A University Degree
Pre-Listening Exercises What are some of the things you need to do to apply for college and succeed in your studies at that level? What are the potential benefits getting an online degree
HELPFUL TIP: Starting to save money from a very early age will help relieve the stress of having enough money to pay for college. Parents often won't be able to do it for you.
Key Vocabulary – yahoo (interjection): shouted when you are excited about something - Yahoo! I won two tickets to the concert. – accomplishment (noun): something successful you do after a lot of hard work - The company recognized my father's accomplishments and gave him a promotion. – tuition (noun): the money you pay to take classes and be taught - I had to work all summer at two jobs to earn enough money for college tuition. – pantry (noun): a small closet or storeroom where food is kept. - My sister took a lot of food from the pantry before she left for college
Key Vocabulary – rations (noun): an amount of food given out for each meal, particularly when there is not much available in times of war or emergency - The soldiers survived on rations during the darkest days of the war. – talk it over (phrasal verb): discuss a problem or situation before you make a decision - You really need to talk it over with your parents before you decide to transfer to another school. – analyze (verb ): examine carefully - The rescue workers quickly analyzed the situation before they entered the building. – maintain (verb): take care of something so it stays in good condition - You really need to maintain all of your hiking gear in good condition because you never know when you'll need it.
Key Vocabulary – conserve (verb): protect something from destruction or loss - If the missing hikers conserve their energy and food, they should be able to survive a few more days. – live out (phrasal verb): do something you have planned or hoped for - Although my grandfather was quite old, he was able to live out his dream of graduating from high school, something he wasn't able to do 60 years ago. – further (verb): help forward or promote - The university wants to further educational opportunities by providing additional scholarships. – be doomed (verb): certain to die or be destroyed - My sister's plan to go to college was doomed from the beginning because she had terrible grades in high school, and she hadn't saved any money for tuition. – enroll in (verb): go to or attend - More and more students are enrolling in computer science because they see a future in that field.
Idiom "buckle down" = start to work hard "If you don't buckle down and save money, you'll never be able to afford college." "hand to mouth" = with barely enough money to live "My father lived hand to mouth while he was trying to finish college."
Post-Listening Exercises In the Pre-Listening Exercise, you were asked to think about common health problems, like the ones below. Now, discuss these with a partner. Are there any home remedies or medicines that you use in your country?