SO Unit 08 - Foreign or Domestic Education - Online Class

SO Unit 08

Foreign or Domestic Education

Poll

If you could choose where to spend your time in college, where would you go?

• going abroad

• staying home for uni

Open Ended

What are the benefits of an oversea education?

Vocabulary

Scan the text and find the synonyms of the following words

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to improve

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completely

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thought

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to develop

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to change

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to learn

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flexible

Comprehension Questions

Open Ended

Why can studying abroad improve the language skill?

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What style of teaching do you usually receive among three given types? Do you enjoy it?

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Of the six benefits of studying abroad mentioned in the reading passage, which is the most important to you? Why?

Reading Practice

TRUE / FALSE / NOT GIVEN

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1. The experience of using languages in real conversation is completely different from that in classes.

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2. Authority style of teaching promotes self-learning where the relationship between teachers and students are focused.

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3. Studying in an foreign country helps you improve the employability thanks to valuable personalities gained from the adaptation process in a new environment

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4. Learning in another country provides students opportunities to be exposed to different perspectives, which is then of some help in their promotion possibility.

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5. Integrating into new cultures facilitate a growth of precious life skills like independence.

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6. Studying abroad enables students to visit new destinations easier and cheaper than a short time of travelling.

Listening Practice

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Of course, studying abroad is always a highlight in any curriculum vitae, but leaving home for a long period of time is not (1)

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You don't necessarily need to go abroad to improve your (2)

and interact with internationals.

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Nowadays, you will find a great range of English-taught (3)

courses in almost every country, all over Europe as well as worldwide.

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In these international courses you will generally study alongside students from all over the world students who have come to your home country to earn their (4)

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As a result, you are likely to enjoy a (5)

atmosphere and broaden your intercultural horizon although you are at home and not abroad.

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With a foreign degree, you probably have to take (6)

exams before you may work as a professional in your home country.

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Of course, if you want to become a teacher in (7)

, it is useful to go abroad for a short period, probably within the frame of the EU exchange programme Erasmus+.

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Often a (8)

comes along with studying in a foreign country.

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Some get homesick, and communicating with friends and family at home can be very difficult due to time differences or a poor local technical (9)

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(10)

costs can be rather high, depending on where you want to study abroad

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It is no secret that there are vast (11)

between the various regions within one country, [...]

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As mentioned above, studying abroad is not a (12)

for every student.

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in the end, you know best what is the (13)

thing for you.