ASSIGNMENTREADING SKILL - PowerPoint Presentation Example

Ayse Gulcicek Prof. XYZ English 001 November 12, 2007 Assignment-Reading Skills Section One a) Article revolves around the experiences of a curious girl working on the minimum wage for one month.1(b) Article 2 summarizes important facts and figures about minimum wage in Europe and the UK.Section Two2(a) 4. Both of these2(b) Because it contains both observable, factual information and opinions, judgments and beliefs of the writer.2(c) Savoy2(d) An outsourcing cleaning services provider company2(e) Easier than expected2(f) Oasis2(g) The writer of Article 22(h) Netherlands, Belgium, France2(i) "whole family of mice"2(j) 210,000Section Three3(a) Jean-Pierre Danthine is a professor of macro economics and finance at a university in Switzerland.

Hea is a renowned researcher and has published many papers including "Fair Wages in a New Keynesian Model of the Business Cycle ", with A. Kurmann. , in which he explains the dynamics of wages in a new model of business cycle.3 (b) In writer's opinion, the group of African men has the poorest task in the hotel. They remove the filth and left-over food from the kitchen and clean up the ill-smelling garbage from the basement.3(c) The "foyer" is the Sara's place. The cleaners are afraid of the tedious jobsof table- cleaning and cushion-plumping in the foyer.

Section Four4(a) The writer gives a peep inside her life outside the hotel when she talks of her expenses on food and travelling. Since she can afford to spend more on her food and "tube", we can assume she has some back-up financial arrangement to fall back upon in case of need. Moreover, she had been doing this job out of curiosity and adventure instead of a real need; therefore it would be safe to think she was leading a comfortable life outside the hotel.4(b) The dissatisfaction among the workers at the hotel was at its peak.

The employees were under-paid and never happy with their wages. They had reservations about unpaid hours and little bonuses as they were hardly making both ends meet. There were also concerns about the nature of job they were doing as most of them would not want to perform the toilet-cleaning and similar kind of chores.Section Five5 I think both writers have given a balanced picture of life on the minimum wage. Article 1 gives the experiences of people coming from different backgrounds; nevertheless they are working under the same roof and leading their lives in the same city.

The general economic and social environment is same for the whole set of people and all of them are getting the same "minimum wage". Furthermore, the writer has not compared the situation to other countries. Similarly in the second article, the writer has compared the situation in different countries but in the similar economic conditions. So, we can say that the articles do not reflect a biased approach.Section Six(a) powerful(b) affluence(c) complex(d) well-expressed(e) temporary(f) standing(g) scolding(h) enormous(i) quit(j) remuneration