Purpose:

Writing Effective Career Statements 有效撰寫英文職涯經歷


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:

  • enabled
  • hypotheses
  • heavy schedule
  • in collaboration with
  • cultivating friendships
  • strived
  • distinguish
  • theoretical and practical applications
  • global implications
  • strengthen
  • unique leadership opportunities
  • broaden one's horizons
  • become a high achiever
  • contribute to society
  • conscientious
  • flexible
  • focused
  • continual self-improvement
  • fruitful results


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. How can Mary make her life more meaningful?
A. by seeing fruitful results of her work
B. by remaining conscientious, flexible and focused
C. by collaborating with her classmates
     
2. What will allow Mary to see fruitful results of her work?
A. Cultivating friendships through employment in JKL Corporation
B. Continual self-improvement through employment in JKL Corporation
C. Strengthening her English language skills through employment in JKL Corporation
   
3. How did Mary perform many experiments as a graduate student?
A. by taking many unique leadership opportunities
B. by distinguishing between theoretical and practical applications
C. by collaborating with her classmates
   
4. What will determine whether Mary can contribute to society?
A. whether she can handle a heavy schedule and perform many experiments
B. whether she can broaden her horizons and become a high achiever
C. whether she can remain conscientious, flexible and focused
   
5. How was Mary able to search for sources of problems during her academic study?
A. by allowing herself to broaden her horizons and become a high achiever
B. by gathering large amounts of data
C. by making her life more meaningful
   


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2. Listen to the story again as you read the audiotranscript.

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 that expresses your interest in a profession. View the accompanying Power Point presentation on details of how to write this assignment.

3. Write four questions beginning with “How” to ask someone about their interest in a profession and then answer them. The question does not have to come directly come from the listening exercise.
 
Example: How did academic study enable Mary to search for sources of problems?
Answer: by gathering large amounts of data to offer hypotheses for her research
 
Example: How was Mary able to cultivate many friendships during graduate school?
Answer: by performing many experiments in collaboration with her classmates

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