1 Unit Lessons for life Opener 1

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Your first day
Unit 1 Lessons for life
Vocabulary notes
A number of standard abbreviations used are based on 
Latin phrases rather than English ones. Note the following:
a.m. = ante meridian (before midday)
p.m. = post meridian (after midday)
i.e. = id est
e.g. = exempli gratia
NB = nota bene
etc. = etcetera (etceteros is a Latin expression that is used 
to mean ‘and other similar things’)
5b
• Ask students to work together with another pair and
compare their answers to Exercise 5a. Students then
match some of the abbreviations to the meanings a–f.
ANSWERS
a incl. b approx. c NB d etc. e e.g. f i.e.
5c
• Discuss with the class in which of the situations 1–4 it is
generally appropriate to use abbreviations.
ANSWERS
2 and 4
5d 
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CPT extra! Writing skill activity [after Ex.5d]
• Ask students to work individually to rewrite the email
message in note form. Set a five-minute time limit for this.
• When students have finished, ask them to work in pairs
and exchange their notes. Students then work individually
to reconstruct the email message from their partner’s notes.
• When they have completed the email, ask students
to compare what they wrote with their partner’s work
and with the original. In feedback, find out which
parts students wrote differently and why.
EXAMPLE ANSWERS
Example note form:
NB Mtg with Ellis & Co. tomorrow, Tue 12 May 3 p.m. Pls 
let me know approx. no. people attending from your dept 
& if you need further info. Tks.
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• Optional step Ask students to imagine they are in the
position of someone who is about to start a university
course. Ask them to predict what a tutor might say
about reading on a university course. Build up a list of
ideas (in note form) on the board.
• Play the recording. Students listen and make notes.
EXAMPLE ANSWERS
Reading list – 30 bks
3/4 key bks – other bks for ref
Don’t buy – use library or buy 2nd hand
Read more ➝ read faster
Course registration takes place on Monday morning.
That is compulsory for everyone to attend and it’ll be in
the main university hall – this room – between 10 a.m. and
2 p.m. You must attend to officially register for the courses
you are going to do this year.
Also during the next week, I’d ask those of you who
haven’t done so already, to bring copies of all your
documents to the Admissions office – Room 301 – so that
we can keep them on file. So that’s all official documents
– secondary education certificates, student visas, bank
account details – to Room 301 by the end of next week.
This applies to all overseas students, that is everyone
except those from the UK and the European Union. Even
if you don’t think you have all of these, please come and
see us anyway – that’s very important.
Now, as for your orientation here at King’s College, …