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RCC Institute of Information
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SUDESHNA ADHIKARY
Humanities File
CSE 2nd year
Sec A
4th Semester
Roll No.CSE2013/013
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ACKNWLEDGEMENT
I would like to express my sincere thanks to
our lecturer, Mrs. Alakananda Moulik, for guiding
me in every way through this project, for
correcting when I was wrong and showing me the
proper way to go about this project.
I am also thankful to our team and batch
mates who has encouraged and helped us for the
completion of this project, without their
cooperation and support this project would have
been distressful.

SWOT ANALYSIS
Definition of SWOT
By specifying clear objectives and identifying internal and
external factors that are either helpful or not, a short and
simple SWOT analysis is a useful resource which may be
incorporated into an organizational strategic planning model.

Strengths - Internal attributes that are helpful to the

organization to achieving its objective.

Weakness - Internal attributes that are helpful to the

organization to achieving its objective.

Opportunities -

External attributes that are helpful to the

organization to achieving its objective.

Threats - External attributes that are helpful to the

organization to achieving its objective.
After identifying the SWOTs, identification of the factors and
their interdependence helps clarify the steps needed to achieve
the ending objectives.

Internal and External Factors

The aim of any SWOT analysis is to identify the key internal and
external factors that are important to achieving the objective.
SWOT analysis groups key pieces of information into two main
categories: -

Internal Factors The strengths and weaknesses

internal to the organization.

External Factors The opportunities and threats

presented by the external environment.

The internal factors may be viewed as strengths or weaknesses

depending upon their impact on the organizations objective.
What may represent strengths with respect to one objective
may be weakness for another objective. The factors may
include all the 4 Is as well as personal, finance, manufacturing
capabilities and so on.
The external factors may include macroeconomics matter,
technological change, logic factors and some cultural changes
in the market place or competitive position. The resulted are
often presented in the matrix form.

SWOT Analysis

(Attributes of the

Internal origin

Helpful to
achieving the
objective.

Harmful to
achieving the
objective.

Strengths Weakness
es

origin (Attributes External

Opportuni
ties
Threats

BRITISH AIRWAYS SWOT ANALYSIS

STRENGHTS

WEAKNESS

i>International Operations

i>Declining profitability

ii>Employee productivity

ii>Unfunded employee postretirement benefits

iii>Strong presence at London

Heathrow International Airport

ii>Sluggish revenue growth from key

geographic region

OPPORTUNITIES

THREATS

i>Global airline market

i>Rising aviation fuel prices

ii>Increase in trans-Pacific cargo

ii>Increasing competition from low

cost airline

iii>Growing Asia Pacific market

iii>Weak economic outlook for the US

and
Euro zone

(Source: British Airways PLC)

Guidelines
Before carrying out a swot analysis, consider the
following guidelines...

Be realistic about strength and weakness. When performing a SWOT

analysis on your business, be neither modest nor overly optimistic.
Consider answer the companys point of view and from point of view
of customers, vendors, distributes who do business with them.
Distinguish between where the organization is today and where it
could in future.
Note that the SWOT is subjective. No two people will come up with
the same SWOT.

Federal uses of SWOT analysis

Set objectives defining what the organization is intending to do.
Environmental scanning internal appraisals of the organization
SWOT, that needs to include an assessment of the present situation
as well as portfolio of the products/services and an analysis of the
product/services life cycle.
Analysis of the existing strategies this should determine
relevance from the results of an internal /external appraisal. This
may include gap analysis which will look at environmental factors.
Strategic issues defined key factors development of a corporate
plan which needs to be address by the organization.
Develop new revised strategies revised analysis of issues may
mean the objectives need to change.
Establish critical success factors - the achievement of objects
and strategy implementation.
Preparation of operational, resource, project plans or strategies
implementation.
Monitoring results- mapping against plans, taking corrective
which may mean amending/strategies.

STRENGTHS:
Low cost
Simplicity
Flexibility
Collaborate
Quickness
Since its qualitative, it can be used as a discussion too.
A good step before a more in-depth analysis or a good summary of
detailed findings.
Takes into consideration of external business environment as well as
internal capabilities.

