Ageism Stereotypes and Job Matching

• The text discusses negative stereotypes associated with aging and the language used to describe older people.

Task 1: Job Descriptions

• The task involves matching job descriptions with appropriate titles.

• Key skills and responsibilities described in the job descriptions help determine the correct title.

• Accounting clerks perform office duties such as data entry, processing transactions, preparing reports and budgets, and communicating with clients, and require bookkeeping skills.

• Advisory experts provide guidance on social, financial, legal, and employment issues, assisting people in crisis.

• Advertisement originators work with creative teams to produce verbal and messaging content for promotional campaigns, including slogans and scripts for various media.

• Cabin crew ensure the comfort, safety, and welfare of passengers during flights.

• Archaeologists study past human activity by excavating and interpreting historical objects and sites.

Task 2: Yorkshire’s Robinson Crusoe

• Brendon Grimshaw bought the island of Moyenne in the Seychelles in 1962 for £8,000.
• Grimshaw reintroduced giant tortoises to Moyenne, naming and numbering them.
• With the help of Rene Lafortune, he transformed the island by planting trees, collecting rainwater, and introducing birds.
• He turned down a blank check offer from a Saudi prince, preferring to keep the island unspoiled.
• Grimshaw searched for pirate treasure on the island.
• He worked to preserve Moyenne, intending for it to become a national park for the people of the Seychelles.
• Brendon is seen as a naturalist, conservationist, and hard worker.
• Living on Moyenne gave Grimshaw a sense of purpose and meaning.
• Grimshaw increased the tortoise population on Moyenne.
• Moyenne has become a unique habitat for animals due to Grimshaw's efforts.
• A Saudi prince offered him a blank check to buy the island at any price.
• Grimshaw has never been motivated by money, and has worked tirelessly.
• The Seychellois approve of activities of Brendon.

Task 3: Famous Castles

• The task involves matching descriptions of castles with their key features.

• Kronborg Castle (Denmark): William Shakespeare set Hamlet in the castle, calling it Elsinore in the play.

• Neuschwanstein Castle (Germany): It became a museum after the king, Ludwig II of Bavaria died before construction was finished, ordered construction of palace to hide from the public.

• Castel Sant’Angelo (Rome, Italy): It was used for different purposes, including as a mausoleum, a military fortress, and a prison.

• Vianden Castle (Luxembourg): Construction spanned three centuries, from the 11th to the 14th century.

• Malbork Castle (Northern Poland): It is famous for its greatness and strategic location near the Baltic Sea.

• Chateau de Pierrefonds (France): It has been available as a film location and is an exceptional example of defensive medieval military architecture, bought by Napoleon I in 1810.

Task 4: Mysterious 15th Century Manuscript

• The Voynich manuscript is a handwritten text in an unknown script, accompanied by pictures of plants and astronomical observations.
• Since its discovery in the 19th century, many have attempted to decipher it, but none have been successful.
• Computer scientists used artificial intelligence to determine that the most likely language for the document was Hebrew.
• They found that over 80% of the words were in a Hebrew dictionary.
• The scientists used Google Translate to convert the first line into English, which made a strange sentence.
• Professor Kondrak believes in computers to help understand human languages and wants to apply techniques to other ancient scripts.

Task 5: Use of English - Let’s Get Rid of Stereotypes

• The task involves choosing the correct words to fill in the blanks in a text about age stereotypes.
• "Terms" reduce the value of older adults.
• "Called" being old has negative connotations.