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You may want to prepare your students for their study abroad experience in York. Therefore, we have put together the materials below to help you fully prepare the students for living and studying here in the UK. You will find lots of information about life in York, living with a host family and living in the UK in the website section below. We also have a prepared PowerPoint presentation about York, the university and our centre which you can go through with your students. You will also find a YouTube video version of this presentation below too which you can share with them. Finally, we have also designed some downloadable quizzes and worksheets for both lower and higher level students which you can use in a pre-departure workshop. |
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All the below websites have useful information for your students on living in York and the UK. Furthermore, the host family web pages will help students to understand what living with a British family might be like. It is highly recommend that you share and encourage your students to read these websites before their arrival.
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PowerPoint Presentation: Introduction to York, the university and our centreThe presentation is in PowerPoint. It is a general presentation about York, the university and the city. It can be used as it is or you can add further information or slides of your own. Please feel free to use it in live presentations or host it on your website for students to look at as they wish. You can also use the photos for any publicity material. Student Orientation PowerPoint If you are unable to access this presentation here then please complete this short form and we will send you the presentation via the University DropOff service. YouTube Video: Introduction to York, the university and our centreThe YouTube video below is a recorded version of the PowerPoint above. You can send it to students or link to it on your website. The presentation is given by Matt Smelt-Webb. Student Orientation Presentation on YouTube |
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All the material below is downloadable and can be used in a pre-departure workshop with your students. |
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Below you will find different orientation materials for elementary and intermediate level students. These materials will help the students to prepare for their trip to the UK. You can use these materials in whatever way you wish. Whether that is by giving the materials directly to students or using them in a class or pre-departure workshop. All the materials are downloadable, simply click on the links. There are four separate sets of materials:
The UK Quiz PowerPoint Presentation 2. Discover YorkDiscover York - student handout 3. UK Cities4. Useful Language When Living with a Host FamilyUseful Language When Living with a Host Family - student handout |
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Below you will find different orientation materials for advanced level students. These materials will help the students to prepare for their trip to the UK. You can use these materials in whatever way you wish. Whether that is by giving the materials directly to students or using them in a class or pre-departure workshop. All the materials are downloadable, simply click on the links below. Discover York & the UK On the downloadable link below you will find three different activities for advanced level students which will help them learn about our city and plan their stay before their arrival. Discover York & the UK Quizzes - student handout Discover York & the UK Quizzes - answers |