WEAKNESS
It may tend to persuade companion to compile lists rather
than think about what is actually important in archiving
objectives.
No suggestions for solving disagreements.
Can become too focused on the short term.
No obligations to verify statements or aspects based on the
date or the analysis.
It also presents the resulting list uncritically and without clear
periodization.

Interview Preparation:
1. Introduction :
An interview is a formal face to face meeting, one
arranged for the assessment of a person.
For the employer, the purpose of the interview is to
take the job seekers; generally, it is a formal meeting
between a job seekers and an employer.
2. Types of interviews:
a) The Screening Interview Highlight your
accomplishment and qualification.
b) The Directive Style Interviewer ha clear agenda
to follow unflinchingly.
c) The Meandering Style Used by inexperienced
interviewers, relies on you to lead the discussion.
d) The Stress Interview Either employers view the
stress interview as a legitimate way of determining
candidates aptness.
e) The behavioral Interview The employers use
your previous behavior to indicate your future
performance.
f) The Audition The Company might want to see you
in action before taking you. For this they might take
you through a stimulation or brief exercise in order to
evaluate your skills.
g) The Group Interview This type of interviewing
helps the company to get a glimpse of how you
interact with your peers (i.e. whether you are timid,
bossy, and attentive, attention seeker, etc.).
h) Telephonic Interview This type of interview is
done to narrow the field of candidates.
i) Lunch/Dinner Interview - It is a business meal.
j) Video Interview These types of interview is rare
and is treated as traditional interviews.
k) Sequential Interview Several interviews are
taken with a different interviewer each time.
3) Preparing for an Interview:

 Has to establish relationship.

Impress the interviewer.
Convince that he/she is the best.
Develop the needed confidence.
Know his/her strength and weakness.
Adapt to his/her background.
Analyze himself/herself.
Identifying his/her skills.
1) Self-Analysis :
Self-Analysis is the first step towards effective planning for a job
interview.
Analyzing your background.
Identifying your accomplishments/activities.
Identify your achievements.
[-accomplishment reflects special skills and achievement
shows your academic and professional skills].
Identify your special interests and hobbies.
Analyze your career goal.
Analyze your skills - (i) learned skills & (ii) Intuitive skills.
Research the organization.
Job Analysis [what makes you fit for the job].
Revise your subject knowledge [wide range of knowledge
on topics related to burning social, political, economic,
national, international, etc.].
Develop the interview file (interview letter, certificates and
transcripts, original degree, resume etc.).

1)

Interview Questions :

Types of Questions:
I.

Open Questions: Asks the candidates to talk about

something, the purpose is to encourage.
[Example Tell us something about yourself, or talk
about your interests and activities]

II.

Closed Questions: Limit the scope of the response

by asking the candidates to provide specific
information or facts.

[Example From where you did your degree?]

III.
IV.

V.
VI.

VII.

Probing Questions: Is to probe more deeply or ask

for an explanation or clarification on a subject.
Reflective Questions: Confirm the statement given
by the candidate. The purpose is to check that the
interviewer has understood what the candidate said.
Loaded Questions: Assess the candidates response
to a sensitive issue, subject or point.
Hypothetical Questions: Involve a hypothetical
position, It may be asked to test the possible
reactions of the candidate to a certain situation.
[Example What would you do if
.].
Leading Questions: Is asked to obtain a desired
resp0nse. It leads the candidate to a particular
answer. Such questions generally suggest a particular
answer.

Answering strategies:
Attentiveness
Accuracy
Brevity [Brief and to the point].
Focus [Be specific].
Clarity [Answer directly and clearly].
Positive Attitude [Answer negative things in a positive
manner].
Logical Thinking [Ability to think logically is asset to an
interview].

Frequently asked Interview Questions:

1. Tell us something about yourself. [Brief description of
background, education].
2. What are your career objectives? Or what type of position
are you looking for?
3. Tell us something about your interests and activities.
4. Why should we hire you? Or what makes you fit for this
position?

