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UNIT1
Areyouauniversitystudent?
UniversityLife
Introduction
Directions:
Listentoanintroductionofthisunitandanswerthefollowingquestions.
Oneofthebestpartsofuniversitylifeislivingawayfromhome.Yougetfreedomandthechancetomeetnewpeople.Moststudentsopttoliveindormitoriesfortheirfirstyearofstudy—thisusuallyworksoutcheaperthanfindingaflatorhouseandmeansthere’lldefinitelybeloadsofpeopleinthesameboatasyou,soyouwon’tfeellonely.
Animportantaspectofbeingatuniversityismanagingyourowntime.It’suptoyoutodecidewhenyou’llstudy,whenyou’llgoshoppingandwhenyou’llhaveanightout.Soundsfantastic,doesn’tit?
Ofcourse,it’sagoodideatoorganizeyourtimewithaweeklyormonthlyschedule.Remember,youcanbeasflexiblewithyourtimeasyoulikebutyou’llalwaysneedtomakesureyougetoutofbedforlectures,andmeetessayandprojectdeadlines.
Afterahardday’swork,goingoutandhavingfuniswhatstudentlifeisallabout.Theuniversityisaplacebuzzingwithevents,cinemas,clubsandbars,soyou’llneverbeshortofthingstodo.
Universitylifeisaboutlearning.You’llbeexpectedtogotoallyourlecturesandclasses.You’llhaveanythingfromonetofivehoursoflectures,inaday.Butontopofthat,youareexpectedtodoanumberofhoursofself-study.Ifyouplanyourtimeandyourworkload,you’llhaveplentyoffreetimetoenjoystudentlifeatuniversity.
Answers
1.It’scheaperandtheywon’tfeellonely.
2.Theycanbeflexiblewiththeirtimeaslongastheykeepabalancebetweenrelaxationandstudy.
3.Learning.
BackgroundInformation
Whatmakesagooduniversity?
Reputation
Despitetherebeingnosuchthingasthebestuniversity,someinstitutionsandcoursesareperceivedasbeingofhigherqualitythanothers.Overtheyears,universitydepartmentschangeaswellasthequalityofcoursesthatareoffered.Nobodywantstochooseauniversitybasedonwhatmightbeanoutdatedorhighlysubjectiveviewoftheuniversity,sohowcanyoucompareinstitutionsandcourses?
Onepieceofadviceistolookatspecificcoursesindetail,ratherthananinstitutionasawhole.
Oneinstitutionmaybehighlyregardedbyindustryforproducinghighqualityengineersbutmaynotbethebestplacetostudymodernlanguages.EveninstitutionssuchasOxfordandCambridgedonothaveamonopolyofthemosthighlyregardedcourses.
Keyfactorstoconsiderwhenchoosingauniversityandcourse
1.Quality
InstitutionsarereviewedperiodicallybytheQualityAssuranceAgencyforHigherEducation.ReportsofthesereviewscanbefoundontheQualityAssuranceWebsite.YoucanalsofindinformationonteachingqualityattheTeachingQualityInformationWebsite.
2.Employabilityofstudents—Willtheygetajobattheendoftheircourse?
Eachhighereducationinstitutionisrequiredtocollectstatisticsofstudents’destinationssixmonthsaftertheygraduate.Thisinformationisavailablefromindividualuniversitydepartments.Aswellaslookingatthepercentageofemployedstudents,itisalsoworthconsideringtherangeandlevelofjobsthatstudentshavegoneinto.
3.Coursecontent—Whatdoesthecourseactuallycover?
Notalldegreecoursesarethesame,eveniftheirtitlesappearsimilar.Lookcarefullyatcoursedescriptionstofindoutaboutthecontentofthedegreecourse.Howisthecoursestructured?
Doesitallowforthestudyofsubjectsyouareinterestedin?
Doesitoffertheoptiontostudyabroad?
Doesitincludeworkexperienceifrelevant?
Howisthecourseassessed?
4.Accreditation
Somecourses(inparticularvocationalones)areaccreditedbyprofessionalbodies.Whererelevant,checkwiththeindividualinstitutiontofindoutifthecourseisaccreditedoroffersanyexemptionfromprofessionalexams.
5.Degreediscipline—Doesdegreedisciplinematter?
Somecareerslikemedicineandarchitecturerequirethestudyofaspecificdegree.However,over60%ofgraduatevacanciesareforgraduatesfromanydegreediscipline.Forexample,withadegreeinsociologyyoucouldgointoawiderangeofcareersincludingmanagementconsultancy,ITandbusiness.
6.Socialfactors
Itiseasytoforget,facedwithleaguetablesandteachingqualityreports,thatnon-academicandsocialfactorssuchasthelocationoftheinstitutionaswellasitssizeandfacilities,areequallyimportantconsiderationsinmakingtherightchoice.Nobodywantstospend3or4yearslivingandstudyinginaplacethatissimplynotrightforhim/her.(http:
//www.universityoptions.co.uk/parents/1/2.asp)
CreditCards
Isitrightforthestudenttopaywithastudentcreditcard?
Canithelpastudentpayforexpensesonlinesuchasonlinecourses,music,language-learningmaterials,orevenadegree?
Fromastudent’sperspective,itallowsapersontopayforthingsonlinethatonlycanbepurchasedoncredit.Furthermore,itcanhelpstudentsbuildagoodcredithistorythatisoftenneededlaterforbiggerpurchaseslikeacarorhome.
