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Open Days at the University of Warwick

We'd love to meet you. Find out what Warwick's all about. We will have a huge range of activities to choose from, to give you a deeper insight into student life here.

Accommodation

Get a sense of what it will be like to live on our fabulous campus. Our accommodation trails will guide you to residences which will be open for you to look around from 10:00 a. m. -4:00 p. m. Many of our current students will also be opening their rooms for viewing and happy to share their experiences of living on campus. 

Academic Talks

Learn more about our courses by attending department sessions, and speaking to our academics and current students who will contribute to your student experience at the Information Fair from 9:30 a. m. -4:00 p. m. We'd particularly recommend booking onto our"Why Warwick?" session. It is popular so make sure you reserve your place.

Sports and Societies

Visit our Sports and Societies Fair to chat to students from a variety of clubs and societies, who'll talk to you about all the exciting experiences and activities outside of study, and start your thinking about what clubs and societies you might like to join as a student.

Campus Tours

Head over to our campus tour tents, where our friendly student ambassadors will be ready to take you on a guided tour from 9:15 a. m. -4:00 p. m. Visit our central campus sites, including the Warwick Arts Centre to see what you could get involved in. 

Click on the boxes below to find out more about our Open Days and find the answers to some of our frequently answered questions. Once you have booked, we will send you more detailed information, to help you prepare for the day. 

1. （1） Where can you get to know about the courses at Warwick?

   A . Accommodation Trails. B . The Information Fair. C . The Sports and Societies Fair. D . Campus Tours.
3. （2） What can you expect to do on the day?

   A . To experience living on campus. B . To make a reservation for a course. C . To learn about extracurricular activities. D . To appreciate artworks on campus by yourself.
5. （3） Where is the text probably taken from?

   A . A website. B . A journal. C . A guidebook. D . An advertisement.

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If you are fond of learning languages, you must start learning Chinese. English is the most widely spoken language in the world and it is a more powerful language in all fields. But it is expected that Chinese, which is one of the six official languages of the United Nations (UN), will be the most important language in the coming years. What are the reasons behind the rapid spread of this language and why should you learn it?

My desire to learn languages was the reason why I studied many Latin languages and in the process, I deepened my knowledge of the languages and literature. However, I did not feel self-sufficient (自给自足的) from this knowledge. I gained a lot of information about the Western world. But my thinking was always about Asian civilizations. I always felt I needed to learn Chinese to be a global citizen because "without learning Chinese, we see with one eye".

My contact with many international organizations and government institutions (机构) made me believe that Chinese is one of the most important languages of our time.After visiting the world's most celebrated capitals such as Paris and London, I discovered that Chinese language can be seen everywhere in these places. In the subway in Paris, you will hear instructions in French, English and Chinese. In London, for example, the Chinese language was introduced for instruction in schools.

China is an important political (政治的) and economic country because it is making great economic progress that has never been seen before. The world is watching China with great surprise, and this peaceful Chinese rise makes us decide to focus on learning the Chinese language and knowing more about Chinese culture.

To be a global citizen these days, I would advise you to learn Chinese. It will add more beauty to your life and allow you to better understand Chinese civilization.

1. （1） What can we learn about languages in the future according to the first paragraph?

   A . Some of them will disappear. B . More official languages will be added to the UN. C . English will still have an advantage over others. D . Chinese language will probably be second to none.
3. （2） What can be inferred from Paragraph 2 about the author?

   A . He realized the necessity of learning Chinese. B . He got bored with learning Latin languages. C . He was doing a research about Chinese language. D . He was satisfied with his knowledge of language learning.
5. （3） What do the examples in Paragraph 3 show?

   A . Paris is a wonderful capital city worth a visit. B . Chinese learning is very popular in schools in London. C . People in some western countries like speaking Chinese. D . Chinese language is playing an important role in the world.
7. （4） What mainly causes Westerners to start learning Chinese according to the text?

   A . The rise of Chinese economy. B . Their love for language learning. C . The long history of Chinese civilization. D . Their curiosity about Asian culture.

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When speaking English, we usually translate words from our native language in our head and it takes us a lot of time just to speak a simple sentence. ? Do you want to speak English fluently and naturally? The following steps will help you. 

Step 1: 

Think small first. I mean think in words, only simple words. The learning of your mother tongue starts with simple words like "dad""table""blue" and so on. . Try to say everything you see in English, only English. Later, in a conversation, the picture of a real table will directly remind you of the word "table".

Step 2: Think in sentences

This step needs more time and effort. But it's worth it. , such as "It's a table. ""I have a table. ""The table is blue. ", etc. Just do it step by step and day by day. Don't jump to long sentences if you're a beginner. Otherwise, you'll be let down.

Step 3: Think in conversations

. Some suggested topics may be your daily activities: family, friends, school, dream, favorites, and something similar. When you are sure that you can express a complete thought, make conversations with others.

A. Think in words

B. Try to say long sentences

C. Just try doing this in English

D. Does this sound familiar to you

E. Speak English as much as possible

F. Start with simple and short sentences

G. Make conversations with yourself first

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Lucas majors in classic linguistics. He is equal to recognizing a language in a 1  way no matter how unfamiliar it is. Last year, he 2  a shell with some totally strange 3  carved on it at a stall (小摊).

Based on his demanding 4  he knew it was from a small village. Besides, after 5  many related reference books, he had his point of view: the symbols were 6  as a variety of the writing system of Jiaguwen, a kind of writing system which dates back to 1500 BC.

Lucas had a 7  attitude to the discovery and applied to his university for a further research by visiting the village. With permission given, he visited it. He found the mother tongue of the villagers was a special dialect, whose vocabulary 8  from Mandarin (普通话) spoken by 1.4 billion people.

Despite many 9 , understanding the dialect and finding more shells helped him complete a report. The report was 10  where he gave a full description: The characters 11  by a small nation in the Shang Dynasty were passed down by means of bones and 12 . Afterwards, the nation went through ups and downs, 13  for hundreds of years. But it 14  disappeared due to some factors.

Lucas's report was a 15 in the academic field, attracting more people to these special characters.

 It dates back several thousand years to the use of longgu—animals bones and shells on which symbols were c by ancient Chinese people.

 There is no doubt that Wechat is an important m of communication. 

 Science graduates are in greater d than arts ones in China. 

 London is the m international insurance centre. 

 The beautiful sight of Mount Tai is beyond d.

 The Tang D was the golden age of classical Chinese poetry.