US College Students Return to Campus

US College Students
Return to Campus 

I Lead-in.

a)     When does academic year begin in schools, colleges, and universities in your country?

b)     What do students do when academic year begins?

c)     How will academic year 2020 be different for students?

II Vocabulary focus. Match the words to their definitions. Use five words in your sentences.

1.	campus	A.	an important problem
2.	president	B.	second-year university student
3.	to go	C.	a place to live in
4.	freshman	D.	head of university administration
5.	sophomore	E.	land and buildings of a college or a university
6.	precaution	F.	the act of stopping someone from going to school
7.	issue	G.	to take things to a new house
8.	to move in	H.	food in a package or container that people take away from a restaurant
9.	suspension	I.	an action to prevent something dangerous from happening
10.	mandatory	J.	the act of stopping something from happening
11.	application	K.	first-year student at university
12.	prevention	L.	a formal request to do something
13.	dwelling	M.	necessary by rule or law

III Watch the video and match the speakers to the phase they said. One speaker said two phrases.

1.    a student

2.    student’s father

3.    student’s mother

4.    president of the University of Notre Dame

A. I don't want my son sick; I don't want him getting anyone else sick.

B. I made a mistake.

C. After quarantine I’m so excited to be in a new environment. I was home for four months.

D. Not really, because I believe that everything's been kind of addressed here at Tech.

E.   We'll continue to test them. It's critical that we monitor their health, everybody's health.

IV Watch the video and fill in the gaps with the words from the list. There are some words you don’t need to use.

tests; sophomores; safe; sickness; months; prevention; relate; virtual; distancing; breaking; rooms; students; campuses; masked; isolate; issues; tested; health; necessary

From the University of Kentucky to Tulsa’s Oral Roberts University to Troy University in Alabama starting this week it's move-in day at dozens of college 1) _____ nationwide.

-        After quarantine I’m so excited to be in a new environment. I was home for four  2)  _____.

At Georgia Tech a staggered return,  3) _____reconfigured for more single dwelling options and a new app where students can sign up for meal times or order to go.

-         Any concerns as you drop them off?

-        Not really, because I believe that everything's been kind of addressed here at Tech.

At Duke University students are greeted with Covid 4) _____. This fall only freshmen and 5) _____will be housed on campus. This is a difficult but a 6) _____decision. And at Notre Dame [1] where classes start Monday the school's president says all students will be 7)  _____before returning.

- We'll continue to test them. It's critical that we monitor their 8) _____, everybody's health.

But even with precautions there are some 9) issues. At Iowa State University 66 students tested positive for Covid during move-in. The school has set aside space on campus to 10) _____them. And at Syracuse a group of students placed on interim suspension for 11)  _____the school's mandatory quarantine.  

As students return to campus some are already raising concern. So far socially 12) _____seems not great.

     Rising junior[2] Miguel Hoch is so worried about contracting Covid, he's taking a leave of absence, his 13) _____learning application denied.

-        I don't want my son sick; I don't want him getting anyone else sick.

 Even Notre Dame’s president is facing some criticism after posing for this picture with students, 14) _____but not distanced. He later apologized.

- I made a mistake.

Officials say despite their best efforts at 15) _____, there are measures in place should Covid come to campus.

 We're going to do everything possible to keep them 16) _____. And what we're telling them also, tell your sons and daughters to act responsibly. College campuses are coming back to life as 17) _____prepare to face a new reality.

V  Watch the video and mark the sentences as True (T) or False (F). Correct the false statements.

1.    The video shows British universities.  

2.    Some students are so excited to be in a new environment after four weeks of quarantine.  

3.    Georgia Tech University reconfigured rooms so that students would have single dwelling options.  

4.    At Georgia Tech University there is a new app where students can sign up for cleaning or order rooms.  

5.    At Duke University students are greeted with Covid tests.  

6.    At Duke University only freshmen will be housed on campus.  

7.    At Notre Dame  only freshmen will be tested.  

8.    At Iowa State University 66 students who tested positive for Covid during move-in would not study this year; they went home.  

9.    At Syracuse a group of students broke the school's mandatory quarantine.   

10.Socially distancing on campus is great.  

11.Some students are worried about contracting Covid and are taking a leave of absence.

12.Notre Dame’s president is facing some criticism after posing for the picture without his face mask.    

13.College campuses are coming back to life for the new academic year.  

VI OVER TO YOU. Discuss what new rules colleges and universities in your country have this academic year. Are the rules similar to the measures US colleges take? What solutions in the video did you like? Which solutions could you use in your country?   

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[1] University of Notre Dame is a private Catholic university in Notre Dame, Indiana, USA.

[2]  rising junior is a student who finished his or her sophomore year in the spring and will be starting the junior year in the fall.