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Unit OnePersonal StatementTask ObjectiveIn this unit you will learn how to write a personal statement.个人陈述通常简写为PS，是美国、英国、加拿大等国外高校录取时由申请人撰写的关于自己的介绍性文章，主要用于提供个人背景、学术成就、拟申请的专业及研究计划、未来职业规划目标等信息，同时展示申请人的文字表述能力。个人陈述是极具个性化的留学申请材料。个人陈述的基本要素包括：1. 个人情况——与学业相关的个人性格特质和兴趣爱好、个人信息、家庭情况等。2. 学术背景——已奠定的学术基础或具备的学术潜力，先修课程、成绩情况，实习经历。3. 研修计划——拟申请的专业、学位，对所申请院校、学位及专业的了解。4. 未来规划——完成学业之后的学术或职业发展规划。个人陈述的具体内容和逻辑结构因人而异，没有明确统一的模式。重点介绍申请人的学习动机和专业背景，既体现申请人对未来学习计划、职业规划所进行的科学、合理的分析和思考，也要反映申请人对自己的专业经验、个人素质的合理评价。个人陈述的长度通常视院校要求而定。一般而言，学校会给出300~500词、500词以内、1000 词以内、1~2 页A4 纸长度以内等篇幅限制。如申请院校对个人陈述不做具体字数要求，实际写作以800~900 词长度为宜。Task Preparation 1Read Sample 1 and answer the questions as briefly as possible.Major applied forCollege courses takenInternship experienceStudy planFuture career planKeyMajor applied forCollege courses takenInternship experienceStudy planFuture career planmechanical engineering“Theoretical Mechanics,” “Basis of Mechanical Designing,” and “Mechanics of Materials”interned at Shenyang Machine Tool (Group) Co., Ltd. during every winter and summer vacations; a two-week practical training at Zhong Hang Li Ming Chemical Machinery Factory in Huludao.a master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering in the U.S.a position in the mechanics industry preferring automobile companies such as General Motors, Ford Motor and Toyota Motor; work as an Engineer or Senior Engineer.Task Preparation 2Read Sample 2 and answer the questions.What is the applicant’s professional interest?2. What is the applicant’s academic background?3. What is the applicant’s research plan for his/her doctor’s degree?4. What is the applicant’s career plan?Key1.What is the applicant’s professional interest?2. What is the applicant’s academic background?The applicant is especially interested in nineteenth-century literature, women’s literature, Anglo-Saxon poetry, and folklore and folk literature.The applicant majored in literary studies (world literature) as an undergraduate. The relationship between “high” and folk literature became t