BEFORE YOU LISTEN

In this activity, you’ll listen to people talking about experiences they had when they were in college. In addition to academic subjects, what are some things you learn in school? List at least five things

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Vocabulary
be looking forward to – be anxious for

Dormitory – building in college where students live

Get along with ( phrasal verb) – have a (good) relationship with people

quarter – a room in a house, apartment

drag (slang) – something really bad or boring

midway through – in the middle of

Listen to Carol and Michael talking about experiences they had when they went away to college and what they learned from these experiences. Complete the chart

Carol

College experience

What they learnt from it

Michael

College experience

What they learnt from it

AFTER YOU LISTEN

Are your experiences similar to Carol’s and Michael’s? What advice would you give to them when they were going through the situation?

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