3 Arizona State University

Before you watch

1 SPEAKING   Work in pairs. Answer the questions.
1 Where is the nearest university to where you live?
2 Would you like to go there when you leave school? Why? / Why not?
3 Would you like to study abroad? Why? / Why not?

Comprehension check
2 ⊲   Watch the DVD clip. Choose the correct answers.
1 How many foreign students study in the USA?
a  less than half a million   b  more than 800,000   c  over a million
2 How many foreign students study at Arizona State University?
a  about 160   b  about 400   c  about 4,000
3 Why do US universities spend so much money on college sports?
a  to help students get fit   b  to improve their reputation   c  to stop students getting bored

3 ⊲   Watch again. Tick the places that you see.

a  a library e  an athletics track i  a tennis court
b canteen f  a gym j  a boxing ring
c laboratory g  a football stadium k  a climbing wall
d  basketball court h  a golf course l  a swimming pool

4 ⊲   Watch again. Complete the sentences with the correct words. Use one word in each gap.
1 About 4% of students in the USA are from countries.
2 It is very to study in the USA.
3 Lots of students apply for scholarships to help for their education at university.
4 There are students from more than 160 at Arizona State University.
5 Lots of the students at Arizona State are on scholarships.
6 Sport is big for American universities.
7 There is a large that seats over 71,000.
8 Some of the students at ASU will become sportspeople in the future.

Round up
5 SPEAKING   Work in groups. Answer the question.
Would you like to go to Arizona State University? Why? / Why not?

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6 RECYCLE   Choose the American word to complete the sentences.
1 You shouldn’t ride your bike on the sidewalk / pavement.
2 I’ve spent the whole morning baking biscuits / cookies.
3 If you’re going camping, don’t forget to take a torch / flashlight.
4 It’s silly to buy bottled water when you can get it from the faucet / tap.
5 Could you please hang up your clothes in your wardrobe / closet?
6 I’m starting university in the autumn / fall.

7 Match the two halves of the sentences.

1 Our team always competes a the opportunity to study in France for a term.
2 A good education can make b the reputation of the scientists.
3 You should try and gain c great success at the last Olympics.
4 Our country enjoyed d a big difference to your life.
5 Our school provided us with e at the highest level.
6 Winning the Nobel Prize boosted f a good degree before you start work.

Extension
8 Work in groups. Make a presentation about the school system in your country. Include the following:
• how old children are when they start at primary school, secondary school and when they leave school
• how long the school day lasts
• the subjects everyone has to study and can study
• the different types of schools there are

9 Give your presentation to the class. Use the key phrases for paraphrasing.
Paraphrasing
I’m not sure how to say … in English.
I don’t know what it’s called in English.
In other words, …
What I mean is …

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DVD clip summary

The DVD clip is about Arizona State University and the sporting facilities that they have there.

Background
There are four different types of higher education institutions in the USA: a state college or university run by the
government, a private college or university run privately, a community college run by the state, where students can
go for the first two years of a degree course, and an institute of technology.
Students in the USA go to college or university after they have finished high school, at the age of 18. They usually
spend their first two years taking a wide variety of classes in different subjects such as literature, science, arts and
history. After that, they specialise in a ‘major’, their specific field of study.
It can be very expensive to study in the USA. It can cost between £12–20,000 per year to attend a state college or
university and over £20,000 per year to study at a private university.
Arizona State University is the largest public university in the USA. It is known throughout the country for its sport,
and students compete in 24 different sports. It has produced a number of professional sportsmen and women in
sports such as golf, baseball, American football and basketball.

