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Unit1II.BasicListeningPractice1.Haveyouchosenyourelectivesfornextsemesteryet?AreyoutakingFrenchwritingagain?—Yes,Iam,butit’scompulsoryforusnextsemester.SoIthinkI’mgoingtodomarketingasanelectiveinstead.2.DidyougotothatbusinessstrategylectureonFriday?Imisseditandneedtocopyyournotes.—I’dsayyoucouldborrowmynotes,butSarah’sgotthem.BecarefulnottomissProfessorBrown’sseminar,hetakesattendanceinthat.3.W:Wow,Steven!Inthelibrary!Whatbringsyouhere?M:I’menjoyingtheview.AllthegirlsinfashiondesignareherepreparingforanexamonMonday.4.W:How’syourgroupdoingwiththisstatisticspresentation?Mine’sdoingaterriblejob.M:Yeah,minetoo.DavidandMikeareOK,butStevendoesn’tpullhisweightandSuzie’sneveraround.Idon’tseehowwecanpassunlessStevenandSuzierealizethatthisistheirlastchance.5.W:YoutookanMBAatHarvardBusinessSchool,didn’tyou?What’sitlike?M:It’sexpensive,aboutU.S.$40,000ayear,plusthecostsoffoodandhousing.Buttheteachingisfirstclass.Theprofessorshavealotofpracticalexperience.Theyusethecasesystemofteaching;thatis,youstudyhowactualbusinessesgreworfailed.Q:WhyistheMBAteachinginHarvardBusinessSchoolfirstclass,accordingtotheconversation?ListeninginTask1OnthefirstdayHarrison:I'mHarrison.Goodtomeetyou.Jenny:Goodtomeetyou.I'mJenny.Harrison:So,you'veboughtthebooksforthisbiologyclass.Jenny:Yeah.Ithinkeveryonehadtobeforeclassstarted.Harrison:No.Usuallynoonedoesmuchonthefirstdaybecauseit'sstilladd-drop.Jenny:What'sthat?Harrison:Changingfromclasstoclasstofindoutwhichisbest.Jenny:Haveyouhadthisteacherbefore?I'veheardheisreallygood.Harrison:He'sgoodifyou'reahardworker.Heexpectsalot.Jenny:Oh,Iguessthat'sgood.IhopeIcankeepupwitheveryoneelseintheclass.hetakesattendanceinthatMaybeIneedyourhelpafterclass.Harrison:You'rewelcome.(Voice-over:JennycatchesupwithHarrisonafterthefirstclass.)Jenny:Harrison,waitup!Harrison:Sowhatdoyouthinkoftheprofessor'slecture?Jenny:Ithinkabouthalfofwhathesaidwentovermyhead.Harrison:Don'tworry.Alotofwhathesaidisexplainedinthereading.Jenny:Hey,wouldyoumindifIborrowedyournotestonighttolookthemover?Harrison:Noproblem.Wedon'thaveclassuntilWednesday.Hereyougo.Jenny:Thanks.IjustwanttomakesureI'mpreparedfortheseminar.Harrison:Yeah.ParticipationinthediscussionisanimportantpartoftheeducationhereListeninginTask2Howtoselectelectivecourses?Considerthesetipsonelectivecoursesandyou’llchoosethosethatwillserveyoubest.Tobeginwith,youshouldselectthecoursesthatfityourprofession.Itisagoodideatochooseelectivecoursescloselyrelatedtoyourchosenprofession.Potentialemployerswillappreciateeverybitofextratrainingandknowledgethattheydon'thavetogiveyou.Forexample,youmayselectelectivecoursesinchemistry,biologyorevenphysicsifyouaredoingasciencemajor.Forbusinessmajors,selectelectivesinaccounting,businessadministration,andevencomputing,asyou'llneverknowwhenthesewillcomeinhandyinthecorporateworld.Moreover,youcanchooseaneducationthatincludesmanyfieldsofstudy.Ifyouaretakingaheavyloadofcareer-relatedcourses,youmaypreferelectivesthatarenotdirectlyrelatedtoyourmajor.Ifyoureceiveawell-roundededucation,someemployersbelievethatyouhavebetterpotential.Forexample,ifyouhavecoursesinsciencealongwithyourbusinessdegree,youcouldpossiblywinajoboversomeonewhomajoredpurelyinbusinesswithnooutsideelectives.Finally,youcanalsoselectachallengingelectivecourse.Partofgettinganeducationislearninghowtolearn,andelectivecoursesshouldhelpyouachievethisgoal.Youneednottomemorizealltheinformationfromeachclass,butyoushouldgetabetterunderstandingoftheworld.So,pickelectivecoursesthatchallengeyourbeliefsystemandmakeyoulookattheworldinadifferentway.Forinstance,youcanconsideraphilosophyelectiveifyouhavebeentoldthatyouarealittlenarrow-minded.ListeninginTask3HowtogetstraightA's?First,theyknowhowtosetpriorities.Topstudentsallownointrusionsontheirstudytime.Oncethebooksareopenorthecomputeristurnedon,phonecallsgounanswered,TVshowsunwatched,snacksignored.Studyisbusiness,andbusinesscomesbeforerecreation.Also,goodstudentscanstudyanywhereandeverywhere.ClaudiaHill,anArizonaStateUniversitybusinessprofessorrecallsarunnerwhoworkedouteveryday.Hillpersuadedhimtousehissparetimetomemorizebiologyterms.Thenhepostedalistofbiologytermsonthemirrorinthebathroom.Helearnedafewtermseverydaywhilebrushinghisteeth.Eventually,hescoredhighinthefinalexamination.Moreover,topstudentsscheduletheirtimewell.Studytimeisstrictlyamatterofpersonalpreference.Someworklateatnightwhenthehouseisquiet.Othersgetupearly.Stillothersstudyassoonastheycomehomefromschoolwhentheworkisfreshintheirminds.Allagreed,however,ontheneedforconsistency.Onestudentsaid,WhateverIwasdoing,Imaintainedacertainperiodoftimeeverydayforstudying.Anotherimportantcharacteristicofsuper-achieversisthattheyknowhowtoread.AccordingtoabookentitledGettingStraightA's,thesecretofgoodreadingistobeanactivereader—onewhocontinuallyasksquestionsthatleadtoafullunderstandingoftheauthor'smessage.Let'stalkTask1Maintainingthequalityorincreasingtheintake?Interviewee:It'sareallydifficultbalancetostrike,actuallymaintainingthequalitybutmakingsureasmanyyoungpeopleaspossibleandolderpeopleaswell—there'sbe