Get the message
• Two short texts about
success
• Two short extracts relating to getting
ahead in life
• Speculating and making a
decision, discussing leisure
activities and other issues
relating to success and
fulfilment
• An informal letter
based on prompts
• A newspaper article
with money tips
• A radio interview with a forensic
scientist
• Comparing photographs,
speculating, discussing
issues relating to jobs and
job satisfaction
• An expository essay
• Two short texts about
travelling
• Five short extracts in which people
are talking about different types of
holidays
• Expounding on a topic,
discussing types of holiday,
summer camps and other
issues relating to travelling
• A semi-formal letter
• A magazine
article about the
Egyptian pharaoh,
Tutankhamun
• A segment from a radio programme
expanding on the topic of the
reading text
• Speculating and making a
decision, discussing issues
relating to culture
• An article describing
something
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talk about education and various ways of communicating and conveying messages
learn how to emphasise an action rather than the doer of the action using the Passive Voice
express purpose, result and contrast using appropriate clauses
learn how to use the causative form
expand your vocabulary by learning words easily confused, phrasal verbs, idioms, compound
nouns and prepositional phrases
learn how to write an informal letter describing an event and an essay expressing your opinion
acquire skills and strategies that will help you in exams
In this module you will...
a brochure about a university
informal letters describing school events
an article about scientists’ attempts to
communicate with extraterrestrials
a short text about schools in the Australian
outback
an essay about using the Internet
a short text about an ancient philosopher and
mathematician
a short text about a communication breakdown
Flick through the module and find...
What means of communication
do you find most effective? Why?
What is the importance of having
a good education nowadays?
Discuss:
unit 1 Education unit 2 Communication 1
1. pre-reading
• If you were interested in studying at a university in an
English-speaking country, what kind of information
would you like to have?
2. reading for gist
3. SCANNING FOR SPE CIFI C INFOR MATION
Discuss.
4. GUESSING THE MEANING OF UNKNO WN
w ords
Read the brochure again and answer the questions 1-12.
Choose a, b, c or d.
1. What is said about Indiana University?
a. It is the oldest university in the US.
b. It is the largest university in the mid-western US.
c. It has more than 65,000 students.
d. It is situated in a beautiful spot.
2. Apparently, in order to get on-campus
accommodation…
a. students must fill out a campus housing
application form.
b. students must be married.
c. students should come to Bloomington first.
d. students must share a room with other students.
3. Students interested in finding off-campus
accommodation…
a. can start looking in newspapers.
b. can start looking for apartments on the Internet.
c. can contact the IU Halls of Residence.
d. must arrive in the US first.
4. According to the passage, students staying on
campus…
a. can also take the bus to class.
b. can only walk to class.
c. needn’t go through the IU Halls of Residence.
d. have better rooms than those staying off campus.
5. What does the writer say about the university’s
teaching staff?
a. They are non-native English speakers.
b. They have only taught in non-English speaking
countries.
c. They encourage non-native English speakers to
attend the program.
d. They help students improve their English.
6. Apparently, the IEP is meant for somebody who…
a. speaks English fluently.
b. is already studying at an American university.
c. comes from a non-English speaking country.
d. plans to live in the US permanently.
7. In Level Seven, students…
a. take a writing course.
b. can choose from a number of courses offered.
c. learn how American universities are organised.
d. have more hours per week than in Level Six.
8. According to the passage, after completing the IEP…
a. students get a degree in English.
b. students have successful careers.
c. students have the necessary background to attend a
university/college in the US.
d. students can begin working for a university.
9. Students on the IEP…
a. have to study at least 24 hours per week.
b. have access to lots of entertainment.
c. move on to do a course at Indiana University.
d. usually stay up late at night.
10. To be admitted to the IEP, students…
a. must be sponsored by someone.
b. must have attended an American high school.
c. must have completed their secondary education.
d. must first pay all their living expenses.
11. Courses in computer skills and the World Wide Web
are available…
a. for students at all levels.
b. only for beginners.
c. only for students at the last two levels.
d. only for students who live on-campus.
12. Information on living expenses and tuition fees...
a. is available to students on application.
b. is available on the Internet.
c. is available only to qualified students.
d. is available to students after they arrive in Indiana.
1. founded
a. discovered b. established c. known
2. admitted
a. agreed b. promoted c. allowed to join
3. adjust to
a. get used to b. change c. cater to
4. browsing
a. searching b. putting c. choosing
5. readily
a. willingly b. easily c. frequently
Look at the following words highlighted in the text and
choose the correct meaning a, b or c.
Read the brochure on the opposite page and compare
the kind of information provided with your answers in
the previous activity.
5. post-reading
• Does the idea of attending the Intensive English Program
at Indiana University appeal to you? Why/Why not?
Discuss.
