求職英文 (Employment Applications)


　
Exercise 62
I. Pre-Listening Exercise
II. Listening Exercise
III. Post-Listening Exercise

Purpose:

Describing the field or industry that one's profession belongs / 興趣相關產業描寫

　

I. Pre-Listening Exercise [Top]

Check the meanings of the following words and expressions:

  • World Trade Organization
  • intense competition
  • accelerate
  • deregulation
  • liberalization
  • interest rate derivatives
  • options
  • swaps
  • mortgage securities
  • currency derivatives
  • expert capabilities
  • innovation
  • Financial Engineering
  • implemented

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 will Taiwan encounter intense competition from in the near future?
A. multinational corporations
B. global financial markets
C. the World Trade Organization

2. What does Matt believe is essential for Taiwan ?
A. to liberalize local markets
B. to develop expert capabilities
C. to implement liberal policies for mortgage securities and currency derivatives

3. Which word is most similar in meaning to “encounter”?
A. nurture
B. face
C. develop

4. What has ABC Company actively implemented?
A. Financial Engineering related practices
B. deregulation and globalization related practices
C. innovation related practices

5. What must Taiwan accelerate with its recent entry in the World Trade Organization?
A. interest rate derivatives and options
B. rapid changes and innovation
C. deregulation and globalization

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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 describes the field or industry that your profession belongs. View the accompanying Power Point presentation on details of how to write this assignment.

3. Write four questions beginning with “Which” to ask someone about the field or industry that that their profession belongs to and then answer them. The question does not have to come directly come from the listening exercise.
Example: Which company is Matt interested in joining?
Answer: ABC
Example: Which industry does your profession belong?
Answer: The telecommunications industry

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