Better avoid using these IELTS writing clichés
Our students are earnestly requested not to use the following words, phrases, usages and expressions.
We would like our students to be different in their own ways so that their writing papers would fetch a different score. Please remember, your being able to be yourselves with you language is what matters most.
Never ever copy, replicate or reproduce expressions, rather write differently every time. I repeat, write differently every time.
The following words and expressions have rendered the lives of ILETS examiners with untold miseries. So better give them a little breather by writing differently.
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1. In the modern world
2. In the present era
3. In this current scenario
4. In this rat race life / Now a days
5. People lead hectic life
6. In their hectic schedule
7. Parents have no time
8. Parents are busy with
9. Like a coin has two sides
10. Both the parents are working
11. According to my opinion / where as
12. Today’s children are tomorrow’s.
13. People cannot be able
14. Global warming
15. Ozone depletion
16. Green house gases (unless extremely warranted)
17. Money power
18. Money problem
19. Many people are thinking that
20. There is different opinions
21. Language problems
22. Understand the culture
23. Aware people
24. Adequate enough
25. Apparently clear ajaypeesdoc
26. Educate the people
27. The advantageous are
28. These are the advantageous of
29. Government should
30. The authority can
31. These all are
32. There are many reasons are
33. To put it in a nutshell
34. To recapitulate
35. Put it shortly There are many more. But be aware of these.
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Sunday, February 27, 2011
Questions on travel modes and pollution
1.
Luxurious modes of travel are used mostly by the rich, but the different types of pollution these modes create are suffered more by the poor than by the rich. So the rich should be taxed highly to offset the damages they cause.
• How far do you agree or disagree?
2.
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The great majority who use the limited facilities of public transport system help save the planet in several different ways. So they need to be given incentives like low fares, weekly free trips and the like.
• How do the majority help the planet?
• Do you think they deserve concessions?
3.
Private personal vehicles are found to be causing greater amount carbon related pollutions. Therefore, those individuals and families who go for more than one personal vehicle should be asked to pay environment damage control tax.
• How do you look at this view?
4.
Organizations both government and private that maintain own conveyances for their employees do enjoy several advantages.
• How do they make benefits out of that?
• How important is to offer conveyance for staff?
5.
Great numbers of people travel long distances on a daily basis for their employment needs. So some people say it is good to employ the priciple of localism so people can be appointed locally that this travel can be cut down.
• How feasible is this idea in your opinion?
• What are the advantages of this principle of localism?
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1.
Luxurious modes of travel are used mostly by the rich, but the different types of pollution these modes create are suffered more by the poor than by the rich. So the rich should be taxed highly to offset the damages they cause.
• How far do you agree or disagree?
2.
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The great majority who use the limited facilities of public transport system help save the planet in several different ways. So they need to be given incentives like low fares, weekly free trips and the like.
• How do the majority help the planet?
• Do you think they deserve concessions?
3.
Private personal vehicles are found to be causing greater amount carbon related pollutions. Therefore, those individuals and families who go for more than one personal vehicle should be asked to pay environment damage control tax.
• How do you look at this view?
4.
Organizations both government and private that maintain own conveyances for their employees do enjoy several advantages.
• How do they make benefits out of that?
• How important is to offer conveyance for staff?
5.
Great numbers of people travel long distances on a daily basis for their employment needs. So some people say it is good to employ the priciple of localism so people can be appointed locally that this travel can be cut down.
• How feasible is this idea in your opinion?
• What are the advantages of this principle of localism?
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Saturday, February 26, 2011
Reading ARTICLES as a related activity to improve your language skills:
When it comes to reading as a sub-work in IELTS, it is not reading something simply to understand what it is about, rather it is, what I call, quizzical or analytical reading. What I mean by this is this:
• As you go on reading, look more for how an idea is presented than for what the idea is. This may help you identify the structure, the tense form, coherence and cohesion of ideas and finally, the related vocabulary being used by the writer.
• Remember the best way pick up vocabulary is to find them used, not by looking at dictionaries and thesaurus. They do help of course, but it is more about how they are used than about what they actually are.
• Remember no two persons write, speak, listen or read alike. So is the case with you: You are what your language is, at least in IELTS. Therefore, keep in mind the fact that every article you read has something new for your life. AJAYPEESDOC. 27.2.011
• The best way to master grammar and structure is to read the write ups in the media. These are written masters and they have their own way of writing. Read out their thoughts, identify their language skills, locate what you need, and finally internalize the idea every article brings in.
• Reading a newspaper daily is like attending language class handled my many people. Read those articles you are interested in. Let be sports, business, politics, or whatever. What matters most is not what you read or how long you read a day, but it is whether read regularly or not.
• While reading, you my see new words and expressions. Stop at them, read the sentence again, check whether the idea the author wants you understand is coming up. If it is not, guess. And ask someone who you have around you. And finally go for a dictionary. Dictionary is the last resort. You have to make your available language skills to work before you go for a consultation.
• And finally, all the articles you may read may not look useful, but let me tell you, all those articles have something to offer you in the long run. It is not for nothing people read, it is not out of any prejudice teachers and trainers tell you; read, read and read.
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With this is a set of press clippings on various areas of interest: local, national and international. You may read them strictly following the ideas I have mentioned up. You can rest assured that something will strike when you speak, listen, read and write later.
IELTS IS A LANGUAGE TEST. THAT TEST PROCESS IS DONE BY USING YOUR KNOWLEDGE BASE: SO LET YOUR KLOWLDEDGE BE THE PLATFORM YOU MAY PERFORM ON. DO NOT BE HIGHSOUNDING.
Please do not be obsessed with the number and size of your points. It is much better to convincingly prove a point with a single idea than to parade a series of points in poor, broken language. Cohesion, coherence, grammar/structure, punctuation and vocabulary: do not compromise these. Please Remember, you can make mistakes, but decent mistakes.
• How writers introduce, connect, contrast, compare, exemplify, agree, disagree, agree to disagree, emphasize, support, oppose, criticize and counter, punctuate, give punch to, and prove points or simply present ideas. This is what you are expected of READING while you get trained for IELTS. Good luck: May the right words be with you!!!!
When it comes to reading as a sub-work in IELTS, it is not reading something simply to understand what it is about, rather it is, what I call, quizzical or analytical reading. What I mean by this is this:
• As you go on reading, look more for how an idea is presented than for what the idea is. This may help you identify the structure, the tense form, coherence and cohesion of ideas and finally, the related vocabulary being used by the writer.
• Remember the best way pick up vocabulary is to find them used, not by looking at dictionaries and thesaurus. They do help of course, but it is more about how they are used than about what they actually are.
• Remember no two persons write, speak, listen or read alike. So is the case with you: You are what your language is, at least in IELTS. Therefore, keep in mind the fact that every article you read has something new for your life. AJAYPEESDOC. 27.2.011
• The best way to master grammar and structure is to read the write ups in the media. These are written masters and they have their own way of writing. Read out their thoughts, identify their language skills, locate what you need, and finally internalize the idea every article brings in.
• Reading a newspaper daily is like attending language class handled my many people. Read those articles you are interested in. Let be sports, business, politics, or whatever. What matters most is not what you read or how long you read a day, but it is whether read regularly or not.
• While reading, you my see new words and expressions. Stop at them, read the sentence again, check whether the idea the author wants you understand is coming up. If it is not, guess. And ask someone who you have around you. And finally go for a dictionary. Dictionary is the last resort. You have to make your available language skills to work before you go for a consultation.
• And finally, all the articles you may read may not look useful, but let me tell you, all those articles have something to offer you in the long run. It is not for nothing people read, it is not out of any prejudice teachers and trainers tell you; read, read and read.
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With this is a set of press clippings on various areas of interest: local, national and international. You may read them strictly following the ideas I have mentioned up. You can rest assured that something will strike when you speak, listen, read and write later.
IELTS IS A LANGUAGE TEST. THAT TEST PROCESS IS DONE BY USING YOUR KNOWLEDGE BASE: SO LET YOUR KLOWLDEDGE BE THE PLATFORM YOU MAY PERFORM ON. DO NOT BE HIGHSOUNDING.
Please do not be obsessed with the number and size of your points. It is much better to convincingly prove a point with a single idea than to parade a series of points in poor, broken language. Cohesion, coherence, grammar/structure, punctuation and vocabulary: do not compromise these. Please Remember, you can make mistakes, but decent mistakes.
• How writers introduce, connect, contrast, compare, exemplify, agree, disagree, agree to disagree, emphasize, support, oppose, criticize and counter, punctuate, give punch to, and prove points or simply present ideas. This is what you are expected of READING while you get trained for IELTS. Good luck: May the right words be with you!!!!
Students' problem reading.
The following is an article on how to go about reading. This matching exercise will let you know how to go approach reading in general.
Match the topic sentences with the paragraphs, on reading itself, given.
1. People in business and industry, scientists, academics and many other walks of life need to be able to read for a specific purpose quickly and effectively to extract information without being ‘bogged down in detail and to be able to obtain both the main ideas of a text and on many occasions the specific details. The IELTS examination aims to test these skills required for real life to ensure that people will be able to perform these skills in English to a satisfactory level. This short article will address some of the problems students face while taking the reading exam and how those problems can be dealt with in the classroom.
2. Traditionally, the educational systems in Asia put great important on such skills as memorizing all the details in the text and answering comprehension questions which often only required them to lift whole phrases from the text. This unfortunately means that students have not been taught to develop the reading skills they automatically use when reading in their L1 and so when it comes to the reading exam, they find the tasks very different to the ones they have been used to. Therefore students need to know what is expected of them and to be exposed to each of the tasks types. They should also be able to talk about what and how they are doing each task, so that it will help them in the exam.
3. We also draw on our existing knowledge to interpret a text. If have a book with a picture of a princess and a castle on the front, we can probable guess correctly that we are going to read a fairy story. We might expect to find the works ‘handsome prince’ and ‘wicked witch’ and we could probably guess the outcome of the story. This has implications for the classroom. If the environmental context has been stated, and the student’s prior knowledge has been activated, it will mean that the students are less dependent on the written works on the page and their disadvantage as L2 readers will be minimized. It also reflects strategies that L1 readers employ when they are going to read something.
4. It is extremely useful therefore, if IELTS candidates are encouraged to skim through the text as fast as possible before they read the questions. This literally should take a minute or so for each passage- it is an attempt to familiarize them with the text type, context and overall meaning, so that when they come to reading it in some detail, they will find it much easier to do so. Encourage your students to run their fingers down the middle of the passage and flick their eyes from side to side to take in as much as possible. You will be surprised not much the brain can absorb. After all, this is a task we do in our L1 every time we open a newspaper.
5. One of the main problems students face in the exam is that they often cannot separate important information from information which is not important. When learners are asked to do matching tasks for example in which they must search for specific detail, it often helps to ask students to justify exactly why they have selected an answer. They should also be encouraged to underline the precise pieces of information in a text which give them the correct answer. This will generally involve no more than two sentences and often just one key word provides the detail required.
6. Similarly students get really caught out by the tasks which requires then to state whether the writer’s opinion is ‘true’, ‘false’ or ‘not given’. It is often very tricky for them and it gives trainers many sleepless nights wondering about how to develop this skill. First of all, make sure your students know what a ‘not given’ answer actually means. It is not a no, but it means that their is nothing in the text about this statement or idea. Highlight the keywords in the statement, quickly think of the synonyms that may help you locate the place in the text that it comes from. Then read the section you identify carefully before you answer. This strategy is sure to help.
7. As similarly mentioned, the IELTS reading component is not reading for pleasure, but is a test of your student’s English ability and academic skills. So, remember the golden rule-look at any pictures and titles first to start you thinking about the topic, then read the question carefully and highlight them so you know what you are going to do. Then, quickly skim through the entire text in a minute or so before highlighting keywords in the actual questions and at the same time try to predict the type of answers you need to search for. Then, use your reading skills, skimming scanning and intensive reading to find the answers. Good luck!
Student problems.
1. The IELTS Examination aims to test the kinds of reading skills which learners of English need to develop to cope with reading materials in the real world.
2. Giving reasons for choosing one answer over another is very useful for students to practice.
3. The overall strategies are similar to most tasks-so don’t forget them.
4. Some tasks give trainers absolute nightmares when they think of them.
5. Activating your students’ schematic knowledge can give them a head start.
6. Discovering synonyms is very important.
7. Cultural influences can have some impact on your students’ ability to perform well.
8. Assessing the general meaning is an essential part of all the tasks.
Readers are requested to equate the above given eight topic sentences with their corresponding paragraphs typeset under.
Answer will follow.
The following is an article on how to go about reading. This matching exercise will let you know how to go approach reading in general.
Match the topic sentences with the paragraphs, on reading itself, given.
1. People in business and industry, scientists, academics and many other walks of life need to be able to read for a specific purpose quickly and effectively to extract information without being ‘bogged down in detail and to be able to obtain both the main ideas of a text and on many occasions the specific details. The IELTS examination aims to test these skills required for real life to ensure that people will be able to perform these skills in English to a satisfactory level. This short article will address some of the problems students face while taking the reading exam and how those problems can be dealt with in the classroom.
2. Traditionally, the educational systems in Asia put great important on such skills as memorizing all the details in the text and answering comprehension questions which often only required them to lift whole phrases from the text. This unfortunately means that students have not been taught to develop the reading skills they automatically use when reading in their L1 and so when it comes to the reading exam, they find the tasks very different to the ones they have been used to. Therefore students need to know what is expected of them and to be exposed to each of the tasks types. They should also be able to talk about what and how they are doing each task, so that it will help them in the exam.
3. We also draw on our existing knowledge to interpret a text. If have a book with a picture of a princess and a castle on the front, we can probable guess correctly that we are going to read a fairy story. We might expect to find the works ‘handsome prince’ and ‘wicked witch’ and we could probably guess the outcome of the story. This has implications for the classroom. If the environmental context has been stated, and the student’s prior knowledge has been activated, it will mean that the students are less dependent on the written works on the page and their disadvantage as L2 readers will be minimized. It also reflects strategies that L1 readers employ when they are going to read something.
4. It is extremely useful therefore, if IELTS candidates are encouraged to skim through the text as fast as possible before they read the questions. This literally should take a minute or so for each passage- it is an attempt to familiarize them with the text type, context and overall meaning, so that when they come to reading it in some detail, they will find it much easier to do so. Encourage your students to run their fingers down the middle of the passage and flick their eyes from side to side to take in as much as possible. You will be surprised not much the brain can absorb. After all, this is a task we do in our L1 every time we open a newspaper.
5. One of the main problems students face in the exam is that they often cannot separate important information from information which is not important. When learners are asked to do matching tasks for example in which they must search for specific detail, it often helps to ask students to justify exactly why they have selected an answer. They should also be encouraged to underline the precise pieces of information in a text which give them the correct answer. This will generally involve no more than two sentences and often just one key word provides the detail required.
6. Similarly students get really caught out by the tasks which requires then to state whether the writer’s opinion is ‘true’, ‘false’ or ‘not given’. It is often very tricky for them and it gives trainers many sleepless nights wondering about how to develop this skill. First of all, make sure your students know what a ‘not given’ answer actually means. It is not a no, but it means that their is nothing in the text about this statement or idea. Highlight the keywords in the statement, quickly think of the synonyms that may help you locate the place in the text that it comes from. Then read the section you identify carefully before you answer. This strategy is sure to help.
7. As similarly mentioned, the IELTS reading component is not reading for pleasure, but is a test of your student’s English ability and academic skills. So, remember the golden rule-look at any pictures and titles first to start you thinking about the topic, then read the question carefully and highlight them so you know what you are going to do. Then, quickly skim through the entire text in a minute or so before highlighting keywords in the actual questions and at the same time try to predict the type of answers you need to search for. Then, use your reading skills, skimming scanning and intensive reading to find the answers. Good luck!
Student problems.
1. The IELTS Examination aims to test the kinds of reading skills which learners of English need to develop to cope with reading materials in the real world.
2. Giving reasons for choosing one answer over another is very useful for students to practice.
3. The overall strategies are similar to most tasks-so don’t forget them.
4. Some tasks give trainers absolute nightmares when they think of them.
5. Activating your students’ schematic knowledge can give them a head start.
6. Discovering synonyms is very important.
7. Cultural influences can have some impact on your students’ ability to perform well.
8. Assessing the general meaning is an essential part of all the tasks.
Readers are requested to equate the above given eight topic sentences with their corresponding paragraphs typeset under.
Answer will follow.
Since being connected to the rest of the world is much more important today than it was before, many people feel that school children should be permitted to keep mobile phones while they are at school.
Argue for and against this statement.
There is heated discussion on whether children be allowed to carry mobiles when they are at school or not. If we look at this argument from an objective angle, we may be able to find several positive and negative aspects to the same.
Arguing for it, even a cursory look may reveal that sporting a mobile is a good idea because, today, children, the most vulnerable section, need to stay connected with the rest of the world, especially with their near and dear ones. A deeper analysis would again prove that being connected offers children many advantages by way of security, navigating while traveling, gathering information, and being networking. Since we are living in a world of revolutionary changes in the field of communication, it will be unfair of us, if we keep our children aloof.
