professional life 1 (mid-term)

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Student No:

40 minutes

• Choose the best answer to the questions 1-50:
• Vocabulary:

1. I used …………… when I told my fat uncle that his extra weight made him look better.

A.            keen     B. tact        C. oath        D. dense

2.            The president will take the …….of office tomorrow.

A.            oath    B. gallant     C. data        D. bachelor

3.            My aunt was so ………of our new sofa that she bought one just like it.

A.            vacant     B. jealous    C. qualify    D. unaccustomed

4.            I won the …………….that my bachelor friend would be married by June.

A.            tempt    B. conceal     C. wager    D. vapor

5.            Eskimos inhabit in …………….. part of Alaska.

A.            gloomy    B. dismal     C. numb    D. frigid    

6.            The ………. passing mark in most schools is 75%.

A.            Devise     B. minimum     C. talent     D. visible

7.            Why don’t you ………….. all the space in that page?

A.            eliminate     B. utilize    C. circulate    D. predict

8.            In the show the magician waved his wand to make a lady ……………

A.            Wipe out     B. gossip    C. vanish    D. extend

9.            I heard a doctor on a television show say that if we …………… one slice of bread each day, we’ll lose weight.

A.            eliminate     B. use         C. change     D. descend

10.          Who can ……………..the winner of Oscar this year?

A.            predict    B. enormous     C. utilize    D. vapor

11.          When you are interested is something. It is said that you are……….

A.            keen on     B. keen in     C. keen at    D. keen with

12.          What is the singular form of data?

A.            date    B.  dates     C. day        D. datum

13.          When a woman is not married we call her:

A.            bachelor    B. lady        C. spinster    D. spin

14.          I am not feeling high today. I feel ……….

A.            green    B. blue        C. brown     D. black

15.          They find a big diamond and the experts believe that this diamond is ……………

A.            typical     B. exorbitant    C. priceless    D. wholesale

16.          Ankara is a big city, but good restaurants are………………….

A.            sparse    B. enormous     C. huge        D. net

17.          ……………………… of newspapers in US is more than 10 million a day.

A.            orbit    B. circulation    C. circulate     D. rotate

18.          Which world has a completely different meaning?

A.            recline    B. prone     C. predict     D. lying down

19.          Which world has a completely different meaning?

A.            eradicate     B. eliminate     C. abolish     D. evaporate

20.          The ………………items in the cake are flour, sugar and milk

A.            annual         B. essential     C. expensive     D. utilize

• theory
• choose the best culture dimension for questions 21 to 27:

21.          Work and ideas are shared by the members of the group

A.            Power distance     B. individualism/ collectivism     C. uncertainty avoidance     D. masculinity/femininity

22.          Men and women have similar status and ideas

A.            Power distance     B. individualism/ collectivism     C. uncertainty avoidance     D. masculinity/femininity

23.          Most employees do not have close contact with those who make decisions

A.            Power distance     B. individualism/ collectivism     C. uncertainty avoidance     D. masculinity/femininity

24.          Planning ahead is very important

A.            Long-term/short-term orientation    B. Uncertainly avoidance    C.Individualism/ collectivism    D. Power distance

25.          Everyone can make suggestions and their ideas are listened to

A.            Power distance     B. individualism/ collectivism     C. uncertainty avoidance     D. masculinity/femininity

26.          Decisions are made quickly and being spontaneous is important

A.            Long-term/short-term orientation    B. Uncertainly avoidance    C.Individualism/ collectivism    D. Power distance

27.          Staff can work without knowing all the details

A.            Power distance     B. individualism/ collectivism     C. uncertainty avoidance     D. masculinity/femininity

