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9c Write a letter to your parents or friends about your ways of surviving
college / university.
10.SPEAKING
10a Role play:
Student A is a sophomore and is giving some good advice to Student B who
is a freshman and wants to know about his/her future student's life.
Words below can help you.
Extracurricular activities, dorm, campus jobs, to register for the classes, financial
aid, facilities, to meet demands, get around campus, get involved, campus
activities, resident director, housing officials, diverse opportunities, to swap
rooms, to "hang out" with classmates, social and educational programs, clubs and
organizations, students with similar likes and talents, club athletics.
11.READING, SPEAKING AND LISTENING /WATCHING
11a Read the text below and consider the headings for each paragraph.
Compare this information with your ideas about campus life of universities
in the United States.
CAMPUS LIFE AND RESIDENCE HALL IN US
A
. Campus housing in the USA is guaranteed for all students, who maintain a 1.8
cumulative grade point average (GPA). Any student whose GPA drops below a 1.8
may apply for an exception to the policy. If an exception is not granted the student
must vacate his/her space in campus housing.
B
. Although one can stroll from one end of campus to the other in just 10
minutes, there are usually many trees and beautiful grassy malls. In addition to
classrooms, laboratories and residence halls campus facilities may include a
student center, art gallery, chapel auditorium, bookstore, fitness center, library
etc. There is also a satellite to receive international broadcasts and computer labs
with free e-mail and Internet access for students.
C
. As a rule campus has several residence halls available for students. University
residence halls in the USA can include suites, apartments, or other options. Some
residence halls are reserved for females or males while the others are coed by
floor. Frequently first year, transfer and upper-class students live in different
buildings. Residence halls in US differ in style. There are modular style, balcony
style, commons style, corridor style, ramp style and apartment style halls (each
apartment consists of two bedrooms and two bathrooms, a living room, a dining
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area, and a fully equipped kitchen). Suite style halls, which combine the benefits
of a traditional residence hall with the apartment-style housing, are mostly
popular. These halls are comprised of two bedrooms connected by one bathroom.
Residence halls accommodate one-four people per unit, and feature many modern
conveniences, such as laundry facilities, computer labs, study rooms, TV lounge
and Internet access. Handicapped accessible rooms are available almost in every
residence hall; they are located on the ground floor as there are no elevators in
four-five storied buildings. Rooms are sparsely furnished, so students may
provide the things that will make them feel like at home.
D
. As a rule over 90% of the students live on campus. Residential life at the
university cultivates the social, physical, and intellectual development of students
by creating a community atmosphere in which growth and responsibility are
encouraged and supported by the staff. Residence Hall Staff may consist of
several full time professionals who live in the residence halls: Residence Hall
Director, an Assistant Director for First Year Experience, Residence Coordinators
and a graduate assistant, Academic Teaming Assistants. Resident Assistants live
on every floor being available during business hours, on call in the evenings.
They hold regular floor/wing meetings to provide information, discuss planned
and potential programming, talk about community standards on the wing, provide
programs designed to help students make connections and participate in the hall
and floor community. Information at the meetings is often vital: what to do to
change rooms; how to check out at the end of the semester; how to evaluate your
resident assistant; how to go through the room selection process. Academic
Teaming Assistants are available for tutoring, and assistance in forming study
groups. They also coordinate educational programs and bring faculty members to
the residence halls to interact with students outside of the classroom. The front
desk of every traditional residence hall is attended from 8:00 am until midnight
by a Desk Assistant — a student trained in security and guest procedures, and
from midnight until 8:00 am by a Security Officer. Security staff is on duty 24
hours a day in residence halls and across campus.
E
. Dorm life provides the foundation of the social life. Usually campus is alive
with an array of theater, dance, and music performances, as well as movies, guest
speakers, and the activities of clubs and organizations. Student government,
political and community service organizations, newspaper, yearbook, and a pep
band are just a few of the student organizations that keep life on campus
interesting and fun.
F
. The Department of Housing and Residence Life believes that living in a
residence hall is a valuable educational experience. Students learn and refine life
skills in an environment that exposes them to great diversity of lifestyles. The
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residence hall experience is one that compliments the classroom experience.
Students have opportunities to apply what they learn, to question each other,
study with each other and attend programs and activities designed to facilitate
learning. The students and staff who reside in the halls create the environment,
which all students have a responsibility to respect and contribute to. A GPA
requirement is a tool used to reinforce the commitment expected of resident
students. The Department of Housing and Residence Life actively promotes
responsible decision-making and good learning habits. It is its goal to retain
students with a strong interest in contributing to the learning-living environment.
11b Answer the questions to the text:
1.
Is housing on campus guaranteed for all students in the United States?
2.
What facilities does a campus typically have?
3.
What types of residence halls are there in US?
4.
What did you learn about Residence Hall staff?
5.
How does residential life at the university cultivate the social, physical, and
intellectual development of students?
11c Discussion. Is it possible to draw a parallel between the American
residence halls and Russian hostels? Do Russian hostels vary in style? Why?
If you live in a hostel, describe it.
11d Listen to L7 / watch V4 the student interview. Where and why do you
think this short interview is taken?
UNIT 5
Academic Mobility
In this unit you will:
Read
about summer courses and school experiences abroad
Talk about
exchange programs, summer schools and doing a language course
Test
your knowledge about participating in different programs
Practice
discussing, asking and responding, summarizing, presenting
Listen to
students speaking about their academic experience
Write
an application, an e-mail, a formal letter, a report
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1.LEAD-IN
1a Look at the pictures and messages and discuss with your partner: what
idea unites them.
1b Can you explain the term “academic mobility”? If “yes”, please, answer
the question: “Why do people go somewhere (far from home) to study?”
1c Translate into English the following sayings:
Стремись завоевать не мир, а его знание.
(Туркменская пословица)
Мудрец известен знаниями, а не происхождением.
(Ассирийская
пословица)
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Знание - сокровище, которое повсюду следует за тем, кто им
обладает.
(Китайская пословица)
2.READING AND SPEAKING
2a Read the article written by the students of Voronezh State University. Put
the paragraphs in the right order.
2b Discuss with you partner:
1.
Are such exchange programs useful and practical?
2.
What do you like / don’t you like about this type of studying?
3.
What would you like to study / visit in a foreign country if you participated
in such a program?
A month in Great Britain
A
Every day we had morning and evening classes. The morning classes were
usually based on topics related to British culture such as the monarchy, crime and
punishment, education, art and fashion, food and drink, the media. We practiced
all language skills, but concentrated on improving our ability to speak and
understand English in a wide range of situations. In the afternoons we continued
the discussion of the morning topics or prepared our project works. It was very
interesting to do the projects because it was in the form of the survey: we asked
people in the streets the questions on a particular theme and then at the lesson we
shared our information with other students in the class. All the teachers were very
friendly, creative and artistic. When we didn't understand anything they would
always help us and try to explain the material very clearly.
B
Last summer thanks to the support of the faculty of foreign languages we had
a great chance of developing communication skills in English doing the course
called «English language and culture» at the University of Bath. This course was
like entertainment because it was full of creative tasks and games which are very
helpful when you are studying English. It was aimed to expand the knowledge of
students from different countries about the English language and culture. We
studied in the same group with people from China, Italy and Spain. It was a
fantastic opportunity to learn not only amazing facts about the English culture but
about customs and traditions of these countries as well as we were working in
pairs during the lesson discussing different things, exchanging the opinions about
different subjects.