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Lesson 1. Succeeding in University Task 1. Brainstorming activity Discuss the following question and give all the possible answers to it What should a student have in mind to succeed in university? Task 2. Active Vocabulary Listen and pronounce the active vocabulary of the lesson after the teacher
Task 3 Match the words to make job titles University tutor Personal teacher Driving trainer Volleyball instructor Private lecturer Primary school coach
Task 4 The following data shows how a group of British students responded to the question: “What are the most important factors for success in a university? ” natural talent 4% concentration 5% high IQ 9% confidence 14% being organized 17% being disciplined 22% motivation 29% Do you agree with the results of the survey? Use the following phrases to express your agreement or disagreement:
Example: I agree with the survey whole-heartedly. Motivation is the most important factor of success as it is very difficult to teach a student if he doesn’t want to study. or With all respect to the data of the survey I disagree. I think that to succeed in a university a student, first of all, must have natural talent and self-discipline. Task 5 Look again at the factors enumerated in Task 2 and choose those you think you have: natural talent, concentration, high IQ, confidence, self-organization, self-discipline, strong motivation Task 6 Can you give a clear answer to the question: “Why did I enter the university? ” Look at the typical answers the students usually give and agree or disagree with them 1. I entered the university because my parents want me to have a higher education. 2. To enter the university was my decision. I want to get a higher education to get a well-paid job. 3. Entering the university is a very good alternative to serving in the army. 4. I entered the university as I feel the inner desire to improve myself through study, to realize my talents and to enlarge my knowledge about the world I live in. 5. I entered the university, as I understand that nowadays it is impossible to make a career without higher education. 6. I entered the university because I want to become a scientist and devote my life to pure science. 7. I entered the university to acquire some practical skills that will help me to find my place in the world and to create something new in the sphere of my interests. Reading Task 1 Read and translate the text Succeeding in College To succeed in an American college, a student must be organized. The college will have a department with advisors who can help the student to structure the best program. It is then depends on the student to take four or more courses at once, write and hand in term papers on time, and prepare for examinations. Pay Attention to People Differences Difference is the word to remember when communicating with professors and their requirements. They’ll all be different. It is important to have a good knowledge of what the individual professors are looking for, which professors are difficult to communicate with or have personality problems, which professors are well loved or generate a lot of loyalty among the students. The more experienced students can be helpful sources for this information. Respect the Rules Throughout a college student’s career, he or she must pay careful attention to deadlines, university regulations and the paperwork the university bureaucracy requires. Fees should be paid on time. Lack of attention to paperwork and deadlines can cause tremendous problems, especially for foreign students. Choose Courses with Care Another part of college success is the choice of a “major” subject. It should be an area the student is happy with. It is important to consider the employment situation after college, or whether or not graduate study is planned. Advance planning will give the college student a good career foundation. Task 2 What are the main factors of success for an American student? Give the main ideas of the text Main ideas: To succeed in an American college, a student must… Vocabulary practice Exercise 1 Fill in the correct word from the list below Tremendous, subject, courses, situation, term, program, loyalty, people, problems 1. ________ problems 2. to take _______ 3. to structure ______ 4. _____ papers 5. _____ differences 6. personality _____ 7. to generate ______ 8. employment ________ 9. major _____ Exercise 2 Insert the right prepositions. Make up sentences with the expressions 1. to succeed ___ 2. to depend ___ 3. to hand ___ 4. to prepare ___ 5. to pay attention ___ 6. to communicate ___ 7. to look ___ 8. ___ time 9. to generate loyalty ____ Exercise 3 Match phrases in column A with their translation in column B
Exercise 4 Consult the dictionary to find the meaning of the following words and their derivatives. Then insert the words into the gaps To communicate, communication, communicative, to succeed, success, successful, to confide, confidence, confident, to prepare, preparation, preparatory, to respect, respect, respectful. To communicate, communication, communicative 1. He is a very interesting person ___________ with. 2. Computer is one of the widespread means of __________. 3. You may ask our teacher any question you are interested in. He is always ready to answer. He is very _______. To succeed, success, successful 1. Leonardo de Caprio is a _______ actor. He starred such in films as Titanic and Romeo and Juliet. 2. This business will be a ______ if we make a set of right decisions. 3. He needs to be confident _______ in studies.
To confide, confidence, confident 1. ________ people are people who believe in their abilities and make others believe in them. 2. I trust this man and I can _____ all my secrets to him. 3. She doesn’t have enough ______ to win in the competition. To prepare, preparation, preparatory 1. He always ______ for the classes. 2. Some ________ work should be done before we start the experiment. 3. ________ for the exams is very important for a student. Exercise 7. Make up sentences using these groups of phrases in one sentence Example: Natural talent, confidence, to succeed in. He succeeds in college because of his natural talent and confidence in his abilities. 1. to depend on, motivation, high IQ 2. advisor, the best program, to structure 3. to pay attention to, every university, to have, the Rules 4. to prepare for, professors, to be different 5. to hand in, deadline, term papers 6. to communicate with, experienced students, information 7. to generate, professors, loyalty 8. employment situation, to consider, before entering
Grammar exercises Exercise 1 Exercise 2 Exercise 6 Put the words given below into the right order to make up a sentence 1. Natural, is, talent, the, of, factor, critical, success. 2. In, universities, higher, Western, all, the, is, free, not, education. 3. A, pays, foreign, about, student, for, higher, education, 25, dollars, thousand, every year. 4. Do, college, you, know, the rules, this, has? 5. Motivation, role, process, an important, plays, into, the educational. 6. A, teacher, among, good, loyalty, the students, generates. 7. She, the survey, does, agree, with, not. Exercise 7 Exercise 9 Exercise 10 Exercise 11 Lesson 1. Succeeding in University Популярное:
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