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What do you think the white paper is that is on the desk? Who is the person behind the desk? What happened when you registered for your course and what kind of information did you give to the institution?’.  \nAnswer  \nStudents are registering for their university course.  \nNow match the words below with their definitions.  \nDirect students to the words in the box and go over the words with them.  \nAsk students to read the definitions and match the words  \nThemes: starting university, timetabling, learning styles Passages: an article on the first week at university (reading); getting a timetable, good study skills (listening) Language study: present continuous (introduction), present simple (listening)  \nExpress yourself: asking for and giving spellings, talking about things in common (introduction) IELTS strategies: similar and contrasting words (reading), referring to titles in reports (writing)  \nVocabulary  \npeople and activities: Chancellor, admissions officer, course administrator, fresher, enrol, registration, tuition, lecture, seminar, workshop, tutorial  \nplaces: faculty, department, school, centre, unit, campus subjects: medicine, biology, agriculture, computing, engineering, business, art and design, languages, physics, architecture  \ncharts: bar chart, pie chart, flow chart, line graph, table, row, section, segment, column, horizontal axis, vertical axis, heading, sub-heading  \nother: term, degree  \nBackground reading  \nThe first week in an Australian or British university is called Fresher’s Week and the new students are called freshers. The week is an extremely busy time for new students who need to register for courses, register at the library and Students’ Union, settle into their accommodation, meet new people and get to know their way around their new environment. In addition to this, the majority of students in Britain prefer to live away from home and attend a university in a new city, and so they may need to familiarise themselves with an entirely new area.  \nwith the definitions.  \nAnswers  \n1 course administrator 4 registration  \n2 enrol 5 degree  \n3 admissions officer  \nAt this point, you may wish to model the words orally for the students and have them practise them.  \nUnit 1: On course  13   \n\n| Achieve_IELTS1_TB1_UNIT01.indd 13 | | 11/9/11 2:54 PM |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n\n2 Read the card and answer the questions.  \nBackground reading  \nRegistration details are usually sent out to students up to two weeks before registration so that students know their time and place of registration.  \nBefore students do this you may like to explain Welcome pack (usually a file containing information about the university, the facilities, the campus, the Students’ Union and the course) .  \nHave students read the questions and the text and answer the questions.  \nAnswers  \n1 1 pm to 2.30 pm  \n2 in the Small Hall  \n3 on registration  \n3 Read the registration form. Write a question for each section.  \nGo over the registration form with students and elicit one or two questions from the class. Ask students to write at least one question for each section of the form and explain that this will help them to understand the listening passage later. They will also need these questions for activity 5.  \nPossible answers  \n1 What is your surname?  \n2 What is your first name?  \n3 Which school are you enrolled with?  \n4 What is the code for your course?  \n5 What is your telephone number?  \n6 What is your date of birth?  \n7 What is your marital status?  \n8 Do you have an e-mail address? 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