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Sample task
You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.
Present a written argument to an educated reader with no specialist knowledge of the following topic:
Television has had a significant influence on the culture of many societies. To what extent would you say that television has positively or negatively affected the cultural development of your society?You should write at least 250 words
Use your own knowledge and experience and support your arguments with examples and relevant evidence.
Your task
Complete the task 2 exercise above. Spend only 40 minutes on the task, then look at the notes and sample answer below.
Sample answer
It has been around forty years since television was first introduced into Australian households and people today still have mixed views on whether it has a positive or a negative influence on the society.
Many people believe that television damages culture. It promotes the stronger cultures of countries such as Britain and North America and weakens the cultures of less wealthy countries. This is because the stronger, wealthier countries are able to assert their own culture by producing more programs that are shown widely around the world. These programs then influence people, particularly young people, in the countries where they are shown.
Also, because television networks need to attract large audiences to secure their financial survival, they must produce programs which are interesting to a broad range of people. In Australia this range is very broad because we are a multicultural society and people of all ages like to watch television. To interest all these different people, most television programs are short in length, full of action and excitement, do not require much intelligence or knowledge to understand, and follow universal themes common to all cultures, such as love and crime. Television programs which concentrate on or develop themes pertinent to one particular culture are not so successful because they interest a smaller audience.
Nevertheless we much acknowledge that television does have some positive effects on the cultures within a society as well. People who do not live within their own culture can, in a limited way, access it through the multicultural station on the television. For example, Aboriginal children who have grown up in white families, or migrants and international students living in Australia, can watch programs from their own culture on the television.
In conclusion, I hold the view that television promotes and strengthens those cultures that are wealthy and influential while it weakens the cultures that are already in a weakened position.
Teacher's comments
Here is what a teacher said about the sample answer:
The essay has a clear introduction which poses the problem. Three paragraphs which makes relevant points on the topic and a conclusion which sums up the main point of the whole essay. The grammar and vocabulary are rich and varied. It is therefore a very good answer.
Strategies to improving IELTS score
The style of essay required for Task 2 of the IELTS writing test is standard to academic courses. There are several published textbooks available to assist you to improve your writing skills for this part of the test.
Structure and cohesion should be evident at the essay level, within and between paragraphs and within and between sentences. Structure and cohesion have a very important effect on the readability and clarity of your essay as a whole.
The structure of your essay should show a clear development from introduction, through your points and on to the conclusion. Your essay needs to have an introduction, body and conclusion.
Structure and cohesion should also be apparent within and between paragraphs. Each paragraph will typically contain a topic sentence which states the main point of your paragraph. The topic sentence is usually the first one. This will be followed by the evidence which supports the point of the paragraph. The final sentence will typically lead into the point of the following paragraph.
A good essay will also have structure and cohesion within and between sentences. It is important that you are confident using linking devices such as relative clauses, connectives and transition signals.
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Monday, February 28, 2011
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.
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.
Ajaypeesdoc. 28.2.011
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.
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.
AJAYPEESDOC. 27.2.011
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
It’s a downloaded materail
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)"
It’s a downloaded materail
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.
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!
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.
220 words
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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Jaypeesdoc
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.
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