Globalization achieve drastically pursue formal

globalization achieve drastically pursue formal
enhance driven foundation technology respond
1. study is to train as work toward is to
2. calmly is to frantically as moderately is to
3. support is to encourage as accomplish is to
4. minor is to important as casual is to
5. enquire is to ask as answer is to
6. animal is to biology as computer is to
7. focus is to attention as groundwork is to
8. exercise is to tone as remodel is to
9. separated is to isolation as connected is to
10. contentment is to satisfied as ambition is to
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Lesson 24 E/ Comprehension
Read the article below and answer the questions that follow in complete sentences.
Globalization and new technologies have drastically changed the
workplace. The following article talks about the importance of
education and continuous learning.
Workplace Literacy
In the new economy, where jobs are driven by technology and information, lifelong learning
is key to ensuring that Canada continues to be productive, globally competitive and
economically secure. The country’s success in the knowledge-based economy depends on the
ability of its workforce to respond to new challenges and pursue lifelong learning
opportunities.
Literacy has become an important issue for business and labour. Workplace literacy refers to
the essential skills that people need at work, such as reading, writing and numeracy. It also
includes critical thinking and problem solving. Canadians with strong literacy skills have
better paying jobs and are less likely to become unemployed than those with lower literacy
levels. The opportunity to use literacy skills on the job can actually help people maintain and
enhance these skills, long after they have completed their formal education.
In the knowledge-based economy, Canada’s success depends on the ability of its workforce to
respond to new challenges . This is a national challenge that no single government can deal
with alone. To achieve this goal, we must continue to work together with other governments,
literacy partners and business and labour groups, to strengthen literacy and other essential
skills that are the foundation of lifelong learning.

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Office of Literacy and Essential Skills
Lesson 24 Questions
1. Explain what literacy means in this article.
2. What does Canada’s success depend on?
3. Why is lifelong learning important for Canada?
4. What advantages do Canadians with high literacy skills have over those with lower
literacy skills?
5. According to the article, is Canada globally competitive?
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Vocabulary Review: Unit 6
Complete the crossword puzzle using vocabulary words from the lessons in this unit.
1 2
3 5 4
7 6
8 9
10 11
12 13 14
15
16 17
18
19 20
21
22
23
24
ACROSS
1. antonym for “cooperative”
3. to direct someone to another place
7. having a strong desire to succeed
8. describes a financial document that
can be exchanged for money
9. to make sure something happens
12. to answer; to reply
16. expected to happen
19. unoccupied position
20. antonym for “exactly”
21. synonym for “hand in”
22. to make something better than it was
23. list of items that need to be talked
about at a meeting
24. to deliver something to a number of
people
DOWN
2.