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JOB MARKET: UNIT 8

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DO YOU ENJOY YOUR JOB? 1. I hate it. I  have to (  start work until ten. ❌ Your score is 83%. What's E-Work? The concept of e-work extends the purely physical aspects of the old European telework and US telecommuting concepts to include social dynamics; for example, the influence on how we work factors, such as networks of excellence, flexible  ARE YOU WORKAHOLIC? Your score: 64 If you scored between  JOB OPTION Answer the following questions about the interview. 1) What does Jeff prefer when working?   a) Working alone   b) Working as a team 2) What does he prefer about dress?     b) Not wearing a uniform 3) Does he prefer a set schedule or flexible schedule?  a) Set schedule  b) Flexible schedule 4) What pay structure does he prefer?    a) Salary  b) By the hour VOCABULARY CHALLENGE Complete the sentences with the words below. Understandable • put on • respect Principio del formulario When I wor

The Scientific Power of Meditation

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What do you think of the video? Do you meditate? Why? Do you feel it works? Why? First of all, I found the video very interesting, fun and educational, I definitely loved it a lot. It was also very informative and thanks to the drawings they were much easier to understand and the truth is that I did not know that meditation had so many benefits for our health, it was a surprise. Sometimes one can be skeptical about certain subjects, but the video showed that even on a biological level our body has a beneficial process. Personally, I don't currently meditate, but in 2018 at university, chose a yoga course and, although it is not the same I suppose they are a bit similar. I would like to try to do it one day, especially now that know the benefits to health. But although I am at home, time is not enough. Also, maybe I don't meditate, but I try to do a little exercise, I need to move and feel good about myself. How are you feeling these days? Why? Well, as all have

Gender Stereotypes

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Gender stereotypes are behavioral norms that are attributed to each gender and have been perpetrated over time. As the article pointed out, these are defined at birth. It's fun, but when baby's gender is announced, for example at a party or baby shower, the color options are always blue or pink. It's amazing how we inadvertently assumed that blue is for boys and pink for girls, when in reality they are just colors. Throughout our lives, these stereotypes add up and continue when we are little. The difference in toys, clothing, colors, games, etc., continues until we come to normalize them as people. After all, it is what our parents learned from our own grandparents, and so on, that demonstrates the retrograde thinking that existed in past generations. In the present, this situation is latent among us and we are increasingly aware as a society of this reality. For the last generations from the 90s to the 2000s, these stereotypes are already obsolete, the new generatio