留學英文 (Academic Study)


　
Exercise 32
I. Pre-Listening Exercise
II. Listening Exercise
III. Post-Listening Exercise

Purpose:

Stating why an institution was selected for advanced study / 解釋選擇該校原由

　

I. Pre-Listening Exercise [Top]

Check the meanings of the following words and expressions:

  • equip
  • thrive
  • as evidenced by
  • industrial expansion
  • market deregulation
  • Asian economic turmoil
  • relatively unscathed
  • revenues
  • average stock trading volume
  • vibrant environment
  • compete
  • multinational corporations
  • financial markets
  • journal articles
  • dominant
  • related theories and applications

Consult page 123 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 would the skills from graduate study in the United States allow Melody to do?
A. become a manager in just a few years
B. apply her knowledge skills to help company profits
C. thrive in the workplace

2. How long has Taiwan’s economy flourished?
A. since 1970
B. since 1960
C. since 1980

3. What are the main reasons why Taiwan’s economy has flourished?
A. Its information products and average stock trading volume
B. Rapid industrial expansion and market deregulation
C. State of the art research facilities and laboratory equipment

4. What is Melody motivated to more fully understand?
A. How domestic companies compete with multinational corporations
B. How Taiwan’s government can adjust financial markets
C. Both A and B

5. What kind of environment has Melody grown up in?
A. an uncertain one
B. a vibrant one
C. an exciting

Score =

2. Listen to the story again as you read the audiotranscript on page 210 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 why you selected an institution for advanced study. View the accompanying Power Point presentation on details of how to write this paragraph.

3. Write four questions beginning with "Which" when stating why an institution was selected for advanced study, and then answer them. The question does not have to come directly from the listening exercise.
Example: Which country plays a dominant role in developing finance-related theories and applications?
Answer: The United States
Example: Which graduate program in Nursing are you interested in the most?
Answer: The one at John Hopkins University

回留學英文 Academic Study