On the other hand, this idea entails some serious practical difficulties. First of all, mobiles offer children many temptations to get influenced, mostly negatively. Children being credulous and vulnerable, mobiles may take children to wrong ways and the consequence may me very serious. Secondly, classrooms and school atmosphere are meant primarily for learning, and the need for being connected can be set aside. Finally, mobile phones cause some health risks and children, being exposed to the lures of mobiles, may overuse the same. So it is better students stay off their mobiles for a while.
In short, ‘mobile phones at school’ is a controversial issue worth debating. However, if children are disciplined enough to manage it for their good, it is fine. If it is the other way round, we better not allow them to be connected, for school hours, at least.
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Argue for and against this statement.
There is heated discussion on whether children be allowed to carry mobiles when they are at school or not. If we look at this argument from an objective angle, we may be able to find several positive and negative aspects to the same.
Arguing for it, even a cursory look may reveal that sporting a mobile is a good idea because, today, children, the most vulnerable section, need to stay connected with the rest of the world, especially with their near and dear ones. A deeper analysis would again prove that being connected offers children many advantages by way of security, navigating while traveling, gathering information, and being networking. Since we are living in a world of revolutionary changes in the field of communication, it will be unfair of us, if we keep our children aloof.
On the other hand, this idea entails some serious practical difficulties. First of all, mobiles offer children many temptations to get influenced, mostly negatively. Children being credulous and vulnerable, mobiles may take children to wrong ways and the consequence may me very serious. Secondly, classrooms and school atmosphere are meant primarily for learning, and the need for being connected can be set aside. Finally, mobile phones cause some health risks and children, being exposed to the lures of mobiles, may overuse the same. So it is better students stay off their mobiles for a while.
In short, ‘mobile phones at school’ is a controversial issue worth debating. However, if children are disciplined enough to manage it for their good, it is fine. If it is the other way round, we better not allow them to be connected, for school hours, at least.
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How to put things briefly
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If you're about to launch into a long story and then you realise that either you haven't got time or your listener might easily get bored, you can decide to tell it in fewer words or as we say, "keep it brief".
There are set expressions for announcing the fact that you're going to do this like: "putting it briefly -- cutting a long story short -- putting it in a nutshell -- without beating about the bush" and many more but I'll "keep it short!" There are of course other ways as well to reduce the number of words and one way is to use ACRONYMS or ABBREVIATIONS.
Now if I were to say to you that an operation had to be done by "light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation", you might well think that I was trying to impress you with my use of words or that I had "swallowed the dictionary", as the saying goes. But if you take the first letter of five of those words and put them together as a word, you end up with the word "LASER". It is in fact a good example of an acronym because the abbreviation or the first letters can be combined to make a word that can be pronounced as such.
In the same vein we have "OXFAM" (Oxford Committee for Famine Relief), "NATO" (North Atlantic Treaty Organization), "UNESCO" (United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization), "AMSTRAD" (Alan Michael Sugar Trading) and "UFO" (Unidentified Flying Object) -- one of those mysterious objects that people imagine are spaceships from outside our world, sometimes called "flying saucers". Then there is the extra money we all hate paying on top of goods and services called "VAT" (Value Added Tax).
Incidentally "vat" is a word and has been long before the creation of the tax meaning a large container for holding liquids such as wine from which some would like to take a sip before having to pay the acronym version. Acronyms are being created all the time. Take "WYSIWYG", which means what you see is what you get and is a reference to computing.
What you see on the computer screen is what you will see on the printout. And finally in this selection what do you think it means if someone describes your attitude as "NIMBY"? It literally means Not In My Backyard and describes someone who is quite happy for a road to be built, a prison to be built or a new housing estate to be put up as long as it's nowhere near where they live -- not in their backyard.
Abbreviations are simply the first letters of a group of words often used in print to save space but these cannot be spoken as words but have to be pronounced as separate letters. In an advertisement you may well be asked to enclose an "s.a.e." if you want to be sent further information. You are being asked to send a "stamped addressed envelope". If you are ordering something through the post there is usually an additional charge for "p and p" or "postage and package". You see an advertisement for a car you want to buy.
After the price you may find the letters "o.n.o". This means the seller is prepared to accept a slightly lower price "or near offer". When you come to the end of a page of script where there is more information on the other side you will see the letters "p.t.o.", in other words you are being told "please turn over". In our current society where we are more aware of how we should treat our fellow citizens, there is an expression describing what is the right way to behave, shortened to "p.c." or what is "politically correct".
Foreign languages obviously play their part in the language. After all where would English be without all the other languages from which it has borrowed? At the end of a letter when we want to add something we write "p.s.", which comes from Latin "post scriptum". This year is described as 2004 "A.D." from the Latin "anno domini" (year of the Lord).
Some people frequently say "d.v." when they are referring to a future event thereby hoping it will take place since it stands for "deo volente" or "God willing". And when you are about to describe or explain something in addition to what you have just said, you use the letters "i.e. -- id est" or that is.
Now for a bit of nostalgia and perhaps it's relevant as this is after all a newsletter. When I was a young soldier I was in charge of the post in one camp and would see written on the back of letters from girl friends to my fellow soldiers "S.W.A.L.K. -- sealed with a loving kiss".
P.S.
I hope you don't think I'm not being "p.c." with the last bit of my letter. "Happy Xmas (Christmas)"
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If you're about to launch into a long story and then you realise that either you haven't got time or your listener might easily get bored, you can decide to tell it in fewer words or as we say, "keep it brief".
There are set expressions for announcing the fact that you're going to do this like: "putting it briefly -- cutting a long story short -- putting it in a nutshell -- without beating about the bush" and many more but I'll "keep it short!" There are of course other ways as well to reduce the number of words and one way is to use ACRONYMS or ABBREVIATIONS.
Now if I were to say to you that an operation had to be done by "light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation", you might well think that I was trying to impress you with my use of words or that I had "swallowed the dictionary", as the saying goes. But if you take the first letter of five of those words and put them together as a word, you end up with the word "LASER". It is in fact a good example of an acronym because the abbreviation or the first letters can be combined to make a word that can be pronounced as such.
In the same vein we have "OXFAM" (Oxford Committee for Famine Relief), "NATO" (North Atlantic Treaty Organization), "UNESCO" (United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization), "AMSTRAD" (Alan Michael Sugar Trading) and "UFO" (Unidentified Flying Object) -- one of those mysterious objects that people imagine are spaceships from outside our world, sometimes called "flying saucers". Then there is the extra money we all hate paying on top of goods and services called "VAT" (Value Added Tax).
Incidentally "vat" is a word and has been long before the creation of the tax meaning a large container for holding liquids such as wine from which some would like to take a sip before having to pay the acronym version. Acronyms are being created all the time. Take "WYSIWYG", which means what you see is what you get and is a reference to computing.
What you see on the computer screen is what you will see on the printout. And finally in this selection what do you think it means if someone describes your attitude as "NIMBY"? It literally means Not In My Backyard and describes someone who is quite happy for a road to be built, a prison to be built or a new housing estate to be put up as long as it's nowhere near where they live -- not in their backyard.
Abbreviations are simply the first letters of a group of words often used in print to save space but these cannot be spoken as words but have to be pronounced as separate letters. In an advertisement you may well be asked to enclose an "s.a.e." if you want to be sent further information. You are being asked to send a "stamped addressed envelope". If you are ordering something through the post there is usually an additional charge for "p and p" or "postage and package". You see an advertisement for a car you want to buy.
After the price you may find the letters "o.n.o". This means the seller is prepared to accept a slightly lower price "or near offer". When you come to the end of a page of script where there is more information on the other side you will see the letters "p.t.o.", in other words you are being told "please turn over". In our current society where we are more aware of how we should treat our fellow citizens, there is an expression describing what is the right way to behave, shortened to "p.c." or what is "politically correct".
Foreign languages obviously play their part in the language. After all where would English be without all the other languages from which it has borrowed? At the end of a letter when we want to add something we write "p.s.", which comes from Latin "post scriptum". This year is described as 2004 "A.D." from the Latin "anno domini" (year of the Lord).
Some people frequently say "d.v." when they are referring to a future event thereby hoping it will take place since it stands for "deo volente" or "God willing". And when you are about to describe or explain something in addition to what you have just said, you use the letters "i.e. -- id est" or that is.
Now for a bit of nostalgia and perhaps it's relevant as this is after all a newsletter. When I was a young soldier I was in charge of the post in one camp and would see written on the back of letters from girl friends to my fellow soldiers "S.W.A.L.K. -- sealed with a loving kiss".
P.S.
I hope you don't think I'm not being "p.c." with the last bit of my letter. "Happy Xmas (Christmas)"
Data on the popularity of Valentine’s Day gifts among men and women in the US.
Please look at these different introductions: you may select any one.
Try to draw two pie graphs based on the answer given below.
Here goes the answers.
We all know that men and women have different likes when they select something for their dear ones. Here the pie graphs at hand are a testimony to the same. Let us see how preferences of men and women vary when they select something special for each other on Valentine’s Day.
1. These pie charts show how different are the likes of men and women when it comes choosing gift items for their dear ones on Valentine’s Day.
2. The given pie charts show information on different types of gifts that men and women in the US buy for each other on Valentine’s Day.
3. How different are the preferences of men and women when it comes to selecting gift items for each other on Valentines Day.
4. These pie graphs give us a clear picture of what men like for their dear ones and what women like for their dear ones on Valentine’s Day.
It is obvious that the most popular gift is card. Among the gifts women buy for their men, twenty-seven percent aer cards. On the other hand, it is 18% with men . The most common gifts that men buy comes under the category called ‘other’, 25%, while it is only the third most one for women, 17%. Candy, the second most preferred gift among women, 21%, comes fourth when it comes to men, it is 14%. Flowers constitute 16% and 11% respectively for men and women.
Jewelry as a gift is almost equally popular among both the genders: nine percent and 10% respectively for each other. Rest of the gifts: perfume or cologne, spa or personal care items and lingerie constitute percentages less than ten, say , four, six and seven percent for men and 10, one, and four percent for women.
So it may be observed that among all the gifts card is the most preferred one and spa or personal care item is the least liked one.
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Please look at these different introductions: you may select any one.
Try to draw two pie graphs based on the answer given below.
Here goes the answers.
We all know that men and women have different likes when they select something for their dear ones. Here the pie graphs at hand are a testimony to the same. Let us see how preferences of men and women vary when they select something special for each other on Valentine’s Day.
1. These pie charts show how different are the likes of men and women when it comes choosing gift items for their dear ones on Valentine’s Day.
2. The given pie charts show information on different types of gifts that men and women in the US buy for each other on Valentine’s Day.
3. How different are the preferences of men and women when it comes to selecting gift items for each other on Valentines Day.
4. These pie graphs give us a clear picture of what men like for their dear ones and what women like for their dear ones on Valentine’s Day.
It is obvious that the most popular gift is card. Among the gifts women buy for their men, twenty-seven percent aer cards. On the other hand, it is 18% with men . The most common gifts that men buy comes under the category called ‘other’, 25%, while it is only the third most one for women, 17%. Candy, the second most preferred gift among women, 21%, comes fourth when it comes to men, it is 14%. Flowers constitute 16% and 11% respectively for men and women.
Jewelry as a gift is almost equally popular among both the genders: nine percent and 10% respectively for each other. Rest of the gifts: perfume or cologne, spa or personal care items and lingerie constitute percentages less than ten, say , four, six and seven percent for men and 10, one, and four percent for women.
So it may be observed that among all the gifts card is the most preferred one and spa or personal care item is the least liked one.
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Friday, February 25, 2011
Some are of the opinion that art and literature are supposed to fight against the social evils, whereas some others say, art and literature are personal expressions meant for entertaining people.
Essay 055
• How do you look at these two view points?
It has always been a controversy whether art and literature have some social roles, or they are for their sake only. I feel that art and literature have a social role to play by criticizing the evils and bad practices of society. This can be done in an entertaining way too.
When it comes to their responsibility of fighting against the evils of the society, it is right to look at the history of the world. We can cite innumerable examples to prove that art and literature have been instrumental to initiating changes and remedying social evils. For example, Indian freedom struggle was a success because the thinkers, artists and writers of those times had been able to project the evils of aggression, and people were able to respond to the calls of the freedom fighters.
However, there is no denying the fact that art and literature are personal expressions. It is true that people go creative and produce arts and literatures in order to express their feelings and thoughts. These feelings and thoughts have some social relevance and all their contributions naturally reflect the society they live in. The cartoons of R.K Lexman, the renowned Indian cartoonist, are typical examples. He has been able to express his feelings and fears he had of his society through his hilarious cartoon strips Ofcourse these cartoons are entertainers.
To conclude it, it is right to say that art and literature have always been powerful enough to make changes in the society. Obviously, they have helped eradicate several social evils. Of course, there are a few that are just for entertaining people.
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Essay 055
• How do you look at these two view points?
It has always been a controversy whether art and literature have some social roles, or they are for their sake only. I feel that art and literature have a social role to play by criticizing the evils and bad practices of society. This can be done in an entertaining way too.
When it comes to their responsibility of fighting against the evils of the society, it is right to look at the history of the world. We can cite innumerable examples to prove that art and literature have been instrumental to initiating changes and remedying social evils. For example, Indian freedom struggle was a success because the thinkers, artists and writers of those times had been able to project the evils of aggression, and people were able to respond to the calls of the freedom fighters.
However, there is no denying the fact that art and literature are personal expressions. It is true that people go creative and produce arts and literatures in order to express their feelings and thoughts. These feelings and thoughts have some social relevance and all their contributions naturally reflect the society they live in. The cartoons of R.K Lexman, the renowned Indian cartoonist, are typical examples. He has been able to express his feelings and fears he had of his society through his hilarious cartoon strips Ofcourse these cartoons are entertainers.
To conclude it, it is right to say that art and literature have always been powerful enough to make changes in the society. Obviously, they have helped eradicate several social evils. Of course, there are a few that are just for entertaining people.
265 Words
Ajaypeesdoc
Modern businesses are having tough time in handling different generations of individuals who make up their workforce.
HOw does generation gap affect today's working invironment?
What it takes to bridge the generation gap?
Ansswer the above question by reading the following article.
It is a downloaded article from ciliconindia.com
How to bridge the generation gap in the workplace?
Most of the businesses today are facing a peculiar problem. This is not something which is derived from downsizing, change, foreign competition, cubical envy or greed. It is difficulty of generations in conflict. Modern businesses are having tough time in handling different generations of individuals who make up their workforce. Lack of attention to generational differences will make any company less efficient. Therefore, a good understanding of differences among generations to strengthen work relationships between employees is very crucial.
To some people, the requirement to manage generation in the workplace may look like an unnecessary task, but this generation problem commonly found in businesses is worthwhile to take note of. In an organization there may be different generations of workers like veterans, who are above the age of 60; "Baby Boomers", employees in the age group of 45 to 65; generation X, employees in the age group of 30 and 45; and generation Y, employees in their 20s or even younger. It's very obvious that these employees will have their own sets of mind, and because of that they will clash with each other due to the differences in values, ideas and work style.
So what it takes to bridge the generation gap? As research shows, in an organization, employees interact on the basis of their upbringing, values and ideas. Thus, different generations have their own way of thinking and working, according to their background. Therefore, to be effective in the process of bridging the gap, an organization must know its employees as individuals, their background, personality, preferences and style. Realizing this issue and knowing how to deal with the gap will bring employee efficiency to an organization.
An organization can follow certain steps to bridge the generation gap in the workplace. It can provide training to the employee on the communication and working style of the different generations. Practicing this can be very useful in avoiding misunderstandings as well as confrontations in the workplace. Conducting regular seminars and special events can serve this purpose well. If the employees begin to understand other employees belonging to other generations, it will be easy for them to work together in a better way.
While making policies, related to motivation or any other aspect of business, the needs of different generations should be kept in mind. For instance, those employees belonging to generation X can be motivated by a higher salary or bonus, while those employees belonging to veterans can be motivated by giving recognition and respect.
One of the most typical problems that face a modern business that is operating with a number of different generations in its workforce is related to technology. Generally, Younger generation communicate with e-mails, text messages or instant messaging. On the other hand, in most cases, the older generations want to speak face-to-face, or at least over the telephone. In this case, a balance has to be maintained.
Apart from this, there can be problems with communication between different generations of worker, physical limitations of the older personnel in an organisation and so on. Hence, the need to fulfil a range of diverse wants and aspirations to keep an entire workforce satisfied.
Today, organizations require a varied range of skills, and this requirement cannot be fulfilled by just one of the generations discussed above. The organizations have to understand that the route to success depends a lot on discovering a balance between different generations. The human resource managers in organizations have to make sure the utilization of advantages, mitigation of weaknesses and at the same time encouraging as well.
HOw does generation gap affect today's working invironment?
What it takes to bridge the generation gap?
Ansswer the above question by reading the following article.
It is a downloaded article from ciliconindia.com
How to bridge the generation gap in the workplace?
Most of the businesses today are facing a peculiar problem. This is not something which is derived from downsizing, change, foreign competition, cubical envy or greed. It is difficulty of generations in conflict. Modern businesses are having tough time in handling different generations of individuals who make up their workforce. Lack of attention to generational differences will make any company less efficient. Therefore, a good understanding of differences among generations to strengthen work relationships between employees is very crucial.
