...General English 2 Paper 1 Sample Paper 1 Duration: 2 hour 30 minutes PART 1 – READING [30 MARKS] 1. You are going to read about an organised holiday in Malaysia. For questions 1-15, choose from the options (A-E). Some of the options may be chosen more than once. When more than one answer is required, these may be given in any order. There is an example at the beginning (0) [14 marks] To which days the following refer to? 0 You can see the tea making process. There’s a view over the neighbouring country to enjoy. 1 The train will take you up to a wonderful view. 2 You can camp if you want to. 3 Start the day with some fruit. 4 Home cooking is on offer. 5 The walks are wonderful, but not easy. 6 You can really appreciate wildlife. 7 Take an evening walk through traffic-free streets. D 8 You can escape from the heat. 9 10 It’s small enough for you to see it all in one day. 11 Take your time to get used to the climate. 12 You can learn something about the background of Malaysia. 13 If you’re short of time, just take a short walk. 14 General English 2 Sample Paper 1 1 MALAYSIAN Experience A DAY 1-3 KUALA LUMPUR If you are staying in Chinatown then getting around is easy- just walk. The National Museum is a good introduction to Malay history, art and culture. Save some energy for a late night stroll around one of the busy night markets. Jalan Petaling is full...
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...Today, many young people can get higher education in foreign country. No doubt, global thinking and knowledge other culture are big advantages. At the same time, you have to live separately from your family and friends. This essay will discuss some arguments for and against getting education abroad. There are several good points about getting education abroad in contrast with domestic one. First of all, people have to study new language and culture. As a result they can compare their own culture with foreign one and think more globally. The second point is that people get better standards of teaching abroad than in their own country. For instance, there are many students which go abroad to get tertiary education. Before enroll at a university they usually pass exam. Finally, after several year of studying young people make friends. So they can share their time together and have interesting and fun life. On the other hand, there several disadvantages of getting degree abroad. The main bad point is that students have to live there without parents, relatives and old friends. Therefore man can feel loneliness and nostalgia. The next point is that tuition fee is usually more expensive than it at home. Moreover, young people have to find accommodation to live in and will have to pay for it during their education. To sum up, I sincere believe that we have to extent the opportunities for our children to get education abroad. But parents don’t have to forget about issues there...
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...\ \ Tribhuvan Unversity Faculty Of Management Oflice of the Dean C-,ourcClcle for Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) (Four Years Program) First Semester ENG 201: 15 EngliS-I MGT 201: Principles of lu{magement ECO 201: Micro MTH Ecmmics 201 : Business lrl[demdir:s I ITC 201: Comprtr€r and Inffrmation Technologr Applications G *ro*"-oo ENG202: EngliS-tr Credit Hours 3 Credit Hours 3 Credit Hours 3 Credit Hours 3 Credit Hours 3 Credit Hours 15 Credit llours 3 Credit Hours MGT 202: Human Resource Management ECO 202: Macro Economics 3 Credit Hours MTH 202: Business Mathe,mdics tr 3 Credit Hours U C 202:. Introductory Database 3 Credit Hours Third Semester 15 ENG 203: Business Communication 3 Credit Hours STT 201: Statistics 3 Credit Hours ACC 201: Financial Accounting 3 Credit Hours FIN 201: Business Finance t"t 3 Credit Hours 3 Credit Hours ITC 203: Management Information System 3 Credit Hours Fourth Semester 15 MGT 204: Business Law. 3 Credit Hours MGT 206: Business Environment in Nepal 3 Credit Hours ACC 202: Cost and Management Accounting 3 Credit Hours PSY 201: Psychology 3 Credit Hours MTT 201: Fundamentals of Marketing 3 Credit Hours Credit Hours Credit Hours Fifth Semester MGT 207: International Business 3 Credit Hours MGT 205: Operations Management f 3 Credit Hours FIN 202: Basic Financial...
