Daily Life: Housing Notice & Campus Activities
B1 Easy Daily Life
Read in Daily Life: an everyday campus text. Read it fully once, then answer — watch for conditions, exceptions and times.
UNIVERSITY HOUSING NOTICE — MAPLE COURT RESIDENCE HALL
Posted: Monday, September 8
Beginning Monday, September 15, the main entrance of Maple Court will be closed for repairs to the front steps. All residents must use the side entrance on Birch Street until Friday, September 26. The bike room will remain open during the repairs, but residents should expect some noise on weekday mornings between 8:00 and 10:00 a.m.
The laundry room on the second floor now has four new machines. Washing is still free for residents, but you must bring your own detergent. If a machine stops working, please report the problem to the front desk instead of trying to repair it yourself.
Packages are held at the front desk for 48 hours. After that, unclaimed packages are returned to the sender, so please check for mail regularly. Quiet hours begin at 10:00 p.m. on weeknights, and guests may stay overnight only if you register them at the front desk before 8:00 p.m.
CAMPUS ACTIVITIES — THIS WEEK
Tuesday: Yoga on the North Lawn, 5:30 p.m. Free; bring your own mat.
Wednesday: International Food Fair, Student Center, 12:00–3:00 p.m. Cash only.
Thursday: Movie Night, Library Room 204, 7:00 p.m. This week's film is a documentary about ocean life.
Friday: Farmers' Market, Main Quad, 9:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
The front desk is staffed from 7:00 a.m. until midnight every day; for emergencies at night, call campus security from the phone beside the desk.
Saturday: Guided hike to Miller Falls. The bus leaves from the Student Center at 8:00 a.m. Sign up at the front desk by Thursday evening; only 20 seats are available, and the trip is free for students.
Sunday: Study Skills Workshop, Student Center Room 12, 3:00 p.m. Learn how to plan revision and manage exam stress. No sign-up needed; materials are provided.
📦 Study pack — paragraph map & vocabulary (open after answering)
Paragraph map
- A housing notice (entrance closure, laundry, packages, quiet hours and guests) followed by this week's campus activities schedule.
Difficult vocabulary
| residents | people who live in a particular place, such as a dormitory |
| detergent | soap powder or liquid used for washing clothes |
| unclaimed | not collected by the person something belongs to |
| register | to record someone's name on an official list |
| documentary | a film that presents facts about real people or events |