English for General Academic Purposes

Mid-term Test

Name:Jakfar Sadiq Student Number:1906395085

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Write two paragraphs about the two topics that have been assigned for you. The length of
each paragraph is 8-10 sentences or approximately 150 words. Remember to start your
paragraph with a topic sentence and end it with a conclusion. You have 1 (one) hour to
finish this test. (2 x 50 points)
Paragraph 1
SOCIAL DISTANCING AS AN EFFECTIVE WAY TO AVOID PANDEMIC
CONTAGION
Restatement of ghe thesis stated Social distancing measures are steps you can take to reduce
social interaction between people. This will help reduce the transmission of coronavirus
(COVID-19), and Social distancing is important because COVID-19 is most likely to spread
from person-to-person through, these simple common sense actions help reduce risk to each
others. They will help to slow down the spread of disease in the community and we can apply
them every day in your home, workplace, school and while out in public, and to illustrate the
effectiveness of social distancing measures, let’s consider the following example. Starting off
with one infected person, the virus spreads and the number of cases doubles every four days. 30
days into the outbreak, we have 600 cases and government A decides to do something. It
implements social distancing measures that, for the sake of simplicity, immediately bring the
doubling time from four days up to eight days. Meanwhile government B doesn’t think it’s
necessary to do anything and lets the virus spread unchecked. two and a half weeks later, 70 days
into the outbreak, government A is dealing with 5,676 cases while government B is looking at
more than 50.600 cases, Based on that, it's encouraged to implement social distancing to reduce
the contagion of the virus.
Paragraph 2
women as leaders have a stronger preference to avoid risk than men, do you agree or
disagree? use facts evidence to support your argument?
I disagree because women in terms of leading an organization require firmness which in my
opinion is important, and in terms of making women's policies tend to be unstable compared to
men who when they make decisions, decisions are very clear and do not need to take a long time.
the fact is that based on four separate global surveys from the PEW Research Center, Harvard
Business Review, Business Tech, and Business Insider - men and women display the same great
qualities. And almost the whole of society does not see gender differences in ambition, honesty,
and firmness.
However, there are still many who distinguish the quality of leadership between men and women
based on certain characteristics. For example, male leaders score higher in aspects of making
difficult decisions and handling controversial issues or crises, calmly and confidently.
Interestingly, in a Harvard Business Review survey, only three of the 12 professional categories
were judged by the public that men have effectiveness that is superior to their female
"competitors", and two of them - customer service and administrative functions - are traditionally
considered the work of the woman.
why are online service very popular nowadays?
in my opinion online services are very popular because to succeed in the internet world doesn't
mean you have to be a giant company. Many small and medium scale companies have succeeded
in building quite profitable online businesses. Research has even shown that small and medium-
sized companies are the main power of e-commerce growth in the coming years.
The internet reaches various corners of the world and all time zones. This means that when a
business is conducted online, the same capabilities are formed. In physical stores, customers are
limited by store opening and closing hours. Conversely, your online business can be accessed
from any area of the internet and open 24 hours every day throughout the year. In addition, with
the increase in mobile marketing, your online business has another advantage, which can be
accessed by anyone who has a mobile device. Customers are only limited by their network
coverage, In conclusion, if we are a business owner who does not yet have a strong online
presence, we need to immediately learn about the world of internet marketing. Because this is
very important. When competitors do online marketing, they will gain a stable profit and become
more attractive to potential customers.