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刊物:空中英语教室
日期:2013-07-23
难易度:Low
关键字:advantage, admission, advising department, higher education, tuition
Today we are continuing our article: Why Community College?
Today we've been talking about several of the advantages of attending a
community college.
First among them was that tuition is lower than going to a four-year university.
You can also transfer credits so that you come in at a higher level as well as
having smaller class sizes so you can talk to your professors.
Well, we have a lot more to learn in the next part of our reading for today.
Why Community College?
The advising department then reviewed the test results.
They then put the students in an English language program to prepare them for an
American college.
The courses include writing/grammar, reading, speaking/listening and
note-taking.
Registration is completed, the tuition is paid, and an official student ID card
is in hand.
What's next?
Attending new student orientation!
A good community college is Michelle's choice for her first-year experience in
American higher education.
We support her and wish her a successful college life!
Well, we wish you a successful college life as well, Michelle.
Let's go back to the beginning of this section.
We read: The advising department then reviewed the test results.
So admission is done; Michelle is admitted.
Now the advising department is reviewing the test results.
Let's take a look at those words: advising department.
This is from our Word Bank.
And these words have to do with your university or school.
That's right.
And the advising apartment is the group of people that gives you advice on what
classes you should take and maybe what courses you should think about majoring
in.
Where should you place your interests, and what teachers should you have while
you're at that school?
That's right.
Now some of the people that work in the advising department, you might be able
to call them counselors.
For example, an academic counselor.
You could talk with your academic counselor to figure out which classes you
should take.
Maybe they can even help you decide what major you should declare.
So these people, the counselors, will work in the advising department.
They can also be called academic advisors because they are in the advising
department.
They give advice, very similar words.
Well, continuing on:
They then put the students in an English language program to prepare them for an
American college.
So they looked over these test results and decided that many of the students
should be in an English language program to help them be better prepared for a
four-year university.
And that is a great idea, especially if you're an international student.
Everyone is at a different level with their English.
OK, let's continue.
The courses include writing/grammar, reading, speaking/listening and
note-taking.
Well, that sounds about normal.
If you're learning a new language, these are the different categories that you
would need to improve in.
That is very true.
These are all very important skills that you want to build when you are learning
a language.
And you'll see that it is writing (slash) grammar.
That means that those two go together.
They are not separate but they're taught in the same class.
You also see that with speaking and listening.
So you could read that as writing grammar or writing and grammar.
Mmhm. That's right.
That's a great point.
And there's a category here I want to talk about: note-taking.
That is pretty important.
Sometimes if you're in a class or you're taking a class, maybe you can't make it
one day.
You could ask this question.
You could ask your friends:
Can you take notes for me while I'm gone?
That is note-taking.
That's right.
And it is important to take good notes when you are in school.
Especially when you are going into college, you want to make sure that you have
good notes.
Continuing on:
Registration is completed, the tuition is paid, and an official student ID card
is in hand.
So it sounds like Michelle is almost ready to begin her college education.
That's right.
Her student ID card is in hand.
Now it's written "in hand." I guess I would be thinking it's in Michelle's hand.
But this is kind of an idiom.
If you have something in hand, that means it's in your control.
You're not going to lose it; it's in hand.
That's right.
So she has her student ID.
Registration is complete.
The tuition has been paid.
So what's next?
Gabe, what's next?
What's next?
Well, attending new student orientation!
This could be a scary part of going to a new university, or an exciting part.
You're getting to know the campus.
You're getting to know other students.
Most universities try to make orientation somewhat fun.
Anyway, what's next right now?
Well, it's time for us to go and visit Steve and Ken in the Info Cloud to talk
more about that phrase: What's next?
If today is Tuesday, July 23, when is next Friday?
Believe it or not, there's a lot of disagreement over the correct answer to this
very simple question.
Some would say: Well, obviously, next Friday is just three days away, July 26,
because it's the next Friday on the calendar.
But others would say no. The 26 is this Friday.
Next Friday is August 2.
Confusing?
Consider another example.
I ask my 36-year-old friend what he wants for his next birthday.
So which birthday am I referring to, his 37th birthday or his 38th?
Again, it could go either way.
We really need more information and some context to be certain.
OK, last one.
When you tell a taxi driver "Take the next right," do you mean the first
available right-hand turn or the second?
Many people would say the first.
But I know there are literalists out there who would insist it's the second.
Well, it is frustrating, we know.
The meaning of "next" can be ambiguous.
So we suggest the next time you encounter the word "next," get as much
information as possible, like dates and street names, to avoid possible
confusion.
(Chinese).
Next, we are going to continue with our article.
A good community college is Michelle's choice for her first-year experience in
American higher education.
So her first experience in American "higher education." Let's look at those
words from our Word Bank.
Higher education just means beyond high school.
So it could be college.
It could be a master's degree, another Ph.D. program as you continue to learn
outside of high school.
That's right.
You might talk about being a post-graduate student.
You've got your Ph.D.
You're getting your doctorate.
And eventually, finally, you end up working at Studio Classroom.
That is higher education.
It is higher education as you continue to learn.
You continue to grow outside of your high school or required learning.
This is another level.
It is above normal education, so.
When you go to college, you are a part of higher education.
All right.
Well, we're going to find out more about this.
We support her and wish her a successful life!
Again, there's this idea that it's not just Michelle making a decision, it's not
just the parents making a decision.
We support her and wish her a successful college life.
Again, Carolyn, this is Michelle's choice, right?
She wants to go to a community college.
That is what it sounds like.
She has decided that she wants to start at a community college, and then
transfer to a four-year program at a university or another college later on.
That's right.
Well, it is helpful to have your parents' support.
Anyway, it's time for us to continue learning now with Michelle in the Language
Lab.
Uh, another Michelle... our Studio Classroom Michelle.
Here we go.
(Chinese).
Don't go away yet.
Keep watching as our program continues.
Well, we've been talking all about community colleges these last couple of days
and the advantages to going to a community college.
Now I wonder, Carolyn, would you ever personally go to a community college?
Well, when I was looking at colleges, this was not something I really thought
about.
I wanted to go to a four-year university.
But after learning more about community colleges, I think that this sounds like
a pretty good idea.
They've actually improved a lot.
They keep adding new programs, and now a lot of them have language programs, so.
Maybe I should have gone to a community college for my studies first.
Well, sometimes I also think about this.
I went to a four-year university.
But looking back, I guess I could have gone to a community college for the first
couple of years.
That would have saved a lot of money, anyway.
There are many advantages to community colleges.
Thank you for joining us today.
And we'll see you next time right here on Studio Classroom.
See you then.