AMERICAN CAMPUS

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Interviewer: Standard English

Dolly Weston: Standard American

BL. 1. Do you know anything about American Universities? What are the most famous of them? Which one(s) do you find appealing to study at?

BL. 2. For an overseas student it is essential to integrate with Americans. Knowing the American academic terminology is one step to it.

Read the text below. It will help you to learn how to survive on an American campus. All you need to do is to fill in the blanks with the appropriate words. Probably you will have to start with consulting a dictionary.

alumni campus class credits faculty advisers fall semester falling grade fraternities freshman grading homecoming homecoming game homecoming royalty junior major minor passing grade registration week rushing semester senior sophomore sororities spring semester summer term undergraduate

Surviving on an American … 1 … means you must be able to understand terminology. A student in his or her first or second year is called a … 2 … or a … 3 … student. A … 4 … student is in his or her third year, and a … 5 … is in his or her final degree year. These four years comprise …6… studies, in which the student will choose a … 7 … and sometimes … 8 … specialization. A … 9 … can mean course or subject and not just lesson, depending on the context of conversation. Your diploma is obtained by required number of … 10 … and your … 11 … is awarded by A, B, C, or D for … 12 … and F for a … 13 …. College life is divided into … 14 …: the … 15 … from the end of August to the beginning of the Christmas holidays, and the … 16 … from mid-January to the beginning of May. The University continues to function at a slower pace during the … 17 …, which stretches over June and July for the summer session. … 18 … marks the new university year in which students choose their new courses with the help of their teachers (… 19 …). … 20 …, a few weeks later gives the parents and old students (… 21 …) the chance to visit the university. It is also a weekend of great festivities in which, a king and a queen is chosen (... 22 …), games and a ball are the … 23 … (baseball match).

You might also come across select social clubs (… 24 … and … 25 …) in which originally the children of rich parents seek the privacy of their peers. One can join by cooperation after a probationary period (… 26 …).

BL. 3. Study this list of proper names before you listen to the story:

Dolly Weston U.C. Berkley U.C.L.A. (Los Angeles) George Town in Washington

MBA Minnesota California

L. 1. What are the 4 questions that Dolly Weston was asked?

1. _______________________________________________?

2. _______________________________________________?

3. _______________________________________________?

4. _______________________________________________?

L. 2. Listen to the interview again and try to catch the key words which might help to answer the questions.

R. 1. Tell your group-mates about American Universities.

LANGUAGE CORNER