Reading Assignment #14

予習の仕方

1. まずは記事を読み大意を把握する。

2. わからない単語を確認し、記事の内容を理解しながらしっかり読む。

3. Quizに取り組む。（解答は公開されません。仲間と意見交換して適切な答えを探すのも良いでしょう)

4. もう一度記事を読んで理解を確認する。

5. Further studies

   • 記事のトピックについてリサーチする

   • 記事のサマリーをまとめる

   • 著者について調べる

   • 関連記事を読む

   • その他

1. nature NEWS

Article Title

• Conferences failing to protect LGBT+ researchers (10 AUGUST 2020)

2. Quiz

Answer the following questions.

1. Which of the following is the word "discipline" in section 1 closest in meaning to?

• a) authority

• b) regimen

• c) field

2. Why was Ms. Tulloch reluctant to go to a conference to be held in Malaysia?

• a) Because the country is not friendly to visitors from overseas.

• b) Because the country has laws prejudiced against people with some specific sexual orientations.

• c) Because the Society for Conservation Biology is not tolerant towards the queer community.

3. Which of the following did Ms. Tulloch research after she attended the meeting in Kuala Lumpur?

• a) Equality, diversity and inclusion of some previously held ecology and conservation conferences.

• b) Policies and practices of some previously held ecology and conservation conferences.

• c) Codes of conduct of some previously held ecology and conservation conferences.

4. Which of the following is the word initiative in "initiatives" from section 4 closest in meaning to? (*Section 4: Paragraph starting with "But having a code did not...")

• a) autonomy

• b) motivation

• c) measure

5. According to Ms. Tulloch, how effective did having codes of conduct prove in decreasing biases at the conferences?

• a) Very effective.

• b) Effective to some degree.

• c) Not effective at all.

6. Which of the following is the word "diversity" in section 8 closest in meaning to? (*Section 8: Paragraph starting with "Diversity initiatives are not being..")

• a) variety

• b) range

• c) difference

7. Which of the following does Tulloch think is the purpose of codes of conduct?

• a) They are a statement of the values of a conference.

• b) They clarify which behaviors will not be tolerated at a meeting.

• c) They deal with identity-based discrimination

8. Which of the following is the word "address" in section 12 closest in meaning to? (*Section 12: Paragraph starting with "But Tulloch says that...")

• a) deal with

• b) convey

• c) speak to

9. Which of the following is suggested by Ms. Tulloch as a solution when a considerable number of members cannot physically attend an international conference?

• a) The conference should be postponed until later.

• b) The conferences should be held online.

• c) The conference should be cancelled.

10. Which of the following best defines the word "pandemic" in section 16? (*Section 16: Paragraph starting with "The coronavirus outbreak has...")

• a) A disease that affects people over a very large area or the whole world.

• b) A disease widely occurring in a community at a particular time.

• c) A disease that is always present in an area and affects a relatively small number of people.