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. Read the audiotranscript
with a partner or change some of the information to adapt it to
your situation.
2.
Write a hypothesis statement for your work or research project
(6 – 8 sentences). View the accompanying two Power Point presentations
on details of how to write this assignment.
3. Write four questions
beginning with “How” regarding your plan to solve or address
a problem in a work or research project, and then answer them.
The question does not have to come directly from the listening
exercise.
Example: How does Jim plan to explain conductivity in his research?
Answer: By the different thermal stabilities of simple and complicated
radiation defects as well as by accompanying recombination processes
Example: How do you plan to achieve your work objective?
Answer: By analyzing current conditions, simulating an ideal environment
to promote worker productivity, and performing experiments to
demonstrate the effectiveness of our proposed approach