2. Activity:
§ How will you manage change in the
following situations?
– Most of your classmates are native English
speakers
– Your lecturer speaks very quickly
– Your lecturer is from India and speaks with
a Indian dialect of English.
– You are assigned 2 essays in different
modules, which are due in on the same day
– You are assigned to live in halls where all of
your flatmates are British
3. Smart Strategies:
§ You are moving into your residence hall.
You don’t know any of your flatmates, but
you want to keep practicing English. What
is your Smart Strategy?
4. Smart Strategies
§ It’s the first day of class. Some of your
friends from the pre-sessional are in your
class, but they usually prefer to speak your
first language. What is your Smart Strategy
for continuing to use English?
5. Smart Strategies:
§ It’s the first long holiday break, and many
of your English-speaking friends are leaving
the UK for a few weeks. What is your Smart
Strategy for maintaining your English while
they are away?
9. Extra Support
• Extra one-to-one support sessions are
available. Sign up in the LRC on Avenue
Campus
• Support groups are running on a number of
useful topics. Sign up with me!
• Conversation cafes are taking place in the
Avenue courtyard at lunchtimes. Just go
along!
