GAP YEARS
Oral comprehension :
Pay attention to stressed words and tone units (= blocks of information separated by short pauses).
In each tone unit , one word is more heavily stressed than the others; it is the one that conveys the most meaning.
Listening comprehension :
- What do you expect this professor to say ?
- Listen and say what you have understood.
- Listen again
GROUPS :
gourp 1 wil focus on thegap year .
group 2 will focus on gappers
group 3 will focus on the professor's opinion of gap years for students.
What is a gap year ? – Video
Video
Jonathan o'Brien is the dan (= the head of 1 or several dpts)
What is the 'gap year'?
The gap year is a common phenomenon that many students are considering. It used to be something that people shyed away from because they were on a quick path to graduating college as quickly as they could and getting a job. But more and more students who have the means to be able to do this are opting for gap years and even students who have some financial concerns and are very concerned about taking time off and where or how they could work, can find options that are available, to do service in other countries, to do service right in their own communities, to work on projects or political campaigns, to, in other words, experience the world before they go back to school. I think that it enriches the student experience. I think when students come back to school after taking a year off, or even taking that gap year before they go to school, really helps them to look at this theoretical or abstract learning that they're getting in the classroom and apply it to real life.
Projects
What is a 'gap year'?
The gap year is a common phenomenon that many students are considering. It used to be something that people shyed away from because they were on a quick path to graduatingfrom college as quickly as they couldto geta job. But more and more students who can affordto take the time offare opting for gap yearseven studentswith financial restrictions and students concerned about taking time off and where or how they could work, can find options that are available, to do service in other countries, in their own communities, to work on projects or political campaigns, or, in other words, to experience the worldbefore they go back to school. Ithink that it enriches the student experience. I thinkthat when students come back to school after taking a year off, or even taking that gap year before they go to school,really can help them to look at thetheoretical or abstract learning that they're getting in the classroom and apply that to real life.