Go Greek !

1

List about 10 words and phrases related to “student life”. Then add your list to the

vocabulary lists

categories.

2

Look at the picture. Where does the scene take place? Who are the characters? Can you recognize the language on their signs?

3

Watch the video.

Workbook p. 10

a. What is a sorority?

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?

5

Idiom

Read the

idiom of the week

. Rephrase it in your own words and give examples.

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.

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• outdated (adj.)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.)