Many experienced and inexperienced climbers have climbed the Mount Everest(珠穆朗玛峰). What do you think their behaviors are? frightening(吓死宝宝了),adventurous(冒险) or foolish(作死的节奏)? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer. [2015.10.25]
Task2
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Nowadays, technology like Internet distances people farther from each other than before. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer. [2014.7.26北美/2015.10.25】
Task 3
【学校通知】:学校计划在after10pm实行quiet night time,就不能有娱乐活动了,包括party,watching TV这些noisy的活动。。理由:1、让宿舍环境更好。2、减少roommate间的dispute。
【名词解释】:outcome dependency(动机依存性):如果说一个人觉得另一个人有用的话,或者说对自己的成功有帮助的话,这个人会对那个人有比较好的印象people will have a better impression on someone who helps them to achieve a goal。
【教授举例】:教授举了一个例子。一个卖office equipment的公司,sales group。他们的奖金bonus跟sales有很大关系。分两组,都看了一段关于a sales person的work experience的video。第一组人是直接看的,看完后,研究者问他们有什么感想?他们啥感想也没,对那个人没印象。第二组人看之前被告知video里的这个人会加入他们的sales team and help them to achieve the goal。于是第二组人看完后,都觉得这个人很qualified and will be an excellent sales person。 [北美2012.3.23/2015.10.25]
Task 5
【学生困难】:女生在图书馆看书,忽然想起要赶去校园另一端的教室做她的presentation。The woman is running for a class presentation,unfortunately there is only 10 min left for her to go to the other bldg。但外面在下大雨it is raining really hard outside。女生没带伞。
【解决方案】:有两个解决方案:男生说出方案1、to borrow the man''''s umbrella,but the man has left his umbrella upstairs,so it will take a while to get the umbrella. 女生等伞可能会迟到be late for her presentation。女生自己说出方案2、to go without any umbrella and get soaked in the rain. 描述女生的困难,男生的两个建议,你的建议及理由。 [2008.3.29北美/2015.10.25]