[Candidates interpretation- his or her assessment of their

suitability of job].
5. What according to you would be an ideal company to join?
6. Tell us something about your work experience.
7. Tell us something about your academic achievements.
8. Where do you want to see yourself in five years?
9. Why are you interested in this job? Or what interests you
most about this position?
10.
Can you tell us about your responsibilities at your
present job?
11.
What is your strength?
12.
Tell us about a problem you have faced and the
strategy you used to handle it.
13.
What is your greatest weakness?
14.
How will you rate yourself on a scale from one to ten?
15.
Are you a leader or a follower?
16.
How long do you want to stay with us?
17.
Are you interested in full time or part time position?
18.
Will you accept a lower fee?
19.
When can you join?
2) Practice :
Mock Interviews.
Changes in the interviewing techniques. [The
candidate should know how to plan and prepare for
an interview].
Projecting a positive image :
1) Look your best.
2) Dress formally.
3) Prepare your person.
4) Relax.
5) Speak carefully.
6) Speak clearly.
7) Speak confidently.
8) Speak slowly with appropriate pauses.
9) Good manners and dynamic behavior.
10) Be polite.
11) Be flexible.
12) Be tactful.
13) Dont argue.
14) Be interested.
15) Control Nervousness.

Methods for correcting the mistakes:

1. Self-Correction.
2. Peer Evaluation.
3. Teacher Evaluation.

How to develop your English speaking

skills:1. Make it a habit to listen to radio e every day. Regular and
constant listening to spoken English will automatically
introduce you to the norms.
2. Watch programs in English, preferably group discussions
and debates. This will introduce you to any vital things
such as non-verbal communication, voice characteristics,
work stress and intonation of the spoken language.
3. Try to record your voice and listen with a focus on accent
and intonation.
4. Make it a point to read English newspapers, journals, etc.
regularly.
5. Do not leave any opportunity to speak in English.
6. Participate in play reading and try to enact English plays in
your college.
7. You should develop the confidence to speak in English and
remember every foreign speaker will have the same
hesitation and fear that you experience.
8. Spoken English is different from written English in the
following ways :
a) Use of short forms.
b) It has simple sentences.
c) The focus is on right pronunciation and intonation.
d) Following punctuation should be an important
feature.
e) Feeling and tone are two important features of
spoken English.
9. Practice certain real life situations like introducing
yourself, disagreeing with someone elses ideas.
10.
Also practice constructing suitable questions in
different contexts.
11.
Try to improve your vocabulary.

12.
Practice reading aloud and ask a friend or a member
of your family to check your pronunciations and
intonation.
13.
Make it a point to speak in English with a field with
which you speak in your mother tongue. Do not bother
about people laughing at you.
14.
Do not focus on grammar, focus on the
communicative ability.
15.
The only and most effective way of speaking in any
language is using continuously and deliberately.

Technical Report Writing:Introduction:

Technical writing is a typical form of writing, different from
expressive, expository or descriptive writing. Technical writings
require give and take, a dialogue, a follow up, input and
action. It causes a person at the other end to react and
respond. It is also a form of the documentation where processes
are described, recorded and analyzed. Documentation could
also be about the different phases of a product life cycle or
even the response to a certain experiment or exercise. Most
often, those are in forms of reports. It is important to
emphasize here that there may not be single procedure of
reporting or documenting, it is always need and situation
specific.
The three factors determining the technical report writing are:1) Purpose.
2) Audience.
3) Tone.
The purpose of the writing and the audience vary often, which
set the tone of a piece of writing. If you are writing to someone
above you in the hierarchy, you are probably requesting or
recommending action. But if there is someone below you, then
you are directly taking action or instructing. Again, if you are
writing a report solely for the purpose of documenting, your
language will be different. But if you are presenting a proposal
and trying to convince your colleague, your tone has to be
persuasive.
Technical writing is very specifically aimed at achieving certain
purposes. A good training manual would do exactly what it is
intended to do. Similarly, a well written marketing report or a
feasibility report has very specific goals to achieve e and they
are tailored to fulfill those specific purposes only. A well
designed and well written piece of technical writing has to be

taken into consideration some important factors even before

the process of writing begins.

