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82 Unit 05 | Live and learn Topic vocabulary: Brain work Combine the words from the boxes below in meaningful ways and write them down. There are many possible combinations, e.g. acquire knowledge/facts/skills …or reflect on beliefs/values/problems, etc. LANGUAGE 32 a M p. 31 By the way: A fresh(er) start Most students in the UK move away from home to live on or near to their university campus, so making new pals is a must. Luckily, help is at hand in the form of Freshers’ Week. ‘Fresher’ is the name given to new students in their first year of university life, and Freshers’ Week is full of activities organised by the students’ union for the newcomers. It’s designed to orientate and integrate the new arrivals, and often students who’ve been at the uni for a while will volunteer to help out the ‘newbies’ and point them in the right direction. They frequently wear specially designed T-shirts so that they can be easily recognised. The aim is not only to familiarise students with the basic necessities, such as getting a bank account or finding their way to lectures, but also to encourage them to expand their experience outside the lecture theatres in the way of activities and clubs. At some point in the week, ‘Freshers’ Fair’ takes place, where the various societies at the university have representatives who present their clubs. Students have the opportunity to sign up to whichever societies take their fancy. From sports clubs to film groups, from choirs to surfing clubs – there’s something for everyone at UK universities. Some societies are more serious and cultural, such as the Shakespeare Society or the Economics Society, and keen students can brush up their languages by going to the French or German Societies. However, some clubs take themselves a little less seriously, such as the Disney Society or the Robot Football Society. If students fancy something even more whacky, they can sign up to the Extreme Ironing Society (which involves dragging an ironing board into some remote place and then ironing an item of clothing there), the Custard Wrestling Society or the Competitive Eating Society. There’s no excuse for being bored if you’re a fresher at a UK university! Think of one ‘serious’ society to add to the list above, then add one whacky society. Share your ideas in class and explain why they would be attractive to freshers. Get other students to ‘sign up’ for one or both of your ideas. See whose ideas are the most popular in class. Verbs acquire analyse consider discover evaluate examine identify interpret investigate justify question recall reflect on revise solve study tackle understand Nouns accounts beliefs concepts conclusions errors facts ideas information issues knowledge messages opinions possibilities problems skills values Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv