Wednesday, November 6, 2019

Leaving home and starting university

One conditional


1st -  If things go wrong, use the support services.

         If things go wrong, you will use the support services.
                                             or will get the...

2nd   I was really worried no one would like me, but the opposite was true. Everyone was really friendly. We’re all in the same situation.


3rd -  Some parents admit they spent the first night in a hotel near the university just in case their child wasn’t coping. But parent Sandra James said she now believes that was a mistake. I think once my son had settled in, hanging around made it worse. He got embarrassed I was still there, which made it more upsetting.”

"If I hadn't been hanging around my son after settled in, he would not have got embarrassed."


Three different modals

1. Moving away from home and living and studying independently can be a big step for young people – and their parents.

Parents can help their child by providing a few basic cooking recipes, suggesting they enrol with a local doctor and discussing how to budget on limited funds. 

2. I was really worried no one would like me, but the opposite was true.

3.It may seem scary to have so much time that you don’t know what to do with it.


Passive form


While university is now seen as a rite of passage for many sixth-formers, it’s not just seeing them off safely that concerns parents.



Present perfect tense


Employers are looking for people who are well-rounded and have made the most of their experience at higher education, so clubs and societies enable you to develop skills, insights and experience.”

Past perfect tense


I think once my son had settled in, hanging around made it worse. 

Future continuous tense


Almost half a million first-year students will be packing their bags this September and waving goodbye.



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