7. Writing

International undergraduate students have to complete a special application for admission form.

1. Read the sample form of Leeds Metropolitan University, UK. Complete the form carefully with your personal details.

2. Write a short personal statement to explain which course you want to take and why. Choose a course from the list.

Course title ……………………………………………………………………………

Name …………………………… Nationality ………………………………………

Male/female………………………... Date of birth …………………………..………

Tel. ………………………………… Email …………………………………………

Please list in chronological order all the academic studies completed and current. You must include certified copies of your certificates and exam results. English languages qualifications can be listed here.

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Include reasons why you want to study at Leeds Met, the reason for your choice of course and any future career plans.

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Date …………………………….. Signature …………………………………………

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List of courses for international undergraduate students:

Electrical Engineering; Health and Safety; International Management; Public Relations; Information Technologies; Sport Management; Petroleum Engineering;

Construction Design; Architecture; Geology; Forest Management etc.

OVER TO YOU:

1. Can you describe a university course?

2. Can you say what students have to do to complete a degree at your university?

3. Can you say what you have to do to become a specialist in your field of studies?

Module 5

ALMA MATER

Look at the photo. What is this place?

When was the photo taken? (1948/1968/2008)

1. Pronunciation and grammar

1.1 Listen and choose the year you hear. Practise pronouncing the years.

1. 2016/2006

2. 1985/1984

3. 1919/1990

4. 1889/1989

5. 1878/1978

6. 1913/1914

7. 1804/1824

8. 1970/1917

9. 2030/2013

1.2 Listen and read the dates from the box.

2000 the 1960s 1917 1939 the 1990s 1945 1961 2010

1.3 Make true sentences. Use the dates from 1.2.

1. The Russian Revolution was in _____.

2. The Beatles were popular in _____.

3. The Second World War was from _____ to _____.

4. The first man was in space in _____.

5. In ____ the President of Russia was Vladimir Putin.

6. Friends was one of the most popular TV shows in ____.

7. The XXI Olympic Games were in Vancouver in ____.

1.4 Complete the questions with WAS/WERE. Work in pairs, ask and answer the questions.

1. When ____ you born?

2. Where ____ your mother born?

3. What ____ the name of your first teacher at school?

4. Who ____ the first President of the USA?

5. ____ the Beatles from the USA?

6. ____ Moscow the capital of Russia in 1917?

7. What day of the week ____ yesterday?

1.5 Listen to the past forms of the regular verbs. Do they end with [t], [d], or [ɪd]?

worked studied arrived loved needed waited believed lived wanted liked decided invented travelled walked started died