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Vocabulary
commencement
commencement exercises
graduate
cap
gown
tassel
diploma
announcement
Class of 2012
speech
Valedictorian
Salutatorian
grade point average
class rank
mortarboard
procession
recession
awards
honors
cum laude
magna cum laude
summa cum laude
graduation party
graduation present
1. Where was this picture taken?
2. Whom do you see in the picture?
3. What are they doing?
4. What is the man dressed in?
5. What is the girl dressed in?
6. What is in their hands?
7. Why is the man giving the girl a diploma?
8. What is this ceremony called?
9. Who is usually present at a graduation?
10. What parts are usually in commencement exercises?
11. What kinds of awards are usually presented at a graduation ceremony?
12. Who might give a speech at commencement exercises?
13. How is it determined which students will give a speech?
14. How do the graduates get their diploma?
15. What does a graduate do right after he receives his diploma?
16. What does the graduating class often do after everyone has received his diploma?
17. What can take place after a graduation ceremony?
18. How might a family celebrate a son or daughter’s graduation?
19. What kind of graduation present might be given to the graduate?
20. How might the graduate celebrate?
Paragraph: Graduation
Have you completed your education? Did you have a formal graduation ceremony? What was it like? Write a brief paragraph describing graduation ceremonies or customs in your country.