Defining Objectives:
A well written technical document has to define the objectives
very specifically at the outset, the writer has to be very clear
about the following:1) Why the document has been written To simply
record a process and keep it for reference or it is a
proposal or plan which one wants others to accept or it is
one trying to convince somebody that the proposed plan
of action is undesirable?
2) What exactly is the writing intended to do Technical
writing is generally written to convey information, it can
be aimed at giving the reader, the information he or she
desired to have or it can be aimed at changing the
readers response or attitude towards on object, a
proposal or a process. This can be done by presenting the
material in the form of :I. Points and Sub points : Presenting the relevant
facts as easily accessible points & sub-points.
II. Tables: Putting the facts that you want your readers
to compare and contrast in the form of tables.
III. Flowcharts: If you want your audience to quickly
compare the lengths of the two processes, you could
put both in the form of two flowcharts on the same
page. This will make the comparison, an assessment,
easy for the readers.
3) Identifying and assessing the audience The4 most
important point one has to take into account while
preparing a technical communication is the audience.
Unlike other writings, the technical report writing has a
very specific audience. If the document is meant for
technically literate audience, it can make a prolific view of
technical terms. If the audience is non-technical, however
the document has to be accordingly designed.

4) Organization and language After deciding why the

document is to be written, the objectives, it is supposed to
fulfill the audience, it is meant, is the most important
factor, you must concentrate on along with the
organization and the language. To write with clarity, one
has to first outline of what one is going to present. There is
no specific format or an outline. It has to be variable and
flexible to suit the subject and the scope of coverage. To
have a good outline you must have :
a) A clear emphatic summary of the subject matter.
b) The perspective from which you are looking at it.
c) Evcide3nce in support of the thesis. Some of the
other elements that can be used to make the writing
more organized are :I. Introduction of the subject matters.
II. Headings in large fonts to express the transition
of new ideas.
III. Bulleted texts to draw attention to the subject
matter.
IV. To make comprehension easy.
V. Use of figures, illustrations, diagrams, graphs to
give visual representation of what is being said.
VI. A summary that restates the main idea and
emphasizes the perspective.

Synopsis Writing:
Before you understand abstract writing, it is important to know
the skill of summarizing. Traditionally, the abstract covers
introduction, methods, results, action, and discussion.
A summary can be a passage, a letter, a speech, a chapter or a
book. The act of summarizing consists of separating the
relevant points from the irrelevant ones, arranging he ideas
systematically in a logic al sequence considering the material in
as short a form as possible. A summary may be half or quarter
or a tenth of the original passage. While summarizing, you have
to avoid using the same works, phrases and expressions used
in the text. You have to rephrase the material in simple

language. Comments, abbreviation symbols and examples are

avoided while summarizing. Traditionally, the abstract covers
an introduction methods and result and discussions in the
shortest amount of space possible.
a) Title: This is the most succinct stat4ement of your work. If
you could define your research in one catchy, concise,
concrete statement, this would be it.
b) Authors: List authors and institutional affiliations
according to the preferred method in your field. For
instance, in computational sciences, the standard is to list
authors alphabetically. The presenting author will be
distinguished from the co-authors on the submission form.
Affiliations must follow each authors name unless the
authors are from the same institution.
c) Abstract or body : There are four key elements in the
body of an abstract Introduction [problem description, motivation,
relevance].
Methods.
Results.
Discussion or conclusion.

Formats of Report Writing:

Reports vary in style, subject, matter and presentation. Reports
can be classified in various parameters:1) Presentation In presentation, there is oral and written
reports.
2) Length In length, there is short and long reports.
3) Nature In nature, there are informal and formal reports.
4) Time Duration Routine or periodic and special reports.
(1)
Oral Report: An oral report is a face to face
communication about something seen, observed,
experienced or investigated. It generally consists of
impressions, observations and experiences. It is easy and
simple to describe, quick and immediate to present and
gives firsthand information but it may not be as objective
and as detailed as report has to be. It saves time.

