b.
What are the advantages of belonging to a fraternity or a sorority? Can you imagine any disadvantages?
4
Discuss these brainstorming questions with your classmates: What do you know about student life and university in America? Do you
think fraternities and sororities can be a springboard for future life?
. Then hide the lists and write every word you can remember with your teammates.
Idiom of the week!
It's all Greek to me!
The expression is a direct translation from Latin: “Graecum est; non legitur”. It refers to the fact that Greek was used as a classic form of communication by some in the middle ages, but was not understood by the majority. The idiom appears in 1599 in Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar. A similar expression also exists in English: “It's double Dutch.”, a reference to the difficulty of the Dutch language.
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Greek Life
1
actively (adv.)
career /kəˈrɪə/ (n.)
connection (n.)
profile /ˈprəʊˌfaɪl/ (n.)
relationship (n.)
volunteer /ˌvɒlənˈtɪə/ (n. or v.)
achieve /əˈtʃiːv/ (v.)
associate with (v.)
2
effective (ajd.)
unique (adj.)
experience (ajd.)
friendship (n.)
opportunity (n.)
religion (n.)
benefit (v.)
enhance / enrich (v.)
3
accessible ≠ inacc essible (adj.)
outdated (adj.)
overwhelmingly (adv.)
peer pressure (exp.)
ugly tr uth (exp.)
hazing /ˈhɛɪzɪŋ/ (n.)
inequality ≠ equ ality (n.)
lack (n. or v.)
4
college admission (exp.)
candidate (n.)
college (n.)
committee / b oard (n.)
diversity /ˌdaɪˈvɜːsɪtɪ/ (n.)
minority (n.)
scholarship (n.)
university (n.)
discriminate (v.)
recruit /rɪˈkruːt/ (v.)
5
undergraduate (adj.)
frat → fraternity (-ies) (n.)
greek life (exp.)
alumni (pl.) (n.)
leadership (n.)
membership (n.)
peer /ˈpɪə/ (n.)
sorority (-ies) ♀ (n.)
rush / join (v.)
On your way to the task
Step 1
Share your views on fraternities and sororities.
Step 2
Discuss the idea of joining a fraternity / sorority with a friend.
Your final project
As a student in an American university, join a fraternity or a sorority and describe your experience.
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