Purpose:

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


Describing participation in a project that reflects interest in a profession / 描述所參與方案裡專業興趣的表現

　

I. Pre-Listening Exercise [Top]

Check the meanings of the following words and expressions:

  • intellectual rigor
  • highly theoretical study
  • equipped
  • extensive laboratory training
  • conscientious
  • timely
  • research assistant
  • highly adept
  • disparate
  • theoretical concepts
  • practical context
  • competence

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 made Jim extremely conscientious and careful in using laboratory instruments?
A. his competence in obtaining pertinent data
B. his extensive laboratory training
C. his undergraduate studies
     
2. What quality does Jim has in the laboratory?
A. as a highly adept investigator
B. as extremely conscientious and careful in using laboratory instruments
C. possessing intellectual rigor of highly theoretical study
   
3. What forced Jim to apply theoretical concepts in a practical context?
A. extensive laboratory training
B. complex projects in the laboratory
C. nearly four years in the Department of Nuclear-Science at National Tsing Hua University
   
4. Why is Jim competent in obtaining pertinent data and analyzing problems independently?
A. practical experience as a research assistant in the Institute of Environmental Engineering
B. as an undergraduate student in the Department of Nuclear-Science at National Tsing Hua University
C. as an employee at ABC Corporation
   
5. What did National Tsing Hua University equip Jim with?
A. how to succeed in complex projects
B. a solid background in independently conducting experiments
C. how to apply theoretical concepts in a practical context
   

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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 the Department of Nuclear Science at National Tsing Hua University equip Jim with a solid background in independently conducting experiments?
Answer: The intellectual rigor of highly theoretical study
 
Example: How did Jim's extensive laboratory training make him extremely conscientious and careful in using laboratory instruments?
Answer: by ensuring that his tasks reached a timely completion

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