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A suggested procedureThe question types In fact there are two question types here:
In each case you need to decide if the information in the text agrees with the information in the question. You should note that in the ?Yes/No/Not given? questions, you are normally asked to look for the writer?s opinions rather than facts. The key skill The key skill here is to understand that you are interpreting the text and the question. This means that you need to read very closely and pay attention to what the writer means. Don?t think of it as a skimming question, rather a question where you need to read the text and the question closely and decide what the writer means. A difficulty ? Not Given The ?Not Given? variation is probably what makes this type of question so difficult. How can you deal with this problem? You need to understand that:
An avoidable mistake ? only focussing on key words in the question The typical mistake that is made here is: you see a word in the question and match it with some words in the text. People who make this mistake tend to underline key words in the question: Some practical tips
A suggested procedure Here is my suggested procedure:
A variation is to mark the ?True? answers first as they tend to be the easiest and then go back to the ?False? and ?Not given? later.
What constitutes the good life? What is the true value of money? Why do we work such long hours merely to acquire greater wealth? These are some of the questions that many asked themselves when the financial system crashed in 2008. This book tackles such questions head-on. The authors begin with the great economist John Maynard Keynes. In 1930, Keynes predicted that within a century people?s basic needs would be met, and no one would have to work more than fifteen hours a week. Clearly, he was wrong: though income has increased as he envisioned, our wants have seemingly gone unsatisfied, and we continue to work long hours. The authors explain why Keynes was mistaken. Then, arguing from the premise that economics is a moral science, they trace the concept of the good life from Aristotle to the present and show how our lives over the last half century have strayed from that ideal. Finally, they issue a call to think anew about what really matters in our lives and how to attain it. Date: 2016-06-12; view: 180
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