求職英文 (Employment Applications)


　
Exercise 75
I. Pre-Listening Exercise
II. Listening Exercise
III. Post-Listening Exercise

Purpose:

Describing extracurricular activities that are relevant to employment / 描述與求職相關的課外活動

　

I. Pre-Listening Exercise [Top]

Check the meanings of the following words and expressions:

  • environmental protection
  • adversely impacts
  • an extension of
  • theoretical foundation
  • balance
  • grasp
  • practical contexts
  • broadening his horizons
  • framework
  • collaborating
  • systematically applying
  • knowledge skills
  • rewarding experiences

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 does Carey consider to be an extension of science?
A. nature
B. industry
C. knowledge skills

2. What kind of knowledge does Carey believe should be grasped as a good form of training?
A. theoretical
B. systematic
C. scientific

3. What was one of the most rewarding experiences of Carey’s undergraduate years?
A. increasing his confidence in achieving goals by systematically applying knowledge skills
B. developing communication skills
C. developing a theoretical foundation to balance nature and science

4. Which word is most similar in meaning to “framework”?
A. background
B. hypothesis
C. outline

5. Which word is the most similar in meaning to “adversely”?
A. negatively
B. optimistically
C. realistically

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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 in which you describe your extracurricular activities that are relevant to employment. View the accompanying Power Point presentation on details of how to write this assignment.

3. Write four questions beginning with “Why” to ask someone describes your extracurricular activities that are relevant to employment and then answer them. The question does not have to come directly come from the listening exercise.
Example: Why did Carey become involved with an environmental protection organization?
Answer: to understand how industry adversely impacts the environment
Example: Why did you start participating in the student volunteer organization?
Answer: to better understand those in difficult circumstances

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