 Predictions

Using the title of the lesson as a starting point, share with your classmates what you already know or think about this topic. Then write three questions you think will be answered in this lecture.

Follow-up: After you have written your questions, share your questions with your teacher and your classmates.

Vocabulary and key concepts

Write the word or words you hear in the blanks provided in the following sentences.

1. ________________ education in the United States includes _____________ as well as senior colleges, most of which are ___________________.

2. To be ___________________, a college must meet certain ___________________ set by institutional and professional associations.

3. The more ___________________ private schools are more ___________________, that is, they have stiffer admissions requirements.

4. All college applicants must submit a ___________________ of high school grades and often ___________________ test results.

5. A student's ___________________ activities and possibly his ___________________ are often factors in his admission.

6. Some freshmen ______ _______ of school after their first year rather than ___________________ for a second year.

7. Some students begin college at a junior college with more ___________________ admissions requirements and later ___________________ to a senior college.

 Culturegram: Many terms and long names are commonly written and spoken in their abbreviated form in English. US and UN are common abbreviations using the first letter of each word. In this lecture the following tests and degrees will be referred to in abbreviated form. As you write the first-letter abbreviations, say them to yourself. When you take notes, use the abbreviations.

Graduate Record Examination	G.R.E.
Graduate Management Admissions Test
Law School Admission Test
Medical College Admission Test
Scholastic Aptitude Test
Associate of Arts degree	A. A. degree
Bachelor of Science degree
Bachelor of Arts degree

 Listening

The lecturer appears to be in a hurry today to get into her topic. Her introduction is very brief and basically consists of an announcement of her three major subtopics. Notice as you listen that the conclusion, which begins with "in brief," contains important logical conclusions about the three subtopics.

Important: You will hear the lecture two times only. You will need to take notes not only on major subtopics on the first listening, but also as many relevant supporting details as possible.

Follow-up: Answer the following questions using the information from the lecture.

• What are two factors a college or university might use to decide whether or not to admit a student?

• What is the range (from low to high) of the total cost of attending a college or university?

• Where can you receive an Associate of Arts degree?

 Postlistening

A. ACCURACY CHECK

Listen to the following questions and give the best answer.

B. ORAL PRACTICE

Discuss the following questions in small groups and then report to the class:

• How many colleges and universities are there in our country?

• What kinds of colleges and universities do we have?

• Where are these schools located - in major cities and/or small towns?

• What percentage of high school graduates go on to a university?

• What percentage of the students in our universities drops out after the first year, that is, do not register for the next year?