Conclusion of the Discussion from the Quiz: "Encounters in the UK"
CONCLUSION of the Discussion from the Quiz: "Encounters in the UK"
By: OxyGen21
1. What is usually meant by the word "homestay"?
a. an English course for foreign students
b. a company that organises study tours
c. a type of student accommodation ✓
Discussion:
According to the video, we can conclude that homestay is related to every accommodation that students need. So, the right answer for us is the third choice.
And In this case, the students is from abroad. Homestay is also very helpful for students in learning English. Because at the homestay, these students live with the homestay owner's family who are native English speakers and interact directly with the family, which is good for someone who is learning English.
2. Besides wanting to learn English, why did some of the students go to Cambridge?
a. to figure out their next step in life ✓
b. to get away from their parents
c. to train as English teachers
Discussion:
We conclude that the answer for number two is ‘to figure out their next step in life’ because in the video Christina said that she was confused after graduating from high school, but she made the decision to go to Cambridge to get another experience.
3. What is Silvia's housemum doing in the kitchen?
a. teaching Silvia how to cook
b. helping Silvia review vocabulary ✓
c. reminding Silvia of the house rules
Discussion:
The answer is the second option. Because at 04:19 minutes in the video, there is a scene of Silvia and her housemum in the kitchen. In there, Silvia said ‘Beans’ and and housemum corrected silvia by confirming that the correct one was ‘Peas’. So, the housemum was trained Silvia to review her English vocabulary.
4. What does James say is included in a basic half-board homestay booking?
a. English tutoring and laundry service
b. 3 meals a day and a private room
c. breakfast and an evening meal ✓
Discussion:
We conclude that the best answer for question number four is the third option. Because at minute 5.25 in video, James said that homestay booking would be on a half-board basic, which is bed; breakfast, and evening meal.
5. What does James say is included in a self-catering homestay booking?
a. bed, breakfast and an evening meal
b. Internet access
c. cooking facilities ✓
Discussion:
The nswer for number 5 is the third option. Because in the video at 5.55 minutes, James said that, "They will have access to laundry facilities and cooking facilities if they are booking on a self-catering basis".
6. Which was NOT mentioned by Carolina?
a. playing squash with her housemum
b. being given a weekly allowance ✓
c. having her clothes washed
Discussion:
The answer for this quwestion is option number two. The reason is: during the interview, Carolina explained how close she felt to her housemum, she was even playing squash with her housemum and having her clothes washed. However, she didn't mention being given a weekly allowance.
7. While talking about the evening meal, what does Carol NOT mention?
a. becoming part of English life ✓
b. sitting at the table
c. discussing aspects of English life
Discussion:
The reason why the first option is our answer, because In the video, Carol tells what they usually do at dinner time, they will sit at the table and usually discuss aspects of English life. So we chose the first option as an activity that Carol didn't mention at dinner time
8. How did Christina go about choosing a homestay family?
a. she asked about available IELTS dates
b. she looked for a family of her own nationality
c. she got a previous student's recommendation ✓
Discussion:
We chose the third option this time. Christina said during the interview, she got a recommendation for a good place for a homestay from a friend who is also a student in the UK. Therefore, she also chose to homestay .
9. What do both Silvia and Christina say they can do with their host families?
a. practise their English ✓
b. learn grammar and vocabulary
c. help the host family learn English
Discussion:
We think that answer is: "Practice their english". Because in the video, Silvia and Christina said that together with the host families, they can practice their English with native speakers which they did not get when they were in school before.
10. What does Michaela advise future homestay students to do?
a. be arrogant
b. interact with people ✓
c. stay in their own world
Discussion:
Mikaela in her interview gives a little advice to the future students who want to homestay, to interact more with the people. So, we choose the second option.
If you want to know more, you can watch the video in the link below!
Hope this helps youu... ^_^
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