Digital nomads – школа языковых курсов

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00:00 - 00:46

How did the telegraph improve the science of meteorology?

It helped scientists see the atmosphere more clearly.

It made data collection from weather stations faster.

It helped airplanes fly higher.

It made it easier for scientists to send messages.

According to the instructor, what do meteorologists do today?

Forecast the weather.

Study trends in rocket science.

Solve air pollution problems.

Study costs of building satellites.

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00:00 - 01:17

Why is the man concerned?

He is failing his coursework.

He thinks his workload is too heavy.

He has trouble breathing.

He is bored with being a teaching assistant.

According to the woman, in what order are the following given to teaching assistants?

This term
Next term
Next year

only a few students

more choice in which class to teach

a lot of work

What will the man probably do now?

Do as well as he can in Dr. Chapman's class.

Ask Dr. Chapman for fewer students.

Complain to the department head.

See a different doctor about his problem.

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00:00 - 01:21

What is the talk mainly about?

How to compete successfully with other companies.

Business successes and failures.

How to succeed as a small business owner.

Training for small business management.

According to the speaker, what is required to operate a store?

Education in computers and economics.

Education in business and accounting.

Experience in retailing.

Experience in government or law.

When is a small business considered to be successful?

When it branches out into other fields.

When it becomes a large corporation.

When it can hire professional management.

When it can support itself on its profits.

According to the speaker, why do many small businesses fail?

They do not demand hard work from their employees.

They do not have enough financial reserves to absorb losses.

They do not expand into large chains.

They have good management but poor products and services.

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00:00 - 01:58

What is the purpose of the lecture?

To define the term research.

To explain how experiments are conducted.

To describe different types of research.

To compare experimental and qualitative research.

According to the speaker, why is experimental research one of the most powerful methodologies?

It can determine cause-effect relationships involving treatments.

It can be done by mail, telephone, or on the Internet.

It obtains information from a large group of people.

It provides an in-depth look at a particular situation.

With which characteristic is each type of research associated?

Quality of relationships

Large number of subjects

Two groups of subjects

Experimental

Survey

Qualitative

What will the next lecture in this course probably be about?

What people think about research.

Suitable subjects for research.

A specific research methodology.

Control and treatment groups.