(2)
Written Report: Written reports provide a
permanent record. It is always preferred to an oral report
and is accurate and precise while an oral report may be
vague at times.
(3)
Short Report: Short reports can be presented in the
form of a letter or by a memo. They are concerned
primarily with the day to day business problems as well as
solutions. A short report consists of three parts opening,
body and ending. Short reports generally include periodic
reports, situational and progress reports.
(4)
Long Reports: Long reports describe a problem in
details. The important parts of a long report are preface,
introduction, summary, abstract, description, conclusion,
appendices, glossary and index.
(5)
Informal Reports: Certain business reports can be
short and informal. Basically, informal reports perform the
same function as formal reports, transmitting information
facts or data to someone for taking decision. Informal
reports are written in the form of memo reports or letter
reports.
(6)
Formal Reports: A formal report is the result of
thorough investigation or situation. Formal reports are
generally detailed and elaborate. These reports follow a
fixed format. Formal reports include informational,
analytical, routines, special, technical, project, research
report, etc.
(7)
Informational Report: An informational report
presents facts, situations or problems required to take
vital decisions. The writer collects relevant informations,
compiles and organizes it in an orderly manner and
presents it as objectively as possible. Informational reports
record happenings such as references, seminars, tours,
and so on as to supply details for future planning.
(8)
Analytical Reports: Analytical reports present data
along with the analysis of it. The writer studies facts,
situations and problems naturally and evaluates the
information and draws suitable inferences and puts
forward his or her recommendations and conclusions.

Project reports, feasibility reports, market research reports

fall in this category.
(9)
Routine 0r Periodic Report: These reports are
written in a prescribed preform with its main purpose to
record the progress of the tasks, evaluate the performance
of the employers, and record the success and failure of the
policy. They include laboratory reports, progress reports,
inspection reports, production reports, monthly sale
reports, annual confidential reports, etc.
(10)
Special Reports: Special reports are written to
convey special information related to the single condition,
situation, occasion or problem, example, enquiry reports,
research reports, thesis, dissertation, etc.

Types of Report:
Some of the common types of reports used in professional and
day to day life are:

Descriptive Report
Informational Report
Analytical Report
Technical Report
Operational Research Report
Journals and Reportage
Progress Report.

Structure of Reports:
Custom and convenience have more or less standardized the
parts or elements that constitute a report and also establish the
sequence in which they appear. Variations in structure are
however made according to the purpose, scope and contents of
the report.

A.

Front Matter Cover

Front piece
Title page (i.e. in a title page, front side and back
side)

B.

Copy write notice

Forwarding letter
Preface
Acknowledgement
Table of Contents
List of illustrations
Abstract and summary.

Main Body:

Introduction
Discussion or description
Conclusions
Recommendations.

C.Back Matter:

Appendices
List of references
Bibliography
Glossary.
Index.

Tips for writing business reports:

1. Know your readers.
2. Feature they you attitude and stress benefit for the
readers.
3. Know your single communicator objective or purpose.
4. Be clear, economical and straight forward.
5. Use subject lines, identification, short opening, paragraph
and post scripts.
6. Write strong introductions and conclusions.
7. Use headings, white spaces and visuals in longer
documents.

Presentations:
Presentations are made in everyday life to your teacher, to your
boss, in the work place, in front of your customers or even for
friends and relatives. We hardly realize that we need different
kinds of attitudes for different kinds of presentations. For some,
we need to equip ourselves with visual aids like power point
and overhead projector slides.

While hard skills like expertise and knowledge are important for
presentation, effective presentation also requires one to be
aware and master the following soft skills:
a) Body language
b) Voice Projection
c) Understanding the audience
d) Overcoming the nervousness.
a) Body language: Your body language must communicate
confidence, do not be nervous, look confident and assure
your audience without even saying a work that you have
something important to say, keep your head and body
postures stable, do not let yourself to become too tense or
loose. You should be relaxed and composed.
b) Voice Projection: The voice must travel to the person in
the last row, to be sufficiently loud but do not shout, speak
naturally and avoid too many pauses.
c) Understanding the audience: The audience might
include people from different backgrounds. Be sensitive to
this fact and do not make derogatory or politically charged
references to the people and communities. Furthermore,
knowing your audience helps you to organize your
material better.
d) Overcoming the nervousness: Some amount of
nervousness is natural while speaking at a public forum, in
fact, it can propel to perform better.