28.          What is the different between a muscular society and a feminine society?

A.            A muscular society is a society based on quality

B.            A feminine society is a society based on quantity

C.           A muscular society is based on quantity while a feminine society is based on quality

D.           In a muscular society people are more aggressive

• Decide which of the following factors are hygiene or motivation factors

29.          Rude colleagues

A.           Hygiene factors        B. motivation factors         C. both        D. none

30.          Promotion

A.           Hygiene factors        B. motivation factors         C. both        D. none

31. Low pay

A.           Hygiene factors        B. motivation factors         C. both        D. none  

32.          An aggressive manager

A.           Hygiene factors        B. motivation factors         C. both        D. none

33.          Only a few days of annual leave

A.           Hygiene factors        B. motivation factors         C. both        D. none

34.          Responsibility

A.           Hygiene factors        B. motivation factors         C. both        D. none

35.          In a 5 paragraph essay, the fifth paragraph is called:

A.            Introduction         B. main paragraph        C. conclusion     D. none

36.          In writing a CV, which information is not necessary to be mentioned for contacts:

A.            Phone number         B. email         C. address    D. schools telephone

37.          In writing a CV, which information is not necessary?

A.            Family composition    B. contact    C. education         D.  skills

38.          In writing a 5 paragraph essay, how should we start our first sentence

A.            with a very personal example

B.            with a funny joke

C.           with an interesting sentence

D.           with repeating the header of the topic

39.          In a 5 paragraph essay, in how many paragraphs we should expand our idea? *how many examples should we focus on?)       

A.            2    B. 3        C. 4        D. 5

40.          In writing a CV, which one is necessary?

A.            Writing our name only on the first page

B.            Writing the date of composing the CV

C.           Writing a close friend’s telephone number for emergency calls

D.           Writing details about our non-relevant experiences

Dear all,
up to now the below students are not going to attend the mid-term exam for professional life one, I will update the list as soon as I read your papers:
Ozan Tuzun (11120169)
Ozgen Ekin Ulug (11120175)
Adil Ozhan Yuksel
Deniz Dilan Aslan

English for academic purposes:
Rafis Abliazimov (10120280)
Soner Tomruk (11120165)
Nuriye Akyel (11120014)
Sakit Kassimov (11120260)
Doga Hasturk (11120108)
Oxana Ponomarenco (11120255)
Pinar Ayhan (11120044)

Forth grade students who are not going to attend the exam:
Muslu Caner Nezir (10120299)
???? (10120141) (please send me an email or send a comment on this blog and let me know your name!!!)
Dogancan Aksoy (09120009)
Melike Bahar Cilali (09120215)
Dicle kavak (09120113)

two more names for English for professional life:
Ferda Idil Lostar (10120156)
Robia Akcebe (10120004)
Gaye Gugluten (10120109)
Onur Erturk (10120085)
Ibni Sina Melitca
Emirhan Karatekin *10120125
K.Can Gursoy (11120105)
Orkan Basak (10120040)

I will reveal more names soon

Just to remind you again: those students whose their names are on the list should be present on the exam day and sign the list. 

professional life 1 - Monday and Friday

Dear all,
For those who didn't receive the email, the topics of writing are as follow you may choose one of them:

*some people believe that playing games can teach us about life. Do you agree? Why of why not? Use specific examples and reasons to support your answer.

 * People act differently when they wear different cloths. Do you agree that different clothes can change the way people behave? Use specific examples to support your answer. 

Good luck 

professional life one- Monday and Friday classes

Unit One

Culture dimensions:

National cultures can be described according to the analysis of Geert Hofstede. These ideas were first based on a large research project into national culture differences across subsidiaries of a multinational corporation (IBM) in 64 countries. Subsequent studies by others covered students in 23 countries, elites in 19 countries, commercial airline pilots in 23 countries, up-market consumers in 15 countries, and civil service managers in 14 countries. Together these studies identified and validated four independent dimensions of national culture differences, with a fifth dimension added later.

Power distance

Hofstede’s Power distance Index measures the extent to which the less powerful members of organizations and institutions (like the family) accept and expect that power is distributed unequally. This represents inequality (more versus less), but defined from below, not from above. It suggests that a society’s level of inequality is endorsed by the followers as much as by the leaders.

For example, Germany has a 35 on the cultural scale of Hofstede’s analysis. Compared to Arab countries where the power distance is very high (80) and Austria where it very low (11), Germany is somewhat in the middle. Germany does not have a large gap between the wealthy and the poor, but have a strong belief in equality for each citizen. Germans have the opportunity to rise in society.

On the other hand, the power distance in the United States scores a 40 on the cultural scale. The United States exhibits a more unequal distribution of wealth compared to German society. As the years go by it seems that the distance between the ‘have’ and ‘have-nots’ grows larger and larger.

