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1. Mobile Phones: Advantages and Disadvantages
Advantages:
1.Multiple Uses: Chatting, banking, games, browsing
2. Easy communication: can be in touch
3. Always connected
4. Emergency situations
Disadvantages:
1. Constant Interruptions: intrusive
2. Distraction: possibility of accidents
3. Affects real life situations: lose touch with reality
(2) TIPS FOR SUCCESS IN EXAMINATIONS
Discipline and planning are essential for success in the examinations. Students must observe the following:
=> Cover the syllabus in a systematic manner
=> Revise lessons every day
=> Seek guidance of teachers, and seniors
=> Make a timetable for study before final exams
=> Eat well, take rest, relax
(3) RENEWABLE SOURCES OF ENERGY
1) Renewable sources of energy: clean, low carbon emission
2) Sources: Water, sun, wind, bio gas and bio mass -- 80% renewable
a) Hydro energy: from water; largest source of renewable energy
b) Solar energy: from sun; solar panels trap energy
c) Biogas: from waste of animals; methane converted to energy
d) Biomass: from dried vegetation, crop residues, etc.
(4) PLANNING A CAREER
1. Review your interests and hobbies
a) Match your interests and capabilities
b) Write a list of possible careers that match your interests
c) If you want to work with others - jot down that you are a team player
2. Research the careers you are considering
a) Write the job profile - job description, salary, educational requirements
b) Think of yourself performing the job duties
3. Choose a career with growth opportunities
a) Be realistic about the job market and qualifications
4. Does the career chosen require higher education or not?
a) If it does, find out details related to courses, fees, duration of study
b) If it does not, see how to enter the field; talk to someone holding the job - discuss pros and cons.
5. PLANNING A CAREER
1. Review your interests and hobbies
a) Match your interests and capabilities
b) Write a list of possible careers that match your interests
c) If you want to work with others - jot down that you are a team player
2. Research the careers you are considering
a) Write a job profile - job description, salary, educational requirements
b) Think of yourself performing the job duties
3. Choose a career with growth opportunities
a) Be realistic about the job market and qualifications
4. Does the career chosen require higher education or not?
a) If it does, find out details related to courses, fees, duration of study
b) If it does not, see how to enter the field; talk to someone holding the job - discuss pros and cons
6. LOW SELF ESTEEM DURING ADOLESCENCE
Nearly 50% of adolescents struggle with low self esteem. Some common signs are:
a) Teenagers walk with his head pointed downward; does not make eye contact with others; negative statements about himself
b) Teenager criticizes those who display same bad qualities as himself - defence mechanism - low self worth
c) Teenager may brag about himself - speaks loudly; may avoid social situations
d) Most of the adolesents struggle with low self-esteem.
e) If a teenager walks with head pointed down wards, it can be said that he is suffering form low self esteem.
7. USES OF COMPUTERS
1. Computers are used for work and entertainment; very fast and accurate
2. Educational purposes
a) Distance learning programmes
b) Online exams
3. At Home
a) Calculating and managing the home budget
b) Movies, games, sports --- entertainment
c) Social interaction through Face book, Twitter, Skype
d) At offices, in hospitals, in government organizations and in business,
e) Different examinations like GRE, GMAT, and SAT are conducted on line.
4. Work and Business
a) Employees can work from home --- online submission of reports
b) Stock Exchange --- trading activities electronic
c) At hospitals --- digital records, online appointments, patient monitoring
8.CARING FOR AGING PARENTS
1. Caring for aging parents has physical, emotional and financial consequences.
a) the primary care given for another human being is a huge undertaking.
b) There is an emotional impact of the changing relationship between the parent and the grown up child.
2. Emotional Consequences --- role reversal; child's role changes from being the cared for to the care giver; child feels deep sense of loss
3. General Health of Aged Parents --- may require high level of care --- issues of mobility. ability to take a shower on their own
4. Financial burden on care giver --- family members and parents too should be sensitive to needs of care giver.
5. Challenging task but rewarding --- duty to look after parents
9. WHY HAVE HABITS
1. Hobbies are more necessary for busy people than for the average person.
2. Advantage of Hobbies:
a) They provide work - free and responsibility - free time.
b) They provide 'eustress' - healthy kind of stress
c) They are challenging, exiting, fun
d) They are beneficial for health and provide freedom from stress; they lower blood pressure and levels of depression
e) Some hobbies involve group activities, such as golfing; social support, friends joy in life
10.REMAINING CALM DURING EXAMINATION
1. Performance in the exam is affected by one's state of mind --- it is important to be calm and relaxed
(a) Proper time management (b) neat presentation of answers
2. Before the exam:
a) should sleep well on the night before the exam
b) keep admit card and stationary ready
c) Locate your seat and settle down
d) Read the question paper carefully
3. During the exam
a) reach examination center well in time
b) read the question paper calmly
c) start with easy questions
d) write all bits of a question in one place
e) revise the paper
11. GENARAL KNOWLEDGE
General Knowledge is the knowledge of every aspect of human life. It covers various domains of knowledge
1. Domains of General Knowledge:
-arts -discovery -games -politics -films -medicine -history
2. Main branches of general knowledge
-current affairs -fashion -family -physical health -recreation
-arts and science
Advantages of improving general knowledge:
a) Helps us to grow on a personal and academic level
b) Increases our confidence
c) Enables us to win over people
d) Enables success in competitive exams
Ways to improve General Knowledge:
a) Reading newspaper
b) Listening to news channels
c) Participating in quizzes
11. DOING WELL IN AN INTERVIEW
There are some guidelines one should follow to do well in an interview:
a) Read about the job requirements and the company before the interview.
b) In the interviews first
(i) standing straight (ii) making eye contact
(iii) connecting with a firm handshake
c) Good communication
(i) not limited to verbal expression (ii)but includes listening skills
d) Be will-groomed and wear formal clothes
e) Demonstrate confidence at the interview through one's physical gestures and bearing.
e) Use polite nd respectful language.
f) Listen carefully to the interviewers and demonstrate interests in the company.
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