PART ONE ·Look at the sentences below and the five
paragraphs. ·Which paragraph (A,B,C,D or E) does each sentence 1-8 refer
to ·For each sentence 1-8, mark one letter (A, B, C, D or E)on your Answer
Sheet. ·You will need to use some of these letters more than once. A Workshop Workshop originally meals a room or building which
contains tools or machinery for making or repairing things, especially by using
wood or metal. Regarding meeting, it refers to a period of discussion or
practical work or a particular subject in which a group of people learn about
the abject by sharing their knowledge or experience. The distinctive feature of
workshop lies in its emphasis on practical performance, he- sides the
professional and academic discussions. Therefore arranged in a workshop may be
many relevant activities—demonstrations, displays and operations during the
course of presentation. For example, we can say: "Dr. Linda chaired a workshop
on artificial intelligence and software development. I saw there were lots of
computers and software developers gathered in that lecture hall this
morning." B Symposium Symposium (pl, symposia/symposiums) is
also a kind of meeting, but it refers exclusively to the meeting for specialized
academic discussion. At a symposium, experts, scholars, and other participants
of a particular field discuss a particular subject. For instance, we may say
"They are going to participate in file Second International Symposium on
Teaching English at Tertiary Level in Hong Kong next May. The teaching of
language skills, language learners’ styles and strategies, new technology and
methodology as well as otter relevant issues will be discussed there." In terms
of scale, a symposium may be smaller than a conference, because sometimes a
conference may include several symposiums held simultaneously (as satellite
symposiums). Furthermore, some meetings held by the government for political
consultation can be called "political conference" but not
symposium. C Seminar Seminar is usually a class-like meeting,
where participants discuss a particular topic or subject that is presented by
several major speakers. Different from the general situation of a meeting, the
presentations are mainly given by speakers, while other people first listen and
then join them. For example, we can say "This afternoon we’ll have a seminar on
the topics presented this morning." D Colloquium is sometimes a
formal word for seminar. It is usually a large academic seminar like panel
discussion. Colloquium is usually attended by certain invited experts or
professionals in a particular field. Participants of the meeting will express
their ideas and opinions around a specific
topic. E Meeting Meeting is a general and summary term of
various kinds of assembly of people for a particular purpose. If there are more
than two persons coming together, talking and discussing, the event can be
called a meeting. So we often say or hear "Let’s have a meeting." Since the
definition of meeting is rather extended and not clearly demarcated, it can mean
any kind of gathering, pre-arranged or non arranged, formal or informal; the
time can be tong or short; the scale, large or small; the participants, many or
a few, and so on. To specifically clarify a meeting, therefore, the names of
meeting should be further demarcated. ’ It’s original meaning is to "meet with each other", or to "put heads together."