To some people, the requirement to manage generation in the workplace may look like an unnecessary task, but this generation problem commonly found in businesses is worthwhile to take note of. In an organization there may be different generations of workers like veterans, who are above the age of 60; "Baby Boomers", employees in the age group of 45 to 65; generation X, employees in the age group of 30 and 45; and generation Y, employees in their 20s or even younger. It's very obvious that these employees will have their own sets of mind, and because of that they will clash with each other due to the differences in values, ideas and work style.
So what it takes to bridge the generation gap? As research shows, in an organization, employees interact on the basis of their upbringing, values and ideas. Thus, different generations have their own way of thinking and working, according to their background. Therefore, to be effective in the process of bridging the gap, an organization must know its employees as individuals, their background, personality, preferences and style. Realizing this issue and knowing how to deal with the gap will bring employee efficiency to an organization.
An organization can follow certain steps to bridge the generation gap in the workplace. It can provide training to the employee on the communication and working style of the different generations. Practicing this can be very useful in avoiding misunderstandings as well as confrontations in the workplace. Conducting regular seminars and special events can serve this purpose well. If the employees begin to understand other employees belonging to other generations, it will be easy for them to work together in a better way.
While making policies, related to motivation or any other aspect of business, the needs of different generations should be kept in mind. For instance, those employees belonging to generation X can be motivated by a higher salary or bonus, while those employees belonging to veterans can be motivated by giving recognition and respect.
One of the most typical problems that face a modern business that is operating with a number of different generations in its workforce is related to technology. Generally, Younger generation communicate with e-mails, text messages or instant messaging. On the other hand, in most cases, the older generations want to speak face-to-face, or at least over the telephone. In this case, a balance has to be maintained.
Apart from this, there can be problems with communication between different generations of worker, physical limitations of the older personnel in an organisation and so on. Hence, the need to fulfil a range of diverse wants and aspirations to keep an entire workforce satisfied.
Today, organizations require a varied range of skills, and this requirement cannot be fulfilled by just one of the generations discussed above. The organizations have to understand that the route to success depends a lot on discovering a balance between different generations. The human resource managers in organizations have to make sure the utilization of advantages, mitigation of weaknesses and at the same time encouraging as well.
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Data on the popularity of Valentine ’s Day gifts among men and women in the US.
The given pie charts show information on different types of gifts that men and women in the US buy for each other on Valentine’s Day. 25 words
It is obvious that the most popular gift is card. Twenty-seven percent of women buy it for their loved ones. On the other hand, only 18% of men go for the same. The most common gift that men buy comes under the category called ‘other’, 25%, while it is only the third most one for women, 17%. Candy, the second most preferred gift among women, 21%, comes fourth when it comes to men, 14%. Sixteen percent of men and 11% of women buy flowers for each other. 80 words.
Jewelry as a gift is almost equally popular among both the genders. Nine percent of women and 10% of men buy it for each other. Rest of the gifts: perfume or cologne, spa or personal care items and lingerie, are the choices of four, six and seven percent of men and 10, one, and four percent of women respectively. 55 words
I may be observed that among all the gifts card is the most preferred one and spa or personal care item is the least like one. 25 words
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Foreign exchange earnings for Egypt
The two charts break up data on foreign exchange earnings of Egypt in 2002, and income from tourism for the years from 1982-2003.
The pie chart reveals that tourism gave Egypt the highest foreign exchange earning in 2002, 26% followed by industry with 21%. When workers’ remittance amounted from 21%, Agriculture brought in ten times less than that with 2%. Finally, Petroleum and Suez Canal managed to garner 14%, 13% each.
London underground station passengers 24 hours a day
The single line graph is on hourly break down of number of people who use London underground station on a given day. Figures are in hundreds every hour.
It is evident that 8.00 hours and 18.00 hours are the peak times of the day. The highest number of passengers uses London underground station during these two hours. It is 400 passengers. And the least busy times of the day are 8.00 hours, 16.00 hours, 20.00 and 22.00 hours. During these times the numbers of passengers stand around 100. However, in between 10.00 and 15.00, the numbers remain more or less same, 100 or slightly above 100.
Over all, it is clear that morning hours normally have the highest passenger density; from 100 passengers at 8.00 to a four times higher number of 400. So is the case with 16.00 hours. There is almost four times increase within two hours.
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Answer Fish canning
Fresh fish has a very short shelf life, but canning it allows us to eat fish at any time of the year and in any temperature. How does this process of canning work, and what are the steps involved? I will now describe how fish is canned.
After the fish is sent to the cannery, it is cleaned carefully and some parts are removed. The fish is washed thoroughly, and then drained. The next stage is soaking in salt. This helps to preserve the fish. Next, the fish is put into cans which are then sealed with lids. The cans of fish are then heated in large pressure cookers. This kills the bacteria and ensures that the fish remains safe to eat. After the tins cool, labels are added and the cans are put into boxes. Finally, the boxes are stored in a warehouse, ready for delivery to wholesalers and retail outlets.
Canning fish enables people everywhere to enjoy healthy great-tasting food. Why not try some tuna or salmon in a sandwich today!
The given pie charts show information on different types of gifts that men and women in the US buy for each other on Valentine’s Day. 25 words
It is obvious that the most popular gift is card. Twenty-seven percent of women buy it for their loved ones. On the other hand, only 18% of men go for the same. The most common gift that men buy comes under the category called ‘other’, 25%, while it is only the third most one for women, 17%. Candy, the second most preferred gift among women, 21%, comes fourth when it comes to men, 14%. Sixteen percent of men and 11% of women buy flowers for each other. 80 words.
Jewelry as a gift is almost equally popular among both the genders. Nine percent of women and 10% of men buy it for each other. Rest of the gifts: perfume or cologne, spa or personal care items and lingerie, are the choices of four, six and seven percent of men and 10, one, and four percent of women respectively. 55 words
I may be observed that among all the gifts card is the most preferred one and spa or personal care item is the least like one. 25 words
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Foreign exchange earnings for Egypt
The two charts break up data on foreign exchange earnings of Egypt in 2002, and income from tourism for the years from 1982-2003.
The pie chart reveals that tourism gave Egypt the highest foreign exchange earning in 2002, 26% followed by industry with 21%. When workers’ remittance amounted from 21%, Agriculture brought in ten times less than that with 2%. Finally, Petroleum and Suez Canal managed to garner 14%, 13% each.
London underground station passengers 24 hours a day
The single line graph is on hourly break down of number of people who use London underground station on a given day. Figures are in hundreds every hour.
It is evident that 8.00 hours and 18.00 hours are the peak times of the day. The highest number of passengers uses London underground station during these two hours. It is 400 passengers. And the least busy times of the day are 8.00 hours, 16.00 hours, 20.00 and 22.00 hours. During these times the numbers of passengers stand around 100. However, in between 10.00 and 15.00, the numbers remain more or less same, 100 or slightly above 100.
Over all, it is clear that morning hours normally have the highest passenger density; from 100 passengers at 8.00 to a four times higher number of 400. So is the case with 16.00 hours. There is almost four times increase within two hours.
150 words. jaypees
Answer Fish canning
Fresh fish has a very short shelf life, but canning it allows us to eat fish at any time of the year and in any temperature. How does this process of canning work, and what are the steps involved? I will now describe how fish is canned.
After the fish is sent to the cannery, it is cleaned carefully and some parts are removed. The fish is washed thoroughly, and then drained. The next stage is soaking in salt. This helps to preserve the fish. Next, the fish is put into cans which are then sealed with lids. The cans of fish are then heated in large pressure cookers. This kills the bacteria and ensures that the fish remains safe to eat. After the tins cool, labels are added and the cans are put into boxes. Finally, the boxes are stored in a warehouse, ready for delivery to wholesalers and retail outlets.
Canning fish enables people everywhere to enjoy healthy great-tasting food. Why not try some tuna or salmon in a sandwich today!
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
A machine that was developed lately
What it is
When it was developed
How it works and helps man
Well, our times have a seen a lot developments
And I would like to talk about a new medical machine
Developed recently, and it is going to be a great help to man.
The machine is called ultra sound signal chain
Which, the developers say, would help doctors and patients alike.
It’s the latest development in medical care, and
The developers Frost and Sullivan says that this machine
Can be commercially developed within a few months
When produced commercially, this machine will be small
Enough to be made portable, and it is designed to
Fit in ICUs, ambulances and similar mobile triage situations.
When it comes to its medial application
It works much more efficiently than any other ultra sound based
Diagnosing device. It is very simple, and almost sound proof and
It works on a new microchip which functions like a chain does,
Identifying ultrasounds one after the other and ending up with the
Last possible detection; that is even the indecipherable sound beats
This is best suited for people
who are suffering from age related ailments.
I think this chip-supported machine will revolutionize
The way geriatric care works these days
As our century is bound to look after greater number of
Aged people than it used to, this is medical device
Will give the aged population a little relief.
Yes, this is a great development, that is all about it sir.
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What it is
When it was developed
How it works and helps man
Well, our times have a seen a lot developments
And I would like to talk about a new medical machine
Developed recently, and it is going to be a great help to man.
The machine is called ultra sound signal chain
Which, the developers say, would help doctors and patients alike.
It’s the latest development in medical care, and
The developers Frost and Sullivan says that this machine
Can be commercially developed within a few months
When produced commercially, this machine will be small
Enough to be made portable, and it is designed to
Fit in ICUs, ambulances and similar mobile triage situations.
When it comes to its medial application
It works much more efficiently than any other ultra sound based
Diagnosing device. It is very simple, and almost sound proof and
It works on a new microchip which functions like a chain does,
Identifying ultrasounds one after the other and ending up with the
Last possible detection; that is even the indecipherable sound beats
This is best suited for people
who are suffering from age related ailments.
I think this chip-supported machine will revolutionize
The way geriatric care works these days
As our century is bound to look after greater number of
Aged people than it used to, this is medical device
Will give the aged population a little relief.
Yes, this is a great development, that is all about it sir.
220 words
The issue of discarded computers and other electronics wastes is not a trivial matter any more. So people all around the world need to make changes as to how they handle these products to help ensure a clean environment for future generations.
Essay 008
• Discuss the issue and suggest a way or two to handle the problem.
With consumers and businesses constantly replacing electronic devices, the volume of abandoned computer and electronic waste is growing alarmingly. So there is pressing need for wiser management of this issue. It is needed for today and tomorrow’s healthy environment.
One of the severest problems the Planet is currently facing is waste, hazardous, harmful and less harmful. Among them, the volume of used and nonfunctioning electronic goods filling up the world’s dumps is growing alarmingly. This is so alarming that the coming generation would find itself caught in the nightmare of diseases and poor living environments. This poor state of affairs is not only harmful to humans, but all the flora and fauna of the world would get affected and life on the Planet would be nearly impossible.
This deadlock needs immediate attention of one and all. How best can the world take care of it? Or, who will bell the cat? What I for one find is that corporate giants, including computer manufacturers such as Apple, IBM, Dell and HP; electronics manufacturers such as Toshiba and Motorola; cellular manufacturers such as Nokia and Verizon, to mention a few, should initiate a combined effort to see that the wastes their products and services generate are responsibly managed. Once they show a feasible way out, the smaller organizations would follow suit.
Winding up the discussion, I find it right to say that all environmental issues are absolutely manmade. Therefore, it is the need of the hour that man himself takes up this issue not only for his immediate wellbeing, but also for the sake of all the generation to come.
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Essay 008
• Discuss the issue and suggest a way or two to handle the problem.
With consumers and businesses constantly replacing electronic devices, the volume of abandoned computer and electronic waste is growing alarmingly. So there is pressing need for wiser management of this issue. It is needed for today and tomorrow’s healthy environment.
One of the severest problems the Planet is currently facing is waste, hazardous, harmful and less harmful. Among them, the volume of used and nonfunctioning electronic goods filling up the world’s dumps is growing alarmingly. This is so alarming that the coming generation would find itself caught in the nightmare of diseases and poor living environments. This poor state of affairs is not only harmful to humans, but all the flora and fauna of the world would get affected and life on the Planet would be nearly impossible.
This deadlock needs immediate attention of one and all. How best can the world take care of it? Or, who will bell the cat? What I for one find is that corporate giants, including computer manufacturers such as Apple, IBM, Dell and HP; electronics manufacturers such as Toshiba and Motorola; cellular manufacturers such as Nokia and Verizon, to mention a few, should initiate a combined effort to see that the wastes their products and services generate are responsibly managed. Once they show a feasible way out, the smaller organizations would follow suit.
Winding up the discussion, I find it right to say that all environmental issues are absolutely manmade. Therefore, it is the need of the hour that man himself takes up this issue not only for his immediate wellbeing, but also for the sake of all the generation to come.
265 words
Jaypeesdoc
Spending on advertisements by household appliances manufactures in India for four consecutive business years
Brands 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07
Samsung 50 75 85 101
LG 45 89 91 92
Whirlpool 25 35 45 48
Others 36 57 61 72
Figures are in INR millions
The table breaks up data on adspend made by different household appliances manufacturers for four consecutive business years. The figures are in millions of Indian Rupees.
It is obvious that Samsung spent the most in all four business years. In 2003-04, it set aside 50 million rupees, and this figure kept on increasing over the years with 2004-05 recording a 50% increase, and the following years saw a slight increase of 10 million rupees from the previous years’. Recording more than two times increase, Samsung crossed the 100 million mark in 2007.
Coming to LG, their corresponding figures for the years were 45, 89, 91 and 92. It is evident that the first two years had remarkable rise in ad expenditure; nearly two times. In 2005 and 2006 there was very limited increase. When it comes to Whirlpool, it had the least outlay with 2003 earmarking only 25 million. The following years had the figures like 35, 45 and 48 respectively.
It is interesting to note that minor market players under the category called ‘others’ had spent sizeable amounts along with major brands. Their corresponding figures are: 36, 57, 61 and 72.
That ends the report.
Brands 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07
Samsung 50 75 85 101
LG 45 89 91 92
Whirlpool 25 35 45 48
Others 36 57 61 72
Figures are in INR millions
The table breaks up data on adspend made by different household appliances manufacturers for four consecutive business years. The figures are in millions of Indian Rupees.
It is obvious that Samsung spent the most in all four business years. In 2003-04, it set aside 50 million rupees, and this figure kept on increasing over the years with 2004-05 recording a 50% increase, and the following years saw a slight increase of 10 million rupees from the previous years’. Recording more than two times increase, Samsung crossed the 100 million mark in 2007.
Coming to LG, their corresponding figures for the years were 45, 89, 91 and 92. It is evident that the first two years had remarkable rise in ad expenditure; nearly two times. In 2005 and 2006 there was very limited increase. When it comes to Whirlpool, it had the least outlay with 2003 earmarking only 25 million. The following years had the figures like 35, 45 and 48 respectively.
It is interesting to note that minor market players under the category called ‘others’ had spent sizeable amounts along with major brands. Their corresponding figures are: 36, 57, 61 and 72.
That ends the report.
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Speak about a skill you wished to learn
• What that was
• When you wanted to learn
• Why you failed to learn it
Well, we all need to horn some skills in our life.
Some are able to master all the skills they wish to learn.
Some others fail in some.
The same way I too wished to learn a skill.
It was 'driving skill'.
And I wanted to learn it while I was doing my higher education.
And I had even made arrangements with a driving school.
And as per the arrangement, I was supposed to undergo road training for 30 days, and my master wanted me to be ready in the early morning, at 6.00 every day.
Unfortunately, that was not the right time for me, and the school was not able to give me a suitable time either.
Somehow I attended a few days’ classes.
And after a few days, I turned irregular, and it went on for a long time, and finally, I was forced to quit that effort midway through.
And now, at times, I feel that I had made a big mistake.
Now we have a car, and my brother and father drive it. But sadly enough, my liking for driving is still there, it gets intense whenever I see them drive.
Sadly enough, now I find it more difficult to go for driving class than it was before when I went attending, and later abandoned. 2 mnts.
• What that was
• When you wanted to learn
• Why you failed to learn it
Well, we all need to horn some skills in our life.
Some are able to master all the skills they wish to learn.
Some others fail in some.
The same way I too wished to learn a skill.
It was 'driving skill'.
And I wanted to learn it while I was doing my higher education.
And I had even made arrangements with a driving school.
And as per the arrangement, I was supposed to undergo road training for 30 days, and my master wanted me to be ready in the early morning, at 6.00 every day.
Unfortunately, that was not the right time for me, and the school was not able to give me a suitable time either.
Somehow I attended a few days’ classes.
And after a few days, I turned irregular, and it went on for a long time, and finally, I was forced to quit that effort midway through.
And now, at times, I feel that I had made a big mistake.
Now we have a car, and my brother and father drive it. But sadly enough, my liking for driving is still there, it gets intense whenever I see them drive.
Sadly enough, now I find it more difficult to go for driving class than it was before when I went attending, and later abandoned. 2 mnts.
Some social scientists say that poor nations need to enact a law enforcing minimum number of children a family can have, and thereby enabling the State to withdraw support for the additional child/children in matters like education, employment and healthcare.
Essay 010
• How far can you agree with such a law?
