B1 English Listening Practice - American Universities – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.hey everybody welcome to this b1 English listening practice video you can use this video to practice your listening and comprehension as I speak you ready so today I'm gonna talk about universities in the US this is a subject that I'm sure a lot of you are in because maybe you've thought about studying in the u.s
2.so let's talk about some of the that you need to know about American colleges so first things first it's that you know that in the u.s
3.we use the word college with the word university you can say either of these words and they refer to the same thing most of the time in other countries this is not the case I'm sure if you go to the UK or Australia you'll hear people use these words very but since I'm an American I tend to use the word college more than university let's talk a little bit about the cost of going to a university in the u.s
4.before we can calculate the average cost we first need to distinguish between in-state and out-of-state tuition what am I talking about here well if you attend a university that is located in the state where you live where you went to high school it's cheaper if you decide to go to a university in another state it's more expensive this is what I'm referring to when I talk about in-state and out-of-state tuition the average in-state tuition for a 4-year public university in the u.s
5.at this time is a little more than $25,000 per year I know that's a lot but it's actually not that bad compared to out-of-state tuition the average out-of-state tuition for a 4-year public university in the u.s
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR B1)
important
A2Having relevant and crucial value.
Example:
"important that you know that in the u.s."
interested
A2To engage the attention of; to awaken interest in; to excite emotion or passion in, in behalf of a person or thing.
Example:
"interested in because maybe you've"
essentials
A2A necessary ingredient.
Example:
"let's talk about some of the essentials"
interchangeably
B1With the ability of being interchanged or swapped.
Example:
"we use the word college interchangeably"
differently
B1(manner) In a different way.
Example:
"differently but since I'm an American I"
frequently
A2At frequent intervals.
Example:
"frequently than university let's talk a"
four-year
A2A A2-level word commonly used in this context.
Example:
"four-year university in the u.s. before"
astronomical
B2Of or relating to astronomy.
Example:
"astronomical tuition costs"
convenient
A2Serving to reduce a difficulty, or accessible with minimum difficulty; expedient.
Example:
"convenient for students to walk to their"
roommates
A2A person with whom one shares a room, as at university etc.
Example:
"roommates in the past unfortunately"
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| important | A2 | Having relevant and crucial value. |
| interested | A2 | To engage the attention of; to awaken interest in; to excite emotion or passion in, in behalf of a person or thing. |
| essentials | A2 | A necessary ingredient. |
| interchangeably | B1 | With the ability of being interchanged or swapped. |
| differently | B1 | (manner) In a different way. |
| frequently | A2 | At frequent intervals. |
| four-year | A2 | A A2-level word commonly used in this context. |
| astronomical | B2 | Of or relating to astronomy. |
| convenient | A2 | Serving to reduce a difficulty, or accessible with minimum difficulty; expedient. |
| roommates | A2 | A person with whom one shares a room, as at university etc. |
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