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Lesson 69: Talking About University

CONVERSATION A1 - A2

🎯 Learning Objectives

In this lesson, you will:

Learn vocabulary for university subjects and experiences
Practice asking and answering questions about university life
Use did + verb (past simple) correctly

🔹 Exercise 1 – Warm-up

Listen and repeat these words with your tutor:

biology
engineering
literature
math
art
medicine

Let's Practice:
Tell your tutor what subject you see.
Example: "biology"

Can you think of more university subjects? Tell your tutor.

🔹 Exercise 2 – Vocabulary

Listen and repeat these adjectives:

fun
boring
interesting
expensive
useful
confusing
easy
difficult

Let's Practice:
Tell your tutor which are positive and which are negative.
Example: “Useful is positive.” / “Boring is negative.”

Can you think of any more words to describe university?

🔹 Exercise 3 – More Vocabulary

Listen and repeat these phrases:

taking exams
writing essays
meeting new people
joining clubs
going to lectures
studying

Let's Practice: Fill in the blanks.

Teacher: What did you enjoy at university?
Student: I enjoyed __________.

Use any phrase from the list.

For example answers:

(1) Arjun: I enjoyed __________.
(2) Maria: I enjoyed __________.
(3) Leo: I enjoyed __________.
(4) Hana: I enjoyed __________.

🔹 Exercise 4 – Dialogue

Read the dialogue with your tutor:

Teacher: What did you study at university, Hana?
Hana: I studied literature.
Teacher: Did you like it?
Hana: Yes, I did!
Teacher: Why?
Hana: Because it was interesting and useful.
Teacher: What did you enjoy at university?
Hana: I enjoyed meeting new people and joining clubs.
Teacher: Did you enjoy taking exams?
Hana: No, I didn’t. They were boring and stressful.

Check Your Understanding:

What did Hana study at university?
Did she like it?
What did she enjoy?

🔹 Exercise 5 – Matching

Say the correct answer:

Did you like university?
a) Yes, I did.
b) Yes, me did.
c) Yes, I was.
Why did you like it?
a) Because it were easy.
b) Because it was fun.
c) Because it are fun.
What did you study?
a) I studied engineering.
b) I study engineering.
c) I studies engineering.
Did you study art?
a) No, I didn't.
b) No, I didn't studied.
c) No, I studied.
What did you enjoy at university?
a) I enjoyed studying.
b) I enjoy study.
c) I enjoyed study.
Did you enjoy taking exams?
a) Yes, I did.
b) Yes, I did enjoyed.
c) Yes, I enjoys.

🔹 Exercise 6 – Fill in the Blanks

You will be Rita:

Teacher: Did you go to university, Rita?
Rita: Yes, I (1) _____.
Teacher: What did you study?
Rita: I (2) _____ biology.
Teacher: Did you like it?
Rita: Yes, I did! It (3) _____ difficult, but very interesting.
Teacher: What did you enjoy at university?
Rita: I (4) _____ going to lectures and (5) _____ new people.
Teacher: Did you enjoy writing essays?
Rita: Yes, I enjoyed (6) _____ essays.

Word Bank: writing – was – studied – enjoyed – meeting – did

🔹 Exercise 7 – Ordering

Put the words in the correct order:

you go Did to university?
art studied I.
you like Did it?
enjoy lectures to Did going you?
enjoy didn't I exams taking.
university you did enjoy What at?
didn't like you Why it?
was expensive and It difficult.

🔹 Exercise 8 – Your Turn to Ask

Ask your tutor:

What did you study at university?
Did you like it?
Did you enjoy taking exams?
Did you enjoy going to lectures?
What else did you enjoy at university?

🔹 Exercise 9 – Your Turn to Answer

Talk about yourself:

What did you study at university?
Did you like it?
Did you enjoy meeting new people?
Did you enjoy taking exams?
Did you enjoy going to lectures?
What else did you enjoy at university?

✅ Corrections & Answer Key

Exercise 5 Answers:

Exercise 6 Answers:

(1) did
(2) studied
(3) was
(4) enjoyed
(5) meeting
(6) writing

Exercise 7 Correct Order:

Did you go to university?
I studied art.
Did you like it?
Did you enjoy going to lectures?
I didn't enjoy taking exams.
What did you enjoy at university?
Why didn't you like it?
It was expensive and difficult.