留學英文 (Academic Study)


　
Exercise 8
I. Pre-Listening Exercise
II. Listening Exercise
III. Post-Listening Exercise

Purpose:

Displaying current knowledge of a field of study / 展現已有的學習領域知識

　

I. Pre-Listening Exercise [Top]

Check the meanings of the following words and expressions:

  • flourish
  • recent decades
  • as evidenced by
  • rapid industrial expansion
  • market deregulation
  • economic turmoil
  • relatively unscathed
  • strained entrepreneurial development
  • dynamic environment
  • multinational corporations
  • adjust
  • enhance competitiveness
  • reconstruction
  • financial markets

Consult page 29 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 has strained entrepreneurial development in Taiwan?
A. a surging gross domestic product
B. an increasing emphasis on environmental issues
C. Both A and B

2. Who can adjust financial market strategies to enhance local competitiveness of Taiwan’s economy?
A. the hi tech sector
B. the government
C. Nancy

3. When did the Asian economic turmoil occur?
A. the early 1990s
B. the late 1990s
C. the mid 1990s

4. What has flourished in recent decades?
A. the stock market
B. the global economy
C. Taiwan’s economy

5. What field has Nancy decided to complete a masters degree in?
A. Business Administration
B. International Finance
C. International Trade

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2. Listen to the story again as you read the audiotranscript on page 176 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 knowledge of a field of study. View the accompanying Power Point presentation on details of how to write this paragraph.

3. Write four questions beginning with "How" when asking someone about their current knowledge of a field of study and then answer them. The question does not have to come directly from the listening exercise.
Example: How can Taiwan enhance its local competitiveness?
Answer: By adjusting financial market strategies
Example: How has Taiwan's economy evolved from an agricultural-based one to a hi-tech one?
Answer: Well, let me briefly explain…

4. Ask a person two questions beginning with "How" about his or her current knowledge of a field of study. 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:
How did Nancy select which degree to pursue in graduate school?
How did Nancy develop her knowledge of International Finance?
How did Nancy develop her interest in Taiwan's economy?
How does Nancy remain abreast of the latest topics in International Finance?
How did Nancy become interested in Taiwan's economy?
How does Nancy plan to research the way in which domestic companies can compete with multinational corporations?
How did Nancy decide which degree to acquire in graduate school?
How did Nancy select which university to pursue a graduate degree?
How has Taiwan's economy flourished in recent decades?
How can Taiwan enhance its local competitiveness?

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