• Do you think it is right to withdraw support for all additional children?
It is a matter of great concern that population is increasing phenomenally in third world nations. In such a state of affairs, a law on population control is timely, and I find it agreeable to a greater extent. But, I cannot support the provision that the State can deny support to extra child/children.
Rising population is no good anymore. There are several different measures being implemented to curtail population growth. But the impact of such measures is not visible either. Therefore, a law on minimum number of children is timely and worth considering. Firstly, when people come to understand that State wouldn’t support additional children, there would be change of attitude towards having more children. And there will be visible changes in all walks of life thanks to stabilizing population rates. For example, this law is already in force in China, and there are evidences to prove that it works in there.
However, I find it difficult to support State’s denying support to extra child/children. My one and only argument against this idea is this, that the factors that make a family have a certain number of children are more powerful than the provisions of a law. For example, social status, gender preferences, personal likes, family obligations and so on would make parents go for more children. Undoubtedly, such children would come to millions and no welfare State can ignore their well being. Therefore, I simply cannot endorse such a provision.
So, to conclude it, a law on minimum number of children is good in many ways, but the State has to support additional children conditionally. If this is done, a law on small family norm would have greater number of takers in the days to come.
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Essay 010
• How far can you agree with such a law?
• Do you think it is right to withdraw support for all additional children?
It is a matter of great concern that population is increasing phenomenally in third world nations. In such a state of affairs, a law on population control is timely, and I find it agreeable to a greater extent. But, I cannot support the provision that the State can deny support to extra child/children.
Rising population is no good anymore. There are several different measures being implemented to curtail population growth. But the impact of such measures is not visible either. Therefore, a law on minimum number of children is timely and worth considering. Firstly, when people come to understand that State wouldn’t support additional children, there would be change of attitude towards having more children. And there will be visible changes in all walks of life thanks to stabilizing population rates. For example, this law is already in force in China, and there are evidences to prove that it works in there.
However, I find it difficult to support State’s denying support to extra child/children. My one and only argument against this idea is this, that the factors that make a family have a certain number of children are more powerful than the provisions of a law. For example, social status, gender preferences, personal likes, family obligations and so on would make parents go for more children. Undoubtedly, such children would come to millions and no welfare State can ignore their well being. Therefore, I simply cannot endorse such a provision.
So, to conclude it, a law on minimum number of children is good in many ways, but the State has to support additional children conditionally. If this is done, a law on small family norm would have greater number of takers in the days to come.
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You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
Your heighbours have recently written to you to complain about the noise from your house/flat.
Write a letter to your neighbours. In your letter
explain the reasons for the noise
apologise
describe what action you will take
Write at least 150 words.
You do NOT need to write any addresses.
Begin your letter as follows:
Dear ................. ,
Model answer:
Dear James,
I was very shocked to get your letter saying that the noise from my flat has been spoiling your evenings and causing you some distress. I am really, really sorry about that. I had no idea that you would be able to hear so much, so I hope you will accept my apologies.
As you may have guessed, I am trying to refit my kitchen in the evenings when I get home from work. Unfortunately it is all getting longer than expected and I have been having problems with getting things to fit properly. This has meant to a lot of banging and hammering.
As the kitchen is still not finished, I have decided to call in a professional builder who will finish the work in the next day or two. He’ll work only during daytime hours, so you won’t be disturbed in the evenings again, I promise.
Sorry to have caused these problems,
Bill.
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You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
Your heighbours have recently written to you to complain about the noise from your house/flat.
Write a letter to your neighbours. In your letter
explain the reasons for the noise
apologise
describe what action you will take
Write at least 150 words.
You do NOT need to write any addresses.
Begin your letter as follows:
Dear ................. ,
Model answer:
Dear James,
I was very shocked to get your letter saying that the noise from my flat has been spoiling your evenings and causing you some distress. I am really, really sorry about that. I had no idea that you would be able to hear so much, so I hope you will accept my apologies.
As you may have guessed, I am trying to refit my kitchen in the evenings when I get home from work. Unfortunately it is all getting longer than expected and I have been having problems with getting things to fit properly. This has meant to a lot of banging and hammering.
As the kitchen is still not finished, I have decided to call in a professional builder who will finish the work in the next day or two. He’ll work only during daytime hours, so you won’t be disturbed in the evenings again, I promise.
Sorry to have caused these problems,
Bill.
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Task one: General Training: letter to the editor
Sir,
This has reference to the news I read the other day that a new project is going to come up at our place called Kumarakom. Upon further enquiry, I have come to know that this new project is aimed at processing the waste generated by Kottayam town.
This in my view is going to be a serious environmental issue as Kumarakam is a tourist destination which promotes various aqua tourism activities, and the annual revenue generated by this place crosses millions. Therefore, it is extremely important to look into the environmental and social aspects of this particular project covering some ten acres of land.
Further, there is going to be great threat of epidemics too as waste dumped in here may get mixed with the lake waters. So, I would like the authorities to look into this issue and halt the project for the time being.
And your Daily’s concern towards issues of common interest is known for all, and I am hopeful that this letter would reach the right people.
A responsible citizen
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Sir,
This has reference to the news I read the other day that a new project is going to come up at our place called Kumarakom. Upon further enquiry, I have come to know that this new project is aimed at processing the waste generated by Kottayam town.
This in my view is going to be a serious environmental issue as Kumarakam is a tourist destination which promotes various aqua tourism activities, and the annual revenue generated by this place crosses millions. Therefore, it is extremely important to look into the environmental and social aspects of this particular project covering some ten acres of land.
Further, there is going to be great threat of epidemics too as waste dumped in here may get mixed with the lake waters. So, I would like the authorities to look into this issue and halt the project for the time being.
And your Daily’s concern towards issues of common interest is known for all, and I am hopeful that this letter would reach the right people.
A responsible citizen
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With the emerging trends in the employment environment, the younger generation is found to be going after tailor-made short-term academic and technical qualifications and fetching jobs. They, in turn, turn away from conventional academic qualifications.
• How is this situation going to affect the society in general?
• Do you think it is important to pursue conventional qualifications?
Today time is money. So are the qualifications the younger generation happens to get. They think that education is an investment, and so wiser ones invest in easier and short term qualifications. Obviously, they ignore those time consuming conventional degrees.
Looking at it, what I feel is that we cannot blame the younger generation for their heightened interest in short-term qualifications because they are governed more by monitory instincts than by age old qualifications. This attitude is reinforced by the emerging possibilities for making money in several digits. All is well of course if people are able to live successfully throughout their life. However, the fact remains. In a social point of view; over emphasis on tailor-made qualification is a matter of some concern. The point is; the successful running of a society needs people of all types. Only tailor-made people cannot take a nation forward. It is a dangerous proposition indeed.
Therefore, it is mandatory that sizeable number of people pursue conventional academic programmes every year. when tailor-made programmes undermine higher studies, naturally, the need for highly qualified people to hold strategic positions of administration, teaching, research, development, governance and diplomacy, to mention a few, will be much higher. This cannot be made good by money. When there is need for such people, there should be enough people. Otherwise, the nation will go poor in all terms. Needless to say, we should encourage conventional qualifications.
In short, the workforce of a community needs to be as diverse as possible. This is achieved only if there is enough room for conventional academic qualifications. Tailor made programmes are fine for a few, but not for all.
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• How is this situation going to affect the society in general?
• Do you think it is important to pursue conventional qualifications?
Today time is money. So are the qualifications the younger generation happens to get. They think that education is an investment, and so wiser ones invest in easier and short term qualifications. Obviously, they ignore those time consuming conventional degrees.
Looking at it, what I feel is that we cannot blame the younger generation for their heightened interest in short-term qualifications because they are governed more by monitory instincts than by age old qualifications. This attitude is reinforced by the emerging possibilities for making money in several digits. All is well of course if people are able to live successfully throughout their life. However, the fact remains. In a social point of view; over emphasis on tailor-made qualification is a matter of some concern. The point is; the successful running of a society needs people of all types. Only tailor-made people cannot take a nation forward. It is a dangerous proposition indeed.
Therefore, it is mandatory that sizeable number of people pursue conventional academic programmes every year. when tailor-made programmes undermine higher studies, naturally, the need for highly qualified people to hold strategic positions of administration, teaching, research, development, governance and diplomacy, to mention a few, will be much higher. This cannot be made good by money. When there is need for such people, there should be enough people. Otherwise, the nation will go poor in all terms. Needless to say, we should encourage conventional qualifications.
In short, the workforce of a community needs to be as diverse as possible. This is achieved only if there is enough room for conventional academic qualifications. Tailor made programmes are fine for a few, but not for all.
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Monday, February 21, 2011
Some people believe that four-day-week with longer working hours would make employees enjoy life and, as a result, perform better when they are at work. But there are people who think that lesser working days would do more harm than good.
Essay 003
• Look at both the views and express your opinion on them.
Does four-day week make people put in more? Opinions differ of course. But not many would oppose the idea that more free time lets employees enjoy a lot of family time. What I feel is that humans, being basically lazy, may take it as an opportunity to be complacent.
First of all, let me see how employees are going to take four-day week concept. Four working days and three holidays a week would look really great because there is enough room for family time, professional, personal and social times. This makes employees enjoy greater work life balance. This will of course pay them great dividends. This improved working environment may make some employees put in more and contribute better in terms of service. This extra energy may take the production graph scale new highs.
But, from an employer’s point of view, there is a little concern because paying for seven days and getting three days’ service back may not make great business sense. However rejuvenated an employee may return to work after three days’ break, he or she may take a day to get over the holiday blues. This would leave the employer with only three days a week, with the third day being a weekender. Coupled with this is humans’ inherent nature of being lazy. So, four-day week may not do much good. Lesser working days make people lazier.
The above findings on four-day week make it clear that fewer number of working days is likely to do more harm than good. So, it is right to say that keeping employees engaged is much better than letting them free for longer days.
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Essay 003
• Look at both the views and express your opinion on them.
Does four-day week make people put in more? Opinions differ of course. But not many would oppose the idea that more free time lets employees enjoy a lot of family time. What I feel is that humans, being basically lazy, may take it as an opportunity to be complacent.
First of all, let me see how employees are going to take four-day week concept. Four working days and three holidays a week would look really great because there is enough room for family time, professional, personal and social times. This makes employees enjoy greater work life balance. This will of course pay them great dividends. This improved working environment may make some employees put in more and contribute better in terms of service. This extra energy may take the production graph scale new highs.
But, from an employer’s point of view, there is a little concern because paying for seven days and getting three days’ service back may not make great business sense. However rejuvenated an employee may return to work after three days’ break, he or she may take a day to get over the holiday blues. This would leave the employer with only three days a week, with the third day being a weekender. Coupled with this is humans’ inherent nature of being lazy. So, four-day week may not do much good. Lesser working days make people lazier.
The above findings on four-day week make it clear that fewer number of working days is likely to do more harm than good. So, it is right to say that keeping employees engaged is much better than letting them free for longer days.
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GRAPH ON THE POPULARITY OF MODES OF TRAVEL TO AND FROM WORK
The graph breaks up data on different modes of transport people of a European city used to travel to and from work in three periods, 1960, 1980 and 2000.
To begin with, in 1960, 20% people traveled by bus. This figure went above 25% in 1980. But, when it was 2000, the percentage came close to 15%. When it comes to car users, in 1960, hardly seven percent people used it. In 1980, it showed more than three times increase, 25%, and in 2000 it went past 35%, recording a seven fold rise.
Coming to bike, its popularity declined over the years. When more than 25% people biked to work in 1960, the corresponding figure for 1980 was 20%. The biggest fall was recorded in the year 2000; hardly seven percent. The percentage of those who walked stood at 35% in 1960. In the following two periods, it stood slightly above 15% and below 10% respectively, a decline more than three times.
In short, bus had been very popular in all three periods whereas car’s polarity kept on increasing. But walking and biking turned unpopular over time.
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The graph breaks up data on different modes of transport people of a European city used to travel to and from work in three periods, 1960, 1980 and 2000.
To begin with, in 1960, 20% people traveled by bus. This figure went above 25% in 1980. But, when it was 2000, the percentage came close to 15%. When it comes to car users, in 1960, hardly seven percent people used it. In 1980, it showed more than three times increase, 25%, and in 2000 it went past 35%, recording a seven fold rise.
Coming to bike, its popularity declined over the years. When more than 25% people biked to work in 1960, the corresponding figure for 1980 was 20%. The biggest fall was recorded in the year 2000; hardly seven percent. The percentage of those who walked stood at 35% in 1960. In the following two periods, it stood slightly above 15% and below 10% respectively, a decline more than three times.
In short, bus had been very popular in all three periods whereas car’s polarity kept on increasing. But walking and biking turned unpopular over time.
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World water use: Percentage-wise
The pie graph presents data on world water usage in 2000 and the bar chart breaks up the same data in four countries: China, India, New Zealand and Canada, for the same period.
As per the pie graph, 70% of the total water is used for agricultural purposes whereas only 22 % of water is exploited for industrial purposes. A very small percentage, eight, was for domestic purposes.
The bar chart shows that China used 69 percent of its total water for agricultural purposes followed by industries, taking 22%, and only 9% was utilized for domestic purposes whereas India used 92% of its total water for agriculture. Only five percent is used for domestic purpose and the remaining 3% was spared for industries.
Coming to a developed country like New Zealand, almost equal percentage of water is used for both agricultural and domestic purpose, 44 and 46, and the remaining 10% is left for industry. In Canada agriculture took only 8% of its total water, followed by domestic use taking 12%, and remaining 80% was used for industries.
Developing nations used much more water for agricultural purposes than what developed nations used for industrial and domestic purposes.
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The pie graph presents data on world water usage in 2000 and the bar chart breaks up the same data in four countries: China, India, New Zealand and Canada, for the same period.
As per the pie graph, 70% of the total water is used for agricultural purposes whereas only 22 % of water is exploited for industrial purposes. A very small percentage, eight, was for domestic purposes.
The bar chart shows that China used 69 percent of its total water for agricultural purposes followed by industries, taking 22%, and only 9% was utilized for domestic purposes whereas India used 92% of its total water for agriculture. Only five percent is used for domestic purpose and the remaining 3% was spared for industries.
Coming to a developed country like New Zealand, almost equal percentage of water is used for both agricultural and domestic purpose, 44 and 46, and the remaining 10% is left for industry. In Canada agriculture took only 8% of its total water, followed by domestic use taking 12%, and remaining 80% was used for industries.
Developing nations used much more water for agricultural purposes than what developed nations used for industrial and domestic purposes.
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Your favourite restaurant
• Name it
• Where it is
• How often you go there
• Why you like it
Well, as part of our life, we all go out and eat out.
The same way, I to do the same, and I have my own favourite place for the same.
The name of the restaurant is Ashoka
It is situated in the heart of the nearest town.
Distance-wise, I would say, it is some 15 km off my home.
I go there, say, once in a month or so.
And most of the time I go with friends.
And a couple of times, I went there with my family too.
And of course, I like the place because of many things.
Basically, I like the dishes they serve.
Their menu is really diverse, and they serve food from across the world,
For example, Indian, Chinese, and even European dishes are offered upon order.
Secondly, I like the ambience, it is coolly lighted, and the interior is beautifully
painted and decorated. There is accompaniment of soft music too.
It is quiet, neat and tidy, and of course it is maintained impeccably.
Seating is spacious. There are special enclosed seating arrangements for families.
Thirdly, I think, it is conveniences. When it comes to it,
I would say, the staff there are really friendly,
The cutlery and crockery are sparkling, and the delivery of food is really fast.
That is, we need not wait for long after ordering our dishes.
They serve hot and cold water, and if needed they supply distilled water too.
And certainly, the bill is affordable. Apart from all these,
the parking facility they have is really spacious.
The parking lot can accommodate nearly 20 cars at a time.
That is really convenient for today’s nuclear families. You see sir. Yes, er..er.
Well, that is all about my favourite restaurant.
Take the language, and understand the frame, and destroy the paper.
Visit jpsukham.blogspot.com.
Type in: Vaatupura A. Jayaprakash on google.
• Name it
• Where it is
• How often you go there
• Why you like it
Well, as part of our life, we all go out and eat out.
The same way, I to do the same, and I have my own favourite place for the same.
The name of the restaurant is Ashoka
It is situated in the heart of the nearest town.
Distance-wise, I would say, it is some 15 km off my home.
I go there, say, once in a month or so.
And most of the time I go with friends.
And a couple of times, I went there with my family too.
And of course, I like the place because of many things.
Basically, I like the dishes they serve.
Their menu is really diverse, and they serve food from across the world,
For example, Indian, Chinese, and even European dishes are offered upon order.
Secondly, I like the ambience, it is coolly lighted, and the interior is beautifully
painted and decorated. There is accompaniment of soft music too.
It is quiet, neat and tidy, and of course it is maintained impeccably.
Seating is spacious. There are special enclosed seating arrangements for families.
Thirdly, I think, it is conveniences. When it comes to it,
I would say, the staff there are really friendly,
The cutlery and crockery are sparkling, and the delivery of food is really fast.
That is, we need not wait for long after ordering our dishes.
They serve hot and cold water, and if needed they supply distilled water too.