Power distance in Turkey is: 66

Individualism

Individualism is the one side versus its opposite, collectivism, that is the degree to which individuals are integrated into groups. On the individualist side we find societies in which the ties between individuals are loose: everyone is expected to look after him/herself and his/her immediate family. On the collectivist side, we find societies in which people from birth onwards are integrated into strong, cohesive in-groups, often extended families (with uncles, aunts and grandparents) which continue protecting them in exchange for unquestioning loyalty.

For example, Germany can be considered as individualistic with a relatively high score (67) on the scale of Hofstede compared to a country like Guatemala where they have strong collectivism (6 on the scale).

In Germany people stress on personal achievements and individual rights. Germans expect from each other to fulfil their own needs. Group work is important, but everybody has the right of his own opinion and is expected to reflect those. In an individual country like Germany people tend to have more loose relationships than countries where there is collectivism where people have large extended families.

The United States can clearly been seen as individualistic (scoring a 91). The “American dream” is clearly a representation of this. This is the Americans’ hope for a better quality of life and a higher standard of living than their parents’. This belief is that anyone, regardless of their status can ‘pull up their boot straps’ and raise themselves from poverty.

Turkey: 37

Masculinity

Masculinity versus its opposite, femininity refers to the distribution of roles between the genders which is another fundamental issue for any society to which a range of solutions are found. The IBM studies revealed that (a) women’s values differ less among societies than men’s values; (b) men’s values from one country to another contain a dimension from very assertive and competitive and maximally different from women’s values on the one side, to modest and caring and similar to women’s values on the other. The assertive pole has been called ‘masculine’ and the modest, caring pole ‘feminine’.

For example, Germany has a masculine culture with a 66 on the scale of Hofstede (Netherlands 14). Masculine traits include assertiveness, materialism/material success, self-centeredness, power, strength, and individual achievements. The United States scored a 62 on Hofstede’s scale. So these two cultures share, in terms of masculinity, similar values.

Uncertainty Avoidance

Uncertainty avoidance deals with a society’s tolerance for uncertainty and ambiguity; it ultimately refers to man’s search for Truth. It indicates to what extent a culture programs its members to feel either uncomfortable or comfortable in unstructured situations. Unstructured situations are novel, unknown, surprising, and different from usual. Uncertainty avoiding cultures try to minimize the possibility of such situations by strict laws and rules, safety and security measures, and on the philosophical and religious level by a belief in absolute Truth; ‘there can only be one Truth and we have it’.

For example, in Germany there is a reasonable high uncertainty avoidance (65) compared to countries as Singapore (8) and neighbouring country Denmark (23). Germans are not to keen on uncertainty, by planning everything carefully they try to avoid the uncertainty. In Germany there is a society that relies on rules, laws and regulations. Germany wants to reduce its risks to the minimum and proceed with changes step by step.

The United States scores a 46 compared to the 65 of the German culture. Uncertainty avoidance in the US is relatively low, which can clearly be viewed through the national cultures.

Turkey: 85

Long-Term Orientation

Long-Term Orientation is the fifth dimension of Hofstede which was added after the original four to try to distinguish the difference in thinking between the East and West. From the original IBM studies, this difference was something that could not be deduced. Therefore, Hofstede created a Chinese value survey which was distributed across 23 countries. From these results, and with an understanding of the influence of the teaching of Confucius on the East, long term vs. short term orientation became the fifth cultural dimension.

Below are some characteristics of the two opposing sides of this dimension:

Long term orientation

-persistence

-ordering relationships by status and observing this order

-thrift

-having a sense of shame

Short term orientation

-personal steadiness and stability

-protecting your ‘face’

-respect or tradition

-reciprocation of greetings, favors, and gifts

you can also watch this, it may help

http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&feature=endscreen&v=6gJzRS0I7tA

Next Friday

Dear friends,
Upon your request I talked to the Iranian restaurant to made a reservation for next Friday, 10th of May 2013.
The foods are as followed:

1- Khoreshte Gheyme: Iranian Rice with sauce (meat, cotyledon (a kind of lentil), tomato sauce, onion and ...)

2- Joje Kabab: Iranian Rice with chicken

3- Ghorme sabzi: Iranian Rice with sauce (vegetable sauce, meat and ...)
the prices will be between 9 to 11 TL, but they are going to give us a 25% discount.
we will be there at 6:00.
please inform me till Monday,

best
* you can contact me through my email: aridil@gmail.com
* your friends also can accompany you.