PRESENTATIONS
Presentations are made in everyday life to your teacher, to your
boss in the work place. In front of your customers or even for
friends and relatives. We hardly realize that we need different
kinds of attitudes for different kinds of presentations. For some,
we need to equip ourselves with visual aids like PowerPoint and
overhead projector slides.
While hard skills like expertise and knowledge are
important for presentations, effective presentation also require
one to be aware and master the following soft skills :

Body language
Voice projection
Understanding the audience
Overcoming the nervousness

1 Body language: Your body language must communicate

confidence, do not be nervous, look confident and assure
your audience without even saying a word that you have
something important to say. Keep your head and body
postures stable, do not let yourself to become too tense or
loose. You should be relaxed and composed.
2 Voice projection: The voice must travel to the person in
the last row, to be sufficiently loud but do not shout, speak
naturally and avoid too many pauses.
3 Understanding the audience: The audience might
include people from different backgrounds. Be sensitive to
this fact and do not make derogatory or politically charged
references to the people and communities. Furthermore,
knowing your audience helps you to organize your material
better.
4 Overcoming the nervousness: Some amount of
nervousness is natural while speaking at a public forum, in
fact it can propel to perform better.

ROLE PLAY
Role Play is any speaking activity where you either put
yourself into somebody elses shoes or you may stay in your
own shoes but put yourself into an imaginary situation that is
you play another persons role. While planning the role of
someone else, the student reflects either himself or the
character. By being involved in the character, the student has
to think in a broader way, correct his or her attitude and find
facts and responsibilities that are required for an ideal
personality.
Role play allows a student to prepare thoroughly for real life
situations, initially paves the way to think through language
and later becomes confident in framing grammatically correct
sentences or structures.
The most important components of role play are speaking skills,
listening skills and ability to use suitable vocabulary. It is
important to know that as far as possible to use simple
uncomplicated English, high sounding words, jargons and
slangs are not advisable. Active listening during role play is
essential as your answers and remarks depend on your ability
to understand what the others are trying to communicate to
you.

Voice Characteristics:
Volume: While speaking to one or more persons, it is
important to study the distance between the speaker and
the listener and also the distractions around. Thus, the
entire focus is on proper audibility.
Pitch Modulation: Role play is a form of interpersonal
communication where in maintaining the grip of the
dialogue is vital. Modulating your voice with the right
emphasis on all syllables would make your listeners tuned
to you.

 Pace: Audibility and appropriate pace go together where

one supplements the other, thus maintaining optimum
pace is required to be audible and clear, proper
pronunciation of words makes a difference.
Non Verbal Communication: There is non-verbal
communication which talks about various aspects of
communication beyond verbal communication.
3) Eye Contact: Eye contact is the most powerful and direct
element that conveys your attitude and readiness for any
situation. Direct, regular and attentive eye contact is
suggested in role plays as it is one to one communication.
4) Facial Expression: The universal facial expressions are
connected with universal emotions.
5) Posture: The three postures are standing, sitting and
lying down. An upright posture with your shoulders in a
straight line shows a certain positive attitude of a person.
6) Body Movement and gestures: Body movement talks
about the movement of head, hand and feet. Gestures can
be illustrated, conventional, religious and attitudinal.
What is soft skill and communication all about?
Soft skill is a set of skills that includes creativity, flexibility,
problem solving etc.
Why is communication and soft skill important?
When both sender and receiver understand the same
message.
By getting your message, you convey your ideas.
Getting your message across is paramount to progressing.
To do this, you must understand what your message is, what
audience you are sending to, etc.

GROUP DISCUSSION
(TOPIC: SOCIAL MEDIA)
GROUP MEMBERS:
RUNNING TIME:

7 persons

15 MINUTES

Member 1: Hello everyone. Good afternoon. Today we are here to

discuss about the effect of social media on the present generation and
what are the advantages or disadvantages we make out of it.

First of all, I would like to say what the social media actually means.
It is a new way of communication with the outside world for example
Facebook, Orkut, MySpace, etc. I would like to give some of the
disadvantages of social media.