And certainly, the bill is affordable. Apart from all these,
the parking facility they have is really spacious.
The parking lot can accommodate nearly 20 cars at a time.
That is really convenient for today’s nuclear families. You see sir. Yes, er..er.
Well, that is all about my favourite restaurant.
Take the language, and understand the frame, and destroy the paper.
Visit jpsukham.blogspot.com.
Type in: Vaatupura A. Jayaprakash on google.
Sunday, February 20, 2011
An exercise/sport you like
Cycling
• It is probably the most convenient and interesting sport activity available in our countryside.
• Especially when it is recreational, cycling is the best.
• It is a low impact exercise, especially appropriate for people who are unable to do weigh exercise.
• It is a non-weight bearing sport.
• The weight of the cyclist is borne by the saddle.
• It is essential that one should select a bike suited to one’s needs. What is required is this:
• Set the saddle to the correct position,
• Sit on the saddle and place the pedal on the lowest position.
• When we put our heel on the pedal, the knee need to come slightly bent.
• That is what one needs to do to get the best of cycling.
• It is only when the cyclist and the body are in harmony with each other that optimum performance can be achieved.
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Cycling
• It is probably the most convenient and interesting sport activity available in our countryside.
• Especially when it is recreational, cycling is the best.
• It is a low impact exercise, especially appropriate for people who are unable to do weigh exercise.
• It is a non-weight bearing sport.
• The weight of the cyclist is borne by the saddle.
• It is essential that one should select a bike suited to one’s needs. What is required is this:
• Set the saddle to the correct position,
• Sit on the saddle and place the pedal on the lowest position.
• When we put our heel on the pedal, the knee need to come slightly bent.
• That is what one needs to do to get the best of cycling.
• It is only when the cyclist and the body are in harmony with each other that optimum performance can be achieved.
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An exercise/sport you like
Tennis
1. Tennis is of course an excellent sport, and it is getting popular even in rural areas.
2. Recreations tennis improves over all stamina, speed and strength.
3. It also enhances generally body coordination and agility because it demands change of body positioning to hit the ball.
4. And we need to change of direction very abruptly during play.
5. The sport employs nearly every muscle group,
6. Particularly those of the arms and legs get the best of movements.
7. It increases flexibility because so many moves especially the serve, require a full range of motion.
8. Something special about this sport is that it gives us company
9. And the every time there is a will to outperform our companion.
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Tennis
1. Tennis is of course an excellent sport, and it is getting popular even in rural areas.
2. Recreations tennis improves over all stamina, speed and strength.
3. It also enhances generally body coordination and agility because it demands change of body positioning to hit the ball.
4. And we need to change of direction very abruptly during play.
5. The sport employs nearly every muscle group,
6. Particularly those of the arms and legs get the best of movements.
7. It increases flexibility because so many moves especially the serve, require a full range of motion.
8. Something special about this sport is that it gives us company
9. And the every time there is a will to outperform our companion.
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An exercise/sport you like
When do you do it?
Who do you do/play it with
How it helps you
Swimming: try to speak out two sentences each on every point. Jaypee
• Swimming is probably the closest one to be the perfect exercise.
• The buoyancy of water protects the joints of the body from exertion.
• The cushioning that the water provides makes swimming a special and safe sport.
• It tones our entire body while providing an excellent cardio vascular workout.
• It strengthens ones heart muscles and also improves delivery of oxygen to muscles.
• It is suitable for all age groups, whether one is nine years or ninety years.
• So, it is right to say one is not too young or too old to swim.
• And when it comes to expense, we can say swimming is the cheapest means of getting exercise.
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When do you do it?
Who do you do/play it with
How it helps you
Swimming: try to speak out two sentences each on every point. Jaypee
• Swimming is probably the closest one to be the perfect exercise.
• The buoyancy of water protects the joints of the body from exertion.
• The cushioning that the water provides makes swimming a special and safe sport.
• It tones our entire body while providing an excellent cardio vascular workout.
• It strengthens ones heart muscles and also improves delivery of oxygen to muscles.
• It is suitable for all age groups, whether one is nine years or ninety years.
• So, it is right to say one is not too young or too old to swim.
• And when it comes to expense, we can say swimming is the cheapest means of getting exercise.
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Five questions on health hazards
1.
Habit forming health hazards like tobacco products and alcoholic beverages are legally sold, and the revenue these substances brings in is so huge that many governments are not ready to look at the loss of human resource and productivity these hazards cause.
In this context, it is argued that governments should fund for the rehabilitation of those who get addicted to these.
How far do you agree or disagree with this view?
Ajaypeesdoc. 21.2.011
2.
The revenue generated by health hazards like tobacco products and alcoholic beverages is so huge that many governments turn a blind eye to the social damages these hazards leave behind.
So some people are of the opinion that these hazards are State sponsored social evils.
• How far do you agree or disagree with this view?
3.
Some social scientists say governments very well can do without the revenue generated out of health hazards like tobacco and alcoholic beverages, but there are people who hold the opposite view right.
• Which view do you support and state why?
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4.
The revenue generated by health hazards like tobacco and alcoholic beverages is not big enough to offset the damages these hazards inflict on human society.
• How do you look at this view?
• Do you think governments should do away with these hazards?
5.
A society free from tobacco products and alcoholic beverages is much freer from almost all other social evils.
• How best can you support this view?
1.
Habit forming health hazards like tobacco products and alcoholic beverages are legally sold, and the revenue these substances brings in is so huge that many governments are not ready to look at the loss of human resource and productivity these hazards cause.
In this context, it is argued that governments should fund for the rehabilitation of those who get addicted to these.
How far do you agree or disagree with this view?
Ajaypeesdoc. 21.2.011
2.
The revenue generated by health hazards like tobacco products and alcoholic beverages is so huge that many governments turn a blind eye to the social damages these hazards leave behind.
So some people are of the opinion that these hazards are State sponsored social evils.
• How far do you agree or disagree with this view?
3.
Some social scientists say governments very well can do without the revenue generated out of health hazards like tobacco and alcoholic beverages, but there are people who hold the opposite view right.
• Which view do you support and state why?
Ajaypeesdoc. 21.2.011
4.
The revenue generated by health hazards like tobacco and alcoholic beverages is not big enough to offset the damages these hazards inflict on human society.
• How do you look at this view?
• Do you think governments should do away with these hazards?
5.
A society free from tobacco products and alcoholic beverages is much freer from almost all other social evils.
• How best can you support this view?
School dropout rates are much higher in poor nations, and many poor nations do not seem to be offering any kind of alternative education arrangements to see that these dropped out students are brought back to productive life.
Essay 069
• What are the causes for this gross neglect suffered by the dropouts?
• How do these dropouts influence the society in general?
Rising dropout rates are a matter of great concern in all developing nations. The fact that they are dropouts should not make them feel ignored. Unfortunately, that is the case. So the need for putting them back to track is very important. Else, they will pose many threats to the society.
If we look at the reasons why they are left in the lurch, the major one is that their number is so huge, and accommodating them in a different set up is far beyond the reach of these poor nations. Secondly, these dropouts are engaged in some activities, and they do not put in their case in front of the authorities. This is a blessing in disguise. Thirdly, these poor nations get great number of new entrants for education, and looking after them is a major responsibility. In such a poor state of affairs, accommodating dropouts does not come to the picture.
However, their presence in the community cannot be ignored. If we do so, there will be problems. Firstly, the human resource loss will a so huge and it will threaten the growth of the society. Secondly, these undereducated, poorly skilled people will cause social disharmony as they remain underprivileged all through their life. Thirdly, their families will never go to achieve any social growth as they have failed to get quality education. No developing societies can afford such a loss of human resource, and the uncertainty they pose.
To conclude it, accommodating the dropped out is of paramount importance for all societies. Otherwise, the growth of the society will get halted and the presence of the under educated will cause many inequalities and disturbances.
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Essay 069
• What are the causes for this gross neglect suffered by the dropouts?
• How do these dropouts influence the society in general?
Rising dropout rates are a matter of great concern in all developing nations. The fact that they are dropouts should not make them feel ignored. Unfortunately, that is the case. So the need for putting them back to track is very important. Else, they will pose many threats to the society.
If we look at the reasons why they are left in the lurch, the major one is that their number is so huge, and accommodating them in a different set up is far beyond the reach of these poor nations. Secondly, these dropouts are engaged in some activities, and they do not put in their case in front of the authorities. This is a blessing in disguise. Thirdly, these poor nations get great number of new entrants for education, and looking after them is a major responsibility. In such a poor state of affairs, accommodating dropouts does not come to the picture.
However, their presence in the community cannot be ignored. If we do so, there will be problems. Firstly, the human resource loss will a so huge and it will threaten the growth of the society. Secondly, these undereducated, poorly skilled people will cause social disharmony as they remain underprivileged all through their life. Thirdly, their families will never go to achieve any social growth as they have failed to get quality education. No developing societies can afford such a loss of human resource, and the uncertainty they pose.
To conclude it, accommodating the dropped out is of paramount importance for all societies. Otherwise, the growth of the society will get halted and the presence of the under educated will cause many inequalities and disturbances.
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Some students prefer to prepare for their exams by forming small learning circles –small group of students of the same stream- so that they can learn things better, whereas there are some who prefer to follow individual learning atmosphere.
Look at these two preferences and find out what advantages they both enjoy.
Different students have different approaches when it comes to preparing for their exams. The most widely practiced method is forming learning circles. However, there are students who prefer to prepare for their exams by studying things alone. Obviously, both of them enjoy several benefits of varying degrees.
A leaning circle is a small group of students, pursuing the same stream, studying their lessons together. Primarily, it is a common platform for each member of the circle. It gives them opportunities to put in their efforts and ideas for the common good of the whole circle. Secondly, discussion leads to better understanding of a difficulty topic. Thirdly, when they are in groups, there is strong possibility of mutual help, that is, one weak in one paper may get helped by another who is strong in it. Finally, learning circles widen the horizons of knowledge.
Individual learning atmosphere offers several advantages. First of all, one can enjoy great freedom in studies, like when to study and what and how long etc. Secondly, one is able to employ one’s own suitable techniques and methods to learn lessons. For example, different students adopt different technique to learn difficult areas of their studies. This can be maintained if one studies alone. Thirdly, learning needs great concentration and some students feel that a circle is a crowd so it is better to be alone and learning.
Looking at the above points, it can be concluded that both the parties enjoy great benefits. However, it is the individual preferences that make one select a learning circle or go it alone.
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Look at these two preferences and find out what advantages they both enjoy.
Different students have different approaches when it comes to preparing for their exams. The most widely practiced method is forming learning circles. However, there are students who prefer to prepare for their exams by studying things alone. Obviously, both of them enjoy several benefits of varying degrees.
A leaning circle is a small group of students, pursuing the same stream, studying their lessons together. Primarily, it is a common platform for each member of the circle. It gives them opportunities to put in their efforts and ideas for the common good of the whole circle. Secondly, discussion leads to better understanding of a difficulty topic. Thirdly, when they are in groups, there is strong possibility of mutual help, that is, one weak in one paper may get helped by another who is strong in it. Finally, learning circles widen the horizons of knowledge.
Individual learning atmosphere offers several advantages. First of all, one can enjoy great freedom in studies, like when to study and what and how long etc. Secondly, one is able to employ one’s own suitable techniques and methods to learn lessons. For example, different students adopt different technique to learn difficult areas of their studies. This can be maintained if one studies alone. Thirdly, learning needs great concentration and some students feel that a circle is a crowd so it is better to be alone and learning.
Looking at the above points, it can be concluded that both the parties enjoy great benefits. However, it is the individual preferences that make one select a learning circle or go it alone.
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Aged population is taken by some as a great asset to the younger generation whereas there are some who feel that rising old age population is a social liability.
Essay 011
• Which view do you support and state why?
Prove your points with examples taken from your surroundings.
Human life span is on the rise thanks to better living conditions and medical innovations. This development is taken differently by different people. However, in my view longer-living people are a great source of wealth of varying dimensions.
My first argument supporting this view is that older population has great wealth of knowledge garnered from scores of years’ experience, and this knowledge and expertise cannot be calculated in terms of money. The same way, experts who are healthy enough to continue in some services can be made use of for the betterment of any community. Openings like advisors, resource persons, consultants and the like are worth filled in by senior citizens. It is unfortunate to look at such professionals as a liability.
Let me substantiate my view with a few examples. An aged farmer may not be able to contribute much to farming sector by way of hard work. But he or she is a store-house of farming lessons gathered out of hand on experience, and such knowledge will be great service to modern farming sector. The same way let’s take the case of an academic who is healthy and has some 25 or 30 years’ teaching experience. Is it fair to leave him or her saying that ‘you are so old that you cannot help a society?’ Such a person would do much more to education than any youngster could.
So, to conclude, I think it is the duty of the healthy ones to make use of those ones who have become old and, some times, unhealthy by contributing to society. Calling them a liability is no sign of civilization. Worldly wisdom is a virtue.
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Essay 011
• Which view do you support and state why?
Prove your points with examples taken from your surroundings.
Human life span is on the rise thanks to better living conditions and medical innovations. This development is taken differently by different people. However, in my view longer-living people are a great source of wealth of varying dimensions.
My first argument supporting this view is that older population has great wealth of knowledge garnered from scores of years’ experience, and this knowledge and expertise cannot be calculated in terms of money. The same way, experts who are healthy enough to continue in some services can be made use of for the betterment of any community. Openings like advisors, resource persons, consultants and the like are worth filled in by senior citizens. It is unfortunate to look at such professionals as a liability.
Let me substantiate my view with a few examples. An aged farmer may not be able to contribute much to farming sector by way of hard work. But he or she is a store-house of farming lessons gathered out of hand on experience, and such knowledge will be great service to modern farming sector. The same way let’s take the case of an academic who is healthy and has some 25 or 30 years’ teaching experience. Is it fair to leave him or her saying that ‘you are so old that you cannot help a society?’ Such a person would do much more to education than any youngster could.
So, to conclude, I think it is the duty of the healthy ones to make use of those ones who have become old and, some times, unhealthy by contributing to society. Calling them a liability is no sign of civilization. Worldly wisdom is a virtue.
275 words
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Population ageing has emerged as the greatest challenge of this century for policy makers, care providers and society as a whole.
Essay 044
• How is this problem getting reflected in your society?
• What do you think are the major challenges the elderly face today?
It is a matter of great concern that, thanks to developments in the field of medicine, diagnostics and healthcare, people live longer leaving all nations across the world at a disadvantage. This is not different in my place, and the elderly face different problems.
As per a UN demographic data, our country India is expected to house 198 million people above 60 years in the year 2030. Needless to say, this is a challenge for all across the nation. In this part of the world, we have nuclear family system in place. This shift from crowded families to families of a few makes the life of the elderly really miserable. For example, now many of them are in old age homes, some are under the mercy of servants in isolated ancestral homes and some are living miserably in the sidelines of nuclear families, exposed to many challenges.
These challenges differ markedly. Still there are a few common ones. The first one is isolation. This is due to their being alone even when they are in crowds. Secondly, it is the absence of emotional and physical support. For example, their children and grandchildren are after their lives, the milieu is one of race and their health status is at the mercy of paid service. Above all, all the elderly suffer from the most severe psychological trauma called the fear of the unknown. They expect the worst at any moment. Should we say they remain challenged?
To conclude, the challenge the graying population poses is manageable provided the healthy and younger ones of the world understand the fact that they are going to be elderly in the days to come.
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Essay 044
• How is this problem getting reflected in your society?
• What do you think are the major challenges the elderly face today?
It is a matter of great concern that, thanks to developments in the field of medicine, diagnostics and healthcare, people live longer leaving all nations across the world at a disadvantage. This is not different in my place, and the elderly face different problems.
As per a UN demographic data, our country India is expected to house 198 million people above 60 years in the year 2030. Needless to say, this is a challenge for all across the nation. In this part of the world, we have nuclear family system in place. This shift from crowded families to families of a few makes the life of the elderly really miserable. For example, now many of them are in old age homes, some are under the mercy of servants in isolated ancestral homes and some are living miserably in the sidelines of nuclear families, exposed to many challenges.
These challenges differ markedly. Still there are a few common ones. The first one is isolation. This is due to their being alone even when they are in crowds. Secondly, it is the absence of emotional and physical support. For example, their children and grandchildren are after their lives, the milieu is one of race and their health status is at the mercy of paid service. Above all, all the elderly suffer from the most severe psychological trauma called the fear of the unknown. They expect the worst at any moment. Should we say they remain challenged?
To conclude, the challenge the graying population poses is manageable provided the healthy and younger ones of the world understand the fact that they are going to be elderly in the days to come.
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Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Some people say that it is a good idea to make periodic medical check ups compulsory for all adults so that the health status of a state can be better kept, whereas some others say maintaining health status is more personal than institutional.
• Look at both the views say what you feel about it?
It is a fact that health status involves several factors. Periodic medical check up is one of them. However, coming to compulsory medical check up, what is I is feel that keeping health status is more a personal responsibility than institutional.
Let me prove that compulsory medical check for adults cannot do much to the general health status of a populace. Undergoing medical check ups is one thing and going through a medical regime subsequent to a check is something different. In a national perspective, we cannot expect the whole adult population to be strictly following what ever is medically advised. Social status, per capita income, gender difference, nature of employment, to mention a few, of people may vary and not many can stick to the instructions given after every check up.
