3. Study Tips for Everyone

Here is a list of useful tips on how to organize you study time more effectively. Match the beginnings and the endings.

Organize your working space.	Taking notes in class or at home will save you a lot of time later. It is a great way to revise what you have learned.
Take care of yourself.	Begin with your best subject. Your success will give you a feeling of satisfaction that will help you go on with other tasks.
Write down and review.	It's not a very good idea to text, listen to music, have Facebook open, and Skype with a fellow-student while doing your homework.
Start strong.	Make sure you eat well and get enough sleep. Drink a lot of water too.
Don't multitask while doing homework.	At least 10 minutes after each hour of work. The rest will energize you and you will be able to finish your work.
Take regular breaks.	Give each item a deadline. Check your list every day at the same time.
Give yourself a reward.	Make sure you have all the materials you need at hand before you start studying.
Make a realistic list of things to do.	When you complete something, give yourself a prize – an ice-cream, a session on a computer game or a walk in the park.

Reflection:

1. Which of these tips do you already stick to?

2. Which of them are the hardest to use?

3. What other tips could you give to a student?

UNIT 3

My university

LEAD-IN

1. Reading infographics

Talk to the person next to you and give your own interpretation of what these education icons may stand for. How do they refer to university life? Identify each image with a fact or statement about university life. It may be a slogan too.

(The images have been retrieved from IStock by Jetty Images http://www.istockphoto.com/vector/education-icon-set-gm481932293-17004163 )

2. Think-pair-share

Continue the following statements on your own. Put down your ideas. Talk to the person next to you and exchange your ideas on these issues. Present your ideas to the rest of the class.

• Being a student abroad has its pros and cons…

• Foreign students face a lot of challenges in Ukraine…

• University life is very different from school life…

2. VSPU quiz:

How much do you already know about your university? Go through this quiz and find out!

1. Does our university offer degree courses in Economy and Finance?

2. What may these figures refer to?

2678

3642

821

2

7

Vspu-2015

27

1085

10

650

70000

• The number of faculties

• The number of institutes

• The number of full-time female students

• The total number of graduates

• The number of seats at our event hall

• The number of extramural students

• The number of female extramural students

• The number of non-pedagogical courses available

• The number of bachelor's degree courses available

3. What do Religious Studies and Ecology have in common at our university?

4. What connection does our university have to the University of Trade and Economy and School №4?

5. The first graduates of the teachers' institute could teach any subject – true or false?