• Two short texts about
success
• Two short extracts relating to getting
ahead in life
• Speculating and making a
decision, discussing leisure
activities and other issues
relating to success and
fulfilment
• An informal letter
based on prompts
• A newspaper article
with money tips
• A radio interview with a forensic
scientist
• Comparing photographs,
speculating, discussing
issues relating to jobs and
job satisfaction
• An expository essay
• Two short texts about
travelling
• Five short extracts in which people
are talking about different types of
holidays
• Expounding on a topic,
discussing types of holiday,
summer camps and other
issues relating to travelling
• A semi-formal letter
• A magazine
article about the
Egyptian pharaoh,
Tutankhamun
• A segment from a radio programme
expanding on the topic of the
reading text
• Speculating and making a
decision, discussing issues
relating to culture
• An article describing
something
KSA_Traveller_6_SB_2013-2014_mod79 79 30/1/2013 11:45:50 ðì
talk about education and various ways of communicating and conveying messages
learn how to emphasise an action rather than the doer of the action using the Passive Voice
express purpose, result and contrast using appropriate clauses
learn how to use the causative form
expand your vocabulary by learning words easily confused, phrasal verbs, idioms, compound
nouns and prepositional phrases
learn how to write an informal letter describing an event and an essay expressing your opinion
acquire skills and strategies that will help you in exams
In this module you will...
a brochure about a university
informal letters describing school events
an article about scientists’ attempts to
communicate with extraterrestrials
a short text about schools in the Australian
outback
an essay about using the Internet
a short text about an ancient philosopher and
mathematician
a short text about a communication breakdown
Flick through the module and find...
What means of communication
do you find most effective? Why?
What is the importance of having
a good education nowadays?
Discuss:
unit 1 Education unit 2 Communication 1
1. pre-reading
• If you were interested in studying at a university in an
English-speaking country, what kind of information
would you like to have?
2. reading for gist
3. SCANNING FOR SPE CIFI C INFOR MATION
Discuss.
4. GUESSING THE MEANING OF UNKNO WN
w ords
Read the brochure again and answer the questions 1-12.
Choose a, b, c or d.
1. What is said about Indiana University?
a. It is the oldest university in the US.
b. It is the largest university in the mid-western US.
c. It has more than 65,000 students.
d. It is situated in a beautiful spot.
2. Apparently, in order to get on-campus
accommodation…
a. students must fill out a campus housing
application form.
b. students must be married.
c. students should come to Bloomington first.
d. students must share a room with other students.
3. Students interested in finding off-campus
accommodation…
a. can start looking in newspapers.
b. can start looking for apartments on the Internet.
c. can contact the IU Halls of Residence.
d. must arrive in the US first.
4. According to the passage, students staying on
campus…
a. can also take the bus to class.
b. can only walk to class.
c. needn’t go through the IU Halls of Residence.
d. have better rooms than those staying off campus.
5. What does the writer say about the university’s
teaching staff?
a. They are non-native English speakers.
b. They have only taught in non-English speaking
countries.
c. They encourage non-native English speakers to
attend the program.
d. They help students improve their English.
6. Apparently, the IEP is meant for somebody who…
a. speaks English fluently.
b. is already studying at an American university.
c. comes from a non-English speaking country.
d. plans to live in the US permanently.
7. In Level Seven, students…
a. take a writing course.
b. can choose from a number of courses offered.
c. learn how American universities are organised.
d. have more hours per week than in Level Six.
8. According to the passage, after completing the IEP…
a. students get a degree in English.
b. students have successful careers.
c. students have the necessary background to attend a
university/college in the US.
d. students can begin working for a university.
9. Students on the IEP…
a. have to study at least 24 hours per week.
b. have access to lots of entertainment.
c. move on to do a course at Indiana University.
d. usually stay up late at night.
10. To be admitted to the IEP, students…
a. must be sponsored by someone.
b. must have attended an American high school.
c. must have completed their secondary education.
d. must first pay all their living expenses.
11. Courses in computer skills and the World Wide Web
are available…
a. for students at all levels.
b. only for beginners.
c. only for students at the last two levels.
d. only for students who live on-campus.
12. Information on living expenses and tuition fees...
a. is available to students on application.
b. is available on the Internet.
c. is available only to qualified students.
d. is available to students after they arrive in Indiana.
1. founded
a. discovered b. established c. known
2. admitted
a. agreed b. promoted c. allowed to join
3. adjust to
a. get used to b. change c. cater to
4. browsing
a. searching b. putting c. choosing
5. readily
a. willingly b. easily c. frequently
Look at the following words highlighted in the text and
choose the correct meaning a, b or c.
Read the brochure on the opposite page and compare
the kind of information provided with your answers in
the previous activity.
5. post-reading
• Does the idea of attending the Intensive English Program
at Indiana University appeal to you? Why/Why not?
Discuss.
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