UNIT 2 (14). INDUSTRIAL SAFETY

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C. 3. Read the text Safety using a dictionary

“Culture is the human-made part of the environment.” This definition reminds us that the ecology shapes the cultures that emerge in it, and in turn culture shapes particular kinds of behaviours. A simplified way of thinking about culture is to place it between ecology and social behaviour as follows:

Ecology - culture - social behavior.

Ecology consists of the objects, the resources, and the geography of the environment, and the ways one can make a living and survive (Schein). This is the definition adopted by the author.

Schein's definition includes the key characteristics of culture. First, culture emerges in adaptive interactions. Second, culture consists of shared elements (shared language, and the opportunity to interact). Third, culture is transmitted across time periods and generations (modern communications results in cultural diffusion in films and television). Culture is a complex concept that must be analyzed at every level before it can be understood.

Grammar:

1. Peculiarities of Passive Voice § 23

2. Degrees of Comparison § 19

3. Participle II § 53

A. 1. Translate the following international words: compensation[,kɔmpən′seiòən], effective [i'fektiv], medical [¢medikəl], minimum [′miniəm], comfort [′k∧mfət], perspective [pə′spektiv], professional [prə′feòənl], company[′k∧mpəni]