The social media or the SNS which keeps us so engaged nowadays

has a definite detrimental effect on the present day society. Many people
especially the young people are getting addicted to the social networking
sites that they are preferring online conversation rather than face-to-face.
It'll effect communication skills, relationships and even mental health.
Dont you think using social networking platforms we are letting people
encroach our private space?

Member 2:

Yes, I completely agree with you Member1.

Social networking sites are in fact taking away a huge part of our daily
time. As a result students are very likely to score poor marks and do not
get proper time to study.
There is a high risk for children and teenagers to be mislead by SNS even.
Online sites attract them to their own fantasy worlds which eventually can
guide them in the wrong direction. Parental care is very essential in this
aspect.
Like other human social interactions which are transient e.g. taking friends
to lunch the internet keeps a permanent record of everything.

Member 3:

I completely agree that social media does has some

negative effects but we should also see the positive aspects of the social
media.

Due to the fast services and this SNS system we are able to reach
our friends, relatives across the world with a blink. We can keep in touch
with friends in today's busy world. Social networking was started on the
internet in the form of generalized online communities to group the people
having same interests and to share their ideas.

Moreover its easier to contact people if we lose all our contacts. We

can improve ourselves by sharing our ideas, information and knowledge
and by discussing with the people, who have same interests, even if they
are so many miles away from us.

Member 4: Yes there are some positive aspects of the social media as
you say Member3 but I find that the negative aspects are more than the
positive ones.

Some children are playing games on social networking sites with

their friends, and they are not at all concentrating on the physical
activities. It'll have an effect on their physical and mental health.

Privacy is an important issue in the drawbacks of SNS. Some people

are using other person's personal information for variety of purposes.
Time Spending in front of computer for long hours creates so many health
problems. Many people are quite unaware of this fact.

Member 5: Just like the coin has two sides social networking also has
two aspects. It can be useful on the one hand and harmful also. But unlike
member4 I would point out the advantages of the social media.

That is teachers and professors often make groups to extend

classroom discussion to posting assignments, tests and quizzes, to
assisting with homework outside of the classroom setting. These are
mainly done with the SNS system that is the Facebook plays a great role in
this aspect.
Many companies are developing interactive communities that connect
individuals to share business needs & experiences.
Students

are

making

network

with professionals

for

job opportunities and internships.

Member 6:

I would like to say that generally social networking sites

have a positive atmosphere. For example, Facebook sends notification, if

they are on the top their friend's lists, but it doesnt send notification, if
they were removed as a friend by another person. So there is a least
chance for the person to know that.

But some of the youths take an undue advantage of these sites to

satisfy their own selfish means. As a result the other people get influenced
by their activities and deflect from their way and take the wrong turn.

So the social media should not always be held responsible for the
bad impact. It is the people who worsen the normal conditions in order to
fulfill their own needs.

Member 7: I would like to cite some examples for you.

A guy who posted a video on you tube weight lifting , skiing and
performing karate exhibitions was fired from his job for showing too
much of bravado.

Moreover there was one incident where robbers using users geo-

location Facebook to find out when target is at home or not.

This is what public sharing of your personal belongings leads to. So it is
always wise to think before taking any step.
Social network is indeed a boon for human race as it is bringing people
closer and letting them communicate with each other without any fear or
barrier but still one need to be cautious about the level of information
they are revealing on the social networks. I would like to conclude saying
that there are both positive and negative aspects of the SNS.so think
before you proceed any further.

(TOPIC: personal life vs professional life)

GROUP MEMBERS:
RUNNING TIME:

7 persons

15 MINUTES

Member 1: Hello everyone. Good afternoon. Today we are here to

discuss about the balance of professional and personal life in a persons
life and its effect.

Every person has a different has a different balance between his/her

personal and professional life. But what should he do achieve peace
and success in his life?
According to me, he should give preference to his personal life as it
is his personal life which gives him the stability to perform in his
career

Dont you think too?

Member 2:

Yes ,I completely agree with you Member 1.

