SSS 1 - Selecting Relevant Information

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Another reason why ambition is not always good is that ambitious people may use unfair or dishonest means of reaching their goal. For example, they may ...

• work so hard that they neglect their families.

• take the credit for work that they have not done.

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In some cases, they may damage the careers of people who they see as rivals, perhaps by ...

• making false accusations about them to their employers.

• stealing their money and possessions.

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One way to ensure that people value their traditional culture is to focus on language. With the global dominance of English, some minority languages such as ______ may feel under threat.

• Welsh or Estonian

• Chinese and Arabic

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If people are made familiar with the history and literature of their own language, then ...

• they will be more able to talk to older people about it.

• they will appreciate their own culture more.

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This could be done by arranging arts festival or writing competitions. For example, in the UK ...

• there are many prizes which novelists and poets can win.

• there is an annual festival to celebrate the best of Welsh writing and culture.

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However, the effects of the Internet on communication are not all positive. Emails can be written and replied to very quickly which means that ...

• people often do not consider carefully what they have written.

• people can check their inbox two or three times a day.

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Another problem is that people simply send and receive too many emails. _____ . The result of this is that they spend time dealing with this constant stream of messages instead of doing their real work.

• Children, for example, love to contact their friends frequently by email.

• An office worker, for example, may receive twenty or thirty emails a day.

What is the definition of a summary?

• A condensed version of text that defines your scope and focus.

• A condensed version of text that only includes the main ideas.

• A condensed version of text that gives insight on the development on a topic.

Below are the guidelines for summarizing EXCEPT …

• Should be written in your own words.

• Acknowledges the source of the text.

• Includes examples and opinions.

Which one of the following is NOT a part of a summary?

• Summary being shorter than the text.

• Exact words from the text.

• Including main ideas only.