求職英文 (Employment Applications)


 
Exercise 60
I. Pre-Listening Exercise
II. Listening Exercise
III. Post-Listening Exercise

Purpose:

Expressing interest in a profession / 表達工作相關興趣


 

I. Pre-Listening Exercise [Top]

Check the meanings of the following words and expressions:

  • intrigued by
  • ancient
  • richness and color of
  • anthropology
  • advent of
  • knowledge economy
  • pure capital
  • profoundly
  • skilled manpower
  • retain
  • different disciplines
  • global perspective
  • integrate
  • societal viewpoints
  • striving
  • measures
  • stimulate
  • salary structure design
  • intellectual property law
  • organizational culture


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 did Allen complete a Master’s degree in Social Anthropology from National Tsing Hua Uniersity?
A. He is always striving to understand human relationships
B. He is especially fascinated by the richness and color of human relationships
C. He is interested in stimulating creativity and increasing work productivity

2. What does Allen believe is essential?
A. skilled manpower
B. management theory and practices
C. organizational culture and leadership

3. What do both Human Resources Management and Anthropology focus on?
A. organizational culture and leadership
B. humans and culture
C. humans and their knowledge

4. What is Allen interested in adopting to stimulate creativity and increase work productivity?
A. salary structure design and performance management
B. intellectual property law and employee law
C. different strategies and problem-solving measures

5. What are one of the things that Allen believes profoundly determines an enterprise’s success?
A. leadership
B. the new knowledge economy
C. salary structure design


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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 “Why” 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: Why did Bob complete a Masters degree in Social Anthropology from National Tsing Hua University?
Answer: He is intrigued by ancient and other cultures, and is especially fascinated by the richness and color of human relationships.
Example: Why did you select this career path?
Answer: Because I have been interested in medicine since childhood


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