- •Guess what words are defined. All of them are connected with education and university life. Make your own sentences with these words.
- •Are these nouns countable or uncountable? Look their meanings up in a dictionary and put them into 2 columns. Which of them are things that help you in studies?
- •Studying at university in england.
- •Can you find synonyms to the following words and expressions in the text?
- •Can you guess what the following words are and explain what each word means?
- •What do you call…?
- •Choose the correct word.
- •Complete the dialogues.
- •Unit 2. Being a student
- •Answer the questions.
- •Tick the things that are important for you as a student. Can you explain your choice?
- •Write a short essay describing how you felt during your first months of studying at university. What does the first year at the university mean for you?
- •Use the word in capital letters at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line.
- •Can you name at least 4 things proving that Jane is not a very good student?
- •What should one do to be a good student? Discuss your ideas in groups and then present them to the class. The following words and phrases may help you:
- •Do you think students often get into funny or unpleasant situations during their studies? Read the text to learn what things can happen.
- •Are these statements true or false (according to the text above)?
- •Do you know any similar stories? Tell your group about a funny, interesting or unpleasant situation which you or your friends got into. You may also find some information in the internet.
- •Complete each sentence with a form of do, make or take.
- •Complete each sentence with a proper word. The first letters have been given.
- •Read what solutions are suggested for “bad study habits” and insert words from the list into proper places. What “bad study habit” does each heading from ex. 16 refer to?
Answer the questions.
Does the student describe his first or last year at the university?
Did he live with his parents while being a student?
Is university similar to school?
Was the student very busy with studying?
Did he enjoy his university life?
Tick the things that are important for you as a student. Can you explain your choice?
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Write a short essay describing how you felt during your first months of studying at university. What does the first year at the university mean for you?
Use the word in capital letters at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line.
Jane started Philosophy this term, and I am afraid her (1)……. to the subject has not been entirely (2) ……… . She has not shown much enthusiasm, and does not always pay (3)……….. in class. Her assignments are often (4) …….., because she is so untidy, and she never checks her work (5)………. She failed to do any (6) ……. before the end of term test, and had poor results. She seems to have the (7) …… idea that she can succeed without studying. She has also had many (8)……. and has frequently arrived late for class. This has resulted in several severe (9)….. Although Jane is a (10)…… student in some respects, she has not had a satisfactory term. |
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Can you name at least 4 things proving that Jane is not a very good student?
♫ Listen to the sentences and decide whether they are about hardworking or lazy students.
What should one do to be a good student? Discuss your ideas in groups and then present them to the class. The following words and phrases may help you:
Attend classes/lectures/ seminars
Listen carefully
Do home assignments
Read a lot
Be in time for lectures/classes
Take an active part (in smth)
Do one’s best
Do you think students often get into funny or unpleasant situations during their studies? Read the text to learn what things can happen.
Two students at Oxford University were so confident of passing their end-of-year exams that instead of revising over the weekend they decided to go to a party.
On Monday morning they had terrible hangovers and were in no state to sit their exam. One of them phoned their professor and told him that they had gone away for the weekend and the car had broken down on the way back to Oxford, so they could not get there in time for the exam. The professor was very understanding. “No problem”, he said. “These things happen. You can take the exam on Wednesday”.
The students could not believe their luck. So on Wednesday the two students went in to the university to sit their exam, feeling very pleased with themselves. The professor put them into different rooms so they could not talk to each other and gave each of them the exam paper in a brown envelope. When they opened the envelopes, they found only one question to answer: “Where exactly did the car break down?”
Do you think the students passed their exam?