1、1研究生英语视听说Unit 1 Preparation for Studying AbroadTopic Preview1. Would you like to study in another country if possible?2. Do you have any friends studying abroad? What is it like to study there？Part 1 Movie Time University of Northern British ColumbiaExercise 1Watch the video clip and answer the ques
2、tions：1. Whats the name of the first student? Where does she come from? What did she do in her second year of university?2. Whats the name of the second student? Which school did she graduate from? Why did she choose UNBC?3. Whats the name of the third person? Which does she do? What are the three g
3、reat things about UNBC according to her?4. What is the first young man? 5. What does the second man say?6. Whats the name of last person? What is he? Where is he now? Why does he like studying in other countries?Exercise 2Watch the video clip again and decide whether the statements are true (T) or f
4、alse (F).1. Anna always wanted to enter UNBC because of the good academic atmosphere there.2. Mia preferred smaller universities because she can have closer contact with professors.3. Diana enjoyed her leisure activities very much in UNBC.4. One of the reasons why so many students would like to choo
5、se UNBC is that they like the wonderful exchange programs there.Part II Listening ActivitiesTask 1: Visa InterviewExercise 12Explain the following sentences with your own words:1. The offer from the university is conditional on your English language proficiency test result.2. The results will not be
6、 available for another two or three weeks.3. Ill be happy to give you a student visa, valid for the duration of your course, when you bring me the result of your test.Exercise 2Listen to the dialogue again and fill in the blanks with the missing information.1. To get her student visa, the applicant
7、should provide evidence of _ for the last five years, documents relating to _, and results of test.2. She was told to _ to see the visa officer again with _ and _Task 2: The Graduate School Application ProcessExercise 1What are the procedures for applying to a graduate school?Step 1_Step 2_Step 3_St
8、ep 4_Step 5_Exercise 2Listening to the passage again and answer the questions:1. What factors should be considered to create a list of potential schools?2. Who will be the ideal persons to write letters of recommendation for an applicant?3. What are the characteristics of a good statement of purpose
9、?4. What should an applicant do after completing the statement of purpose?5. When should an applicant mail all materials?Additional Listening: New TOEFL TestExercise Listen to the passage and decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).1. TOEFL is a graduate record examination required b
10、y many American universities and other education centers.2. The major concern of American college officials in deciding which students to accept is the 3applicants admissions test score.3. The new TOEFL test measures a students ability to understand, read and write English.4. A practice test is avai
11、lable on the TOEFL Web site of ETS, and it is free of charge.Part III Oral PracticeTask 1: A Dialogue at the AirportHere is a dialogue between a customs officer and a student at the airport, but the sequences of the sentences are arranged in random. Try to put the sentences in proper order. Then pra
12、ctice the dialogue with your partner.1. How about the camera? Im afraid youll have to pay duty on this if its not for your personal use.2. Do you have any liquor or cigarettes? 3. Please open this bag. What are these?4. No, I dont.5. Yes, I have two bottles of whiskey.6. OK. Please give this declara
13、tion card to that officer at the exit.7. No, I have just one suitcase with me.8. These are some stuff for my personal use, a souvenir that 1m taking to China, and some gifts for my friends.9. Oh, the camera? It is, Sir.10. Your passport and declaration card, please. Do you have anything to declare?1
14、1. Do you have any other baggage?Task 2: Simulating a Visa ApplicationSimulate a visa interview with your partner using the words and sentence patterns given in the Language Focus below.Sentence Patterns in Visa Application InterviewsQuestions from Visa Officers Answers from Visa ApplicantsWhats you
15、r purpose in applying for a visa? My purpose is to study computer science at Michigan University. /I want to study business administration at Duke University.Why do you want to go to the US? /Why do you choose to study in the US? /Do you have any particular reason to study in America?I want to study
16、 computer science. The US is very advanced in this field.Why do you choose computer science as your major?Ive always been interested in computer. Also, there are many opportunities in this field in ChinaWhy do you choose to study at Columbia University?My professor recommended this university./ This
17、 university offers the best courses./ The curriculum of this university is quite suitable for me.How will you pay all your expenses during your stay in the United States? / Whos responsible for your expenses during your stay in the US? / Whos your sponsor?Ive got the full scholarship from the school
18、 It can cover all my expenses./ My father will support me. He owns his own business./ My uncle lives in the United States. He agrees to support me.4Do you think your English is good enough to carry out course? / Do you think your English is good enough for you to understand lectures in graduate scho
19、ol?Yes, I think so. Ive got a high score on the TOEFL and GRE. I am also supposed to take ESL courses to improve my language skill. / I have studied English very hard. I minored in English language and Literature at college.How long will you stay in the US?I want to get a masters degree, so I plan t
20、o be there for about 2 years. / I want to take five years to earn my M.A. and Ph.D. I hope it wont take any longer.What will you do after finishing your studies in the United States? /What will you do when you come back home? / What do you want to do when you earn your degree?I plan to return to the company where I am working now. Ill be probably working as the manager of a department.Thats all. You may leave now./Good, you go now. Thank you. Goodbye.
