Unit 1 | Topics and main ideas Understanding topics SPOTLIGHT ON SPOTLIGHT ON SPOTLIGHT ON SPOTLIGHT ON TESTING SPOTLIGHT ON SPOTLIGHT ON SPOTLIGHT ON SPOTLIGHT ON SPOTLIGHT ON SPOTLIGHT ON A topic tells what a text is about in general. Knowing the topic in a text is the first step in answering reading comprehension questions. 1 Finding a topic AUDIO FILE Listen to or read the conversation. What is the topic? Check (✓) the correct answer. 1. Jenny needs a roommate for
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The opening of Anil is effective as it introduces the protagonist of the story‚ ‘a little boy’ named Anil and as readers we follow his journey and watch his character grow and develop. Right from the very beginning of the story‚ the writer makes it clear that Anil is different to everyone else in the village. The star above Anil is used to symbolise how unique and special he is: ‘His parents would not even stop for a second to gape at a star. But he did.’ The writer’s use of the word ‘gape’ conveys
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Case Study CLP POWER IN HONG KONG Student Name: Ahmed Gaber. ID: A00091464 Q1: What types of change have taken place in CLP Power? - The organizational structure was streamlined to have fewer layers of staff ، existing channels of communication were reviewed to allow faster decision making. - Partnership Charter was signed between employees of different departments to foster stronger teamwork. -A New smart culture of “doing smarter” and “doing more with less” was cascaded down to all employees
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Experiences with drugs= “My goal in life wasn’t living . . . it was getting high. Over the years‚ I turned to cocaine‚ marijuana and alcohol under a false belief it would allow me to escape my problems. It just made things worse. I kept saying to myself‚ I’m going to stop permanently after using one last time. It never happened.” —John “It started with the weed‚ then the pills (Ecstasy) and acid‚ making cocktails of all sorts of drugs‚ even overdosing to make the rushes last longer. I had a bad
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Alex Rodrigo de Oliveira Faria "Brain Development and Learning a Second Language" (2005) by Ken Pakenham tells us about the adult process of learn a second language and becoming fluent or achieve the level of a native. Pakenham states that a student can develop his or her skills in grammar and vocabulary to become close to a native‚ but in phonology it is unusual. Pakenhan mentions‚ in the other hand‚ that several studies demonstrate that children with age lower than‚ on average‚ twelve-years-old
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tegic Marketing focuses on broad strategic decisions at the corporate and business levels. This involves analysis & information as well marketing philosophy and execution. Strategic marketing describes marketing activities that affect corporate‚ business‚ and marketing strategic plans. Strategic marketing activities can be classified into three basic functions. First‚ marketers help orient everyone in the organization toward markets and customers. Thus‚ they are responsible for helping organizations
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600 TE ACHING TIP E V ERY WORD IS ON T R I AL Six-Word Memoirs in the Classroom Jane M. Saunders ■ Emily E. Smith “I just don’t know what I want to say‚” Robert‚ a student writer‚ complains in frustration as he takes his seat. “I haven’t done anything interesting my whole life‚ and now I need to write a memoir about it?” Prominent researchers and educators of writing (Buckner‚ 2005; Burke‚ 2003; Calkins‚ 1994; Fletcher‚ 2001) acknowledge the challenge of engaging students in
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The life of a physician is not for the weak. Most physicians face a stressful‚ hectic work environment and long blocks of time on the job. In addition‚ female doctors face stressors related to their gender and their expected role in society and in their own families. A career in medicine is damaging to the mental health of female physicians‚ who struggle with sex-based discrimination‚ dual-role stress‚ and difficulty building and maintaining relationships. These facets of practicing medicine
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Seminar One Comparison Essay While Comparing and contrasting two theories/reasons for abnormal behavior I decided to choose the family systems theories and the Humanistic theories. The Humanistic theories are based on the assumption that humans have an innate capacity for goodness and for living a full life (Hoeksema 2011). The humanistic theorist recognized that we often are not aware of the forces shaping out behavior and that the environment can pay a huge role in our life. For example‚ living
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Doctor Who Created in 1963 by Canadian Sydney Newman‚ Doctor Who is a television show that follows the adventures of the eccentric rebel time travelling alien known as the Doctor and his human companions. The first series starred William Hartnell as the First Doctor‚ and Carole Ann Ford as Susan Foreman‚ the Doctor’s granddaughter. Since then‚ there has been ten other incarnations of the Doctor played by ten different actors over thirty-three series. These series’ have been split into two groups
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