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Studying Abroad
I. Pre Activity
A. Reading Preparation
You are going to read a passage entitled Preparation for Studying Abroad. Think
about the topic for a minute. OK, now answer the following questions:
1. Do you have a dream to study or to enroll a short course in English speaking
countries? Circle A or B for your answer choices.
A. Yes
B. No
2. If yes, in what countries would you like to study? Just give a circle to the options
below or write down your own answer in the provided space.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
USA
England
Canada
Australia
..
..
B. Vocabulary preview
The following vocabularies are taken from the text. Learn the words attentively; they
may be useful for you in comprehending the text.
1. depart (verb)
2. embark (verb)
3. commence (verb)
4. rate (verb)
5. assess(verb)
6. access (verb)
Task 4
Vocabulary is one of the essential components in understanding the text. So, develop your
vocabulary mastery by identifying the following synonym of words or phrases from the text.
The paragraph numbers are provided to assist you.
1. Prerequisite
____________ (paragraph 1)
2. Benefit
____________ (paragraph 1)
3. Path
____________ (paragraph 2)
4. Entry permit
____________ (paragraph 2)
5. Dialogue
____________ (paragraph 3)
6. Assessor
____________ (paragraph 3)
7. Training
____________ (paragraph 4)
8. Class
____________ (paragraph 4)
9. Contender
____________ (paragraph 4)
10. Repute
____________ (paragraph 5)
III.
Post Activity
A. Making summary and developing idea
Since you have done several activities to comprehend the text, do the following
actions:
Task 5
1. Use your notes to sum up the information that you learned from the text entitled
Preparing for Studying Abroad. Present the information to the class with one of
your group-mates.
2. Develop your idea from the text. Discuss with your group-mates why you agree
or disagree with the statements below:
One of your classmate want to apply for an international scholarship, short course
program from Australian government and one of the requirements is to enclose
IELTS certificate with minimum overall band score 6. He does not have enough time
to take the IELTS training since he is very busy with his study and extracurricular
activities, so he decides to study about IELTS preparation test independently via
online. Do you have the same idea with him? Why (not)?
B. Reading Extensively
The following motions require you to read extensively from other resources and
some of them may be not familiar with you.
Task 6
1. Go to www.iief.com and access its scholarship and fellowship information.
Present the result to the class.
2. Go to australiannetwork.com and seek for the information about learning English.