SECTION A
In this section you will hear a mini-lecture. You will hear the lecture ONCE ONLY. While listening, take notes on the important points. Your notes will not be marked, but you will need them to complete a gap-filling task after the mini-lecture. When the lecture is over, you will be given two minutes to check your notes, and another ten minutes to complete the gap-filling task on ANSWER SHEET ONE. Use the blank sheet for note-taking.
Introductory Lecture to University Study
In order to adjust well to university life, freshmen usually have to understand the organization of the university they study in and some particular requirements of the degree they are pursuing.
Ⅰ. Structure of the University
A. Structure of the faculty
1. Faculty-- 1 1. _______.
2. 2 --divisional head 2. _______.
3. Department--departmental head
B. People students usually meet
1. 3 (Wednesday and Thursday morning or 4 ) 3. _______.
2. Lecturers (once or twice a week) 4. _______.
Ⅱ. Some Requirements of the Degree
A. Teaching arrangements
1. 5 : about an hour long, one person talks to a group of students 5. _______.
2. Tutorials: about 6 long, presentation and discussion in groups 6. _______.
made up of 12 to 15 students
3. Between the two types of arrangements, 7 are more important for learning.7. _______.
B. Other factors concerning university study
1. 8 of essays 8. _______.
2. Delivery of written materials
3. Plagiarism
a) It means taking other people’s work without acknowledging it.
b) Students committing plagiarism run the risk of 9 the 9. _______.
subject or even being denied entry to the university.
C. Last suggestion: 10 with the school authority. 10. _______.