留學英文 (Academic Study)


　
Exercise 23
I. Pre-Listening Exercise
II. Listening Exercise
III. Post-Listening Exercise

Purpose:

Describing personal qualities relevant to study / 描述與學習有關的個人特質

　

I. Pre-Listening Exercise [Top]

Check the meanings of the following words and expressions:

  • colleagues
  • superiors
  • attest to
  • character
  • task
  • quickly generate
  • closely monitor
  • delay
  • incur
  • efficiently resolve
  • further delay
  • positively contribute to
  • collaborative efforts

Consult page 91 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. Why must Jim ensure that work problems can be efficiently resolved?
A. To increase company profits
B. To prevent a loss of timing or capital
C. To prevent further delay

2. What does Jim do when assigned a task?
A. quickly generates a schedule
B. drafts the details
C. Both A and B

3. What kind of character does Jim’s colleagues and superiors believe that he has?
A. a friendly yet serious one
B. a responsible and trustworthy one
C. a diligent and industrious one

4. What is Jim confident of?
A. His ability to analyze problems efficiently
B. His ability to contribute positively to collaborative efforts
C. His ability to prevent a loss of timing or capital for his company

5. Where does Jim plan on receiving advanced training?
A. graduate school
B. UCLA’s doctorate program in Industrial Engineering
C. vocational school

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2. Listen to the story again as you read the audiotranscript on page 200 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 personal qualities relevant to advanced study. View the accompanying Power Point presentation on details of how to write this paragraph.

3. Write four questions that someone must reply with "Which" to describe their personal qualities relevant to study. The question does not have to come directly from the listening exercise.
Example: Which factor does Jim believe is essential to successfully coordinating work tasks and achieving target goals?
Answer: carefully planned timing
Example: Which quality do you think is more important: honesty or respectfulness?
Answer: I think both are equally important.

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