The migration of intellectual
manpower from less developed countries to more developed countries is a global
phenomenon. The most prominent migration of intellect is from the poor and
developing countries to the rich and advanced countries. The loss of human
resources, especially of skilled and intellectual workers from a country, is
referred to as the Brain Drain or the Brain Migration. For example, when
someone leaves a third-world country, moves to
Countries characterized as the Third
World Countries have suffered great setbacks at the hands of Brain Drain. Thus,
There are more than 21,000 Nigerian
doctors practicing in the
The
reverse of brain Drain is the phenomenon termed as the Brain Gain, which is the
return migration after additional knowledge and skills have been acquired
abroad and that results in creation of business and trade networks. The
Prevention of “Brain-Drain” from OIC –Counrties
1.
Decide if these statements are true or false; then, justify your answer.
a. Brain Drain is
synonymous with the term Brain Gain.
Truer Falser
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b. Rich and advanced countries suffer from the problem of
brain drain.
Truer Falser
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c.
Skilled
and intellectual workers are not important human resources for the country.
Truer Falser
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d.
African countries seriously suffer from the problem of brain drain.
Truer Falser
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2. Complete the following sentences with figures and percentages
from the text.
a.
b. There are more than __________________ Nigerian
doctors practicing in the
c. In
3. What do the figures and percentages above show?
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4.
Answer the following questions briefly, in your own words as far as possible.
a. What have the Third World
Countries suffered from?
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b.
What is the reverse term of Brain Drain?
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c.
What does Brain Gain mean?
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5.
Match the following words with their definitions.
Word |
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Definition |
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a)
A problem
that delays or stops progress or makes a situation worse. |
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b)
Important
and well-known. |
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c)
A lack of
something that you need or want. |
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d)
a
small group of people who have a lot of advantages and keep the most power
and influence. |
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e)
Including
or affecting the whole world. |
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f)
Having
the ability and experience to do extremely well. |
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g)
Someone
whose job is to examine a house or other building to see if it is in good
condition. |
6. Find in the text the antonyms of the following words.
a. Unskilled #……………………………….
b. Sufficiency #……………………………….
7. What do the two underlined words in
the text refer to?
a.
His or
her (paragraph
1) :…………………….……………