SIS Week 2 Project Guest lecture preparation

SIS Project Week 2 Guest Lecture Preparation

Read the short text on the next slide about the University Campus Development. Guess the meaning of the words in italics, using the context and internal definitions (examples, phases in commas, relative clauses, "or" phrases, and synonyms). Don't check them in a dictionary yet. Write down your ideas on a piece of paper.After you finish reading, check your ideas using the flashcards on the last page. Then test yourself a few more times using the flashcards, to learn the new words.Do this before the guest lecture. As you are going to hear the new words, it may be a good idea to check the pronunciation too, so you can catch them in the lecture. Try saying them aloud  a few times.

In the lecture on Thursday you will hear about the University’s masterplan for its campus redevelopment. The masterplan discusses the University’s vision which is its “dream” for the future of its campus, and the brief, or official instructions about how to develop the Western Infirmary site. The masterplan matches the Campus Development Framework, a set of ideas that the University has used to plan the campus development.There are also strategies, which are ways of working long-term, for the conservation of old and historic buildings which it wants to keep. The University is not just planning new buildings. It will demolish some buildings which it does not want but retain and refurbish other ones which are listed – these are buildings which are officially protected because they are special for architectural or historical reasons. The masterplan tells us why certain buildings are conserved but others are not.The masterplan also discusses how the University will create inspiring places that will make staff and students feel enthusiastic about work and study, and to share and create knowledge that can change the world. There will be teaching and learning and research hubs, which will form the centre of activities in the new part of the campus. The University has paid particular attention to flexible study places which can be used in different ways for different purposes, and to help staff and students work together collaboratively. Finally, they have recognised that study does not just take place formally, but informally, such as in cafes or more relaxed spaces like common rooms. 

Check your ideas 

Check your ideas about word meanings in your dictionary or at:http://www.macmillandictionary.com/All definitions in the next resource came from the Macmillan Dictionary. After you finish checking your ideas, test yourself using the resource on the right of this screen. As you are going to hear the new words, it may be a good idea to check the pronunciation too, so you can catch them in the lecture, paying particular attention to the stressed syllables. Try saying them aloud a few times too.

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