PassageAPassageAPassageBPassageBReturntoMenuReturntoMenuReturntoMenuReturntoMenuUnit3Unit3Unit3Unit3PassageAPassageA•ThinkAboutIt•ReadAboutIt•TalkAboutIt•WriteAboutIt1.Whatdoyouusuallydoinyourleisuretimeoncampus?1.Whatdoyouusuallydoinyourleisuretimeoncampus?AsfarasI’mconcerned,Ilikelisteningtomusicanddoingsomereadinginmysparetime.Weatherpermitting,Ienjoysomeoutdooractivities,suchasmountainclimbing,bicycle-riding,andsoon.AsfarasI’mconcerned,Ilikelisteningtomusicanddoingsomereadinginmysparetime.Weatherpermitting,Ienjoysomeoutdooractivities,suchasmountainclimbing,bicycle-riding,andsoon.Reference:Reference:2.HowdothestudentsatOxfordspendtheirsparetime?2.HowdothestudentsatOxfordspendtheirsparetime?Reference:Reference:Parties,drinking,eating,relaxing,workingandotheractivitiesinclubsandsocieties.Parties,drinking,eating,relaxing,workingandotheractivitiesinclubsandsocieties.3.CanyounamesomeclubsandsocietiesatOxford?3.CanyounamesomeclubsandsocietiesatOxford?Yes.Thereareover300registeredsocietiesatOxford.Apartfromtheobviouspoliticalpartiesandsportsclubstherearegroupsforallthemainreligions;societiesinterestedinthesocietyandcultureofcountriesorregions,charities,literature,music,dramaandsci-fi;andanumberofstrangegroupssuchastheLMHPuddingSociety,theOxfordStuntFactoryandthePoohSticksSociety.Yes.Thereareover300registeredsocietiesatOxford.Apartfromtheobviouspoliticalpartiesandsportsclubstherearegroupsforallthemainreligions;societiesinterestedinthesocietyandcultureofcountriesorregions,charities,literature,music,dramaandsci-fi;andanumberofstrangegroupssuchastheLMHPuddingSociety,theOxfordStuntFactoryandthePoohSticksSociety.Reference:Reference:ReadAboutItReadAboutIt•LanguagePoints•ContentAwareness•LanguageFocusClubsandSocietiesClubsandSocietiesParties,drinking,eating—oh,andworking—allhelppassthetime,butdeepdownthere’ssomethingyou’rereallyeagertofind,butyoucan’tquiteputyourfingeron.Whatyouhavebeenlookingfor,myfriend,isthechancetothrowyourselfintotheworldofUniversitySocieties,anddiscoverthehugerangeofactivitieswhichthriveinacitylikeOxford.Whetheryouwanttopursueanexistinginterestordevelopnewones,yourfirstmoveshouldbetocheckoutthebewilderinglylargearrayofclubsattheOUSUFreshers’Fair.WithyourFreshers’Fairticket,youcangetyourhandsonabrand-neweditionofthecomprehensiveguidetoallthingsatOxford.IfyoumisstheFair,don’tdespair:youcanseewhatsocietiesareofferedinTheOxfordDirectory,ahandbookissuedtoyouinFreshers’Week.Takeawhiletobrowsethrough—it’syouronemajorchancetofindoutaboutwhatgoesonintheuniversity.Read&ExploreRead&ExploreIhavebeenlookingformydogandstillhaven’tfoundit.Whathaveyoubeendoingalltheseyears?I’vebeenwaitingforanhourandhestillhasn’tturnedup.Thedegreetowhichpeoplegetinvolvedinsocietiesvariesagreatdeal.Sometotallyimmersethemselvesinaclub,hardlyspeakingtoanyonewhoisn’tamemberofthatgroupforthenextthreeyearsandrisingtobecomealeaderoftheorganization.Othersprefertotakeamoreeclecticapproach,beingmembersofseveralsocietiesandtakingpartinwhicheveroftheireventsseeminteresting.Manypeople,perhapsfoolishly,completelyignoreuniversitysocietiesandjusthangoutwithmatesincollege.Societiesofferagreatchancetomeetpeoplefromoutsidecollege,which,especiallyforartsstudents,issomethingitissometimesdifficulttodo.Butdon’tforgetthatmostcollegeshavetheirownflourishingsocieties,whichyoumaybeabletojoinin...