Our family does gives us the support and stability in life and without
it one can never find happiness unless he gives more priority to his
family.
Without ones family, one can never stay happy as it is ones family
who truly loves him and support him.
In my opinion, one have a career only to support his/her family.
Without family and friends it is meaningless to have a career. He can
never find happiness anyway.

Member 3:

I completely disagree that ones career is meaningless

without his friends and family.

One should choose his career very carefully. He should in his mind
very clear that it is the only thing he wants to do. Only then can he
find peace.

One should be true to oneself and truly love what one does, no one
can stop him from achieving peace and happiness.

Member 4: what I believe is that one can only achieve peace if

he has a profession according to his choice.

If he loves what he does he will stay stable and in turn would give
stability to his family

One should always do what he loves, or he is a waste.

Member 5: I would like to take this opportunity to say that women has
been the victim of this balance

In this male dominated society, women has have suffered. She has
to do all the household work and then go to professional work.
It is unfair, male too should give female a hand in household work.

Member 6:

You see that women has stepped up in the professional

world in the last decade

People are changing so is the society. Many men have stepped up in

household work.

It will take time till it comes to total equality. Change is happening

and women needs to be patient till it comes to total equality

Member 7: There r some great examples of achievers in this world.

Einstein, Steve Jobs, Da Vinci they r great achievers but one can
argue about their personal life stability.

On the other hand, monks and saints claim to have achieved peace

So what one wants is completely different from others. Only one can

decide what one wants.

Each person has been brought up in different surroundings, different
personalities and different cultures which defines what is moral values
would be. Even twins have different personality. Therefore no one can
decide what one wants in life.
The moral values of a person will decide what he wants and thus help him
to find the correct balance and help him find true peace and happiness.
What one needs to find the correct balance? Answer is to be true to
himself, his answer lies within him.

Listening Skills
RECORDING:--Cambridge IELTS 1(a)

1 For what the interviewer interviewing the person?

A: - Survey about how to spend ones free time.
2 What was the name of the person?
A: - Peter Harley?
3 What does he actually do?
A: - Studies mathematics in a university and works as a waiter in the
restaurant in the evenings.
4 What does he do in his free time?
A: - Plays guitar and piano.
5 When does he have his exams?
A: - In the present month.
6 Where does his cousin live?
A: - Thailand.
7 How does he communicate with his cousin?
A: - Via emails through internet.
8 What are the things they usually discuss?
A: - About exciting places his cousins visited and funs related that topic.
9 In which team sport does he indulge in?
A: - Football.
10 How often does he play?
A: - he plays football once in two weeks.
11 Why does not he go to see live matches?
A: - Lack of time and money and also due to pressure of studies.
12 For whom was he waiting for?
A: - His friend.

RECORDING:--Cambridge IELTS 1(b)

1
What is the name of the sport field?
A: - West wild sport field.
2
From which place is the caller calling?
A: - Not very far away from the West wild sport club area.
3
Why doesnt the caller prefer gymnastics?
A: - She loves swimming and she has a very keen interest on it.
4
What facilities do they have?
A: - They have 3 swimming pools and one sauna.
5
What are the sport activities, the lady interested in?
A: - She loves swimming and also listen music.
6
Give the details of the swimming pool?
A: - They have all 3 different sizes pools, one is king size like Olympic that
is 50 meter, second one is 25 meter long and the third one is 15 meter
long.
7
What are their membership rules?
A: - Each and every one should enlist their name before one day to take
part in the sauna and for swimming it is caution less.
8
When are the yoga classes held?
A: - Monday, Tuesday, Friday from 10am-11am and on Saturday, Sunday
from 6pm-7.30pm.
9
Can she come every Saturday and Sunday?
A: - No, she cant come.
10
Which level should she chose?
A: - Level 1.
11
Fees of the yoga class?
A: - Very little.
12
Name of the person at the information deck?
A: - John Dougherty.
13
Where is the office situated?
A: - 1st floor, after taking down from the lift.
14
Office timings to take appointments?
A: - Sharp at 11 am.

15
Phone number of the person?
A: - 0117965478
16
Name of the caller?
A: - Alisa Martin.