineshafts, or sunk in the sea. Nevertheless these methods do not solve
the problem; they merely store it, then an earthquake could crack open the containers like nuts. Inevitably, there is the problem of accidental exposure due to a leak or an explosion at the power station. As with the other two hazards, this is extremely unlikely and also does not provide a serious objection to the nuclear programme, despite of the fact thatit can happen, as the inhabitants of Harrisburg will tell you. Separately, and during short periods, these three types of risk are no great cause for concern. Taken together,in addition, and especially over much longer periods, the probability of a disaster is extremely high.
The study is to determine the mindset of the millennial
generation (those born between the early 1980s and the early 1990s) and to
address their needs, increase employee engagement and encourage retention. The
research based on 2 global surveys with the participation of 50000 workers in many countries totally.
The results showed that millennials prefer workplace having a work-life
balance, flexible working schedule, more opportunities to develop their skills,
strong ethics and showing their value. It was recommended that the
organizations and managers should consider changing the workplace policies to
satisfy the mindsets of millennials as aforementioned issues to retain them.
Millennials in the workplace
Background
Millennials (those born between the early 1980s and the early 1990s) make up a huge part of our workforce but they seem to lack loyalty to the companies and the leaders they work for. Multinational companies are noticing larger turnover rates of millennials as employee retention rates fall. This report looks at the findings of two large-scale surveys on the mindset of the millennial generation and explores how organisations can strive to address these needs, increase employee engagement and encourage retention.
Research
In a global survey conducted by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), more than 40,000 millennial (born between 1983 and 1993) and non-millennial responses were collected on the topics of workplace culture, communication and working styles, pay structure, career development, work–life balance, etc.
In a separate global survey conducted by Deloitte, more than 10,000 millennials participated in a study about their perceptions of the threats and opportunities in the complex world of work.
Key findings
Millennials are as committed to their work as their more senior colleagues.
Millennials value interesting work and a good work–life balance. They do not believe that excessive work demands are worth sacrifices in their personal lives.
Millennials want flexibility in their working hours and are willing to give up pay increases and promotions for a flexible working schedule. They believe that success should be measured by productivity and not by the number of hours they are seen in an office.
Millennials want to feel supported and appreciated by their company and their superiors.
Millennials want more opportunities to develop their skills. These include technological skills, teamwork and interpersonal skills.
Millennials believe that businesses and business leaders should contribute to the improvement of society and they are more likely to be loyal to a company with strong ethics.
Recommendations
Organisations and managers wanting to retain millennials should consider:
monitoring their workload and satisfaction levels with their work–life balance
creating a flexible work culture where employees have more control over their working hours and their work location
providing meaningful work and interesting opportunities
offering help and support in continuing professional development
changing the organisation's goals from being mainly about profit-making to motives that address social concerns and solve wider societal problems.
4.The program will be demonstrated to the students
5.The procedure was explained to me.
6.The large areas of forest are being destroyed
every day.
7.The land next to the university has been bought
8.I hope all the marking will have been completed
by tomorrow.
9.The library has been finished by the time you
arrive
10.Results are expected better soon.
11.Their complaints should be sent to the head of
department.
12.The lecture had been had to postpone because of
illness.
13.The fire could have been caused by an electrical
fault
14.Next year’s conference is been going to hold in
Birmingham
15.This fact was known very well.
16.The new lecture theatre was opened only last
month
17.The answers must be written on the examination paper
in black ink.
18.This type of computer are now being manufactured
in Korea.
19.The problem should be investigated
Exercise 2: Passives
1.Prices are stable
and they are maintained in this way over generations.
2.Tropical
forests are defined here as 'evergreen
or partly evergreen forests'.
3.Methane
is distinguished because it has a large number of significant sources.
4.The
old dilator procedure was reformed in 1852.
5.In 1916 the
Disease Regulations was passed.
6.It was only in the 1930s,
in Oxford, that lysozyme was isolated and crystallised.
7.these
findings are replicated by the recent local crime surveys
8.The
date 753 BC was eventually generally accepted
9.A
range of rival theories is considered next
10.The
subjectis required by
the rule to answer if the statement is true or false.
11.the
examinationshould be conducted
in the greatest possible privacy.
12.The
discussion will be confined
to general principles of treatment.
13.Many
genes were transcribed and many proteins are synthesised.
14.A further class of
solutions in which the main equation is separated in yet
another way has been given by Yurtse.
Exercise 3: Passives
1.It was understood
that Mr Smith was willing to meet the British Prime Minister.
2.It is considered
that this surgeon is a brilliant practitioner.
3.When Chain came in on
Sunday morning and saw the result, it is said that he danced.
4.It is claimed that the
drug produced no undesirable side effects.
5.It is expected
that the electricity supply industry will be running into
surplus capacity by next year.
6.It is now thought
that only a small fraction of the nitrous oxide emitted to the atmosphere
each year comes from fossil-fuel use, primarily coal.
7.At the present time, It
is believed that the only problem with daytime sleep is that
it is too short.
8.Although it is expected
that the patient to pay for his treatment, he will be reimbursed
via the state medical insurance scheme.
9.If one person chooses to
cause serious injury to another, it should be presumed that he or she realises
that there is always a risk of death.
10.It is also alleged
that he amassed wealth by exploiting his high credit with the
Palmyra court.
Exercise 4: Gap-fill
Your score is 80%.
Some of your answers are incorrect. Incorrect answers have been left in place
for you to change.
Top of Form
A total of 48 native speakers of Chinese and 57 native speakers of
Japanese participated in the study. Of the 105 subjects, 72 were enrolled in pre-academic
intensive English programs, and 33 were enrolled in basic writing or freshman composition courses as fully
matriculated students. The subjects were drawn from four institutions: Georgia State University; Southern
Illinois University; the University of California, Los Angeles; and the
University of Washington.
