COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP LISTENING C.

COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS

LISTENING COMPREHENSION O.A.1

​Students will be able to comprehend new vocabulary and discriminate specific and general information in an oral text about college responsibilities and requirements.

​ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS

• ​How many subjects do you have at school?

• ​How many hours a week do you have classes?

• How long do you spend doing homework?​

• ​In which subject are you good at?

• ​Are you responsible?

• ​​Do you have a scholarship?

• ​Which kind of scholarship would you have at college? (language, sports, responsibility, etc.)

​Do you know what are some of the basic requirements to qualify for different types of academic scholarships?

​Look up information online and answer this question in your notebook.

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Levels

Qualifications

Economic situation

ETC.​

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​VOCABULARY

Shift the blame

​Fair

Dodge

​Realize

Choice​

​Disappointed

​Play the victim

​Point your fingers at sb/sth

​Drop out

​Paint yourself into a corner

​Weasel out

​LISTEN TO THE RECORDING AND THEN DEVELOP THE ACTIVITIES.

Multiple Choice

What is the main consequence here?

• Student wasn't responsible.

• Teacher had a problem with the student.

• Student arrived late because of the bus delayed.

• Student can't do the test.

Multiple Choice

Was the teacher unfair?

• YES

• NO

• A little

Multiple Choice

The student couldn't take the test because  ____.

• The bus cushed with a tree.

• The bus delayed.

• The student lied.

• The student delayed.

Multiple Choice

He didn't make it to class because he ____.

• was sleeping at home.

• was eating breakfast.

• was on the bus.

• was playing videogames.

• didn´t listen to the alarm.

Multiple Choice

School policy says: "If a student miss a test for an unexcused reason, he/she _____."

• will have to present a medical excuse.

• won't be able to make up the test.

• will do it in another date.

• won't pass the subject. 

Multiple Choice

If the student doesn't pass the test ________

• He will drop out.

• his parents will be angry.

• his parents will be disappointed.

Multiple Choice

What should the student do?

• Don't shift the blame.

• Play the victim.

• Be more responsible.

• Weasel out of tests. 

Multiple Choice

How was the student's attitude?

• Disappointed

• Playing the victim.

• Fair

• Responsible

​CONCLUSIONS

​Talk about people you know that have used similar excuses as the student in the conversation.

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What are the main causes of making poor choices?

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What are the short-term and long-term consequences of such behavior?

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​Are you responsible enough with important issues like tests, scholarships, etc.?