ROBBMC03_0132431521.QXD 2/8/07 3:57 PM Page 35 Chapter 3 Personality and Values The Big Five Model In contrast to the MBTI‚ the five-factor model of personality— more typically called the Big Five—has received strong supporting evidence. An impressive body of research‚ accumulated in recent years‚ supports that five basic dimensions underlie all others and encompass most of the significant variation in human personality.3 The following are the Big Five factors: ■ Extroversion—This
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Australia Australia is the only country in the world that is also a continent. It is the sixth large country and the smallest continent. Australia lies between the South Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean. It is situated about 11 000 km southwest of North America and about 8200 km southeast of mainland Asia. The name of the country comes from Latin word «australis» which mean southern. The country’s official name is Commonwealth of Australia. The Commonwealth of Australia is a federation of
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English vocabulary‚ speaking and listening skills. So I am writing to advice you the same. In order for you to speak better English‚ you should hold conversations with your English-speaking colleagues at work on a daily basis. This will give you an idea how native speakers formulate words and how they incorporate them in their conversations. Secondly‚ to enhance your listening skills‚ you should make every effort to watch English movies in your spare time‚ without the subtitles‚ for this will give
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IELTS Academic Writing Task 2 Some people believe that globalisation will eventually lead to a loss of cultural identity. What are your views on this? Source: IELTS for Academic Purposes (McGraw-Hill) Answer by E. Tahasoni The advent of new technological advancements in such areas as transportation or communication has been a major contributor to the spread of globalization which is feared by many to eventually bring an end to cultural identity. Nevertheless‚ I am convinced that not only
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Introduction to Philosophy Week 1: What is Philosophy? Rough Transcript for Lecture 1: What is Philosophy? Hello! Welcome to the course. Idea is to give you a brief intro to some of the main areas of philosophy Aim for this week: to think about what philosophy is Five short parts: Introductory part‚ where we try and get an initial idea of what philosophy is Next 2 parts where we try and assess some common claims made about philosophy: that it’s (somehow) fundamental and that it’s about important
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Test 1 LISTENING SECTION 1 Questions 1-10 Complete the notes below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer. SECTION2 Question 11-20 Questions 11-16 Complete the notes below. Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer. Questions 17 and 18 Choose the correct letter‚ A‚ B‚ or C. 17 A champion athlete will be in the shop A on Saturday morning only B all day Saturday C for the whole weekend 18 The first person to answer 20
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this task. Write about the following topic: Most developed countries spend a large proportion of their health budgets on expensive medical technology and procedures. This money should be spent instead on health education to keep people well. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience. You should write at least 250 words. Answer The idea of diverting the money assigned for
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MGMT 3000 THE WALLINGFORD BOWLING CENTER A‚ Wallingford Bowling Center is facing low profit performance after four years in business. This reduced in profit is due to many factors. As we have seen ‚ wallingford is not operating in full capacity for most days of the week but it is still open for twenty four hours regardless of its operation. The net income is 2.38 percent of he total revenue generated and it shows that operation cost is very high. Having the above mentioned problems and more
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Upper Secondary School ROUND 2: TOPICS FOR ORAL PRESENTATION INSTRUCTIONS In the second round‚ you will be asked to draw ONE of the following topics. You will have 10 minutes to prepare your topic before presenting the topic for 7 minutes. After your presentation‚ the oral examiners will ask you some questions about that topic in about 3 minutes. NB: Each topic will be drawn 2 times at most. Do not present more than 7 minutes. TOPIC 1: TRAVEL It is said that “Travel broadens people’s
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quality. To what extent do you agree or disagree? Words: 281/ Time: 45’ Whether or not customers are encouraged by advertisers to purchase products in quantity without promoting quality is a controversial question. Some people would say “yes” with that idea. However‚ as far as I am concerned‚ I strongly oppose that perception. First and foremost‚ although nowadays consumers are bombarded with information of products and services‚ viewers are still decisions-makers. Some people concern about quality
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