English B2

PHILLIA
semester 1, week 5

Daniel Schug
dschug@parisnanterre.fr
 Objectives
In today’s lessons, students will….

- Study documents relating to the value of a university degree

- Skills practiced: understanding live interviews,
- Offer advice to someone considering a humanities degree
- Skills practiced: writing on a complex topic, presenting advantages and disadvantages
- Continue working on their group project for next week
- Skills practiced: Giving a clear presentation, providing reasons to support your arguments
- Develop English language knowledge
- Skills practiced: acquiring vocabulary related to university studies, reviewing grammar points
from Weeks 1-4
 Vocabulary Review

on your smartphone/computer/tablet, please go to the website: joinmyquiz.com

With a partner, discuss…

Why did you choose your current major?

Are you changing your academic major next year?

What are you going to do after you finish your studies?

Do you think that you will find a job easily with your degree? Why or why not?
Listening Practice Plummeting Humanities Degrees.

Before watching--

Discuss with a partner: Why do

you suppose Humanities degrees
specifically are “plummeting”?
Write your answer in your
brochure.

While watching, complete the

table with the positives &
negatives of the degree
Reading practice

Look at the article “Is going to University worth the cost?” & complete the
exercises with a partner
 Writing Practice
approximately 150 words.

You are writing a report aimed at future university students who are finishing their
last year of high school. The report will be entitled “Is a Humanities degree worth it?”
in which you talk about the positives & negatives of doing these types of degrees.

***BONUS POINT TO THE PERSON WHO USES THE MOST MODAL VERBS, FUTURE
TENSES, AND PAST HABIT WORDS CORRECTLY.
 Presentation preparation
Get with your group for your student association project.

With your group, you should discuss: How does your association/club/program add value to
one’s university degree and experience? What skills do members develop or learn?

Then, with the time you have left, you can continue working on the project & make final
decisions about who does what.
Refer to the checklist on CoursEnLigne.
 Homework

Your group presentations will be next week in class!!

Make sure you’re prepared. Any images, photos, powerpoints you’ll use should
be sent to me at least 15 minutes BEFORE your lesson.