Academic Life Around the World

Chapter 1, Part 1

international students

the Topic
1. Some of the benefits to studying in another country are ___________ ___________ _________ and __________________. 2. I think that formal classrooms are _______ ____ than informal classrooms because __________________.
3. The students are at a ______________. They seem to be ______ing ___________.

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1. The location of picture 1 is a _________. The people are from _________. They are _____ing _______________________.

The location of picture 2 is a __________. The people are from ___________. They are _______ing ______________________.
The location of picture 3 is a ___________. The girl is from ________. _____ is ______ing ________________.

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2. I imagine that the people in picture 2 are discussing __________. They might be saying __________________________ ________________________________. 3. Picture 2 is similar to my school in the following ways: _________ ___________ ___________ and _________________. Picture 2 is different from my school in the following ways: _________ ___________ ___________ and _________________.

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1. International students are people who ______________________________. Postsecondary students are ______ ______ graduates who are ______ing _________. 2. Most international students go to school ____ ________________________________.

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3. Students attend colleges and universities far away from home because ____________ _______________________________. 4. Colleges and universities want foreign students because they _______________ _______ ___________________ and _________.

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LISTEN to the VOCABULARY words and phrases. Check ___ the words you know. X the words you dont know.

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READ International Students

Page 7 Reading Structure

Organization Form
Title
Chapters
Two Readings within each chapter
Paragraphs
Heading for each paragraph

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1.

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2.

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3.

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4.

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HEADINGS

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5. Conclusion and Summary

Page 7 Main Idea

Main point about the topic.
can be one or two sentences.

Usually found in the first sentence of a paragraph. Can be found in the middle or end of the paragraph. Supported by details in the other sentences of the paragraph.

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1. C 2. A 3. D 4. B

5. E

Page 8 Supporting
DETAILS

Details

An individual part of something

One of several items of information

Single, specific pieces of information

definitions examples facts reasons

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Cross out the untrue, unrelated detail.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. c. The word school usually means a large group of fish. b. Developing nations have a very high level of industrialization or technology. d. In developing nations, they can save money through lower tuition and living costs. a. They dont want to send their students to universities in other countries. d. After graduation from high school, legal citizens and immigrants dont usually want more education.

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1. International students are people who attend college in a foreign country. Postsecondary students are high school graduates who are studyinging at a college or university. 2. Most international students go to school in the United States, Canada, Great Britain and Europe.

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3. Students attend colleges and universities far away from home because they want: the experience of life in new cultures, to learn a new language well, to study subjects not available in their home countries. 4. Colleges and universities want foreign students because they bring different languages, customs and opinions from many places; institutions need money; (international students spend money for housing, food, recreation and other things.

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1. Some other important vocabulary items in higher education __________ ___________ _______ _____________________________________. These are important to me because _____________ _____________________________________. 2. I am a(n) international student / citizen / immigrant in Saudi Arabia. Im studying at a _____________ school. (college) I am a(n) _____________ student. (________ University College)

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3. I am a(n) __________ student. I do / dont want to study in another country because _____________________________________. 4. __________ University College does / doesnt want international students on campus. For example, ______________________________________ _____________________________________.

Academic Life Around the World

Chapter 1, Part 1

Academic Life Around the World

Chapter 1, Part 1

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