留學英文 (Academic Study)


　
Exercise 40
I. Pre-Listening Exercise
II. Listening Exercise
III. Post-Listening Exercise


Purpose:

Recommending a student for study (Part B): Personal qualities of the candidate that are relevant to Graduate Study and Closing / 撰寫推薦信函 ( B 部份 ) 被推薦人與進階學習有關的個人特質及信函結尾

　

I. Pre-Listening Exercise [Top]

Check the meanings of the following words and expressions:

  • research assistant
  • responsible for
  • experimental procedures
  • analyzing
  • diligence
  • played an instrumental role in
  • unique
  • lacks
  • particular
  • research objective
  • limitations
  • conventional
  • enthusiastically
  • solve problems from different angles
  • occasional
  • setbacks
  • persistent
  • keen
  • as evidenced by
  • exemplary
  • presentation skills
  • professionally delivered
  • vast
  • laboratory experience
  • insight
  • positive attitude
  • eliminating
  • ambiguity
  • mental health
  • satisfy
  • rigorous
  • renowned

Consult page 151 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. How long has Tom been a research assistant?
A. four years
B. five years
C. three years

2. What unique ability does Tom have?
A. to quickly understand the limitations of conventional research
B. to remain confident despite occasional setbacks
C. to identify exactly what he lacks for a particular research objective

3. How does the writer of this recommendation letter describe Tom's laboratory experience?
A. exemplary
B. keen
C. vast

4. What does Tom quickly understand?
A. the limitations of conventional research
B. how to solve problems from different angles
C. how to establish a new process

5. What evidence is there of Tom's keen ability to effectively address problems?
A. his professionally delivered and well prepared presentations
B. his positive attitude towards eliminating ambiguity in mental health problems
C. his presentation skills and organizational skills during weekly meetings

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2. Listen to the story again as you read the audiotranscript on page 222 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 the second part of a recommendation letter for advanced study, which states the personal qualities of the candidate that are relevant to graduate study. View the accompanying Power Point presentation on details of how to write this paragraph.

3. Write four questions in which the person must respond "Which" when recommending someone for advanced study, and then answer them. The question does not have to come directly from the listening exercise.
Example: Which renowned program at Harvard University is Tom applying to?
Answer: The Computer Science program
Example: Which trait do you think is important for conducting graduate level research?
Answer: Perseverance

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