... individuals are silent
during a meeting and you wonder if remaining silent
means the same thing in their culture as it means in yours.
3.0 You begin to accommodate other cultural norms into
your ... and
the findings offer benefits to all of us.
In the next two chapters, you ll gain insight into how cultural
intelligence connects with you and your interests. And you ll...
... getting people to DO
THINGS THEY ARE UNCOMFORTABLE WITH, DON’T WANT TO DO
OR CAN’T DO, or they would already be doing them. Like parents
letting their kids walk to school, or smokers quitting, ... make a difference around the table
before you start planning. Let them share the thinking, the
planning and the credit.
7) Intervene in the context. Act to modify the...
... word
“meal”.
In our opinion, field of word “meal” is all the words relating to it mainly
including eating and drinking. They are parts of the word “meal” and resemble
words in that they combine together. ... sure allow the water to boil
Then the tea you will not spoil”.
Or Do not drain the pot dry and then fill it up again, fill half the cups at a“
time and replace in...
... as China. What do you think of this?
• Do you think there will be any changes to the way people buy things in the future?
• Do you think a high rate of consumption can be maintained into the ... society)?
• Do you think the weather patterns (the climate) have changed much in recent years in your
hometown? (Hint: The question is referring to global warmin...
... enough.
Eliminate an Answer Choice Where There’s No Clear Link
Between the Two Words
If you find yourself stretching to find a link between an answer-choice word pair,
consider your dilemma a hint that you ... simply by plugging the word pair into one of these nine sentences.
This might work for easier questions, but for tougher ones you ll need to refine the
relationship further...
... restatements:
in fact
in other words
in short
namely
that is
Three of these markers could easily be inserted into the sentence about business
regulation to strengthen the restatement signal. Try reading the ... to
produces
results in
since
therefore
thus
You can redraft the sentence about incumbent candidates using any of these signposts
in place of “as a result.” If you...
... Brief Thesis Statement
Take a few seconds to review your outline, then express the author’s main point in your
own words, keeping it to one sentence. Jot down the sentence on your scratch paper.
Your ... of information you should be
looking for to answer the first question.
Step 2: Read the Passage with a Possible Thesis in Mind
Begin reading the passage, actively thinking a...
... structure explains how the author’s main points are related to one
another. Structure is the backbone of the author’s passage. The interrelation of
the author’s ideas becomes clear the moment you understand ... any
context.
Notice the types of wrong-answer ploys built into the preceding question:
• referencing irrelevant details from elsewhere in the passage
• distorti...
... question, your job is to understand a specific idea the
author is conveying in the passage. These questions are different from simple recall
questions in that you won’t find the answer explicitly in the ... infor-
mation for you to determine how the author makes his or her points. If not, reread
that section carefully, focusing on what the author is laying out; don’t get...