求職英文 (Employment Applications)


　
Exercise 69
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:

  • a specialization in
  • hardware
  • architectural
  • simulate
  • proceeds to
  • time to market
  • implementing
  • optimizing
  • balance
  • product quality

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 was Joy’s specialization while acquiring her Master’s degree in Information Science?
A. hardware design
B. time to market for products
C. computer architecture

2. What kind of programs does Joy prefer to write?
A. those for IC design houses to ensure market for products
B. those for organizational and architectural designs to simulate their effectiveness
C. those for simulation and analysis of product quality

3. What do IC design houses increasingly emphasize?
A. time to market for products
B. implementing and optimizing hardware
C. modifying software design to improve product performance

4. Which word is most similar in meaning to “simulate”?
A. simplify
B. duplicate
C. tempt

5. What do IC design houses find extremely difficult?
A. analyzing simulation results and modifying software design
B. increasing profits by emphasizing time to market
C. implementing and optimizing the hardware

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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 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 “Where” 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: Where did Joy receive a Master’s degree in Information Science?
Answer: National Chiao Tung University
Example: Where did you acquire specialized training in pollution control equipment?
Answer: At an industrial seminar sponsored by the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI).

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