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...Before I can start to write about Equal Opportunity and Education I must first define Equal Opportunity. Equal Opportunity is a right supposedly guaranteed by both federal and many state laws against any discrimination in employment, education, housing or credit rights due to a person’s race, color, sex (or sometimes sexual orientation), religion, national origin, age or handicap. The United States has had a long and rough road to equal opportunity in education. During the colonial era, only boys from wealthy families were given the opportunity for a formal education, while girls from wealthy families were educated by governess. Wealthy planters home schooled their boys. During this era, girls were educated in the basic subjects of reading, writing, and arithmetic just enough for them to read and understand their Bible and take care of the household accounts. From the beginning of the nation through and just past the Civil War, white men were the predominant people for educational opportunity. Fewer women went to college, and those who did were talked into becoming nurses, teachers, artists, or other jobs considered at the time to be suitable for women. One must be reminded that during this time, the role of women in society was to raise children and attend to the household. Women who did not get married were persuaded into secretarial positions, nursing, or teaching. This was the view of women in this era. Minorities, such as African Americans and immigrants, were worse...
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...British brand: a significant brand for the world Introduction With the development of society, self- improvement for a country becomes more and more important. A country will fall behind its competitors if it does not possess particular characteristics and strength to obtain a better developing. As one of the developed countries, Britain shows a very positive attitude to make progress. During the fore period of the London Olympics in 2012, the British Council has held a campaign since 2012. It is the GREAT, which is to show the best of UK from different aspects, such as culture, education and tourism, and to promote the British brand. This essay analyzes the GREAT campaign to get the understanding of the British brand, and shows the connection among brand meaning, brand strength and brand values according to the meaning-based model of brand equity, the model helps understand a strong brand meaning creates strong brand strength, and strong brand strength with the drive of the organizational resonance generates brand value (Fournier et al.,2008). The British brand A brand is not useful and noticeable for consumers if it is short of significance in people’s lives, it just cannot trigger consumers’ need , then it will go to an end. In contrast, a brand that is with particular meaning for a person’s life can become a strong brand. Kahn( 2013) proposed four stages of the consumers’ purchasing process—living, planning, shopping and experiencing, which does not only emphasize...
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...Is it good to have English as global language? What is a global language? Does it mean that everyone in the world speaks English? This is certainly not true. Does it mean, then, that every country in the world recognizes Englis has an official language? This is not true either. So what? A language achieves a genuinely global status when it develops a special role that is recognized in every country. There are two main ways in which this can be done. Firstly, a language can be made the official language of a country, to be used as a medium of communication in such domains as government, the law courts, the media, and the educational system. Secondly, a language can be made a priority in a country’s foreign-language teaching, even though this language has no official status. It becomes the language which children are most likely to be taught when they arrive in school. Why a language becomes a global language has little to do with the number of people who speak it. It is much more to do with who those speakers are. Latin became an international language throughout the Roman Empire, but this was not because the Romans were more numerous. They were simply more powerful. And later, when Roman military power declined, Latin remained for a millennium as the international language of education, thanks to a different sort of power – the ecclesiastical power of Roman Catholicism. There is the closest of links between language dominance and economic, technological, and cultural power...
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...One of the proudest accomplishments of my life was earning my college degree, despite the fact that my early adulthood pointed in the opposite direction, beginning with my marriage at the age of 19. Throughout the 1990s I lived as one of the "working poor," someone who slipped through the cracks of supposedly historic prosperity. By the age of 25 I was divorced and frustrated with menial, low - paying jobs: clerk, receptionist, and hou secleaner. There is nothing like scrubbing someone else's toilet to inspire one with determination toward obtaining an education. Because of my absolute commitment toward earning my degree, I got a flexible shift at a retail warehouse which enabled me to a cquire my degree while supporting myself financially. Enrolled at the local community college, I experienced a different world opening up to me; excited by a new encouraging environment, I excelled academically. I learned that if I tried hard, I could suc ceed; if I wanted something badly enough, I possessed the ability to take advantage of these opportunities. I worked a minimum 35 - hour workweek for five years to put myself through school without succumbing to the temptation of a student loan. I paid tuiti on up front with the money I earned. It was the example of my mother, a Puerto Rican immigrant working diligently to provide for her family, who instilled a work ethic into me that has stood me in good stead. With a lifelong passion for history, I have de veloped an interest in...
