Topic 1. Meeting people
Section outline
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Opened: Saturday, 12 September 2026, 2:45 PM
Write a letter to your parents about relationships with your new groupmates at the university. If you live in the dormitory, you can also write about your roommates/neighbors. The length of the letter should be around 150 words. Write down your letter in a Word .doc or docx format and upload the file to the task
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Opened: Thursday, 29 October 2026, 7:42 PM
Write a short essay (app. 175 words) on the topic: Which other countries would you like to visit or live in? Why? Write down your essay in a Word .doc or docx format and upload the file to the task. Be ready to present it in class
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Opened: Thursday, 5 November 2026, 4:44 PM
Exercise 3
Read Saroo's full story. Are these statements true or false? Correct the false ones.
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Saroo and his brother both had jobs cleaning the trains.
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Saroo fell asleep at the station in Calcutta.
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He lived on the streets and continued to work on the trains.
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He was given food and shelter by a man.
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He was adopted from an orphanage by an Australian family.
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He had a happy childhood in Tasmania.
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When he found his hometown his mother was still living in the family home.
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He moved back to live with his birth family.
Exercise 4 (Vocabulary work)
Find the highlighted words or phrases in the text. Work out the meanings from the context.
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