GROUP ASSIGNMENT 2

(WEEK 8 / SESSION 12)

(120 minutes)
Resource: LN and PPT Week 8 Session 12

A. Listening Skill 1-6 (6 Points)

Listen to each passage and the questions that follow. Then choose the best answers to the
questions.

Questions 1-6
Listen to a conversation between a student and a professor.
1. Why is the professor discussing leaf arrangements with the students?
A. To prepare them for an assignment
B. To prepare them for an exam
C. To review a completed assignment
D. To review an exam that was given
2. What points does the professor want to make about leaf arrangements on plants?
Choose 2 answers
A. Leaves always appear in even numbered patterns.
B. Leaf arrangements are generally quite orderly.
C. Leaves tend to be arranged far away from nodes.
D. Leaves tend to be arranged in ways that maximize the light that reaches them.

3. Drag the appropriate description of each type of leaf arrangement to the box below the name
of the leaf arrangement.

Opposite Alternate Whorled

Has two leaves Has one leaf per Has three leaves
per node node per node
4. Drag the appropriate description of leaf arrangement occurences to the box below the name of
the leaf arrangement.

Opposite Alternate Whorled

Is the least Is neither the Is the most
common most nor the least common
common

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5. What does the professor say about the botanical garden?
Choose 2 answers
A. It belongs to the university.
B. It has quite a limited number of plants.
C. The lants in it are not labeled.
D. It has examples of all three leaf structures.

6. Listen again to part of the lecture. Then answer the question.

What does the professor mean when he says this:

A. “Class is not over yet”

B. “I have something more to say.”
C. “You need to be careful.”
D. “Please help me out with this.”

B. Listening Post Test (12 Points)

Listen to each passage and the questions that follow. Then choose the best answers to the
questions.

1. Why is the student talking with the professor?

A. To explain why she missed a class.
B. To clarify an assignment he gave in class.
C. To find out which composer she should choose.
D. To let the professor know what she thinks of the assignment.

2. Listen again to the part of the passage. Then answer the question:

Why does the professor say this:

A. He wants to find out what the student already knows.
B. He is not sure exactly what the project is.
C. He would like to know which class the student is tlking about.
D. He does not remember what he said in class.

3. Which of these are part of the assignment?

Choose 3 answers
A. Choosing a composer to study
B. Learning about the life of a composer the professor has selected
C. Studying the writing style of a composer
D. Performing a composition written by a certain composer
E. Writing a piece of music in the style of a composer

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4. What does the student say about a composer for her project?
Choose 2 answers
A. She has already selected one.
B. She would like to choose a different one.
C. It is not one that was covered in class.
D. She has already done some research on one.

5. What does the student seem to feel about the assignment?

A. It seems quite boring and unreasonable.
B. She thinks it will be extremely easy.
C. It seems interesting but challenging to her.
D. She seems quite unconcerned about it.

6. What conclusion can be drawn about the assignment?

A. It requires students to develop their own style of music
B. It will most likely result in very similar projects from students.
C. It is something that can be completed quickly and easily.
D. It involves both research and production from students.

7. What is the instructor’s main point?

A. That there are reasons to support the idea that Lake Superior is not the largest of the Great
Lakes.
B. That certain arguments support traditional ideas about the Great Lakes.
C. That there are reasons to support th idea that Lake Michigan and Lake Huron are acting as
two distinct lakes.
D. That scientific data demonstrate that the Great Lakes are actually one large lake.

8. Why does the instructor say this:

A. To confirm that the answer the students believe is really correct
B. To trick the students into thinking that it is a really easy question
C. To encourage the students to answer quickly
D. To show that the answer the students believe is correct is not

9. Which of the Great Lakes has traditionally been considered the largest?
A. Lake Michigan
B. Lake Superior
C. Lake Ontario
D. Lake Huron

10. Listen again to part of the passage. Then answer the question.
How does the professor seem to feel about the student’s response?
A. It needs further explanation.
B. Nothing was correct in it.
C. It was exceptional.

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 D. He hopes the other students can do better.

11. Is each of these true about Lakes Michigan and Huron?

For each place, choose YES or NO column.

Their elevation is the same. YES
The flow of water between them can go back and forth. no
They are each individually larger than Lake Superior. no
They are each 3 to 5 miles wide. yes

12. What can be inferred from the discussion?

A. That a common conception is not necessarily scientifically accurate.
B. That two lakes can never act as one
C. That Lake Superior is inarguably the world’s largest freshwater lake
D. That traditional beliefs are never wrong

C. Writing: business documents (82 Points)

Remember and review again your previous discussion in the group assignment 1 about
creating a new business. Based on your agreement,
1. Write a memo to the secretary to create a proposal
2. Write a proposal to get a funding from the bank
3. Share an information about your new business to the targeted customers through a letter
4. Do a promotion to the targeted customers through an email
5. Create a report on your business progress
Note: refer to your MoM to do this assignment, font Times New Roman 12 and line spacing 1.5

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