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...C H A P T E R 7 Gender and Advertising How Gender Shapes Meaning The emotional, sexual, and psychological stereotyping of females begins when the doctor says, “It’s a girl.” —Shirley Chisholm Men are dogs and women are cats. Women are from Venus and men are from Mars. Writers, filmmakers, psychologists, and advertisers all have used the idea that men and women are different to develop stories, create conflict, and provide persuasive imagery. Not only do advertisers view men and women differently, but men and women also bring different perspectives to advertising. Thus, we can assume that men and women create dif-ferent meanings from the advertisements they see. Gender roles in our society have changed dramatically since the 1950s, and portrayals of men and women in advertising have been researched since nearly the same time. Researchers have consistently sought to evaluate these roles to examine whether advertising has kept up with societal changes. In this chapter, we examine the different ways men and women view advertising and mes-sages, as well as some of the ways that advertising portrays gender roles today. The last several decades have seen changes in the role of women in society, both as those who earn money and those who spend money. In 1940, women comprised about 20% of the workforce in the United States, while today that percentage reaches 50% (U.S. Department of Labor, 2000). In addition, the family structure in the United States has changed: smaller...
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...and analyzed and discussed on the negative impact of Chinese on university students°ØEnglish writing. Results showed that the main problems in Chinese university students°Ø English writing include digression from the point, too many grammatical mistakes, unidiomatic expression, confuseing usage of words. These problems were mainly caused by the negative impact of Chinese which played a bigger part than its positive impact in Chinese university students°Ø English writing. This paper makes a detailed comprehensive description of the main problems and the causes of the problems. Accordingly some suggestions were proposed to help both teachers and students have a better understanding of the negative impact of Chinese on university students°Ø Engli 1. Introduction According to some statistics, the average score in composition of 2003 Cet-4 for those key university students was only 5.8 against 15 as the full mark (Hu Meihua, 2004). It is pointed out that it is quite common for the university students to make many grammatical and spelling mistakes in their compositions. What is more serious£¨ their compositions often stray away from the point. From the above, it is quite clear...
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...The neo-classicism is an architectural moment that was flourished after the American and the French Revolution. In this period explorers study the past and distant civilizations for an understanding of other cultures; to find new ways how to create mechanical devices to facilitated transportations and commerce. Historian got a closer look to the dates in which important architectural events happened and also became aware of the accomplishment of the various western civilizations. Foremost among these were ancient Greece and Rome, architect will travel to this ruins to study and measure; and after published their findings. It was the century of change, colonial expansion, age of enlightenment, and technological revolution. Neo-classicism was a reaction against the Rococo style, this new language of architecture is evocative and picturesque, a recreation of distant and lost civilizations, framed within the Romantic sensibility that later influence modern architecture and took it to a new direction. The neo-Palladian in England was the first movement to study the revival of classic architecture from the past; its leader was Colen Campbell (1676-1729), a Scottish architect and editor of book “Vitruvius Britannicus”. He designs the Mereworth castle (1723) in kent, like a near replica of the Palladio’s design of Villa Rotonda, but in a larger scale. Campbell attached four Ionic porticos to a simple cube and crowned it with a pyramidal roof and dome. Mereworth also has an incorporated...
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...Culturally Competent Care Standards Lori Houde Nur/531 Gregory Friesz December 17, 2012 As more people immigrate to this country, the need for culturally competent nursing care becomes more important. Hospitals, clinics, and doctors offices are now emphasizing the need for nurses to be aware of the diverse needs of many differing cultures. Learning and understanding Leininger’s transcultural nursing theory can assist the nurse in incorprating culturally competent care into their practice. Nursing standards regarding cultural commpetence are changing as more immigrants are entering this country and the health care system. Statistics According the the US Census Bureau in 2000 30% of the US population was an ethnicity other than non-hispanic whites. The projection is that it will reach 50% by the year 2050, while currently 90% of all nurses are caucasian (Maier-Lorentz, 2008). Brought into working terms that means that if a nurse has a six patient assignment, approximately two of the six will be from another culture and have different needs and beliefs. Nursing care revolves around giving holistic care to each patient. In order to provide holistic care to patients the nurse must be aware of the individual needs of that patients. The patients cultural background will determine what those needs are. If a nurse is unaware of the cultural needs, there is no way to provide a plan of care to meet the individual needs. Leininger’s Cultural Care Theory Leininger’s culture care...
