Task 1

Some people believe that a country’s government should give money to support arts institutions like museums or theaters.Others feel that it should not be the role of governments to do this.Which opinion do you agree with?Explain why?

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Task 2

Reading

University to Create a Career Skills Requirement

Beginning next year,the university will introduce a new requirement for graduation:all students must complete a two-day career skills workshop.The workshop is intended to benefit students by providing them with valuable information and skills necessary to find a job after graduation.The workshop will include seminars on resume writing and job interviewing,among others.For students’ convenience. the course will be offered twice yearly-once at the beginning of the summer,on the weekend after final exams end,and once at the end of the summer,on the weekend before classes begin.

Briefly summarize the new requirement mentioned in the student newspaper.Then explain the reasons the man gives for disagreeing with it.

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Task 3

Reading

Social Referencing

A young baby is continually exposed to new situations but only later develops the ability to understand new situations and learn how to respond.Psychologists refer to this ability as”social referencing.”and it does not develop until around the age of one.A child capable of social referencing looks at other people,like parents,for emotional signals that indicate what a new situation means and how the child should respond to it.Typically.the signals are facial expressions that express attitudes about the situation.While very young babies do not react to such signals,one-year-old children do seem to understand them and subsequently behave in ways that reflect the parent’s attitude.

The professor discussed two experiments in the lecture.Using both experiments,explain the concept of social referencing.

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