In
the News
Focus on Listening and Speaking: Advanced
Sherry Preiss
Unit 1:The Internet and Other Addictions
USA Today (August 26, 1999) reported that four out of
every five college students use the Internet, and average 100 minutes
a day online. Among those, 10 percent say it hurts their grades,
social life, or sleeping habits. “High users” —students
who spend more than six hours a day online, tend to be men studying
computer science or hard sciences.
Unit 2:The Oldest Old: A Look at Centenarians
"She's
101, and Keeps On Teaching," by Kevin Sullivan in The
Washington Post (April 5, 2004). A look at a teacher in Mexico
City who recently turned 101 and has been teaching for 86 years.
"Power
of Positive Thinking Extends, It Seems, to Aging,"
by Mary Duenwald in the
New York TImes (Nov. 19, 2002): Studies suggest
that happy people live longer. But it's not clear if it's because
happiness causes longevity, or because happy people practice more
healthy behaviors.
"As
More Live Past a Century, 100 Isn't What It Used to Be,"
by N.R. Kleinfield in
the New York Times (January 20, 2003): People living
to 100 and above are the fastest-growing age-bracket of the U.S.
population. This article profiles several centenarians and examines
their lifestyles and their outlooks on life.
Unit 7:Who’s Listening? Who’s Looking? Workplace
Privacy
Recently, Business Week reported that in the past two years,
U.S. companies have increased their surveillance of employee e-mail
by 10 percent. Around two-thirds of companies snoop on their employees
through video surveillance, listening in on phone calls, or other
electronic monitoring. Monitoring of employees occurs most frequently
in the Financial Services industry (67%).
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