Speaking: First Day at University
First Day at University
Practice conversations for new students.
Conversation 1: Finding Your Class
Vocabulary (คำศัพท์)
- Lost (หลงทาง): Not knowing where you are.
- Lecture Hall (ห้องบรรยาย): A large room where a professor gives a talk to many students.
- Faculty (คณะ): A main department at a university, like the Faculty of Science or Faculty of Arts.
- Campus (วิทยาเขต): The land and buildings of a university.
- Major (วิชาเอก): The main subject a student is studying at university.
Comprehension Check
1. Why is Malee lost?
2. Are Malee and Suda studying the same major?
3. Where is Suda going?
Conversation 2: Making a New Friend
Vocabulary (คำศัพท์)
- Taken (มีคนจอง): Used by someone. If a seat is taken, you cannot sit there.
- Nervous (ประหม่า): Feeling worried or a little scared.
- Orientation (ปฐมนิเทศ): A meeting to give new students information about the university.
- Hometown (บ้านเกิด): The town or city where you grew up.
- Classmates (เพื่อนร่วมชั้น): People who are in the same class as you.
Comprehension Check
1. Tida and Somchai are feeling nervous.
2. Tida and Somchai are from the same hometown.
3. What do Tida and Somchai have in common?
Listening 1: Multiple Choice
Listen to the conversation and choose the correct word for each blank.
Malee: Excuse me, I think I'm . Can you help me?
Suda: Of course. What are you for?
Malee: I'm trying to find Hall 3.
Suda: Oh, you're in the of Science.
You scored out of .
Listening 2: Fill in the Blanks
Listen to the conversation and fill in the missing words. Click the play button on each line to hear it again.
Tida: Is this seat ?
Tida: Thanks! I'm Tida. This is my first day. I'm a little .
Somchai: I'm Somchai. Don't be nervous, me too! Did you go to the this morning?
Somchai: I'm from Chonburi. My is near the sea. What about you?
Somchai: Cool! I'm studying the same thing. Looks like we're !
You scored out of .
Your Turn: Practice Speaking
Now it's your turn! Find a partner and use the conversation below. Fill in the blanks with your own information.
Speaking Tip:
After you finish, try to ask more questions! For example: "Why did you choose that major?" or "What do you like to do in your free time?"
Final Quiz
Choose the best answer for each question.
1. If you don't know where your classroom is, you are ___.
2. Your ___ is the main subject you study, like Chemistry or Art.
3. A meeting for new students to get information is called ___.
4. In Conversation 2, Tida asks "Is this seat taken?". What does she mean?
5. Your ___ is the city you grew up in.
6. The land and buildings of a university are called the ___.
7. If you feel worried or a little scared, you are ___.
8. In Conversation 1, Malee and Suda are in the same ___.
9. People who are in the same class as you are your ___.
10. What does Suda offer to do for Malee?
Quiz Complete!
You scored out of ().
