Purpose:

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


Introducing professional and /or research experiences / 介紹研究及工作經驗

　

I. Pre-Listening Exercise [Top]

Check the meanings of the following words and expressions:

  • assigned a task
  • flexible schedule
  • crisis
  • student association
  • fostered
  • communicative skill
  • tedium
  • inefficiency
  • collaborators
  • pursuing a common goal
  • strengthens one's knowledge, skills and expertise
  • merits
  • limitations
  • solid academic background
  • communicative, organizational and management skills

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 Margaret come to understand?
A. her strong desire to identify the interests of individual collaborators while actively pursuing a common goal
B. essential communicative skills in daily work
C. the merits and limitations of various methods used in business
     
2. What reflects Margaret’s strong desire to identify the interests of individual collaborators while actively pursuing a common goal?
A. her strong communicative, organizational and management skills
B. her knowledge, skills and expertise
C. her ability to use time effectively in meetings
   
3. What has fostered Margaret’s communicative skills and her ability to achieve accuracy and efficiency?
A. her solid academic background
B. her professional experience with the student association
C. her understanding of the merits and limitations of various methods used in business
   
4. What does Margaret believe is an essential communicative skill in daily work?
A. holding conferences
B. clearly defining objectives
C. understanding the merits and limitations of various methods used in business
   
5. Why does Margaret believe that carefully arranging a flexible schedule that can be adjusted is important?
A. to improve communicative, organizational and management skills
B. in case of a crisis or any need for change
C. to clearly define objectives
   

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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 “What” 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: What has fostered Margaret’s communicative skills and ability to achieve accuracy and efficiency?
Answer: her professional experience with the student association
 
Example: What is an essential communicative skill in daily work?
Answer: holding conferences

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