All 105 subjects were high school graduates, and almost all from high school
in their native countries. Of the 46 subjects with undergraduate degrees, only
1 that degree from a
U.S. university. In addition, 10 subjects graduate degrees,
three of which were obtained at a U.S. university. The average length of time that
subjects had been in the U.S. was 11½ months, with a range of 1 month to 17
years.
Subjects’ language proficiency varied from low-intermediate to advanced. Subjects were assigned to one of three
language proficiency levels on the basis of either information about their
placement in intensive courses or the criteria required for admission into
regular curricula. The low-intermediate group, which consisted of 8
subjects, was defined as the midrange of intensive programs, with TOEFL scores in
the 420-480 range or Michigan Test scores between 42 and 60. The
high-intermediate group, with 64 subjects, was defined as the highest
level of intensive programs, with TOEFL scores in the 480-520 range or Michigan
Test scores between 60 and 78. The advanced group, with 33 subjects, consisted of those subjects
enrolled in regular curriculum classes with TOEFL scores above 525 or Michigan
test scores above 80.
Australian teachers are failing to effectively intervene in school
cyber bullying, with "significant progress" needed to help bring them
up to speed with interactive
internet tools. A report published by the federally funded Australian
Clearinghouse for Youth Studies found the internet plays a critical role
in the lives of primary school-aged children. Sixty-five per cent of five-
to14-year-olds use the internet during or outside school, with a large number
using email and messaging programs. But teachers largely remained unfamiliar
with types of internet communications - such as MySpace and Facebook - used by
students as young as five in cases of online harassment and denigration,
the report found.
"A significant proportion of teachers do not use
or understand interactive online technologies, "Macquarie University
lecturer Damian Maher said in the report. "Significant progress in this
area is required. "
Latest research suggests as many as one in three students
aged 10 to 14 experience forms of cyber bullying, typified by harassment
through email, text messaging and online chats. Despite this, Dr Maher
said teachers remained "very hesitant" in exploring and using interactive cyber technology,
which meant they struggled to monitor and control cyber bullying.
"Appropriate
training for teachers needs to be developed," he said.
NSW Teachers Federation president Bob Lipscomb said no policy-based training programs
on cyber bullying were available for his members. But information bulletins
compiled by the Department of Education and Training were in place to ensure
teachers were equipped to respond to classroom cyber bullying; while cases
demanding greater action should be referred directly to the Department. Author
of website cyberbullying.info, Chris Webster, said teachers with a limited
understanding of online tools faced the greatest challenges.
"The majority of students will not report cyber bullying or
internet safety incidents to their teachers or parents if [they] believe that
the adults around them don't understand this technology," he said.
"[They worry that] the way these adults will 'solve' the problem is
by removing access to the technology - the absolute last thing
any teenager wants, as this technology acts as a social lifeline for
these teenagers to their peers.
"Some argue that cyber bullying typically occurs outside
school hours and off the school grounds. However, it is difficult to argue
that schools are in a vacuum, as they obviously are not.
PART A:
1.What is the purpose of
the author in writing of this article?
The aim of the
author in this article is to report the fact about the matter of cyber bullying
in primary school ages while the teachers largely remained unfamiliar with
using cyberspace platform and are not trained suitably that can help their students being bullied and this should be changed.
2.Skim the text and answer
True or False to the following statements.
a) Teachers cannot help much in cyber bullying ______
True
b) Teachers are very confident
with different kinds of internet communications ______False
c) Teachers could not observe and control cyber bullying ______True
d) There were policy-based programs on cyber bullying for teachers ______False
e) Most of students will report cyber bullying only to their parents ______False
PART B:
3. Match the following words to their meaning.
1 cyber bullyingd bullying electronically
2 proportionf part
3 significantg important
4 equippeda prepared
5 interactiveb cooperative
6 monitorh observe
7 intervenec take part
8 harassmente intimidation
4. Circle the part of speech of the following words in the
text
a) interactive: article adjective verb adverb
b) monitor: noun verb preposition adjective
c) training: adverb noun verb article
5. Scan the text and answer the following:
a) How many students experience forms of cyber bullying?
______________________one in three students aged 10 – to 14
b) How many percent of students use internet during or outside
school? ___________ sixty five per cent of five – to 14 year olds
c) What are the two internet communications used by students?
MySpace and Facebook
d) Who is the author of website cyberbullying info?
Calliste Weitenberg
6. Answer in detail:
a) Why are teachers failing to intervene in school cyber bullying?
Teachers remained "very hesitant" in exploring and using interactive cyber technology,
which meant they struggled to monitor and control cyber bullying
b) What is required so teachers can monitor and control
cyber bullying?
Appropriate training for teachers
c) What is the reason that the majority of students will
not report cyber bullying to their teachers or parents?
They worry that] the way these adults will 'solve' the problem is
by removing access to the technology
7. Explain the meaning of the words in bold
a) faced the greatest challenges. challenges= difficulties,
b) they struggled to monitor and control
cyber bullying struggled = worked hard and challengingly
c) schools are in a vacuum
in a vacumm = there is no situation of, don't have any ...
8.
This newspaper article is about: (circle the correct answer)
a) Bullying at
schools
b) Bullying online and
c) Teachers not being able to intervene in
cyber bullying
It means that many people have to end their using of cyperspace means in tears because of bullying without intervention and helps.
12.
What is the main information of the text?
One in three students aged 10 to 14 experience forms of cyber bullying and Australian teachers are failing to effectively intervene in school cyber bullying while no policy-based training programs on cyber bullying are available for them.
13.
Who would read this kind of text? public, teacher, government.
