Dialogues

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 418.

Unit II

Financing

Admission to colleges and universities

• to admit - to allow entry; to give entrance or access

• to be admitted to a university, to be accepted by a university

• admission - the act or process of admitting; the state or privilege of being admitted

• to apply for admission

e.g. She applied for admission to Moscow University.

• admission application, to submit an admission application

• applicant/a candidate

• university admission board, an admission office

e.g. Before she took her entrance exams, she had submitted her admission application and her school leaving certificate to the Moscow University admission board.

• to interview

• to enroll in (AmE), to enter (BrE) (a) school/university

• reference - a statement (letter) regarding a person's character, abili­ties, etc. ^:

• referee — someone who writes a letter about someone else, describing their work or personal qualities

• full-time fees

• part-time fees

• academic fees

• housing fees

• grants

• scholarship

• student financial aid

Have you written your composition, Ben? It's due today.

Of course. And what about you?

Not yet. I didn't think it would be so difficult and started it only yesterday.

Well, it will teach you a lesson. Never put till tomorrow what you can do today, you know.

Paul wouldn't like to fail his exam, would he?

Of course he wouldn't. Who would?

But he hasn't been working very hard. He thinks he is clever enough to pass his exams without much work, doesn't he?

Yes, he relies too much on his memory but I doubt it can carry him out when doing physics.

As sure as eggs is eggs, Bob won't do well at the exam.

Why do you think so?

He has missed much and doesn't attend the extra lessons now.

No fear. He's quite at home in the subject.

How about reading up for the entrance exams together?

Fine. And let's ask Jane to join us too, she has passed her finals with honours.

I don't mind. But she thinks too much of herself, doesn't she?

Not in the least. She is a good friend and never refuses to help anybody.

What form are you in now, Robert?

I'm not in a form yet. I'm in class three. Next year we'll have our eleven plus exams. If I'm lucky, I'll get good marks and I'll enter a grammar or technical school.

And which would you prefer?

I'd better go to a secondary technical school.

Playing truant again, Jim?

Yes, I feel like staying away from Mr. West's lesson. He's very strict and keeps picking at me all the time.

Well, well. Isn't it wiser to learn lessons better and be present in class?

Hello, Harry! Why didn't you come to us yesterday? We had a nice table-tennis game.

You see, my brother took me to a lecture on higher mathematics.

Was it interesting?

Frankly speaking, not. It was all Greek to me and went over my head.

You know, Nick was asked to leave the room at the lesson in chemistry.

Was he really? What did he do to deserve such a severe punishment?

He struck a match and burnt a piece of paper at his desk.

Well, I never expected that of him. Was he reported to his parents?

Surely. The teacher demanded his day-book. I think he'll get it hot.

Why doesn't Jim work harder?

You know that very well – because he's lazy.

Do you think the teacher will put up with that very long?

I'm afraid he won't, and Jim will have to repeat the class.