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MUHAMMAD YAHYA AYYASH | XII-E MAK

Level 5 Video Worksheet 4: University Life in the UK

1 Match the words with the definitions.

to attend campus degree to encourage facilities full-time

lecture theatre to require seminar stepping-stone student union to vary

1 to need something TO REQUIRE

2 to persuade somebody to do something by making it easier for them TO
ENCOURAGE
3 something that allows you to begin to achieve something STEPPING-STONE
4 to change or be different according to the situation TO VARY
5 a large room with rows of seats on a slope where classes are given LECTURE
THEATRE
6 the buildings of a university and the land around
them CAMPUS
7 to go regularly to a place TO ATTEND
8 buildings, equipment, etc. that are provided for a particular purpose
FACILITIES
9 for all the days of the week during which people usually study FULL TIME
10 a class when a group of students and a teacher discuss a particular topic
SEMINAR
11 a building where students at university can go to meet socially STUDENT
UNION
12 the qualification obtained by students who successfully complete a university
course DEGREE

2 Watch the video clip. Number these things 1–4 in the order you hear about
them.

A Accommodation 4 B Campus universities 2

C Entrance requirements 1 D Online learning 3

3 Watch the video clip again. Mark the sentences T (true) or F (false).

1 In the UK, exam results determine whether a student gets a university place. (T)
2 Warwick University is in the centre of the city (F)
3 Most traditional universities in the UK are campus universities. (T)
4 Students can go to the student union to meet other people. (T)
5 Students attend lectures or seminars depending on their course. (T)
6 Students aren’t allowed to use the internet at UK universities. (F)
7 Students can only access the Learning Grid during the day. (F)
 8 Most first-year students travel from home to university every day. (F)
9 Students at university don’t have to share a room. (F)
10 Getting a good qualification is not the only objective for most UK students. (T)

Aim High 5 Video Clip 4 © Oxford University Press 2011 MAK

4 Watch the video clip for a third time. Fill in the missing numbers in the texts.

1. There are over 1.5 millon full-time university students in the UK, studying at
over 100 universities across the country. Students usually require Three or
Four good A-level grades to get a place at university.

2. Most of degree courses are Three years long, but Four-year courses are
becoming more popular with One year spent either abroad or working in
industry.

3. Warwick University, in the Midlands of England, is a typical modern campus

university. Of its 16.000 students, over 5.000 are international students, from
over 120 different countries.

4. Most British campus universities were built in the 1960s and 1970s
Aim High 5 Video Clip 4 © Oxford University Press 2011