Night Shift Work | Reading Skills | Expanding Level of English

Night Shift Work - read about how working at night can have an impact on your health and if we can stop people from working at night. SkiptocontentMenuHome>NightShiftWorkSharethis5(3)Forthisexerciseaboutnightshiftwork,youreadthetextandchoosethecorrectanswertoeachofthefivequestions.Itprovidespracticeforthisreadingsectionof theCambridgeEnglishB1Preliminaryexam. About5-10minutes.ReadingSkills.Expandingstage.EnhancedAccessibility.TextVocabularyReadthetextaboutnightshiftworkandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.NightShiftWorkManypeoplehavejobsthatarenotveryinteresting,butalotofpeoplehavetoworkatnight,andthisisverydifficult.Wheneverybodyelseisgettingreadytogoout,theyhavetogotowork,andthisputsalotofpsychologicalstressonthem.Itisalsonotveryhealthybecausethehumanbodyisdesignedtobeactiveinthedayandtorestinthedark.Ifthiscycleisreverseditcanhaveabadeffectonaperson'shealth.So,whydopeopledothenightshift?Nowadaysmanybusinesseshavetooffera24-hourservice,likehotels,deliverycompanies,somesupermarketsareopenallnightandallday,callcentresandhospitals.Itistruethatsomepeopleonlyneedafewhoursofsleepatnightbutthemajorityneedeighthours.Humansaremostactiveinthemiddleoftheday,andthetimewhentheyareleastabletoconcentrateandbeefficientisbetween2amand4am.Thisistheworsttimetodriveortodoanythingthatneedsconcentration.Thebodyfindsitverydifficulttoadapttotheoppositecycle.Thingsarenotlikelytogetbetterinthefuturebecausemoreandmorebusinessesareworking24-hourcyclestokeepinstepwithour24-hoursociety.1.Whatisthewriter'smainaiminwritingthetext?todescribetheimportanceofwork.tohelppeoplechangetheirwayoflife. tosayhowworkingatnightcanbeharmful.tosuggesthowtobecomeanightshiftworkerQuestion1of52.Whatdoesthewritersayaboutnightjobs?Yougetbetterworkingconditions.Thereisavarietyofthem.Itiseasierthanworkingduringtheday. Manypeoplerefusetoworkatnight.Question2of53.Whatwouldareaderlearnaboutsleepfromthetext?Everybodyneedsthesameamount.It'sdifficulttochangeyoursleepingneeds.Peoplesleepbetterintheearlymorning. It'seasytochangeyoursleepinghabits.Question3of54.Whatdoesthewritersayaboutthefuture?Fewerpeoplewillworkduringtheday.Manypeoplewillstopworkingduringtheday.Somejobswillalwaysbedoneatnight.Nobodywillworkatnight.Question4of55.Whichofthefollowingcouldalsobeatitleforthistext?SOCIETYISCHANGINGBUTOURBODIESARENOT!AGOODNIGHT'SSLEEPCANCHANGEYOURLIFE!AWORKERTHATSLEEPSMORE,WORKSMORE! IT'STIMETOENDTHENIGHTSHIFT!Question5of5 Loading... HerearenewwordsandphrasesfromthisexercisefortheB1PreliminaryPart3readingsectionofthetest:businessescallcentresconcentratedeliverycompaniesefficienthealthyhospitalshumansinthedarknightshiftworkoppositecyclepsychologicalstresssocietyPrintversionavailable.BeingSpecialNightShiftWorkProceduresforPart3RockclimbingSnakebitesTheZookeeperWeaddreadingandwritingexercisesonaregularbasis.Whynotbookmarkoursite,soyoucancomebacktopracticeanywhereoratanytimeoftheday?ReadingPart1&2ReadingPart3&4ReadingPart5&6WritingPart1WritingPart2Part1-Readfivereal-worldnotices,messagesandothershorttextsforthemainmessage.NoticesandMessagesHowtoVideoNoticesandMessagesSet1NoticesandMessagesSet2NoticesandMessagesSet3NoticesandMessagesSet4NoticesandMessagesSet5NoticesandMessagesSet6NoticesandMessagesSet7NoticesandMessagesSet8Part2- Matchfivedescriptionsofpeopletoeightshorttextsonaparticulartopic,showingdetailedcomprehension.FilmsattheCinemaSummerCampsTriptoLondonPart3-Readalongertextfordetailedcomprehension,gist,inferenceandglobalmeaning,aswellaswriter’sattitudeandopinion.BeingSpecialNightShiftWorkProceduresforPart3RockclimbingSnakebitesTheZookeeperPart4-Readalongertextfromwhichfivesentenceshavebeenremoved.Showunderstandingofhowacoherentandwell-structuredtextisformed.KeeponRunningStudentBudgetTheOlympicFlameThePuzzleMakerPart5-Readashortertextandchoosethecorrectvocabularyitemstocompletegaps.BagpipesBookRecommendationMountainClimbingPlayingComputerGamesPopularWebsiteSavingaTreeSingleorMixed-genderSchoolsWorkofArtPart6-Readashortertextandcompletesixgapsusingonewordforeachgap.HometownChangesMusicPreferencesNewSchoolNewYear’sDayPartyInvitationSpecialBikeSubjectChoicesTheFirstDayofSpringTheOldestUniversityintheWorldWriteabout100words,answeringtheemailandnotesprovided.BirthdayMoneyLearningalanguageNewCookingClubWriteabout100words,eitheranarticleorstory.ArticlesBeingHealthyFestivalinThailandLearningandtheInternetMusicLoverPlayingGamesShoppingShortStoriesABrokenTrainAPhoneCallFreeFallSurprisedTeacherWeatherWarningWokeuplateInaddition,weaddlisteningandspeakingexercisesinordertopractiseforthispartoftheA2Keytest.Part3-ListeningPart4-ListeningSpeakingPart3-Gap-FilledExerciseCompetitionShoppingCentreVisitPart4-MultipleChoiceExerciseACoachTripFashionDesignerNewEventsTalkingaboutaJourneyTheB1PreliminarySpeakingtesthasfourpartsandyoutakeittogetherwithanothercandidate.Therearetwoexaminers.Oneoftheexaminerstalkstoyouandtheotherexaminerlistens.KenzaandMohammedRobertoandSimoneThemorewordsyouencounterandunderstand,thebroaderyourday-to-dayvocabularywillbecome.Ourwordgamesandpuzzlesareanexcellentwaytohelptoreinforcespellingsinyourmind.CrosswordsPuzzlesWordSearchesWordPuzzlesAirTravelCrosswordComputerCrosswordCrimeCrosswordEntertainme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