求職英文 (Employment Applications)


　
Exercise 68
I. Pre-Listening Exercise
II. Listening Exercise
III. Post-Listening Exercise

Purpose:

Describing academic background and achievements / 描述學歷背景及已獲成就

　

I. Pre-Listening Exercise [Top]

Check the meanings of the following words and expressions:

  • desiring
  • strengthen
  • theoretical and professional knowledge
  • consulting firm
  • exposed
  • wide array
  • pollution control
  • certification
  • training course
  • formation
  • valuable member

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. Where did Jerry work following graduation?
A. National Chiao Tung University
B. a consulting firm
C. the R.O.C. Environmental Protection Administration

2. When did Jerry receive certification as an “Air Pollution Control Equipment Technician?
A. following graduation
B. following completion of a Master’s degree in Environmental Engineering
C. following an intensive training course

3. What did Jerry’s work experience following graduation expose him to?
A. training skills that will make him a valuable member of any research team
B. a wide array of pollution control technologies and equipment
C. ways to continually improve his research skills

4. Which word is most similar in meaning to “intensive”?
A. concentrated
B. diffused
C. satisfactory

5. Which word is most similar in meaning to “exposed”?
A. covered
B. closed
C. unprotected

Score =

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 your academic background and achievements. 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 academic background and achievements and then answer them. The question does not have to come directly come from the listening exercise.
Example: What university did Jerry acquire a Master’s degree in Environmental Engineering?
Answer: National Chiao Tung University
Example: What did you major in during university?
Answer: Nursing

 

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