How to prepare for going to university Presentation skills How to prepare for going to university 1 Work in pairs and discuss how you prepared for university. Think about the topics and add your own to the list: choosing a university course visiting prospective universities improving study skills improving time management making new friends managing money living away from home getting involved in college life
• What’s the best way to prepare academically before going Presentation skills 2 Work in pairs and plan a presentation called “How to prepare for going to university”. Use the questions and the ideas from Activity 1 to help you. • What’s the best way to prepare academically before going to study at university? • How is the social side of university life different from school life? • How do you prepare for the “culture shock” of going to university? • What challenges do students face when starting university? • How can you overcome these challenges?
• I would talk to friends who are already in university to get Presentation skills Example answers • I would talk to friends who are already in university to get some study tips from them. • I would say we are more mature and more independent. So on the one hand we have more freedom to socialize at university, but on the other hand we have more responsibilities about our own social behaviour. • I would go online to check information about the university I want to apply for. It would be helpful if there were a video clip about the campus or the university life. If there weren’t, I would try to talk to people who have been to university. • They have to learn to study by themselves. This is not easy at the beginning, because they have been spoon-fed in school for a long time. • We may form study groups to share information and exchange study ideas.
3 Work in groups of four and plan your presentation. Presentation skills 3 Work in groups of four and plan your presentation. • Decide what your main ideas will be. • Decide how you will support them. • Decide who will present each section. • Practise your presentation together.