UNIT 1 VIDEO WORKSHEETS VIDEO 1
Student Accommodation
BEFORE YOU WATCH 6 1 Complete the sentences. Watch the
1 In pairs, match the collocation parts. Use your dictionary if video and check your answers.
necessary. 1 Jurrien is involved in a project to
1 wave a rent young and older people
2 miss out b in a project and the elderly with feelings
3 be involved c in a nursing home of loneliness and isolation.
4 live d on the fun of student life 2 He wanted to have the of
5 pay e somebody goodbye connecting with elderly people.
6 develop f friendships 3 ‘What I’ve learnt here is to
the older residents, the older people in
2 SPEAKING Discuss what typical student accommodation is our society.’
like in your country.
4 Both have a lot to learn
from each other.
3 SPEAKING You are going to watch a video about student
5 The friendships that are
accommodation. Discuss which words and phrases in the box
important for both young and old.
you think you will hear.
books dining room deaf elderly people AFTER YOU WATCH
isolation loud music loud television parties
peaceful posters save money 7 SPEAKING Discuss the advantages and
disadvantages of living in this kind of student
accommodation. Use the KEY PHRASES to
WHILE YOU WATCH express your ideas.
4 1 Watch the video and check your ideas in Exercise 3.
The good thing about living in this kind of
What is unusual about student accommodation at Humanitas?
accommodation is that you don't have to pay
rent.
5 1 Complete the sentences with the numbers in the box.
Then watch the video again and check your answers. KEY PHRASES
5 18 30 80 160 30,000 The (only) good/bad thing is that it is/
about it is …
1 Most of the residents are over .
2 The accommodation is free for Jurrien and I would/wouldn’t like to live there because …
other students.
3 Jurrien must spend hours each month with
the elderly residents.
4 Jurrien can save euros while he’s studying.
5 One of the students lived in a student house when he was
.
6 Jurrien likes having grandparents waving him
goodbye when he goes to college every day.
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USE OF ENGLISH 1
Multiple-choice cloze
1 Read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best completes each gap.
There is one example.
Exchange programmes
Every year lots of students 0 on exchange programmes and stay with students in
other countries. This practice was first inspired 1 volunteers who helped in other
countries in war time.
There are special organisations that help schools plan these and it can be a wonderful
2
. Students stay with teenagers of the 3 age, who are often 4 in the same
things. Sometimes students 5
a short time in the other country – maybe two or three
weeks – but in some countries students go for longer periods. They can go for as long as
a year and also 6 at a school or college in the other country.
Exchange programmes are good 7 you meet people from different countries and
also learn about living in another country. Of course, it’s an excellent way to practise and
improve a foreign language at the same time as having 8 !
Before going on an exchange, it’s important for the school to choose 9 right
teenager for you to stay with. You 10 to fill in forms about your personality, family,
interests and pastimes.
0 A do B take C make D go
1 A of B from C by D with
2 A example B experience C event D impression
3 A common B same C near D exact
4 A keen B passionate C serious D interested
5 A leave B make C are D spend
6 A go B study C pass D stay
7 A for B because C and D that
8 A fun B joke C laugh D smile
9 A a B some C any D the
10 A must B should C need D will
Sentence transformation
2 Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence.
Use no more than three words.
0 Jane lives near Tommy.
Jane doesn’t live very far from Tommy.
1 I sat down to read a magazine and Dylan came in.
While I was reading a magazine, Dylan came in.
2There were some photographs of toys from 100 years ago.
There were some photographs of toys that children play with 100 years ago.
3 Jane tries not to watch Tommy race in competitions because she gets nervous.
Jane avoids Tommy race in competitions because she gets nervous.
4 Tommy swims so fast – it’s amazing!
Tommy is a fast swimmer – it’s amazing!
5 Jane would like to play golf, but she hasn’t got enough money to buy all the equipment.
Jane would like to play golf, but she can’t buy all the equipment.
6 Jane took some photos while Tommy was practising.
Jane took some photos Tommy’s practice.
