【典型范例】:

Complete the tables below.

Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS or A NUMBER for each answer.

Dissertation Tutorial Record

1

【范例原文】:   TUTOR:    Hello, Sandy. How have you been getting on with your dissertation?

SANDY:    Fine, and I’ve been working hard on the various action points we agreed on our last tutorial.

TUTOR:    Do you want to talk me through what you’ve done?

SANDY:    Yeah, sure. Well, we agreed on three main targets for me to aim for. The first one was to find out about suitable data analysis software.

TUTOR:    Yes.

SANDY:    And what I decided to do was to look through catalogues specializing in IT.

TUTOR:    That’s a good idea. What did you come up with?

SANDY:    I found the names of two promising ones.

TUTOR:    Right.

SANDY:    But I also thought it’d be worthwhile talking to a lecturer.

TUTOR:    Oh right. Who did you see?

SANDY:   Jane Prince. Do you know her? She’s in the Computer Centre.

TUTOR:    Yes, of course, she’s the new Head.

(………………………………………………………….)

TUTOR:    So, let’s look at some new targets. We’ll start by having a chat about your Chapter One. I very much enjoyed reading it. Your written style is very clear and you’ve included lots of interesting descriptions of education in your target area. I’ve just got a couple of suggestions for some additional work.

SANDY:    Of course. Could I just ask – what do you think I should call it?

TUTOR:    Well, I’d go for something like Context Review.

What do you think?

SANDY:    Well, short and to the point.

TUTOR:    Exactly. Now, as regards specific areas to work on, I’d be quite interested to have a few more statistics about the schools in the different zones.

SANDY:    Oh, that wouldn’t be a problem. I can get them from the Internet.

TUTOR:    Great, and although you did make a reference to quite a few different writers, I think you should aim to cite more works written later than 2000.

SANDY:    OK. That’s more difficult, but I can try. When do you want that done by?

TUTOR:    Oh, it’s not urgent. Um I should aim for the end of term. But in meantime, I think you should also be thinking about Chapter Two.

【范例分析】:    范例是以tutorial形式，发生在学生和辅导老师之间。讨论的内容主要集中在论文的数据分析、软件使用、参考数目及章节题目的设定。朗阁海外考试研究中心提醒考生，海外留学时，绝大部分的大学里，每一个学生都会有个人辅导老师，在学习或生活中的任何问题都可以寻求辅导老师的帮助。比如论文的写作方式、结构、材料的收集方法等等，均可以事先与导师交流，并征求导师的意见。

【范例答案】:    1. Catalogues

                 2. Computer Centre

                 3. Review

                 4. School

                 5. (the year) 2000

                 6. end of term