研究生英语视听说
Unit 1 Preparation for Studying Abroad
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1.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 Columbia
Exercise 1
Watch the video clip and answer the questions：
1.What’s the name of the first student? Where does she come from? What did she do in her second
year of university?
2.What’s the name of the second student? Which school did she graduate from? Why did she choose
UNBC?
3.What’s the name of the third person? Which does she do? What are the three great things about
UNBC according to her?
4.What is the first young man?
5.What does the second man say?
6.What’s the name of last person? What is he? Where is he now? Why does he like studying in other
countries?
Exercise 2
Watch the video clip again and decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (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 choose UNBC is that they like the
wonderful exchange programs there.
Part II Listening Activities
Task 1: Visa Interview
Exercise 1
Explain 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 available for another two or three weeks.
3.I’ll 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 2
Listen to the dialogue again and fill in the blanks with the missing information.
1. To get her student visa, the applicant 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 Process
Exercise 1
What are the procedures for applying to a graduate school?
Step 1________________________________________________________________________
Step 2________________________________________________________________________
Step 3________________________________________________________________________
Step 4________________________________________________________________________
Step 5________________________________________________________________________
Exercise 2
Listening 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?
4. What should an applicant do after completing the statement of purpose?
5. When should an applicant mail all materials?
Additional Listening: New TOEFL Test
Exercise
Listen to the passage and decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).
1.TOEFL is a graduate record examination required by many American universities and other
education centers.
2.The major concern of American college officials in deciding which students to accept is the