On the other hand, if people take it as a point that being healthy is something great and, thereby, able to understand that prevention is better than cure; they will be able to keep their health status all by themselves. For example, informed people will eat right, work out well, stay away from hazardous habits, go for periodic check ups and identify health risks in time, and they will invite medication whenever needed. This will lead to better health status, of course. So health status is more personal than institutional in many more ways than one.
Therefore, looking at both the views, I find it right to conclude that health status of a population is determined more by personal interests than by institutional involvement. Compulsory medical checkup is fine, but it is fine just for the sake of checkup, not for anything else.
Ajaypeesdoc
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• Look at both the views say what you feel about it?
It is a fact that health status involves several factors. Periodic medical check up is one of them. However, coming to compulsory medical check up, what is I is feel that keeping health status is more a personal responsibility than institutional.
Let me prove that compulsory medical check for adults cannot do much to the general health status of a populace. Undergoing medical check ups is one thing and going through a medical regime subsequent to a check is something different. In a national perspective, we cannot expect the whole adult population to be strictly following what ever is medically advised. Social status, per capita income, gender difference, nature of employment, to mention a few, of people may vary and not many can stick to the instructions given after every check up.
On the other hand, if people take it as a point that being healthy is something great and, thereby, able to understand that prevention is better than cure; they will be able to keep their health status all by themselves. For example, informed people will eat right, work out well, stay away from hazardous habits, go for periodic check ups and identify health risks in time, and they will invite medication whenever needed. This will lead to better health status, of course. So health status is more personal than institutional in many more ways than one.
Therefore, looking at both the views, I find it right to conclude that health status of a population is determined more by personal interests than by institutional involvement. Compulsory medical checkup is fine, but it is fine just for the sake of checkup, not for anything else.
Ajaypeesdoc
270 words
Task No. 18
The chart below shows the amount of money per week spent on fast foods in Britain. The graph shows the trends in consumption of fast foods.
Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information shown below.
Model answer:
The chart shows that high income earners consumed considerably more fast foods than the other income groups, spending more than twice as much on hamburgers (43 pence per person per week) than on fish and chips or pizza (both under 20 pence). Average income earners also favoured hamburgers, spending 33 pence per person per week, followed by fish and chips at 24 pence, then pizza at 11 pence. Low income earners appear to spend less than other income groups on fast foods, though fish and chips remains their most popular fast food, followed by hamburgers and then pizza.
From the graph we can see that in 1970, fish and chips were twice as popular as burgers, pizza being at that time the least popular fast food. The consumption of hamburgers and pizza has risen steadily over the 20 year period to 1990 while the consumption of fish and chips has been in decline over that same period with a slight increase in popularity since 1985.
The chart below shows the amount of money per week spent on fast foods in Britain. The graph shows the trends in consumption of fast foods.
Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information shown below.
Model answer:
The chart shows that high income earners consumed considerably more fast foods than the other income groups, spending more than twice as much on hamburgers (43 pence per person per week) than on fish and chips or pizza (both under 20 pence). Average income earners also favoured hamburgers, spending 33 pence per person per week, followed by fish and chips at 24 pence, then pizza at 11 pence. Low income earners appear to spend less than other income groups on fast foods, though fish and chips remains their most popular fast food, followed by hamburgers and then pizza.
From the graph we can see that in 1970, fish and chips were twice as popular as burgers, pizza being at that time the least popular fast food. The consumption of hamburgers and pizza has risen steadily over the 20 year period to 1990 while the consumption of fish and chips has been in decline over that same period with a slight increase in popularity since 1985.
Health consciousness among people is on the rise thanks to education and free access to medical information of all types. Some people feel that it is a welcome development, whereas there are others who feel that it is dangerous.
Essay 003
• How good or bad is rising health consciousness in your opinion?
Information is both powerful and dangerous. This is more so when it is a matter of access to medical education which keeps people’s health consciousness on the high. What I feel is that rising health consciousness is good, but, unless it is wisely managed, it will be dangerous.
Compared to olden times, people today are well informed of health and the risks involved in following unhealthy lifestyle practices. This is thanks to the availability of medical information and access to the same. Actually, it is a welcome development, because many people are prepared to go for periodic medical check ups and follow diet and fitness regimes in order to lead a healthier and longer life. For example, the number of those who spend time and money for health is much higher today than it was in the past. This is really encouraging.
However, there is another side to it. Rising health consciousness at times keeps people more anxious than conscious of their health. For example, access to information on diseases, medicines and treatments makes people worry too much about their health. As a result, some people go for self medication, whereas some others go for over medication or poor medication. There are others who go doctor shopping and demand for diagnostic procedures and treatments. This is the dangerous side of rising health consciousness.
In short, any information is good if wisely made use of. This is more so with medical information and health consciousness. Needless to say, it is a blessing to be rightly aware of health and wellness, but it is dangerous too, if not properly managed.
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Essay 003
• How good or bad is rising health consciousness in your opinion?
Information is both powerful and dangerous. This is more so when it is a matter of access to medical education which keeps people’s health consciousness on the high. What I feel is that rising health consciousness is good, but, unless it is wisely managed, it will be dangerous.
Compared to olden times, people today are well informed of health and the risks involved in following unhealthy lifestyle practices. This is thanks to the availability of medical information and access to the same. Actually, it is a welcome development, because many people are prepared to go for periodic medical check ups and follow diet and fitness regimes in order to lead a healthier and longer life. For example, the number of those who spend time and money for health is much higher today than it was in the past. This is really encouraging.
However, there is another side to it. Rising health consciousness at times keeps people more anxious than conscious of their health. For example, access to information on diseases, medicines and treatments makes people worry too much about their health. As a result, some people go for self medication, whereas some others go for over medication or poor medication. There are others who go doctor shopping and demand for diagnostic procedures and treatments. This is the dangerous side of rising health consciousness.
In short, any information is good if wisely made use of. This is more so with medical information and health consciousness. Needless to say, it is a blessing to be rightly aware of health and wellness, but it is dangerous too, if not properly managed.
265 Words
Ajaypeesdoc
GRAPH ON THE POPULARITY OF MODES OF TRAVEL TO AND FROM WORK
The graph breaks up data on different modes of transport people of a European city used to travel to and from work in three periods, 1960, 1980 and 2000.
To begin with, in 1960, 20% people traveled by bus. This figure went above 25% in 1980. But, when it was 2000, the percentage came close to 15%. When it comes to car users, in 1960, hardly seven percent people used it. In 1980, it showed more than three times increase, 25%, and in 2000 it went past 35%, recording a seven fold rise.
Coming to bike, its popularity declined over the years. When more than 25% people biked to work in 1960, the corresponding figure for 1980 was 20%. The biggest fall was recorded in the year 2000; hardly seven percent. The percentage of those who walked stood at 35% in 1960. In the following two periods, it stood slightly above 15% and below 10% respectively.
In short, bus had been very popular in all three periods whereas car’s polarity kept on increasing. But walking and biking turned unpopular over time.
175 words; jaypees
GRAPH ON THE POPULARITY OF MODES OF TRAVEL TO AND FROM WORK
The graph breaks up data on different modes of transport people of a European city used to travel to and from work in three periods, 1960, 1980 and 2000.
To begin with, in 1960, 20% people traveled by bus. This figure went above 25% in 1980. But, when it was 2000, the percentage came close to 15%. When it comes to car users, in 1960, hardly seven percent people used it. In 1980, it showed more than three times increase, 25%, and in 2000 it went past 35%, recording a seven fold rise.
Coming to bike, its popularity declined over the years. When more than 25% people biked to work in 1960, the corresponding figure for 1980 was 20%. The biggest fall was recorded in the year 2000; hardly seven percent. The percentage of those who walked stood at 35% in 1960. In the following two periods, it stood slightly above 15% and below 10% respectively.
In short, bus had been very popular in all three periods whereas car’s polarity kept on increasing. But walking and biking turned unpopular over time.
175 words: jaypees
The graph breaks up data on different modes of transport people of a European city used to travel to and from work in three periods, 1960, 1980 and 2000.
To begin with, in 1960, 20% people traveled by bus. This figure went above 25% in 1980. But, when it was 2000, the percentage came close to 15%. When it comes to car users, in 1960, hardly seven percent people used it. In 1980, it showed more than three times increase, 25%, and in 2000 it went past 35%, recording a seven fold rise.
Coming to bike, its popularity declined over the years. When more than 25% people biked to work in 1960, the corresponding figure for 1980 was 20%. The biggest fall was recorded in the year 2000; hardly seven percent. The percentage of those who walked stood at 35% in 1960. In the following two periods, it stood slightly above 15% and below 10% respectively.
In short, bus had been very popular in all three periods whereas car’s polarity kept on increasing. But walking and biking turned unpopular over time.
175 words; jaypees
GRAPH ON THE POPULARITY OF MODES OF TRAVEL TO AND FROM WORK
The graph breaks up data on different modes of transport people of a European city used to travel to and from work in three periods, 1960, 1980 and 2000.
To begin with, in 1960, 20% people traveled by bus. This figure went above 25% in 1980. But, when it was 2000, the percentage came close to 15%. When it comes to car users, in 1960, hardly seven percent people used it. In 1980, it showed more than three times increase, 25%, and in 2000 it went past 35%, recording a seven fold rise.
Coming to bike, its popularity declined over the years. When more than 25% people biked to work in 1960, the corresponding figure for 1980 was 20%. The biggest fall was recorded in the year 2000; hardly seven percent. The percentage of those who walked stood at 35% in 1960. In the following two periods, it stood slightly above 15% and below 10% respectively.
In short, bus had been very popular in all three periods whereas car’s polarity kept on increasing. But walking and biking turned unpopular over time.
175 words: jaypees
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Flexibility versus challenging working environments
Flexi-time in the working environment is being perceived as a better option to pool in the otherwise productive talents of mothers, housewives and retirees that go waste because of industry-specific times for profession.
• Do you think flexi-time is an idea worth pursuing?
• How, in your opinion, will the growing challenges of profession react to it?
The body is a download from ciliconindia.com
A recent survey done on 10,000 company head by Regus, a workplace solutions provider, said that 56 percent Indian companies have plans to recruit mothers as part-time workers this year. Many businesses are already using flexible work arrangement to integrate these assets, providing a family friendly and at the same time more productive work environment simply by allowing employees to work alternative hours or closer to home. But many a times, people are seen wrestling with a puzzling question - Will flexibility hurt the challenging nature in work?
According to another survey by the Society for Human Resource Management, "flex-time is the most popular alternative work schedule offered by the responding companies, with two-thirds of the companies offering such a benefit." In case of employees, most of them enjoy having flexible work schedules. Many employers have discovered that providing flexible work schedules helps increase productivity, and attract and retain employees. But how far the productivity could be retained?
In most cases, we have seen that employees opt for flexibility at the cost of their professional edge. Sometimes, they are offered job which doesn't match their qualification, and in such cases, they decide to sacrifice flexibility for the sake of a stimulating job. But that isn’t always necessary.
A surprising survey result was that few managers in high-stress jobs take advantage of flex jobs, while less than one-third of interested men and only one-half of interested women have ever used flex. Across all age groups, the number of individuals who have used or currently use flex is significantly low. Among various reasons, the most interesting one was that flex options signal a career dead end. Why? Well, somewhere or the other there is a feeling in people's mind that flexibility does hurt the challenging nature in work, which is very important to learn and grow in career.
Here, two suggestions from the global management consulting firm Bain & Company for effective flex job implementation can be key ones. Firstly, the companies must tailor flexible programs to meet specific employee needs. As individual employees do look for many different things, one size does not necessarily fit all. They need to segment employees by their varying needs and then develop a meaningful set of flex work options from which employees can pick and choose.
From those employees who are considering stepping down in their career to gain flexibility, how much productivity and commitment can we expect? Or what would be the solution for those who very often wrestle with career vs. flexibility puzzle? These are the few questions that make the puzzle even more puzzling. Perhaps a good flex work model with carefully tailoring job requirements to the various age and career-goal segments of a company's talent pool may provide the suitable answer.
Flexi-time in the working environment is being perceived as a better option to pool in the otherwise productive talents of mothers, housewives and retirees that go waste because of industry-specific times for profession.
• Do you think flexi-time is an idea worth pursuing?
• How, in your opinion, will the growing challenges of profession react to it?
The body is a download from ciliconindia.com
A recent survey done on 10,000 company head by Regus, a workplace solutions provider, said that 56 percent Indian companies have plans to recruit mothers as part-time workers this year. Many businesses are already using flexible work arrangement to integrate these assets, providing a family friendly and at the same time more productive work environment simply by allowing employees to work alternative hours or closer to home. But many a times, people are seen wrestling with a puzzling question - Will flexibility hurt the challenging nature in work?
According to another survey by the Society for Human Resource Management, "flex-time is the most popular alternative work schedule offered by the responding companies, with two-thirds of the companies offering such a benefit." In case of employees, most of them enjoy having flexible work schedules. Many employers have discovered that providing flexible work schedules helps increase productivity, and attract and retain employees. But how far the productivity could be retained?
In most cases, we have seen that employees opt for flexibility at the cost of their professional edge. Sometimes, they are offered job which doesn't match their qualification, and in such cases, they decide to sacrifice flexibility for the sake of a stimulating job. But that isn’t always necessary.
A surprising survey result was that few managers in high-stress jobs take advantage of flex jobs, while less than one-third of interested men and only one-half of interested women have ever used flex. Across all age groups, the number of individuals who have used or currently use flex is significantly low. Among various reasons, the most interesting one was that flex options signal a career dead end. Why? Well, somewhere or the other there is a feeling in people's mind that flexibility does hurt the challenging nature in work, which is very important to learn and grow in career.
Here, two suggestions from the global management consulting firm Bain & Company for effective flex job implementation can be key ones. Firstly, the companies must tailor flexible programs to meet specific employee needs. As individual employees do look for many different things, one size does not necessarily fit all. They need to segment employees by their varying needs and then develop a meaningful set of flex work options from which employees can pick and choose.
From those employees who are considering stepping down in their career to gain flexibility, how much productivity and commitment can we expect? Or what would be the solution for those who very often wrestle with career vs. flexibility puzzle? These are the few questions that make the puzzle even more puzzling. Perhaps a good flex work model with carefully tailoring job requirements to the various age and career-goal segments of a company's talent pool may provide the suitable answer.
Monday, February 14, 2011
There is an argument that development refugees - people who get displaced due to upcoming development projects - hardly get any benefit out of the projects they themselves facilitate by forfeiting their places of existence. This is a violation of basic human rights.
Essay 079
• How far do you agree or disagree with this standpoint?
Today, almost all developments displace some people. But there is hardly any provision to ensure that these development exercise need to look into the welfare of the people who facilitate the very project itself. It is a violation of human rights to a greater extent.
Governments and corporate giants have ambitious projects. Of course, these projects are to meet the mounting needs of humans. However, implementation of a project demands space, and most of the time it is occupied by people of different statuses. These people are forced to move out upon offers of rehabilitation. But the fact remains that they are not going to find a trouble-free life in a new locale. At the end of the day, the projects come up and the benefits hardly visit these people. This is inhuman and against basic human values. I would rather call it a clean case of human rights violation.
The above argument notwithstanding, we cannot ignore the fact that there are certain projects which demand the people to vacate themselves. Sensitive areas like defense, aviation, research and development demand voluntary participation. And, most of the time, ordinary people may not be the immediate beneficiaries. However, they lose their place of sustenance. In such cases, there needs to be a system in place to rehabilitate people to much more comfortable areas than the places they had forfeited. It is a kind of rights protection.
Concluding it, it may be said that development and the resultant refugees are going to be regular affairs. So, it would be wise to have a permanent and humane rehabilitation policy so that the question of rights violation can be sorted out.
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Essay 079
• How far do you agree or disagree with this standpoint?
Today, almost all developments displace some people. But there is hardly any provision to ensure that these development exercise need to look into the welfare of the people who facilitate the very project itself. It is a violation of human rights to a greater extent.
Governments and corporate giants have ambitious projects. Of course, these projects are to meet the mounting needs of humans. However, implementation of a project demands space, and most of the time it is occupied by people of different statuses. These people are forced to move out upon offers of rehabilitation. But the fact remains that they are not going to find a trouble-free life in a new locale. At the end of the day, the projects come up and the benefits hardly visit these people. This is inhuman and against basic human values. I would rather call it a clean case of human rights violation.
The above argument notwithstanding, we cannot ignore the fact that there are certain projects which demand the people to vacate themselves. Sensitive areas like defense, aviation, research and development demand voluntary participation. And, most of the time, ordinary people may not be the immediate beneficiaries. However, they lose their place of sustenance. In such cases, there needs to be a system in place to rehabilitate people to much more comfortable areas than the places they had forfeited. It is a kind of rights protection.
Concluding it, it may be said that development and the resultant refugees are going to be regular affairs. So, it would be wise to have a permanent and humane rehabilitation policy so that the question of rights violation can be sorted out.
275 words
Ajaypeesdoc
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Space scientists around the world are exploring the possibilities of space tourism on a large scale as there are many takers for the same.
