留學英文 (Academic Study)


　
Exercise 12
I. Pre-Listening Exercise
II. Listening Exercise
III. Post-Listening Exercise

Purpose:

Describing academic background and achievements / 描述學歷背景及已獲成就

　

I. Pre-Listening Exercise [Top]

Check the meanings of the following words and expressions:

  • National Science Council research projects
  • deregulation
  • financial impact
  • fully engaging
  • original concept formation
  • experimental process design
  • experimental implementation
  • considerable praise

Consult page 45 of Writing Effective Study Plans by Ted Knoy for some of these definitions.

II. Listening Exercise [Top]
1. Listen to the conversation by pressing the "Play" button and then answering the following questions. Press the "Final score" button to check your quiz results.


1. What topics were the National Science Council research projects that Becky participated in related to?
A. factory automation in Taiwan
B. deregulation of the banking industry in Taiwan and its financial impact
C. the Asian economic turmoil of the late 1990s

2. How did fully engaging in each stage of the National Science Council research projects help Becky?
A. It improved her research skills
B. It deepened her knowledge of related fields
C. Both A and B

3. What did Beck attend?
A. weekly group meetings with her professor
B. many domestic and international conferences
C. many seminars on the deregulation of the banking industry in Taiwan

4. When did Becky participate in several National Science Council research projects?
A. during undergraduate school
B. during junior college
C. during graduate school

5. What did Becky write that received considerable praise?
A. a doctoral dissertation
B. a masters thesis
C. an article for an international journal

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2. Listen to the story again as you read the audiotranscript on page 182 of Writing Effective Study Plans by Ted Knoy.

III. Post-Listening Exercise [Top]
1. Read the audiotranscript with a partner or change some of the information to adapt it to your situation.

2. Write a paragraph describing your academic background and achievements. View the accompanying Power Point presentation on details of how to write this paragraph.

3. Write four questions beginning with "Which" when asking someone about their academic background and achievements, and then answer them. The question does not have to come directly from the listening exercise.
Example: Which masters degree program has Nancy decided to complete?
Answer: A masters degree program in International Finance
Example: Which university did you receive your bachelor's degree in Food Science?
Answer: Purdue University

4.Ask a person two questions beginning with "Which" about his or her academic background and achievements. Write down each question and its one or two sentence reply. You can select from among the following questions from the above listening exercise as models for the questions that you ask:
Which conferences did Becky attend?
Which National Science Council research projects did Becky participate in during graduate school?
Which work received considerable praise?
Which topics did Becky study in the research projects that she participate in?
Which stage of the National Science Council research projects did Becky participate in?
Which university did Becky participate in several National Science Council research projects?
Which research group did Becky belong to while participating in National Science Council research projects?
Which professor supervised the research group that Becky belonged to?
Which professor supervised Becky her while she wrote her master's thesis?
Which masters degree program has Becky decided to complete?

回留學英文 Academic Study