Inspiteoftheseadvantages,studentshavetobecarefulbecauseinterestratesonsuchcardsareoftenhigherandhavehigherpenaltiesifyoufailtopayontime.Furthermore,studentsmayspendwellbeyondtheirmeansandendupindebtthattheycan’tpayoff.
Perhapsahappymediumisforstudentstogetadebitcardthathasacreditlimit,andmoneyforpurchasesisjustdeductedfromexistingfundsfromastudent’saccount.Thus,itoperateslikeacheckingaccount,andwhenthestudent’sspendingreachesthecreditlimit,theycan’tcontinuetospend.
Beforeyoudecidetogetastudentcreditcard,lookcarefullyattheagreementtermsforeachcompanyandcomparetheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofeach.SearchingtheInternetforsuchofferswillgiveyouagoodstartonwhattolookforinacompany.(http:
//www.esl-
DiscussionQuestions
1.Whataretheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofhavingacreditcard?
2.Whatothertypeofcardisavailablebesidesacreditcardthatallowsyoutomakepurchases?
Howdoesitwork?
3.SearchtheInternetforagoodcreditcarddeal.Discussbenefitsanddrawbacksofeachoneyoufind.Discusstheresultswithyourpartner.
PartOne:
Listening
SectionA
ConversationOne
Directions:
Listentotheconversationandanswerthefollowingquestions.
W:
Oh,hiDave.Longtimenosee!
M:
HiMaria.Iwasintheneighborhood,soIthoughtI’ddropby.Uh,so,howhaveyoubeen?
W:
Oh,notbad.Andyou?
M:
Oh,I’mdoingokay,butschoolhasbeenreallyhecticthesedays,andIhaven’thadtimetorelax.
W:
Bytheway,what’syourmajoranyway?
M:
Hotelmanagement.
W:
Well,whatdoyouwanttodoonceyougraduate?
M:
Uh...IthinkI’dliketoworkforahotelortravelagencyinthisarea.Howaboutyou?
W:
Well,mymajoriscomputerscience,sowiththerightskills,landingajobinthecomputerindustryshouldn’tbedifficult.
M:
So,doyouhaveapart-timejobtosupportyourselfthroughschool?
W:
Well,fortunatelyforme,Ireceivedafour-yearacademicscholarshipthatpaysforallofmytuitionandbooks.
M:
Wow.That’sgreat.
W:
Yeah.Howaboutyou?
Areyouworkingyourwaythroughschool?
M:
Yeah.Iworkthreetimesaweekatarestaurantnearcampus.
W:
Howdoyoulikeyourjob?
M:
It’sokay.Theotherworkersarefriendly,andthepayisn’tbad.
Answers
1.He’dliketoworkatahotel.
2.Computerscience.
3.Shereceivedascholarship.
4.Atarestaurant.
5.Hisco-workersarefriendlyandthepayisokay.
ConversationTwo
Directions:
Listentotheconversationandfillintheblankswiththewordsorexpressionsyouhear.
M:
Welcometoourclubsandsocieties.Clubsandsocietiesarethebedrockofastudent’sactiveinvolvementincampuslifeandgettinginvolvedwillenhanceyouruniversityexperiencesbeyondtheacademicrealm.
W:
Whatdoclubsandsocietiesreferto?
M:
Clubsrefertosportandphysicalactivitieswhilesocietiesrefertothearts,musical,socialawareness,political,religiousandgeneralinterestgroups.
W:
Whyisitimportanttojoinclubsorsocieties?
M:
Activeparticipationinclubsandsocietiescangiveyoutheopportunitytodevelopexistingskillsortotrysomethingnew.Itprovidesalivelysociallife,goodfriendsthatlastalifetime,andmanymemoriestotreasure.Activeinvolvementisalsoawelcomebreakfromacademicstudiesandarealboosttofuturecareers.
W:
Oh,Isee.Thenwhomanagesthoseclubsandsocieties?
M:
TheStudentActivitiesOfficerisresponsibleformaintaining,developingandimprovingclub,societyandextra-curricularactivity.Theirmainresponsibilitiesincludegivingsupportandcoordinationtotheactivitiesofexistingclubsandsocieties,aswellasbeingresponsibleforthegrowthofnewclubsandsocieties.
W:
Thankyou.AndIthinkIshouldjoininsomeofthemtoenrichmycampuslife.
ConversationThree
Directions:
Listentotheconversationandrearrangethefivesentencesaccordingtothecontentofwhat’sheard.
W:
ThisismynewDVDplayer.Letmeshowyoumystereo.
M:
Butwheredidyougetthedoughtobuyallthis?
Youdidn’tborrowmoneyfrommomanddadagain,didyou?
W:
Ofcoursenot.Igotitwiththis!
M:
This?
Letmeseethat…HaveyoubeenusingDad’screditcardagain?
W:
No,silly.It’smine.It’sastudentcreditcard!
M:
Astudentcreditcard?
Howintheworlddidyougetoneofthese?
W:
Igotanapplicationinthemail.
M:
Well,whydidyougetoneinthefirstplace?
W:
Listen.Timesarechanging,andhavingacreditcardhelpsyoubuildacreditrating,controlspending,andevenbuythingsthatyoucan’tpaywithcash…
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