Essay 068
• Do you think it is a good idea to explore space for tourism?
• What disadvantages does such a move entail?
In this world of innovations and developments, space technology is advancing faster, and people are fascinated by this novel concept and its commercial possibilities in future. Though it is an interesting and trendsetting idea, its negative aspects cannot simply be ruled out.
If a concept like space tourism becomes real, it will be one of the huge achievements for humans. Touring through the space will offer chances to experience adventures appreciate the mystery and see the unseen and it would satisfy man’s long-cherished ambition. So it is clear that there are a lot of takers for this tourism, and it can be one of best platforms to make money from the otherwise useless outer space. And finally, those nations that achieve this technological fiat will surely enjoy international superiority.
Barring these brighter sides of this innovative concept, this has its own darker sides as well. The most prominent one is that this project requires huge investments by way of developing space vehicles, training of personnel; making space stations for stay etc. Another point is that it is very risky because the chances of success are equal to that of failures. Therefore, it will be a life and death proposition. In addition to all these, it may not be an accessible concept for the not-so-well off as it is highly expensive.
Thus, from the above inferences, it can be concluded that space tourism has equally powerful positive and negative aspects, but it does not seem to be bothering the negligibly small minority of the world that awaits it to become real.
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Essay 068
• Do you think it is a good idea to explore space for tourism?
• What disadvantages does such a move entail?
In this world of innovations and developments, space technology is advancing faster, and people are fascinated by this novel concept and its commercial possibilities in future. Though it is an interesting and trendsetting idea, its negative aspects cannot simply be ruled out.
If a concept like space tourism becomes real, it will be one of the huge achievements for humans. Touring through the space will offer chances to experience adventures appreciate the mystery and see the unseen and it would satisfy man’s long-cherished ambition. So it is clear that there are a lot of takers for this tourism, and it can be one of best platforms to make money from the otherwise useless outer space. And finally, those nations that achieve this technological fiat will surely enjoy international superiority.
Barring these brighter sides of this innovative concept, this has its own darker sides as well. The most prominent one is that this project requires huge investments by way of developing space vehicles, training of personnel; making space stations for stay etc. Another point is that it is very risky because the chances of success are equal to that of failures. Therefore, it will be a life and death proposition. In addition to all these, it may not be an accessible concept for the not-so-well off as it is highly expensive.
Thus, from the above inferences, it can be concluded that space tourism has equally powerful positive and negative aspects, but it does not seem to be bothering the negligibly small minority of the world that awaits it to become real.
280 Words
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Friday, February 11, 2011
[Deathpenalty] ---- worldwide
Death penalty: It needs to stay
(source: Vaatupura A. Jayaprakash, MeriNews)
FOR AGES, there have been arguments for and against capital punishment. Time and again, people come to the conclusion that life is God given, and no legal or religious body constituted by man is liable to take something god-given. A human life, whether it belongs to a criminal or cannibal, is the most precious thing in this world, and its loss is irredeemable.
When it comes to crime and punishment, capital punishment becomes a bone of contention even in international forums. But if we look at crimes alone, we can understand from around the world that most heinous of them are carried out in broad daylight, and the culprits walk away scot-free. The law of the land goes on pondering over evidences, witnesses and ridiculous-beyond-doubt-proofs of prosecution to stamp a criminal with what he deserves.
Whose stance get vindicated, the courts' or the criminal's? A case of pre-meditated criminal act that involves the death of an innocent should be seen through a different legal prism. Here it is to be noted that a premeditated act of violence does not justify any God's intentions. The person, who does such a crime, is the worst of all human forms, and such forms are potential threats to the rest of the creations of God.
When we realise that they do these things to achieve something material or monetary in their life, the gravity of the issue gets multiplied. One's life is taken to augment another one's life. It is the most ungodly of acts. So such elements, whatever creed they belong to, need to be eliminated by a court of law.
If a legal system is to safeguard the freedom and fearless co-existence of human beings, it has to have provisions to impose death penalty. This is to be executed with extreme caution, as death does not leave any room for second thoughts. It is a one-stop solution to the most heinous social malady called 'willful killing'. Willful killers need to be put to death willfully.
Therefore, the provision for death penalty in all legal systems around the world needs to stay. It is for the general well being of all beings in this world.
If a civilised person wills to kill another, the former does not deserve to be living. Here human conscience should prevail over the so-called divine 'commissions'. Only death deters death.
Killing a drug peddler, an impulsive aggressor on one person's modesty, a self defending innocent, an innocuous thief and the like do not augur well for any legal system, however divine that system claims itself to be. There are criminals who deserve death penalty. The law of the land must have provision to honour such ones. (source: Vaatupura A. Jayaprakash, MeriNews)
AUSTRALIA:
Capital punishment is never right
(Source: Sasha Shtargot is an Age journalist)
I READ with interest David Bernstein's opinion piece (The Age) that was critical of the Catholic Church's stand to oppose the death penalty in all circumstances, including for the Bali bombers.
Bernstein argued that the perpetrators of the most extreme acts of brutality, such as the Holocaust or the Bali bombings, deserved to be put to death. He gave Israel as a commendable example of a state that ostensibly opposed capital punishment, but was willing, in the case of Adolf Eichmann, the architect of the Holocaust, to execute people guilty of only the most heinous crimes. Bernstein labelled the Catholic Church's blanket opposition to the death penalty "fundamentalist".
I was stirred by the pronouncement of the pejorative word, "fundamentalist". Under Bernstein's label, Amnesty International, which has campaigned globally against capital punishment for decades, is a fundamentalist organisation. Nobel peace laureate Desmond Tutu, a staunch opponent of the death penalty, is also a fundamentalist. Indeed, the people who campaigned against the execution of Ronald Ryan in 1967 in an
ultimately successful bid to end capital punishment in Australia, all fundamentalists unless they believed that in certain cases it was justified.
And how does one define what is an extreme act that warrants execution? Bernstein lists the Holocaust and Bali bombings as examples. But do political leaders who launch wars that maim and kill not deserve death also? Should George W. Bush and Donald Rumsfeld be executed for the invasion of Iraq, which by some estimates has led to the deaths of several hundred thousand people? And why not the death penalty for mass murderers such as Martin Bryant and Julian Knight, or the beastly killers of Anita Cobby?
It seems to me that the most appropriate way for a civilised society to respond to heinous crimes is a moral way that recognises the crime and its impact, but does not go down the road of vengeance and barbarism as punishment. If we want individuals, communities or even whole nations to heal the traumas of past wrongs, then surely we need to set moral examples and point the way to a better future, rather than annihilate the perpetrators of those wrongs.
I draw on the late Holocaust survivor and psychotherapist, Viktor Frankl, in his book, Man's Search for Meaning. At several concentration camps, including Auschwitz, Frankl witnessed the worst that humans are capable of and experienced the dehumanisation and despair of the victims of brutality.
He also saw that some camp survivors, when liberated, sought to vent their vengeful fury. For Frankl, this was not the way. He believed that even in humanity's darkest hour, it was possible to choose the light, to do good: "It is just such an exceptionally difficult external situation which gives man the opportunity to grow spiritually beyond himself," he
wrote. And he thought that both perpetrators and victims were capable of good and evil.
It is a shame that the Rudd Government has followed the example of John Howard in stepping back from this country's total opposition to capital punishment and equivocating that it would never advocate for people who were not Australian citizens who faced execution. Though many of Mr Rudd's policies mirror those of Mr Howard, one would hope Labor eventually stepped well back from the populist mean-spiritedness that characterized the previous government.
The Catholic Church should be commended for its call to the Australian Government to adopt a universal stance against the death penalty and its opposition to the execution of the Bali bombers. I, proudly "fundamentalist", join them in their sentiment.
(Source: Sasha Shtargot is an Age journalist)
Death penalty: It needs to stay
(source: Vaatupura A. Jayaprakash, MeriNews)
FOR AGES, there have been arguments for and against capital punishment. Time and again, people come to the conclusion that life is God given, and no legal or religious body constituted by man is liable to take something god-given. A human life, whether it belongs to a criminal or cannibal, is the most precious thing in this world, and its loss is irredeemable.
When it comes to crime and punishment, capital punishment becomes a bone of contention even in international forums. But if we look at crimes alone, we can understand from around the world that most heinous of them are carried out in broad daylight, and the culprits walk away scot-free. The law of the land goes on pondering over evidences, witnesses and ridiculous-beyond-doubt-proofs of prosecution to stamp a criminal with what he deserves.
Whose stance get vindicated, the courts' or the criminal's? A case of pre-meditated criminal act that involves the death of an innocent should be seen through a different legal prism. Here it is to be noted that a premeditated act of violence does not justify any God's intentions. The person, who does such a crime, is the worst of all human forms, and such forms are potential threats to the rest of the creations of God.
When we realise that they do these things to achieve something material or monetary in their life, the gravity of the issue gets multiplied. One's life is taken to augment another one's life. It is the most ungodly of acts. So such elements, whatever creed they belong to, need to be eliminated by a court of law.
If a legal system is to safeguard the freedom and fearless co-existence of human beings, it has to have provisions to impose death penalty. This is to be executed with extreme caution, as death does not leave any room for second thoughts. It is a one-stop solution to the most heinous social malady called 'willful killing'. Willful killers need to be put to death willfully.
Therefore, the provision for death penalty in all legal systems around the world needs to stay. It is for the general well being of all beings in this world.
If a civilised person wills to kill another, the former does not deserve to be living. Here human conscience should prevail over the so-called divine 'commissions'. Only death deters death.
Killing a drug peddler, an impulsive aggressor on one person's modesty, a self defending innocent, an innocuous thief and the like do not augur well for any legal system, however divine that system claims itself to be. There are criminals who deserve death penalty. The law of the land must have provision to honour such ones. (source: Vaatupura A. Jayaprakash, MeriNews)
AUSTRALIA:
Capital punishment is never right
(Source: Sasha Shtargot is an Age journalist)
I READ with interest David Bernstein's opinion piece (The Age) that was critical of the Catholic Church's stand to oppose the death penalty in all circumstances, including for the Bali bombers.
Bernstein argued that the perpetrators of the most extreme acts of brutality, such as the Holocaust or the Bali bombings, deserved to be put to death. He gave Israel as a commendable example of a state that ostensibly opposed capital punishment, but was willing, in the case of Adolf Eichmann, the architect of the Holocaust, to execute people guilty of only the most heinous crimes. Bernstein labelled the Catholic Church's blanket opposition to the death penalty "fundamentalist".
I was stirred by the pronouncement of the pejorative word, "fundamentalist". Under Bernstein's label, Amnesty International, which has campaigned globally against capital punishment for decades, is a fundamentalist organisation. Nobel peace laureate Desmond Tutu, a staunch opponent of the death penalty, is also a fundamentalist. Indeed, the people who campaigned against the execution of Ronald Ryan in 1967 in an
ultimately successful bid to end capital punishment in Australia, all fundamentalists unless they believed that in certain cases it was justified.
And how does one define what is an extreme act that warrants execution? Bernstein lists the Holocaust and Bali bombings as examples. But do political leaders who launch wars that maim and kill not deserve death also? Should George W. Bush and Donald Rumsfeld be executed for the invasion of Iraq, which by some estimates has led to the deaths of several hundred thousand people? And why not the death penalty for mass murderers such as Martin Bryant and Julian Knight, or the beastly killers of Anita Cobby?
It seems to me that the most appropriate way for a civilised society to respond to heinous crimes is a moral way that recognises the crime and its impact, but does not go down the road of vengeance and barbarism as punishment. If we want individuals, communities or even whole nations to heal the traumas of past wrongs, then surely we need to set moral examples and point the way to a better future, rather than annihilate the perpetrators of those wrongs.
I draw on the late Holocaust survivor and psychotherapist, Viktor Frankl, in his book, Man's Search for Meaning. At several concentration camps, including Auschwitz, Frankl witnessed the worst that humans are capable of and experienced the dehumanisation and despair of the victims of brutality.
He also saw that some camp survivors, when liberated, sought to vent their vengeful fury. For Frankl, this was not the way. He believed that even in humanity's darkest hour, it was possible to choose the light, to do good: "It is just such an exceptionally difficult external situation which gives man the opportunity to grow spiritually beyond himself," he
wrote. And he thought that both perpetrators and victims were capable of good and evil.
It is a shame that the Rudd Government has followed the example of John Howard in stepping back from this country's total opposition to capital punishment and equivocating that it would never advocate for people who were not Australian citizens who faced execution. Though many of Mr Rudd's policies mirror those of Mr Howard, one would hope Labor eventually stepped well back from the populist mean-spiritedness that characterized the previous government.
The Catholic Church should be commended for its call to the Australian Government to adopt a universal stance against the death penalty and its opposition to the execution of the Bali bombers. I, proudly "fundamentalist", join them in their sentiment.
(Source: Sasha Shtargot is an Age journalist)
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Customer satisfaction index of major car brands
Bar graph and pie chart put in data on customer satisfaction index ranking based on a study conducted by JD Power Asia Pacific 2007 on major car brands in India. Rating is out of 1000 point scale.
Maruti is the only brand that recorded a satisfaction index far above industry average of 777. It had 838 points out of 1000. Very close to Maruthi stood Honda with 765 points, followed by Hyundai, 745 points.
The indices of all other brands liked Toyota, Ford, Skoda Mahindra and Chevrolet remained between 740 and 730 in descending order: 740, 737, 736, 733, 731 respectively. Tata recorded the least ranking of 690.
The pie graph presents data on factors contributing of overall satisfaction. Problems Experienced was the most important factor that determined the over all satisfaction. It is 27% followed by Service Quality which claimed 18%.
When User-friendly Service constituted 14% to it, Service initiation and Service Advisor claimed equal percentage, 11%. And finally, Service Delivery and In-service Experience constituted 10 and nine percent to over all satisfaction.
Bar graph and pie chart put in data on customer satisfaction index ranking based on a study conducted by JD Power Asia Pacific 2007 on major car brands in India. Rating is out of 1000 point scale.
Maruti is the only brand that recorded a satisfaction index far above industry average of 777. It had 838 points out of 1000. Very close to Maruthi stood Honda with 765 points, followed by Hyundai, 745 points.
The indices of all other brands liked Toyota, Ford, Skoda Mahindra and Chevrolet remained between 740 and 730 in descending order: 740, 737, 736, 733, 731 respectively. Tata recorded the least ranking of 690.
The pie graph presents data on factors contributing of overall satisfaction. Problems Experienced was the most important factor that determined the over all satisfaction. It is 27% followed by Service Quality which claimed 18%.
When User-friendly Service constituted 14% to it, Service initiation and Service Advisor claimed equal percentage, 11%. And finally, Service Delivery and In-service Experience constituted 10 and nine percent to over all satisfaction.
Average monthly temperature in three African cities
The line graph is on monthly temperatures of three African cities: Mombassa in Kenya, Cairo in Egypt and Cape Town in South Africa.
To begin with, among the three cities, Mombasa Kenya is the hottest city. It records a beginning temperature of 80 degrees in January and February. But with a slight rise in the following month, the mercury scales down to the lowest level of 70 degrees in June-July. Then it swings up slowly and goes back to the beginning temperature of 80 degrees in December.
When it comes to Cape Town, it shows an entirely different pattern. It starts off with 70 degrees. Over the following months the index keeps falling down to 55 degrees in June, and it remains steady for two more months. But, it notches up to the beginning temperature of 70 degrees in December-January.
Coming to Cairo, in January, it records 55 degrees. Over months, it soars to reach the hottest period of the year; June, July and August, recording above 80 degrees. Then, it slowly spirals down over time to far below 55 degrees in December.
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The line graph is on monthly temperatures of three African cities: Mombassa in Kenya, Cairo in Egypt and Cape Town in South Africa.
To begin with, among the three cities, Mombasa Kenya is the hottest city. It records a beginning temperature of 80 degrees in January and February. But with a slight rise in the following month, the mercury scales down to the lowest level of 70 degrees in June-July. Then it swings up slowly and goes back to the beginning temperature of 80 degrees in December.
When it comes to Cape Town, it shows an entirely different pattern. It starts off with 70 degrees. Over the following months the index keeps falling down to 55 degrees in June, and it remains steady for two more months. But, it notches up to the beginning temperature of 70 degrees in December-January.
Coming to Cairo, in January, it records 55 degrees. Over months, it soars to reach the hottest period of the year; June, July and August, recording above 80 degrees. Then, it slowly spirals down over time to far below 55 degrees in December.
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Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Dear friend,
Letter 2
How are you doing? Do you remember me? I am your old friend Carl writing from far end of this world. How are things up there Carl?
Carl, this letter is to make a rain check if it would be possible for you spare me a little effort in connection with my trip to your place where I happen to have an interview in the second week of next month.
Since your place is absolutely alien to me, It would be a great help if you could brief of the place I am going to be. By the way please not that I am traveling alone and I have to return on that day itself.
Kindly arrange in such a way that you meet at the nearest railhead and take me to a decent hotel, and, of course, you could direct me to the office I am supposed to be in for the interview. I will be traveling by Island express on 15/12/010, and the arrival time at your station is 8 am the following day.
I hope you wouldn’t mind my request for this favour.
