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![](/i/favi32.png) Simon 128 reading exercises
IELTS
reading exercises
Compiled by
Ulugbek Yusupov(@Actual IELTS Test)128 READING EXERCISES128
IELTS
reading exercises
Compiled by
Ulugbek Yusupov
Created by
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In
Deep Work
, author and professor Cal Newport flips the narrative on impact in a
connected age. Instead of arguing distraction is bad, he instead celebrates the power of its
opposite. Dividing this book into two parts, he first makes the case that in almost any
profession, cultivating a deep work ethic will produce massive benefits. He then presents a
rigorous training regimen, presented as a series of four "rules," for transforming your mind
and habits to support this skill. A mix of cultural criticism and actionable advice,
Deep
Work
is an indispensable guide to anyone seeking focused success in a distracted world.
Choose the best answer to each of the questions below.
1. What is “deep work”?
A) a skill that takes a short time to master
B) a skill that few people develop nowadays
C) a skill that modern communication tools can enhance
2. What does the author of
Deep Work
aim to do in the first part of the book?
A) convince us that working deeply has great value
B) expose the negative effects of tools like social media
C) guide readers towards success in life
Exercise 52
IELTS Reading: choose the correct statements
Cultivation Theory
Cultivation theory examines the long-term effects of television. Its primary proposition is that
the more time people spend 'living' in the television world, the more likely they are to
believe social reality aligns with reality portrayed on television.
Cultivation theory suggests that exposure to television, over time, subtly "cultivates"
viewers' perceptions of reality. Researchers George Gerbner and Larry Gross, the
originators of this idea, assert: "Television is a medium of the socialisation of most people
into standardised roles and behaviours. Its function is in a word,
enculturation”.
Initial research on the theory establishes that concern regarding the effects of television on
audiences stem from the unprecedented centrality of television in American culture.
Gerbner posited that television as a mass medium of communication had formed into a
common symbolic environment that bound diverse communities together, socialising people
into standardised roles and behaviours. He thus compared the power of television to that of
religion, stating that television was to modern society what religion once was in earlier
times.
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