Make up your own topic about your University, answering the following questions When was your university founded?
Have many famous people graduated from your university?
How many departments are there at your university?
Who is the head o f the university?
Who is the head o f your faculty?
Which is the largest faculty? Which is the smallest?
Which is the most popular? Which is the least popular?
Are there more female or male students? What faculty has the largest
percentage o f males? What faculty has the largest percentage o f fem ales?
How humans behave when the worst thing happens We always think 'it will never happen to me' but disasters can strike
any time anywhere - from hotel fires to train crashes to terrorist attacks.
How would you cope if the unthinkable happened? According to experts,
people caught up in disasters tend to fall into three categories. About 10%
to 15% remain calm and act quickly and efficiently. Another 15%
completely panic, crying and screaming and obstructing the evacuation.
But the vast majority' (70%) o f people do very little. They are ’stunned and
confused,’ says British psychologist John Leach. Why is this?
Research suggests that under great stress our minds take much longer
to process information. So, in a crisis many people ’freeze1 just at the
moment when they need to act quickly, it also seems that a person's
personality is not a good guide to how they might react - a normally
decisive person may not act at all quickly in a crisis and vice versa. «Most
people go their entire lives without a disaster,” says Michael Lindell, a
professor at Texas A&M University. ’So when something bad happens they
are so shocked they just think, This can't possibly be happening to me»
instead o f taking action.'
Answer the questions with a partner 1 How do you think most people react in a life or death disaster
situation?
a) They panic and become hysterical, b)They act coolly and calmly,
c)They 'freeze' and can't do anything.
2 What do you do when you are on a plane and the flight attendant
starts to explain the safety procedures?
