Answer to questions

You know how to ASK for directions, but what happens when an English speaker asks YOU for directions. This is not a time for small talk. Give only basic directions with short phrases. Do the best you can.

Questions you may hear

How do I get to Main Street?

Where is the closest gas station?

Can you tell me where the community centre is?

I’m looking for Jane Street.

Are you from around here?

If you know the way…
Use basic English to offer directions. Short phrases are best. Speak slowly and use very careful pronunciation. Spell out a word if necessary.

The easiest way is to…


The quickest way is to…


The best way is to…

go + direction (right, left, down, up, through)


take + road name


turn + right/left


stay on + road name for + distance or time

Examples: 
The easiest way is to go right on Commercial Avenue.
The quickest way is to take Road Number 1.
The best way is to turn right on Main Street.
Stay on Route 1 for about ten minutes.

Use transitions
Separate each leg of the route with a transition.

after that
then
next
when you get to…go…
finally

Offer “Ballpark Figures” (rough estimates of time or length of travel)
Some people feel better knowing how long it will take to get from A to B.

It’s just around the corner (not far).
It’s not far.
It’s a bit of a way. (it takes a while)
It’s about a five minute walk.
It’s about a twenty minute bus ride.

Use landmarks
Tell the person what to watch for.

You will see a large clock on the right.
You will pass a gas station.
It’s across from the blue church.

More useful language
It’s on + street name
It’s across from
It’s opposite
It’s near
It’s around the corner from

Offer warnings 
Stay in the right lane.
It’s a very busy road.
It’s a big hill. (if they are walking or on a bike)
There might be construction.
If you pass the … you went too far.
There’s no parking.

Repeat yourself
If YOU repeat the directions again, the other person will feel more confident. Repeat important details including street names and turns. You can also ask the other person to repeat the directions back to you.

If you are in the car with the driver…
Give a lot of warning.

Turn right at the next street
Get in the left lane.
Go one more block. Then turn right.
At the next traffic lights turn…
It’s going to be on your right.

Clarify
Make sure that the other person understood your directions. Say: “Did you get all that?”

If you don’t know the way…
Don’t guess! Don’t just shake your head and walk away. Use one of these phrases:

I’m sorry, I’m not from here.
I’m afraid I can’t help you.
Sorry I don’t know my way around here.

Offer another solution 
You could ask the bus driver.
Ask the front desk clerk.
Follow me. I’ll show you the way.
Do you want me to draw you a map?

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“Read the directions and directly you will be directed in the right direction.”
(Alice in Wonderland)

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Answer to questions

Done by: AuezovaAnel

DuysenbekkyzyZhansaya

Almaty,2014

Cont

1. Do we encounter with inappropriate behaviors regarding computer ethics in Kazakhstan? Give examples.

Ethics deals with placing a “value” on acts according to whether they are “good” or “bad”. Every society has its rules about whether certain acts are ethical or not. These rules have been established as a result of consensus in society and are often written into laws.

When computers first began to be used in society at large, the absence of ethical standards about their use and related issues caused some problems. However, as their use became widespread in every facet of our lives, discussions in computer ethics resulted in some kind of a consensus. Today, many of these rules have been formulated as laws, either national or international. Computer crimes and computer fraud are now common terms. There are laws against them, and everyone is responsible for knowing what constitutes computer crime and computer fraud.

Yes, nowadays when useinternet start to growing we have a lot of problems in site of computer ethics. Most of that connected with plagiarism and hijacking information.

2. Does it exist the necessity to generate ethical principles? How to adapt them to local conditions?

Don’t think that this is a good idea. Why we think so? Because, everyone knows what is computer. If it was something new, then we could write some principles. But now, when everyone knows the “power” of computers and knows how to use it to get some privileges, think no one will read or abide by those principles.

3. Do we need the education on ethics? What kind of measures and actions can we use for that?

No. Education on ethics is something like reading application licenses. No one cares about it. No one wants to read it. Yes, maybe newbie will read this license but after some work with computer he will not even read the first line of it. Have the same problem with ethic principles. Who need that?! People want just to use computers, even if this unethical.

4. Do we need the legal sanctions? How it carries out in local conditions?

No. It will be something absurd. All this computer ethics are subjective. If it was objective, if it has some evidence of not abiding principles, then it could be possible. How can you prove that? All principles have written indefinably. There are a lot of examples of such kind of sanctions, but all of them just make angry people.

5. What kind of security problems we meet with?

There are many problems. But most of them are related to web security. For example, the theft of personal information. In most cases, it is the fault of the user. They just use simple passwords. They put personal information in a public place. But sometimes it is the fault of the server. In this case, it is the lack of web security.

6. What is the impact of them to development in terms of economic results (harm and other issues)?

Again, as an example, let's steal information. Did you know that at the beginning of this year, someone hacked Adobe company and publish all its database online? Of course, this situation affects their reputation and profits. Their stock has fallen. This situation leaves a scar on the history of the company. These are the simplest examples of the impact on the economy of a single company. Sometimes, some information may have an affect even in the country. There are many other examples.

Date: 2014-12-29; view: 1472