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...BS (4 Years) for Affiliated Colleges Course Contents for Subjects with Code: ENG This document only contains details of courses having code ENG. Center for Undergraduate Studies, University of the Punjab 1 BS (4 Years) for Affiliated Colleges Code ENG‐101 Year 1 Subject Title Introduction to Literature‐I (History of English Literature‐I) Discipline English Cr. Hrs 3 Semester I Aims: One of the objectives of this course is to inform the readers about the influence of historical and socio-cultural events upon the production of literature. Although the scope of the course is quite expansive, the readers shall focus on early 14th to 19th century Romantic Movement. Histories of literature written by some British literary historians will be consulted to form some socio-cultural and political cross connections. In its broader spectrum, the course covers a reference to the multiple factors from economic theories to religious, philosophical and metaphysical debates that overlap in these literary works of diverse nature and time periods under multiple contexts. The reading of literature in this way i.e. within the sociocultural context will help the readers become aware of the fact that literary works are basically a referential product of the practice that goes back to continuous interdisciplinary interaction. Contents: • Medieval Period • Renaissance and Reformation • Elizabethan Period • Milton, the Metaphysical...
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...THE EFFECTS OF SALON PATRONAGE IN RELATION TO SEX APPEAL IN PRINT ADVERTISEMENTS by Sandra L. Morris A Dissertation Presented in Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements for the Degree Doctor of Philosophy Capella University June 2006 © Sandra Morris, 2006 THE EFFECTS OF SALON PATRONAGE IN RELATION TO SEX APPEAL IN PRINT ADVERTISEMENTS by Sandra L. Morris has been approved June 2006 APPROVED: JIM MIRABELLA, DBA, Faculty Mentor and Chair RICHARD MURPHY, DBA, Committee Member ELAINE GUERRAZZI, Ph.D., Committee Member ACCEPTED AND SIGNED: __________________________________________ JIM MIRABELLA, DBA. __________________________________________ Kurt Linberg, Ph.D. Dean, School of Business & Technology ABSTRACT The purpose of this study is to determine whether there is truth in the notion that sex sells to women better than more conservative advertisements that focus on skills and services when salon. advertising The study will for an also upscale look at full-service whether female consumers are honest with themselves about how they respond to advertisements. Two advertisements were produced for an upscale salon, one with sex appeal and one without. A survey was conducted at that salon which determined whether women would patronize the salon based on the sexy advertisement. The two different advertisements were then handed out to a target market of women with different variables such as age and marital status. responsiveness The results of this...
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...Chapter One INTRODUCTION 1.0 Introduction: The present structure of formal education in Bangladesh, if especially considered, may be divided into five stages: the primary, the secondary, the higher secondary, the under graduate and the graduate levels. In this government sponsored education system the “HSC” level in the title is located immediately after the secondary level consisting of 11 and 12. After the completion of two years of study at this level, the students sit for the HSC examination which is the second public examination they face in the life. In the main stream system of formal education in Bangladesh English is introduced as a compulsory subject from class 1 and continues with the same status up to class 12. When HSC level is considered, English is taught here as a compulsory subject consisting of two papers each carrying one hundred marks To face the challenges of new century, the English textbook of class XI-XII has been rationally evaluated by foreign consultants and local experts. The evaluated and modified textbook was designed for introducing communicative techniques and for providing adequate practice in language skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing. But necessity of grammar can not be avoided in the context of Bangladesh. The purpose for designing H.S.C. syllabus is to make the learner competent in communication in the target language and which is similar to CLTA method in language teaching and learning. In CLTA usually a notional-functional...
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...GLORIA ANZALDUA How to Tame a Wild Tongue Gloria Anzaldua was born in 1942 in the Rio Grande Valley of South Texas. At age eleven. she began working in the fields as a migrant worker and then on her family's land after the death of her father. Working her way through school, she eventually became a schoolteacher and then an academic, speaking and writing about feminis t, lesbian, and Chicana issues and about autobiography. She is best known for This Bridge CalJed My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color ( 1981), which she edited with Cherrie Moraga, and BorderlandsfLa Frontera: The New Mestiza (1987). Anzaldua died in 2004. "How to Tame a Wild Tongue" is from BorderlandsfLa Frontera. In it, Anzaldua is concerned with many kinds of borders - between nations, cultures, classes, genders, languages. When she writes, "So, if you want to really hurt me, talk badly about my language" (par. 27), Anzaldua is arguing for the ways in which identity is intertwined with the way we speak and for the ways in which people can be made to feel ashamed of their own tongues. Keeping hers wild - ignoring the closing of linguistic borders - is Anzaldua's way of asserting her identity. "We're going to have to control your tongue," the dentist says, pulling out all the metal from my mouth. Silver bits plop and tinkle into the basin. My mouth is a motherlode.· The dentist is cleaning out my roots. I get a whiff of the stench when I gasp. "I can't cap that tooth yet, you're still draining," he...
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