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GOOD EVENING, FOLKS,  WELCOME TO OUR BLOG, NOW WE HAVE A TASK TO DO! READ THE TEXT BELOW AND TALK TO YOUR FRIENDS ABOUT IT! GIVE YOUR OPINION ABOUT EMPLOYMENT NEWS: EMPLOYMENT NEWS: WHAT IS CHANGING OUR WORKING WORLD? COMPUTERS CHANGED EMPLOYMENT IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY, SO WHAT IS CHANGING OUR WORK AND LIVES IN THIS CENTURY? Employees aren't staying in the same job. Nowadays, the average employee starts a new job every three years. The number of women in work is rising and more women are working in higher positions. More people are working from home and deciding their own working hours. 1. DO YOU AGREE WITH THE ARTICLE? 2. IS IT TRUE FOR YOU AND YOUR COMPANY?

HI, FOLKS! THESE ARE OUR FIRST ACTIVITIES USING OUR BLOG. TAKE PART IN THE DISCUSSIONS, WRITE YOUR OPINION ABOUT THE TOPICS YOU READ AND HELP YOUR FRIENDS TO LEARN AS A GROUP! ACTIVITY 1: DURING AUGUST AND THE BEGINNING OF SEPTEMBER WE TALKED ABOUT DEPARTMENTS OF A COMPANY AND EMPLOYMENT. OUR FIRST TASK HERE RELATES TO THESE TOPICS. CASE STUDY: READ THE CASE STUDY CAREFULLY, AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS THAT FOLLOW: Cineworld is a multi-screen cinema complex in the centre of London. It contains five cinemas, two restaurants, and an electronic games centre and internet café. The manager, Amy Watkins, needs to recruit more sales assistants for the complex. She has decided to carry out a two-stage job analysis before writing the job advertisements. The first part of the job analysis is to interview a sales assistant, to find out she perceives her role in the company. The second part of the job analysis is to observe the sales assistants as they perform their work. The first job analysis ...

WELCOME ABOARD! THESE ACTIVITIES ARE RELATED TO THE TOPICS WE DISCUSSED IN THE CLASSROOM SOME DAYS AGO. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR YOUR FUTURE JOB AND FOR YOUR CAREER TO GET TO KNOW ABOUT  FAMOUS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTS.  READ THE TEXT BELLOW AND TALK TO YOUR FRIENDS ABOUT: 1. WHAT´S THE BEST AIRPORT FOR YOU? WHY DO YOU THINK THAT? WHAT IS ESSENTIAL IN AN AIRPORT TO PROVIDE GOOD SERVICES TO THE CUSTOMERS AND PASSANGERS? 2. AFTER READING ABOUT THE MOST FAMOUS, MODERN AND BEAUTIFUL AIRPORTS ALL AROUND THE WORLD, DO YOU THINK BRAZILIAN AIRPORTS ARE PREPARED TO RECEIVE FOREIGNERS DURING THE WORLD CUP? WHAT DO YOU THINK WE MUST IMPROVE TO  PROVIDE GOOD SERVICES IN 2014? TOP FAMOUS AIRPORTS            Airports are one of the most important locations on a map. Airports are the base station for the fastest means of international transport. Modern day aircrafts are the fastest means of travel via air and airport directs this air travel.  ...

FOR THE FINAL ACTIVITY, I  NEED YOUR HELP!! IN THE OTHER TASKS YOU HAD TO READ ABOUT A FAMOUS SKYSCRAPER CALLED "CN TOWER", IN TORONTO, CANADA.  NOW, YOU ARE GOING TO CHOOSE YOUR FAVORITE FAMOUS BUILDING! FIRST STEP: YOU HAVE TO CHOOSE YOUR FAVORITE BUILDING. SECOND STEP: MAKE A RESEARCH AND GATHER SOME INFORMATION ABOUT IT. THIRD STEP: WRITE A SMALL TEXT USING THE MAIN INFORMATION YOU HAVE ABOUT THE BUILDING. FOURTH STEP: CHOOSE A WEBSITE SO THAT YOUR FRIENDS CAN SEE SOME PICTURES THAT ILLUSTRATE THE BUILDING YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT. LAST STEP: POST YOUR TEXT AND THE LINK TO THE WEBSITE HERE ON THE BLOG. ENJOY!!!

AFTER WATCHING THE VIDEO ABOUT CN TOWER AGAIN, YOU PROBABLY HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT HOW SCARY  THE EXPERIENCE OF LYING DOWN ON THE GLASS FLOOR  IS . NOW, READ THE FOLLOWING TEXT AND ACCESS THE WEBPAGE ON THE LINK BELOW. I´M SURE YOU WILL FEEL MUCH MORE SCARED AFTER THAT.  AFTER READING, TALK TO YOUR FRIENDS ABOUT THE "EDGE WALK" AT THE CN TOWER. EdgeWalk at the CN Tower, Toronto’s most extreme attraction, is now open! EdgeWalk is CN Tower’s most thrilling attraction in its 35 year history, and the first of its kind in North America. It is the world’s highest full circle hands-free walk on a 5 ft (1.5 m) wide ledge encircling the top of the Tower’s main pod, 356m/1168ft (116 storeys) above the ground. Visitors will walk in groups of six, while attached to an overhead safety rail via a trolley and harness system. Trained EdgeWalk guides will encourage participants to push their personal limits, allowing them to lean back over Toronto with nothing but air and breathtaking ...

AFTER READING THE TEXTS ABOUT CN TOWER IN ACTIVITY 1, I HOPE YOU USE ALL THE INFORMATION YOU HAVE NOW TO HELP YOU UNDERSTAND BETTER THE VIDEO WE SAW IN CLASS THE OTHER DAY.  WATCH IT AGAIN AND TALK TO YOUR FRIENDS ABOUT  HOW IMPORTANT IS WHEN YOU HAVE  GOOD PLACES TO VISIT WHEN YOU TRAVEL ABROAD BOTH FOR TOURISM AND WORK. TO WATCH THE VIDEO AGAIN, CLICK ON THE ADDRESS BELOW: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGxBJ34MgiI