情景英語口語100主題050studying abroad出國留學(xué)

050studying abroad出國留學(xué)
cherry_ck 2007-04-14 23:47:54 0/15

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大耳朵背單詞，讓我們時(shí)刻在進(jìn)步: scarcity // n.缺乏，不足

050　studying abroad
Words
Visa passport application form interview IELTS TOEFL
Host family culture shock embassy destination insurance applicant admission recommendation transcript resume acceptance financial aid scholarship prestige Ivy League advisor room and board dorm
Phrases
Get a copy of one’s transcripts
Register for class
Choose elective
Fill in the application form
Defer enrollment
Apply for financial aid
Be accepted/ admitted to a school
Apply to a school
Apply for a student visa
Beginner
A: excuse me, do you know where the visa office is?
B: yes, I do. I’ll walk you there.
A: thanks!
B: are you applying to study or work abroad?
A: I want to study abroad.
B: what do you want to study?
A; I hope to study English literature.
B; have you got your visa yet?
A; not yet. I have an interview with the visa official today.
B; I see. Is it your first interview?
A: I was denied a visa?
B: why?
A: like most students. I want to work in America after graduation.
B; I see. Well, good luck!
Intermediate
A: guess what came in the mail today?
B: what?
A: my acceptance letter to Yale!
B; wow! Congratulation! When do classes start?
A: freshman orientation is the last week of august, but I want to go two weeks before that to get settled in.
B: you’re so lucky! Do you have to do many things before you leave?
A; yes. I’ll be very busy! I have to get a visa, buy a plane ticket, and pack my things. But first, I want to register for class.
B; when can you do that?
A: well, they sent me their prospectus, so I can start looking now. do you want to help me decide which classed to take?
B: sure. What can you choose from?
A; well, I have to take all the fundamental course, plus a few from my major.
B; what is your major?
A; I hope to major in English literature, but the admissions counselor told me that many people change their major times in their first year, so we’ll see.
B: what are the fundamental course?
A: in order to graduate, every student must take a certain amount of classed in history, math, English, philosophy, science and art.
B: interesting. That’s very different from the Chinese education system.
A: yes, it is . It’s also very different from the British education system.
B: really?
A: oh, sure. In British, students don’t have to take the foundation course.
B: why not?
A: maybe because they think they know everything already ! ha ha.