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LISTENING (task 2)

1. Discuss with your partner:

What university are you going to apply to? Why have you chosen this university?

Would you like to get a degree online? Why or why not?

2. You will hear a conversation about higher education. Decide why the speakers might say this:

Now I'm very happy.

I had got very tired and fed up.

I’ve been basically wasting my time. 

I’m now enjoying it.

3. Listen to the conversation and check your ideas.

4. Are the sentences true, false or not mentioned? Listen again and check.

A. Mike's administrative work was very well paid.

B. Mary did not do well at University because she had to earn her living.

C. Mary was younger than an average student when she entered university.

D.Mary thinks that regular classes are rather time-consuming.

E. Mary thinks that she can't study better than when she was younger.

F. Distance learning seems to be very convenient for Mary.

G. Mike does not feel disappointed about going to University.

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

ОТВЕТЫ:

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

5. Listen one more time and complete the table. Take notes to prove your point. The first task is done for you:

Как вариант это задание можно сделать на основе скрипта, без прослушивания.

WHO…

Mary

Mike

Both

is an undergraduate

+ (I'll be graduating in April)

hopes to start a career as a high school teacher

got a job straight after leaving school

showed poor academic results while at university

finds it convenient that online students can plan study time around the rest of their day

approves of the other person’s choice

ОТВЕТЫ:

WHO…

Mary

Mike

Both

is an undergraduate

+ (I'll be graduating in April)

hopes to start a career as a high school teacher

+ (hopefully start teaching high school English in September)

got a job straight after leaving school

+ (I had been doing administrative work for 13 years, straight out of high school)

showed poor academic results while at university

+ (I did so miserably that the university suggested that I not return)

finds it convenient that online students can plan study time around the rest of their day

+ (Mary: It's fabulous if you can't take the time out to go to people-ridden classes, because you can work it around your own schedule. Mike: Yes, I think the fact that you can do the work in your own space and your own time is really helping.)

approves of the other person’s choice

+ (Mike: I think it’s a good idea. Mary: That’s a right decision indeed)

6. Look through the script and add words from the text to complete the word webs:

Mike: I'm 39 now and I resumed my studies when my son started Grade One. Now I'm very happy that I made up my mind to do this. I'll be graduating in April and hopefully start teaching high school English in September.

Mary: What had you been doing before you went to university?

Mike: I had been doing administrative work for 13 years, straight out of high school. I had got very tired and fed up with the low pay and the monotonous nature of the work. So I started university.

Mary: That's a right decision, indeed. As for me, I went to university at more or less the normal age. I was actually 21 at the time. But I did so miserably that the university suggested that I not return. Since then I've been basically wasting my time.

Mike: And what are your plans?

Mary: You see, one day I was fiddling around on the web and found some information about distance learning. It's fabulous if you can't take the time out to go to people-ridden classes, because you can work it around your own schedule.

Mike: Yes, I think the fact that you can do the work in your own space and your own time is really helping.

Mary: Of course, I will have deadlines to meet, but they're not the same as the in-class sort. Handing things in doesn't depend on anyone else's office hours or class times, which is really handy. I will only have to contact my tutors when I want to or need to, or when I'm required to do an oral quiz or exam.

Mike: I think it's a very good idea. Going to university was the best thing I have ever done. I found it was more fun than I expected, and the benefits outweighed the disadvantages. I learned so much about myself, and I'm very proud of my accomplishments!

Mary: And I expect my ability to study to be much better than it used to be and things come much more easily. While I still see doing some of the work as a chore, at least this time around I'm actually enjoying it.

ОТВЕТЫ:

go to

start

meet

   do

resume

7. Now add the words from the box to the word webs above to make more collocations:

fall behind with             graduate from      fail        concentrate on         enter        miss          take         have

ОТВЕТЫ:

go to

start

graduate from

   enter

    meet

        miss

      have

           do

         fail

          take

resume

concentrate on

fall behind with

8. Now use some of the collocations to complete the text:

My parents wanted me to (1) ___________ at 18, but I was pursuing a career in performing arts so I went straight into a show instead. As time went on, I decided I wanted to get a degree in modern languages so I (2) ____________. I didn't want to quit my job, so I had to juggle work and studies. It was no fun at all. I worked at night and couldn't (3) ____________ during the day. I put off studying all the time and then struggled to (4) ____________. I hoped I would find the right balance between working and studying, but it wasn't getting any better. Without a doubt, I overestimated myself. I was (5) ________________ and couldn't do anything about it. After I (6) ______ all the _______I had to take, I decided to quit university. And guess what? Last year I found an online course that suited me and (7) ____________. The major benefit e-learning brings is flexibility. I can fit my studies to my life, rather than fitting my life around my studies. I work full-time, study at my own pace and have time to unwind and relax.

ОТВЕТЫ: 1) go to university/ start university / enter university 2) entered /started / went to university 3) concentrate on my studies 4) meet deadlines 5) was falling behind with my studies 6) failed exams 7) resumed my studies

9. Rearrange the words to make solutions to the problems. Add commas and full stops where necessary. Then match the solutions and the problems:

1) one can study remotely / to combine working and studying for a degree / learning at one’s own pace / instead of attending in-person classes / will make it easier

2) to afford tuition, rent and other expenses / and work part-time / a young person can take a loan

3) one should remove all the distractions while studying / to unwind and relax / it is important to learn time management skills / plan their work carefully / and use special techniques to fight procrastination / and take breaks

Problems that can arise with higher education:

Getting a degree is expensive. Not every family can afford to pay for their children’s higher education.

Many students have to work to afford tuition, rent and other expenses. It is very difficult to juggle work and studies.

Some students lack self-discipline to work on their own. They put off studying, miss deadlines, fall behind with their studies, fail exams and, as a result, have to withdraw from the course.

ОТВЕТЫ:

Getting a degree is expensive. Not every family can afford to pay for their children’s higher education.

A young person can take a loan and work part-time to afford tuition, rent and other expenses.

Many students have to work to afford tuition, rent and other expenses. It is very difficult to juggle work and studies.

Instead of attending in-person classes, one can study remotely. Learning at one’s own pace will make it easier to combine working and studying for a degree.

Some students lack self-discipline to work on their own. They put off studying, miss deadlines, fall behind with their studies, fail exams and, as a result, have to withdraw from the course.

It is important to learn time management skills and use special techniques to fight procrastination. One should remove all the distractions while studying, plan their work carefully and take breaks to unwind and relax.

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