4:a list of books, articles, etc. which provide further reading on the themes covered in the book; usually found at the end
b) Title page 11: title, author and publisher
c) Appendix6: additional information, often for reference purposes, found at the end of the book
d) preface/introduction
9: the author’s aims and the coverage of the book
e) Acknowledgements
8:thanks to people who have helped with the book
f) contents
3: a list of the main topics by chapter
g) chapters
1: the units of the book
h) references
2: sources used by the author
i) glossary
10: a mini-dictionary of specialist terms used
j) index
5: an alphabetical list of topics in detail
k) back cover
7: selling points, author information, positive reviews
l) Foreword
12: a short introduction to the book written not by the author but by someone familiar with the author’s work
Task 6
1 Title: MONEY, MAKERS and DERIVATIVES
2 Author/s or Editor/s: CHRIS TEMBY
3 Publisher, Date and Place of Publication:
McPherson’s Printing Group 2000 In Australia
4 Edition: FIRST
5 Level : beginner
6 Aims: Teach beginner how to do start money maker job
7 Main Topics Covered: Australia's Financial Markets and Their Derivatives
8 Special Features
9 Library Shelf-mark/Call Number
TASK 7
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Topic
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Index keyword
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1 railways
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e) transportation
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2 cultivation of oranges
| j) citrus farming |
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3 troposphere
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f) climate
|
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4 cotton growing
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i) industrial crops
|
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5 underpopulation
| h) population |
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6 Panama Canal
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c) sea routes
|
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7 growth of New York
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b) urbanisation
|
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8 uranium
| a) ores |
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9 coal production
| d) mining |
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10 rainfall
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g) atmosphere
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TASK 8
Which
page or pages would you refer to first in this extract from the index of Natural Disasters to find information on the following? Be
prepared to justify your choice. Work as quickly as you can and note
the time you take. When you have found your answers, compare
them with another student’s. Note: a boldface entry indicates a
figure; an entry in italics indicates a table.
1 the reasons for subsidence in Venice
281-2
2 the sociology of disasters involving skyscrapers
353-5
3 effects of snow in cities
201-6
4 aid for developing world countries
15-6,511-4,518-9
5 disasters in Texas
161,285
6 frequency of tornadoes in the USA
592
7 psychological stress
565,567
8 relationship between tides and earthquakes
65
9 assessing the stability of slopes
246-51
10 how tornadoes are formed
172-174
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