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