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Activity 1

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Watch the video clip and check the true statements according to the clip.

1.2.3.4.5.

Harvard and Cambridge are among the best universities in the world.

Harvard attracts the most talented students from anywhere in the US. There are a number of famous schools at Harvard. Everyone joins in the social life of the university.

There are lots of parties, movies, concerts, and music groups.

6. Students can go online to use the library, do research, check the stock

market, use emails, but can't use the Internet for leisure purposes.

Answer

Watch Part 1 of the video clip and complete the sentences.

Voice-over: Harvard University in Cambridge is

(1) one of the best universities

in the world. We spoke to Alex Jude, the

university's Head of Communications. He explained that Harvard looks for the best

(2) most talented students

and from around the world.

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Alex: Harvard actually seeks students from around the world, the best students that we can find, to study chemistry, or study literature, or study government, or

(3) well-known around the world

business. Our business school is particularly

is the medical school and law school, so, um, and, and the Kennedy School of Government, or the John F Kennedy School of Government, so, er, we do seek

, as

known around the world

very, very talented students and we for them.

Voice-over: We asked five students at Harvard to tell us what kind of social life they have.

Ashley: Um, well relaxing is a little hard to do around here, but basically, I mean, I still, I, I live nearby anyway, so I see a lot of my friends, and ... Um, there's a

(5) good social life

here if you look for it. I go to the gym, run. So that's what I

do.

(6) you want

Adam: It's, it's whatever . It's good. If you wanna go out party, do

anything you can. If you wanna sit in your room and study all night like my friend over here, you can also do that.

Brian: Socially, like he said, it's, it's a lot of what you make it. Um, we don't have fraternities here, and so, you know, that's, it's obviously not as social. There's not

another campus

as many parties as there would be . Um, but on a Friday or

Saturday night, there, there, there will be a party. Usually we end up studying until about 10 o'clock. And then we, and then we'll go out and have fun maybe, or just watch a movie with friends, or, you know, whatever is going on for the night.

Jodie: Not everyone would agree with me, obviously, but it's, I think

(8) it's a fun place

to be.

Interviewer: Have you made a lot of friends

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Jodie: Oh, definitely.

Interviewer: Mm.

Jodie: Many.

Interviewer: What, what do you do with your friends

(9) go to concerts

Jodie: Um, well, I like to

(10) during the wee

. I'm in three music groups, so I have

for that. Um, just do, you know, some fun

lots of rehearsals

things, on the weekend.

Your answer

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)

Correct answer

one of the best universities most talented students well-known around the world have open doors good social life you want it to be on another campus it's a fun place go to concerts during the week

one of the best universities most talented students well-known around the world have open doors good social life you want it to be on another campus it's a fun place go to concerts during the week

Where does Ashley get information for her research papers Ashley gets information for her research papers from the

library system online

.

Your answer

library system online

2. How often does Ashley use the Internet

Correct answer

library system online

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(1) 3 (2) 4

Ashley uses the Internet

or

times a week. Correct answer three / 3 four / 4

Your answer

(1) (2)

3 4

3. Who uses the Internet to check their stocks

Brian

uses the Internet to check his stocks.

Your answer Brian

Correct answer Brian

4. What does John mostly use the Internet for

lesisure purposes

John mostly use the Internet for and sport or playing games.

, such as following news

Your answer Correct answer leisure purposes

lesisure purposes

5. Where does John do most of his university work

the libraries

John does most of his university work in

.

Correct answer the libraries

Your answer the libraries

Speaker

1 2 3 4 5 6

1. Who is very homesick

2. Who wants to be a university

lecturer

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3. Who wants to be a journalist

4. Who has a financial problem

5. Who has made a lot of friends

6. Who has been quite lonely

Questions

Answers

(1) What kind of radio station is it (2) What is the question that the programme is asking freshers

(c) It's a university radio station.

(e) How are you finding uni

(a) She is writing for the university newspaper.

(h) He went home at Christmas for a month.

(b) She didn't do enough work.

(g) Because he has joined a couple of

(3) What is the first speaker doing to help herself in her career

(4) What has helped the second speaker to feel less homesick (5) What was the third speaker's problem in the first few months (6) Why is the fourth speaker feeling better now

(7) What has the fifth speaker done to improve her finances

(8) What part of university life matters

clubs.

(d) She has taken a part-time job as a waitress.

(f) Work is the part that matters most.

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Questions Answers

most to the sixth speaker

Oxford Cambridge

1. near London

2. 900 years old

3. founded in 1209

4. 39 colleges

5. 31 colleges

6. produced great scientists

7. world-famous debating society

8. comedy club Footlights

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Oxford Cambridge

9. OUDS

10. the Boat Race

Listen to Passage 2 again and choose the best way to complete the sentences.

1. Oxford University and Cambridge University are _____.

(a)(b)(c)

both very near London

both fairly near London

near each other

(d)

very far away from each other

2. Cambridge University was founded as a result of a dispute between _____.

(a)(b)(c)

Oxford University teachers

Oxford University students and teachers

Oxford students

(d)

the university and the townspeople of Oxford

3. The distance between Oxford and Cambridge is _____ miles.

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(a)

94 92 86 84

(b)

(c)

(d)

4. In the interviews, students need to show that they are _____.

(a)(b)(c)

highly intelligent creative

unusual

(d)

very logical

5. The Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race takes place every year in _____.

(a)(b)(c)

March or April March or May

April or May

(d)

May or June

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