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Unit 8: News and Magazine Articles

2. Dehydration with muscle cramps: Stop exercise. Massage the muscles which are cramping. Notes
Give a sodium drink like lime juice with sugar and salt.
3. Heat exhaustion with dizziness, cold, clammy skin: Stretch, elevate legs in a cool and
shaded place to circulate blood to the head, replace fl uid with coconut water or electoral
water.
4. Heat stroke with high body temperature and dry skin: Immediate medical treatment.
5. Heat stroke with confusion: Ice bath with a cold towel and medical help.

(Source: www.timesofi ndia.Indiatimes.com )
Keywords

Dehydration: Lack of moisture, drying out
Dizziness: A reeling sensation; a feeling that you are about to fall
Enzymatic: Any of numerous proteins or conjugated proteins produced by living organisms and
functioning as biochemical catalysts.

Palpitation: Shiver
Spasm: Contraction

Strenuous: Difficult or tiring
Exercises

1. What has been said about the role of exercising in the article?

2. Suggest changes in the article that would make it simpler.
3. Analyse the tone of the article.

4. Write five points that would summarise the article.
2. Keep the Negative Vibes to Yourself

Kabir Barat, April 2, 2011
By now, it’s an accepted fact that all of us urban workers, unlike earlier generations, will go
through at least five to six job changes (if not more) during the course of our working lives. But

disengaging from one company and moving to another can be a tricky proposition, particularly
if you leave on a bad note. There’s always the temptation to badmouth the former workplace and
boss. However, while venting your rage may feel good, it’s not right to vent just anywhere nor is
it smart to vent to just about anyone.

Social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter are supposed to be open forums where you can
freely speak your mind. But there have been plenty of instances where people have been let go
from their jobs for venting on these websites. For example, in 2009, Dawnmarie Souza, a union

worker for the American Medical Response of Connecticut, was fired for insulting her boss in a
series of Facebook updates.
Moving on

People quit their jobs for a variety of reasons, but some aren’t lucky enough to quit on their terms.
Cutbacks and downsizing are just some of the reasons why you might be terminated before you
get to shine. This leads to bitterness and anger. That’s how Shilpa Reddy felt in 2008 when she

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