Bye, see you soon.
With kind regards
Jay carry
Letter 3
Sir,
Let me introduce myself first. I am the secretary to our local environment club called ALL-IS-WELL This club is going to celebrate its third anniversary this month and we would like to make it a great event wit a lot of action.
As part of the same we would like to get our club certified an environmental organization of global repute. We are aware that the India chapter of GREEN is the right certifying authority, and it is great ambition that a representative of GREEN visits our club and evaluate the activities we are engaged in.
We have been actively engaged in several awareness campaigns, education programmes and road-shows on a regular basis. I am proud to record here that our club has been adjudged the best by the State Ministry for Environment. Needless to say, our club has come of age to be certified by an international authority.
Therefore, as Secretary to the club and I am honoured to have written this letter of invitation requesting you to certify our Club. Please do make it. Our address, contact numbers and route map are attached.
Looking forward to meeting you in person
With regards
For
ALL IS WELL
Secretary
Hon: Minister,
Let me introduce myself. My name is Radson Ray, a resident of a busy township in the state of Rambo.
I am writing this letter inform you of a very serious social problem that, I am afraid, is going to grip the youth of our place sooner than later.
Of late, children and youth of this township are turning towards unhealthy practices like drinking and smoking. This has been going on for some time. For example, now it has come to a disturbing stage that they have a hang out downtown where they can avail all types of habit forming substances. I am sorry to say the local police are unable to do anything against it.
You would agree that it is a dangerous development. Therefore, I request you to take immediate measures to run an awareness campaign aimed at the youth of the place. This may be held at schools, public places and through the media too.
I strongly believe that education is the best way out. Please do the needful.
Looking forward to hearing from you positively at the earliest.
Faithfully,
S/d.
Letter 2
How are you doing? Do you remember me? I am your old friend Carl writing from far end of this world. How are things up there Carl?
Carl, this letter is to make a rain check if it would be possible for you spare me a little effort in connection with my trip to your place where I happen to have an interview in the second week of next month.
Since your place is absolutely alien to me, It would be a great help if you could brief of the place I am going to be. By the way please not that I am traveling alone and I have to return on that day itself.
Kindly arrange in such a way that you meet at the nearest railhead and take me to a decent hotel, and, of course, you could direct me to the office I am supposed to be in for the interview. I will be traveling by Island express on 15/12/010, and the arrival time at your station is 8 am the following day.
I hope you wouldn’t mind my request for this favour.
Bye, see you soon.
With kind regards
Jay carry
Letter 3
Sir,
Let me introduce myself first. I am the secretary to our local environment club called ALL-IS-WELL This club is going to celebrate its third anniversary this month and we would like to make it a great event wit a lot of action.
As part of the same we would like to get our club certified an environmental organization of global repute. We are aware that the India chapter of GREEN is the right certifying authority, and it is great ambition that a representative of GREEN visits our club and evaluate the activities we are engaged in.
We have been actively engaged in several awareness campaigns, education programmes and road-shows on a regular basis. I am proud to record here that our club has been adjudged the best by the State Ministry for Environment. Needless to say, our club has come of age to be certified by an international authority.
Therefore, as Secretary to the club and I am honoured to have written this letter of invitation requesting you to certify our Club. Please do make it. Our address, contact numbers and route map are attached.
Looking forward to meeting you in person
With regards
For
ALL IS WELL
Secretary
Hon: Minister,
Let me introduce myself. My name is Radson Ray, a resident of a busy township in the state of Rambo.
I am writing this letter inform you of a very serious social problem that, I am afraid, is going to grip the youth of our place sooner than later.
Of late, children and youth of this township are turning towards unhealthy practices like drinking and smoking. This has been going on for some time. For example, now it has come to a disturbing stage that they have a hang out downtown where they can avail all types of habit forming substances. I am sorry to say the local police are unable to do anything against it.
You would agree that it is a dangerous development. Therefore, I request you to take immediate measures to run an awareness campaign aimed at the youth of the place. This may be held at schools, public places and through the media too.
I strongly believe that education is the best way out. Please do the needful.
Looking forward to hearing from you positively at the earliest.
Faithfully,
S/d.
Letters five
1.
You have had several bad experiences from your cable provider: and your requests for remedy remain unanswered.
Write a letter to the service provided stating this, and warning him that you are going to snap the connection unless the problem is addressed immediately.
You may write:
Poor cable connectivity: Registering complaint
Dear service provider,
2.
You have plans to visit a distant place of which you have no idea. Write a letter to your friend who you met in your schooldays, and request him to help you out in your trip.
Begin like
Dear friend,
3.
Imagine that you are a member of an environmental organization. Write a letter to GREEN, the global environmental organization seeking certification for your small organization. You may include details like, history, activities, major achieve- ments etc.
You may begin like
The CEO, GREEN India chapter
Sir,
4.
Of late, you understand that many small children are turning towards unhealthy habits. Write a letter to the health authorities, citing a few examples of such cases, and requesting the ministry to run an urgent awareness campaign on health hazards of bad habits.
Begin the letter
Hon: Minister,
1.
You have had several bad experiences from your cable provider: and your requests for remedy remain unanswered.
Write a letter to the service provided stating this, and warning him that you are going to snap the connection unless the problem is addressed immediately.
You may write:
Poor cable connectivity: Registering complaint
Dear service provider,
2.
You have plans to visit a distant place of which you have no idea. Write a letter to your friend who you met in your schooldays, and request him to help you out in your trip.
Begin like
Dear friend,
3.
Imagine that you are a member of an environmental organization. Write a letter to GREEN, the global environmental organization seeking certification for your small organization. You may include details like, history, activities, major achieve- ments etc.
You may begin like
The CEO, GREEN India chapter
Sir,
4.
Of late, you understand that many small children are turning towards unhealthy habits. Write a letter to the health authorities, citing a few examples of such cases, and requesting the ministry to run an urgent awareness campaign on health hazards of bad habits.
Begin the letter
Hon: Minister,
Businessmen who visited India from four neighbouring countries
Figures are in thousands (approximate)
Years Sri Lanka Bangladesh Pakistan China
2005 10 21 7 7
2006 15 25 6 8
2007 21 26 7 7
2008 25 30 7 8
The table breaks up data on number of businessmen who visited India from four neighbouring countries for four years starting from 2005.
It is very clear that Bangladesh recorded the highest number of business contingent in all four periods. In 2005 it was 21,000, but it kept on increasing over the years like 2006, 2007 recording an increase 1000 visits each, and finally 2008 touched the 30,000 mark. Closely followed by Bangladesh was Sri Lanka. The figures for the four periods were constantly rising from 10000 in 2005 to 25000 in 2008.
Now let us look at the figures that represent Pakistan and China. In 2005 and 2007 both the countries posted 7000 business visits to India. But there was slight difference in the year 2006 and 2008. The figures for Pakistan are 6000 and 7000 respectively and for China it is 8000 each.
So it is obvious that India’s trade relation with its neighbour Bangladesh is much better than all the other three neighbours.
Figures are in thousands (approximate)
Years Sri Lanka Bangladesh Pakistan China
2005 10 21 7 7
2006 15 25 6 8
2007 21 26 7 7
2008 25 30 7 8
The table breaks up data on number of businessmen who visited India from four neighbouring countries for four years starting from 2005.
It is very clear that Bangladesh recorded the highest number of business contingent in all four periods. In 2005 it was 21,000, but it kept on increasing over the years like 2006, 2007 recording an increase 1000 visits each, and finally 2008 touched the 30,000 mark. Closely followed by Bangladesh was Sri Lanka. The figures for the four periods were constantly rising from 10000 in 2005 to 25000 in 2008.
Now let us look at the figures that represent Pakistan and China. In 2005 and 2007 both the countries posted 7000 business visits to India. But there was slight difference in the year 2006 and 2008. The figures for Pakistan are 6000 and 7000 respectively and for China it is 8000 each.
So it is obvious that India’s trade relation with its neighbour Bangladesh is much better than all the other three neighbours.
Number of air accidents in four developing counties
Years Sri Lanka Bangladesh Pakistan China
2005 2 4 6 3
2006 0 4 5 3
2007 2 0 4 3
2008 0 1 2 2
The table breaks data on the number of air accidents happened in four developing countries for four successive years starting from 2005.
The table shows that Sri Lanka had the least number of air accidents in all the years. When 2005 and 2007 witnessed two accidents each, the remaining two years saw no accidents at all. It is followed by Bangladesh where the year 2007 went without any accidents but the preceding years, 2005 and 2006 recoded four accidents each, and in the final year 2008, there was only one.
Conversely, Pakistan had the highest number of accidents in all the years put together, say 17 accidents distributed in descending order, 6,5,4,2 representing 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008. And finally China stands close to Pakistan. When the first three years had same number of accidents, three each, the year 2008 recorded only one air accident constituting 11 accidents, all the years’ put together.
In short, Sri Lanka is the only country which had two zero accident in five years. It is followed by Bangladesh, with one accident-free aviation year.
That is the end of the report. 175 words
Years Sri Lanka Bangladesh Pakistan China
2005 2 4 6 3
2006 0 4 5 3
2007 2 0 4 3
2008 0 1 2 2
The table breaks data on the number of air accidents happened in four developing countries for four successive years starting from 2005.
The table shows that Sri Lanka had the least number of air accidents in all the years. When 2005 and 2007 witnessed two accidents each, the remaining two years saw no accidents at all. It is followed by Bangladesh where the year 2007 went without any accidents but the preceding years, 2005 and 2006 recoded four accidents each, and in the final year 2008, there was only one.
Conversely, Pakistan had the highest number of accidents in all the years put together, say 17 accidents distributed in descending order, 6,5,4,2 representing 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008. And finally China stands close to Pakistan. When the first three years had same number of accidents, three each, the year 2008 recorded only one air accident constituting 11 accidents, all the years’ put together.
In short, Sri Lanka is the only country which had two zero accident in five years. It is followed by Bangladesh, with one accident-free aviation year.
That is the end of the report. 175 words
Number of Indian businessmen visiting four neighbouring countries
Figures are in thousands (approximate)
Years Sri Lanka Bangladesh Pakistan China
2005 20 21 5 11
2006 29 22 6 16
2007 40 26 5 22
2008 51 31 6 33
The table breaks up data on number of Indian businessmen who visited India’s four neighbouring countries for four years starting from 2005.
It is clear that Sri Lanka witnessed the highest number of Indian businessmen. When 2005 saw 20000 visits, the figures kept on increasing over the years. The corresponding figures are 29, 40 and 51 thousand. Coming to visits to Bangladesh, the there was a rising trend but it was small compared to Sri Lanka. The numbers are 21, 22, 26 and 31000.
It is very much obvious that India’s trade relation with Pakistan was in very low ebb in this period. The figures stood between 5000 and 6000. But it seems that India maintained good relation with its neighbour China. When 11000 Indian businessmen went to China in 2005, in the following year, the figure went upto 16000, recording more than 5% increase. Again there were remarkable changes. Recording a three times increase from the 2005 figure, it recorded an all time high visit of 33000 businessmen.
That ends the report.
Figures are in thousands (approximate)
Years Sri Lanka Bangladesh Pakistan China
2005 20 21 5 11
2006 29 22 6 16
2007 40 26 5 22
2008 51 31 6 33
The table breaks up data on number of Indian businessmen who visited India’s four neighbouring countries for four years starting from 2005.
It is clear that Sri Lanka witnessed the highest number of Indian businessmen. When 2005 saw 20000 visits, the figures kept on increasing over the years. The corresponding figures are 29, 40 and 51 thousand. Coming to visits to Bangladesh, the there was a rising trend but it was small compared to Sri Lanka. The numbers are 21, 22, 26 and 31000.
It is very much obvious that India’s trade relation with Pakistan was in very low ebb in this period. The figures stood between 5000 and 6000. But it seems that India maintained good relation with its neighbour China. When 11000 Indian businessmen went to China in 2005, in the following year, the figure went upto 16000, recording more than 5% increase. Again there were remarkable changes. Recording a three times increase from the 2005 figure, it recorded an all time high visit of 33000 businessmen.
That ends the report.
Table I
Export of grains from India to Sri Lanka
Quantity in tonnes
Years Wheat Rise Maize Corn
1999 345 700 150 310
2004 310 600 100 160
2009 400 1050 150 300
2010 440 1100 200 310
This table shows data on quantity of grains exported to Sri Lanka from India and the figures, given in tonnes, represent every five years starting from 1999.
Let us begin with the figures of wheat export. In 1999 the quantity was 345 tonnes, but it showed a fall by 10% in the following year. However, there was a remarkable increase in the following two periods. When 2009 had an export of 400 tonnes, export went up to 440 tonnes in 2009.
If we compare these figures with that of rise, there are striking contrasts. In 1999 the export of rise was almost two times more than wheat and so is the case with the figure of 2004, 600 tonnes. Recoding an all time high increase of 50%, 2009 figures stood at 1050 tonnes but the following period did not make much difference, it was 1100 tonnes, hardly 5% increase.
Maize is the least exported grain. The periods 1999 and 2009 recorded the same quantity,150 tonnes. Similarly 2004 and 2010 had the same figure, 200 each. And finally coming to corn, with a fall of nearly 50% in 2004, all three periods had an export of above 300 tonnes.
All together, export of grains from India to Sri Lanka show varying figures over the years with rise being the most and corn the least exported grains in the given period.
Export of grains from India to Sri Lanka
Quantity in tonnes
Years Wheat Rise Maize Corn
1999 345 700 150 310
2004 310 600 100 160
2009 400 1050 150 300
2010 440 1100 200 310
This table shows data on quantity of grains exported to Sri Lanka from India and the figures, given in tonnes, represent every five years starting from 1999.
Let us begin with the figures of wheat export. In 1999 the quantity was 345 tonnes, but it showed a fall by 10% in the following year. However, there was a remarkable increase in the following two periods. When 2009 had an export of 400 tonnes, export went up to 440 tonnes in 2009.
If we compare these figures with that of rise, there are striking contrasts. In 1999 the export of rise was almost two times more than wheat and so is the case with the figure of 2004, 600 tonnes. Recoding an all time high increase of 50%, 2009 figures stood at 1050 tonnes but the following period did not make much difference, it was 1100 tonnes, hardly 5% increase.
Maize is the least exported grain. The periods 1999 and 2009 recorded the same quantity,150 tonnes. Similarly 2004 and 2010 had the same figure, 200 each. And finally coming to corn, with a fall of nearly 50% in 2004, all three periods had an export of above 300 tonnes.
All together, export of grains from India to Sri Lanka show varying figures over the years with rise being the most and corn the least exported grains in the given period.
The nature of crimes committed by women is much less dangerous than what men do and, as a result, there is huge difference in the number of women who get convicted and eventually jailed.
Therefore some people argue that there needs a separate justice system for cases involving women.
• How far can support this view?
• Try to identify certain factors that make women less dangerous than men when it comes to crimes.
Crimes and punishment are part of any society, and there is great disparity in the number of female criminals. However, a separate justice system for women is unfair though the things that make women turn to crimes vary.
The first argument that opposes the view is that every nation takes its citizens equals. There is no one who is more or less equal than any other. Secondly, in a world of increasing gender parity and participation, it is not fair to take women more considerately than men. However, the fact remains that women commit much less number of crimes, and the severity of such crimes is much less as well. This does not make them any superior to the opposite gender. Criminal justice is just for all, though the factors that make women less dangerous differ from that of men’s.
Let me look at some of the factors that keep women from being as dangerous as men. First of all, women are much less aggressive genetically. For example, women are physically less exerting than men, and they are much worried about the consequences of their actions. Secondly, in all societies, it is women who take care of child rearing and family upkeep. Naturally, they are much more conscious of the after effects of crimes. Thirdly, almost all criminal deeds affect women and children.
In short, no society can do without crimes and punishments. So is the case with a uniform justice system. Therefore, it is right to conclude that separate justice for women is discriminatory. However, it is really encouraging that women are less inclined to crimes.
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Therefore some people argue that there needs a separate justice system for cases involving women.
• How far can support this view?
• Try to identify certain factors that make women less dangerous than men when it comes to crimes.
Crimes and punishment are part of any society, and there is great disparity in the number of female criminals. However, a separate justice system for women is unfair though the things that make women turn to crimes vary.
The first argument that opposes the view is that every nation takes its citizens equals. There is no one who is more or less equal than any other. Secondly, in a world of increasing gender parity and participation, it is not fair to take women more considerately than men. However, the fact remains that women commit much less number of crimes, and the severity of such crimes is much less as well. This does not make them any superior to the opposite gender. Criminal justice is just for all, though the factors that make women less dangerous differ from that of men’s.
Let me look at some of the factors that keep women from being as dangerous as men. First of all, women are much less aggressive genetically. For example, women are physically less exerting than men, and they are much worried about the consequences of their actions. Secondly, in all societies, it is women who take care of child rearing and family upkeep. Naturally, they are much more conscious of the after effects of crimes. Thirdly, almost all criminal deeds affect women and children.
In short, no society can do without crimes and punishments. So is the case with a uniform justice system. Therefore, it is right to conclude that separate justice for women is discriminatory. However, it is really encouraging that women are less inclined to crimes.
265 words
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