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— listening to the tapes
— transcribing and intoning
— working on one's thesis
— participating in class
— missing classes
— disrupting classes
— coming late to one's classes (lectures, exams)
— cheating (in exams and tests)
— taking examinations
— failing examinations
— retaking examinations
Continue the list. Compare your answers with those of other students in the class. Discuss these situations
and the feelings they cause. Also discuss what activities you think difficult and what — easy.
Exercise 22
Complain about some things or activities at college (at the university) that annoy you. Talk about
something that you do not enjoy. Explain why.Work in pairs.
> Use:
For complaining:
I'm beginning to get rather tired of...
I've had (I have) a lot of trouble with ...
The trouble with ... is that...
I'm sick and tired of...
They should/ought to ...
I'm not at all satisfied with ...
For agreement:
For disagreement:
Yes, it is a problem, isn't it?
Really? I can't say I've
Yes, it can be a problem,
particularly noticed that...
can't it?
I can see what you mean but..
I think I can understand
Oh, come on, it isn't that bad.
how you feel.
Yes, I know what you mean.
Exercise 23
Speak in class what you feel when:
you get a bad mark; you fall (lag) behind the group; you fail (in) an examination; you read up for an
examination late at night; you miss classes; you come late to classes; you keep up with the rest of the group;
you catch up with the rest; you have to retake an examination; you work in the library at the weekend; you
work on your dissertation on holiday; you spend sleepless nights over a load of books; you look up every
word in your dictionary when reading an English book; you are not prepared for the class; you are given
virtually no time to digest and remember several chapters; the telephone rings while you are doing your
homework; your essay is well-received; another student cheats at an examination or test.
> Patterns: I feel like a failure when I fall behind the group.
I feel pleased/confused/bored, etc. when I catch up with the rest.
Exercise 24
Guess what the people in the picture feel and why. Use the topical vocabulary.
> Patterns: He looks satisfied. He must have got a good mark.
She looks bored. She must be listening to a boring lecture.