Maria speaks

Maria describes some of the difficulties that students have when writing essays. Which FOUR of the following does she talk about?

Writing an essay is difficult because of the amount of words students have to write. At university, generally the essays are longer than the ones students would have written when they were at school.
At university, students are required to type their essays. For students who don’t know who to use a computer this can be a problem.
Essays written at university need to be more academic. This means that students should not use the words “I” or “we” in their essays because it makes their essays sound too informal.
Because essays are longer, it is important to have a clear structure to an essay and this can be difficult.
Students need to be able to organise their time, and this can be a challenge.
Students need to organise their thinking, when preparing and drafting an assignment and this can be difficult.

What did Maria say? Complete the sentence by choosing the ONE word that accurately reflects what she said:

Counsellors work with students to help them focus on the:

What did Maria say? Complete the sentence by choosing the ONE word that accurately reflects what she said:

Counsellors help students understand that it is normal for students to experience:

Maria says that students need to be proactive. By this she means: (Choose the ONE best answer):

They need to exercise daily.
They need to think ahead, plan their studies and do the things they have to do in plenty of time.
They need to ask lots of questions.

Maria talks about who uses the university counselling service. She says that the idea and the practice of going to see a counsellor is seen in different ways in different cultures.

True.
False.

In Australia, only people who are really sick or who have failed go to see a counsellor.

True.
False.

She also explains that the conversations that students have with a counsellor are confidential. This means that: (Choose the ONE best answer):

The counsellor may contact your lecturer to help answer any questions you might have.
The counsellor will not discuss your conversation with any other person.
You will have to pay a fee for your visit to the Counselling Service.