elective n. 选修课 (a course of study that you choose to do, rather than one that you must do)e.g.Wealsoofferedacourseonadvancedwriting,whichwasanelectiveforstudentsabovethefreshmanlevel.compulsory adj.必须做的, 强制的 (that must be done because of a rule or law)e.g.Nineyearsofcompulsoryeducationisstillnotenoughinsomeregions.Sarah 萨拉 人名statistics n.统计学 (the science of using numbers to represent facts and describe situations)e.g.Shesstudyingstatisticsatuniversity.Steven 史蒂文 人名Susan 苏珊 人名case n.事例, 实例 (an example of a particular situation, problem, etc.) e.g.Isitacriminalcase?Questions and key1. Q: Which class will the man choose as his elective? C) Marketing.2. Q: What does the woman tell the man? D) She cant lend him her notes right now and hed better attend the lecture.3. Q: Why is the man in the library? B) To look at pretty girls.4. Q: What is true of Steven and Susan? D) Neither works hard.5. Q: Why is the MBA teaching in Harvard Business School first-class? A) The teaching is very practical.Step oneYou have been learning English for many years. Do you know what kind of learner you are? Look at the following quiz and write down the answers that are true for you.Usually=3 Sometimes=2 (Almost) never=1 Dont know=0 1. Did/Do you get good results in grammar tests? 2. Do you have a good memory for new words? 3. Do you hate making mistakes?4. In class, do you get angry if mistakes are not corrected?5. Is your pronunciation better when you read aloud than when you have a conversation?6. Do you wish you had more time to think before speaking?7. Did/Do you enjoy being in an English class?8. Do you find it difficult to pick up more than two or three words of a new dialect when you are on holiday in another place? 9. Do you like to learn new grammar rules, words, etc. by heart?Step twoAdd up the numbers from the quiz above and have an evaluation of your scores.ScoresLearning styleStyle description Advice 23-27an analytic learnerbe as accurate as possible all the timetry to speak more; dont worry too much about your mistakes14-22a mixturelearn in different ways at different times depending on the situation and what you are doing look at the descriptions of the analytic and relaxed learners to help decide where your weaknesses are and in what areas of your learning you might improve9-13a relaxed learnerlearn languages without making too much effort and enjoy communicating with people who dont enjoy learning grammar rulestry finding more time to learn; try to organize a regular time for learning; correct yourself more0-8not surenever think about the way you learnobserve how other students learn in order to find out some general information about learning languages; make an effort to become more aware of the ways you learn