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

1. “major” subject 2. deadline, n 3. foreign student 4. good career foundation 5. requirement, n 6. source for information 7. term paper 8. advisor, n 9. employment situation 10. experienced student 11. concentration, n 12. confidence, n 13. natural talent 14. self-discipline, n 15. strong motivation 16. to communicate with, v 17. to consider, v 18. to generate loyalty 19. to hand in, n 20. to have personality problems 21. to pay attention to, v 22. to pay the fee 23. to prepare for (examinations) 24. to respect the Rules 25. to succeed in, v 26. tremendous, a

1. основной предмет 2. крайний срок 3. студент-иностранец 4. хорошая основа для создания карьеры 5. требование 6. источник информации 7. курсовая работа 8. консультант 9. ситуация на рынке труда 10. студент старшекурсник 11. сосредоточенность 12. уверенность 13. природный дар 14. самодисциплина 15. высокая мотивация 16. общаться с 17. рассматривать 18. лояльно относиться 19. сдавать 20. иметь личные проблемы 21. обращать внимание на 22. платить за обучение 23. готовиться к экзаменам 24. уважать правила 25. преуспевать в чем-либо 26. огромный

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:

 

Agreement	Disagreement
I quite agree with the survey. Я вполне согласен с опросом.   I agree with the survey in principle. В принципе я согласен с опросом.   I agree with the survey in a sense. Я согласен с опросом в некотором смысле.   I agree with the survey whole–heartedly. Я всей душой согласен с опросом.	I’m afraid I have to disagree with the survey. К сожалению, мне придется не согласиться с опросом.   I couldn’t disagree more with it. Никак не могу согласиться с этим.   With all respect, I disagree. При всем уважении к вам я не согласен.   I disagree with the survey on every point. Я не согласен с опросом по всем пунктам.

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

A	B
1. сдавать курсовые работы вовремя 2. готовиться к экзаменам 3. общаться с профессорами 4. лояльно относиться к студентам 5. студенты старших курсов 6. полезные источники информации 7. уважать правила 8. крайний срок сдачи чего–либо 9. плата за обучение 10. основной предмет, специализация	a. major subject b. to generate loyalty among the students c. fee d. experienced students e. to prepare for examinations f. to communicate with the professors g. to hand in term papers on time h. useful sources for information i. deadline j. to respect the rules

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.

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