Read and paraphrase the following passages:
Passage 1
Imagine going to a restaurant where all the best foods from around the world are available at the same reasonable price. You wouldn't order the exactly the same dish night after night. Now, imagine you had a series of several meetings at the same restaurant with a business counterpart to discuss important issues. You wouldn't expect them to order that exact same dish and nothing else over and over. Well, just like individuals vary in their preferences for food, different people can be motivated by different influence methods in different situations.
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Passage 2
Language is the most important component of culture. It would be impossible to catch the subtlest nuances and meanings of other cultures without knowing the language.
Learning a second, third or fourth language is easier in early childhood than at an older age. It is particularly important to learn correct pronunciation when a person is young. At any age, learning by constant contact with native speakers in their own society is the quickest and best way.
Language is the main means of communication between people. But so many different languages have developed that language has often been a barrier rather than an aid to understanding among people. For many years, people have dreamed of setting up a universal language which is simple and obvious to all people. If all people spoke the same tongue, cultural and economic ties might be much closer, and better relationship will increase between countries.
Retrieved: Kispert, J. (2004). Language and Its Barriers. USA: Pearson Education, Inc.
Passage 3
Of the more than 1000 bicycling deaths each year, three-fourths are caused by head injuries. Half of those killed are school-age children. One study concluded that wearing a bike helmet can reduce the risk of head injury by 85 percent. In an accident, a bike helmet absorbs the shock and cushions the head.
Retrieved: Bike Helmets: Unused Lifesavers. (1990, May). Consumer Reports, 55, p.348-353.
Passage 1
Imagine going to a restaurant where all the best foods from around the world are available at the same reasonable price. You wouldn't order the exactly the same dish night after night. Now, imagine you had a series of several meetings at the same restaurant with a business counterpart to discuss important issues. You wouldn't expect them to order that exact same dish and nothing else over and over. Well, just like individuals vary in their preferences for food, different people can be motivated by different influence methods in different situations.
Retrieved: Lynda dot com.
Passage 2
Language is the most important component of culture. It would be impossible to catch the subtlest nuances and meanings of other cultures without knowing the language.
Learning a second, third or fourth language is easier in early childhood than at an older age. It is particularly important to learn correct pronunciation when a person is young. At any age, learning by constant contact with native speakers in their own society is the quickest and best way.
Language is the main means of communication between people. But so many different languages have developed that language has often been a barrier rather than an aid to understanding among people. For many years, people have dreamed of setting up a universal language which is simple and obvious to all people. If all people spoke the same tongue, cultural and economic ties might be much closer, and better relationship will increase between countries.
Retrieved: Kispert, J. (2004). Language and Its Barriers. USA: Pearson Education, Inc.
Passage 3
Of the more than 1000 bicycling deaths each year, three-fourths are caused by head injuries. Half of those killed are school-age children. One study concluded that wearing a bike helmet can reduce the risk of head injury by 85 percent. In an accident, a bike helmet absorbs the shock and cushions the head.
Retrieved: Bike Helmets: Unused Lifesavers. (1990, May). Consumer Reports, 55, p.348-353.