An educational field trip2 Before you watch

1 AnswerthequestionsaboutuniversitiesintheUK.Circlethecorrectanswer.

1 Which of these cities has got a famous university?

a. Chester b.Cambridge c. Canterbury

2 What are students called when they first go to university?

a. undergraduates b. graduates c. preliminaries

3 How many years do most students spend at university?

a. oneyear b. threeyears c. fiveyears

4 What qualification do you get after studying at university?

a. acertificate b. areference c. adegree

5 Some students remain at university after qualifying. Why?

a. toavoidworking b. totryagain c. todoresearchoranotherdegree

While you watch

2 TrueorFalse?Tick(4)thebox. True False

1 Samisgoingtouniversitynextyear.

2 SamisgoingtogotoQueen’sCollege.

3 SamisgoingtostudyEnglish.

4 Sam’scollegeis500yearsold.

5 Sam’scollegewasfoundedbyaking.

6 SamandMeganwenttoVenice.

7 Sam’sroomisveryclosetothelibrary.

8 SamandMeganwillbothhaveroommates.

9 Britishstudentslearnmoreabouttheirchosensubject.

10 Megan’scollegeis300yearsold.

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After you watch1 MatchAandBtomakesentences.

A B

1 Ifyouappearinanyshot,...... a arequiteyoung.

2 Yourolduniversities...... b youwillhavearoommate.

3 Thiswillbemycollege...... c asatheatre.

4 Ifyou’reincampushousing,...... d Iwillnotuseit.

5 It’sstillused...... e atuniversity.

An educational field trip

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2 CompletetheseFirstConditionalsentencesusingthecorrectformoftheverbsinbrackets.

1 IfSam...........................(stay)atuniversitytodoresearch,he...........................(be)thereforalongtime.

2 IfMegan...........................(live)incampushousing,she...........................(have)aroommate.

3 Ifit...........................(rain)today,...........................SamandMegan...........................(get)wet?

4 IfSamandMegan...........................(nothurry),they...........................(miss)thelasttraintoLondon.

5 Ifyou...........................(go)toCambridge,you...........................(have)agreattime.

3 Completethesentencesusingthewordsbelow.

specific excited fantastic original chosen

1 Samisvery...........................aboutgoingtostudyatStJohn’sCollege.

2 Britishstudentschoosea...........................subjecttostudy.

3 TheBridgeofSighsinCambridgeisnotthe...........................one.

4 “Aren’tthebuildings...........................?”Meganasked.

5 Britishstudentslearnmoreabouttheir...........................subject.

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Extra

1 Readthetexts.

2 Answerthequestions.

1 Whichisthelargercollege?

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2 Whenwerethecollegesfounded,andbywhom?

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3 Whatproportionoffirst-yearstudentsatConcordliveinitscollegeaccommodation?

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4 WhichdomesticfacilitiesatSt.John’sCollegedostudentsshare?

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5 Whichcollegeoffersawiderrangeofcourses?

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3 Describeyourschoolanditsfacilities.

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An educational field trip

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Concord College was founded in 1889 by agroup of businessmen wanting a new kind ofuniversity.Todayithasgot2,500undergraduatestudents and 500 graduate students. Half ofthefirstyearstudentsliveincampusresidencehalls. Others live in shared apartments in theCity of Boston. Concord specialises in media,marketingandcommunicationscourses. Ithasgota large library,with20,000booksandover8,000 e-books. It has also got fully equippeddigital television and radio production studios,graphicsandDVDauthoringfacilities.

Concord College, Boston, Massachusetts

StJohn’sCollege,Cambridge

St John’s College was founded in 1511 by Lady Margaret Beaufort, the mother of King Henry VII. It is the second largest of the Cambridge colleges. It has got about 530 undergraduates and 300 graduate students studying a wide range of subjects. First-year undergraduates usually have their own room and share kitchen and shower facilities. Rooms are allocated to students before they arrive. The very large library and computer connections in every room mean that students have got the best possible conditions for study.