Integrated skills

• doing new and different things
• present simple and continuous tenses (revision)
• present meanings of the present perfect tense
• present perfect simple and continuous tenses
• writing college application forms

Reading an advert and listening to a student

Not quite ready for university?

• The notes: the name and length of the course, her main school subjects, and what she wants her future to be.

• Career: I would like to work in this field as a career in the future.
• Background: I know quite a lot about the basic ideas, but I need to extend what I already know.
• Why it matters: I believe this is one of the most important problems that we face in the 21st century.
• Closing: I hope my application is successful, and I am looking forward to studying at your college.

Writing your own college application

Look again at the application in Period 5.

• The task: discuss the questions below in pairs, then write your own application.