This unit includes:

1. Vocabulary: university subjects, chemical terms;

2. Grammar: Adverbs, Pronouns

3. Speaking: talking about my working day, about my schedule;

4. Writing: an informal letter.

I can talk about my working day and my schedule

Part I. Speaking and vocabulary

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Exercise 1: Correlate pictures with the proverbs and explain them:

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1. You are never too old to learn.

2. Repetition is the mother of learning.

3. Experience is the best teacher.

4. Teachers open the door...but you must enter by yourself.

5. Knowledge is power.

6. Today a reader - tomorrow a leader.

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xercise 2: Complete the sentences with one of the words or phrases given:

Proverbs: examination is a necessary evil.

Most student dread the word “………………..”. But this is something they have to ……………right from primary school to higher ………………… institutions. They would probably heave a great sigh of relief if the word was altogether deleted from the …………………! The reasons are not far to seek. The whole career of a student ……………….. what he is able to write during the short course of an examination. If he suddenly takes ill or is unlucky enough to get a tough question-paper, he fails, and his future is ……………... Examiners have no knowledge of his all-round performance during the ……………………. ………... They go just by what is written in the answer-paper under very tense conditions. Again, assessment varies from examiner to examiner. It does not, in any way, reflect the real merit of the students. Examinations kill student’s genuine interest in study and give importance only to cramming. Examinations have become mere games of chance and ……………………... .

Exercise 3: Complete the text using the words and phrases:

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Success mantra for students - tips to manage your time

Studying is a big commitment and needs time to work on it. Managing time is the best way for students to succeed. By ………………….. your time, other commitments can be fulfilled and you can study without distractions.

You need to balance time. If you are bad at balancing things make a personal ………………………… . Even if you do not stick to it, you will have an idea what you should be doing each day. This is better than trying to do everything each day and, at the end of the week, not achieve anything.

A ……………….. should be arranged each week, to ensure that you do not fall behind. You should be aware of all your ………………………… and deadlines from the earliest stages of each Semester. You can make a calendar for each module, stick on the wall in your……………., where you can refer to it as and when the need arises. If you organize your studies around the important outside commitments you have, you will find that you can cope quite well with what is expected of you.

Here are …………….. ………………to improve your study, but they will only work if you manage your time to get the best out of study.

1. D o not leave your course work to the last minute

2. Make sure you understand the ……………….. before you leave the classroom.

3. Be prepared to ask questions.

4. Read your textbooks and lecture notes again and again as you get new………. .

5. You should be prepared to spend at least 3 to 4 hours every day reading lecture notes and text books, and gathering information.