Before you watch

Exercise 1
• Read the questions with the class and elicit answers from individual students. Encourage the students to expand on
their answers and use their suggestions to start a class discussion.
• Answers: Students’ own answers

Comprehension check
Exercise 2
• Pre-watching: Go through the questions with the students.
• ⊲   Play the DVD clip. The students choose the correct answers. Check their answers.
• Answers: 1  b  ​2 c  ​3 b
Exercise 3
• Pre-watching: Ask the students to read the list and to try and remember which places they saw in the DVD clip.
• ⊲   Play the DVD clip to check the answers.
• Answers: a, c, d, e, g, h, i, l
Exercise 4
• Pre-watching: Ask the students to try and complete the sentences with the correct words before they watch the
DVD clip again.
• Weaker classes: Write the answers on the board in the wrong order and ask the students to match them with the
sentences. Or give them the first letter of each word. Then play the DVD clip and pause after each answer.
• ⊲   Play the DVD clip to check the answers.
• Answers: 1  other / foreign / different  ​2 expensive  ​3 pay  ​4 countries  ​5 sports  ​6 business  ​7 stadium  ​
8  professional

Round up
Exercise 5
• Put the students in groups. Give them a few minutes to discuss the question.
• Answers: Students’ own answers

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Exercise 6
• Ask the students to read the sentences first and then choose the correct word.
• Weaker classes: Elicit the meanings of the words before the students choose the correct words.
• Answers: 1  sidewalk  ​2 cookies  ​3 flashlight  ​4 faucet  ​5 closet  ​6 fall
Exercise 7
• Ask the students to match the two halves of the sentences. Ask the students to think about the verb + noun
collocations in each sentence.
• Answers: 1  e  ​2 d  ​3 f  ​4 c  ​5 a  ​6 b

Extension
Exercises 8 and 9
• Materials needed: None
• Preparation: Put the students in groups of three or four. Ask them to talk about and make notes about
their school system.
• Language: Elicit primary, secondary, higher education. Then focus on the key phrases.
• Activity: Ask the students to nominate one note-taker in the group. Give the students 5–8 minutes to
talk about the subject and make notes. Encourage them to use the language for paraphrasing if they
aren’t sure of a word or phrase in English. Finally, give them another 2 minutes to prepare what they are
going to say. Then ask one student from each group to summarise the discussion for the rest of the class.
• Extension: Ask the students to do some research on the school systems in different countries and
compare them to theirs.

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Arizona State University

The USA has the largest population of international students in the world. Over
800,000 students come here from many different countries and they make up almost
4 per cent of the entire student population. Although interest is high, studying here
isn’t cheap. High university fees can come as a shock for many international students,
and with the cost of travel, accommodation and general living expenses, it must be
almost impossible for people interested in studying here. It isn’t a surprise then that
a lot of people apply for scholarships. There are all kinds of scholarships in lots of
different areas, but some of the most popular involve sports.
This is Arizona State University. It has around 4,000 international students from over
160 countries, and many of these are here on sports scholarships. Arizona State’s
athletic teams – the Sun Devils – compete at the highest level in many different
sports. They have some of the best teams in American football, baseball, basketball
and soccer and they attract some of the most talented youngsters in individual sports
like golf, swimming and running. For these young sportsmen and women, boredom
is not an issue. They work hard, often pushing through pain and fatigue, to achieve on
the field and in the classroom.
A lot of these athletes are from the USA, but many are from abroad too. Sport is big
business and each year American universities spend over 1 billion dollars on sports
scholarships. They invest in facilities and equipment too. Arizona State, for example,
has one of the country’s best swimming and diving facilities. It has an 18-hole golf
course and a 71,706-seater stadium – the Sun Devil Stadium. There’s also a baseball
stadium, a softball stadium, a soccer stadium, a tennis centre and the Wells Fargo
Arena, home to the Sun Devils basketball team.
But why do universities like Arizona State invest so much in sports? College sports are
very popular in the United States. Universities predict that if they enjoy success on
the field it will boost their reputation in the classroom, and should attract a lot more
students in the future. It’s an excellent opportunity for the students too. If they get a
sports scholarship, they don’t have to choose between their sport and their studies.
They should be able to focus on both in the future.
This must have made a huge difference for many of the athletes studying at ASU.
Some of them might become professional sports men and women in the future.
Many others might not, but they will still gain a good degree from an excellent
university. And this could provide all kinds of opportunities as they go through life.

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