Exercises ReadingComprehension StructureoftheText Unit4 Exercises Vocabulary Cloze Translation Unit4 Readingcomprehension 1 Inparagraph2 theauthorsaysthat Whowilltakethehelm isonequestionthatwillkeepCEOsawakeatnightinthenextmillennium WhydoyouthinktheCEOsfeelsoworriedaboutpeoplewhowilltakeoverasmanagers TheCEOsfeelsoworriedbecauseGenXershavebeendescribedverynegativelybymanywriters Studiesaccusethemofbeingarrogant uncommitted unmanageable andlazy Theycareaboutnothing andareunwillingtopaytheirdues TheCEOsworryhowthisgenerationisgoingtomanagethefirms especially theservicesfirms Reference Ex I p 71 2 WhyareGenXerssoindependent Inparagraphs4 6 whatexamplesdoestheauthorgivetoshowtheirindependence GenXersaresoindependentbecausetheyhadbeenthe latchkeykids Whentheywereyoung theyhadbeenleftalonebydivorcedand orworkingparents Therefore theylearnttodealwiththingsindependently Forexample attheworkplace theyhopetohaveflexibleworkschedules Theydon twanttobewatchedcloselyandinstructedstepbystepwhiledoingtheirwork Theyonlywantguidanceandencouragementfromtheirmanagers Reference Unit4 Readingcomprehension 3 WhatkindofenvironmentdoGenXersprefertoworkin Why GenXersprefertoworkinanenvironmentwhichisfullyequippedwiththemostadvancedtechnology suchastelecommuting teleconferencing etc Asagenerationwhohasgrownupwithrapidlychangingtechnologyandtheavailabilityofhugeamountsofinformation theyfeelverycomfortablewithusingtechnologyandcomputers Onlyinatechnologicallyadvancedenvironment cantheyworkeffectivelyandefficiently Reference Unit4 Readingcomprehension 4 Accordingtoparagraph9 whatmakesGenXersplaceahighvalueonwork lifebalance First theycherishthetraditionalfamilyvaluesbecausetheyfeeltheymissedthemwhentheywereyoung Theirparentshadhardlyspentanyqualitytimewiththemowingtotheirbusywork Secondly theydoubtthattheywillberewardedinthefutureiftheygiveuptheirneedsoftoday Whathappenedtotheirparentsisagoodexample Theirparentshadworkedsohardforthegoodofthecompany butendedupsimplybeinglaidoff Reference Unit4 Readingcomprehension 5 WhydoGenXjobapplicantsusuallymaketheinterviewerssurprisedandirritatedatajobinterview GenXjobapplicantsusuallyopenlyasklife balancequestionsatajobinterview whichmakestheinterviewerssurprisedandirritated TheinterviewershavebeentoousedtohearingBabyBoomerjobapplicantssay HowcanIbestcontributetothecompany and MygreatestweaknessisthatIworktoohard Reference Unit4 Readingcomprehension 6 Theauthorgivesasubtitle JustDoIt toparagraphs12 13 Howdoyouunderstandthemeaningof JustDoIt fromthetwoparagraphs Fromthetwoparagraphs wecanlearnthat Justdoit heremeansthatGenXersexpecteverythingtobeclear honestandsubstantial Theexamplesinclude 1 Theysupportsubstanceoverstyle 2 Theyemphasizeoutcomesoverprocess 3 Theywanttheirmanagerstocommunicatehonestlywiththem 4 Theyexpecttheirmanagerstogivethemtangiblerewardsratherthansoftwords Reference Unit4 Readingcomprehension 7 Accordingtoparagraphs14 17 GenXersareconstantlychangingjobsinsteadofworkingforasingleemployeralltheirlifetimeliketheirparents WhatarethetworeasonswecanfindtoexplainGenXers frequentchangeoftheirjobs 1 GenXersbelievethattheirfutureliesintheirresumesratherthantheirloyaltytoanyonecompany 2 Theywanttodevelopdiverseworkskillsbytryingdifferentbutchallengingjobs Reference Unit4 Readingcomprehension 8 InwhatwaywillGenX slife balancebeliefsaffectcorporatepoliciesinthefutureaccordingtotheauthor sforecastsinparagraph21 Intheauthor sopinion GenX slife balancebeliefswillleadtothedevelopmentoffamily friendlycorporatepoliciesinthefuture Tobespecific therearetwotypesoffamily friendlypoliciesmentionedhere 1 Employeeswillenjoyflexibleworkschedulesandreducedworkhours 2 Employeeswillbeabletochoosebenefitsthataremostsuitableforthemtomeettheirindividualneeds suchasbenefitswhichsupportearlyfamilyconcernslikeinsurance childcare etc Reference Unit4 Readingcomprehension 9 Inparagraph23 theauthorforecaststhatmanyGenXerswillchoosetobecomeentrepreneursratherthantakeajobinacompany WhatadvantageanddisadvantagearementionedbytheauthoraboutGenXers trendtostarttheirownbusiness Theadvantageis Companieswillfinditeasytoobtaingoodsorservicesfromanoutsidesupplier Thedisadvantageis Companieswillhavefewercandidateswhentheywanttopromotejuniormanagers Reference Unit4 Readingcomprehension 10 Inparagraph25 whatsuggestiondoestheauthorgivetodealwiththecultureclashbetweenBabyBoomersandGenXerswithintheworkplace TheauthorsuggeststhatculturalconflictsbetweenBabyBoomersandGenXerswithintheworkplaceshouldbefaceddirectlyandhonestly Culturaldiversityshouldbeunderstood respectedandacceptedinthecompany Meanwhile thereshouldbelinesforthetwogroupstocommunicatewitheachothertofostermutualrespect Reference Unit4 Readingcomprehension Ex II p 72 1 Introduction Paras 1 3 2 Body Paras 4 23 3 Conclusion Para 24 26 TextOutline Unit4 Structureofthetext 1 Introduction Paras 1 3 MuchhasbeenwrittenaboutGenXemployees butmostofitis Recentinterpretations however offersome TextOutline negative newandsomewhatdifferentinsights Unit4 Structureofthetext 2 Body Paras