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Put the sentences in the correct order.
I did a degree course.
I passed with good grades.
I got a Master's.
I did a postgraduate course.
I did my final exams at school.
became an undergraduate.
I got a place at university.
I got a degree in business studies.
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ACSF-635
Are the sentences about English universities true or false? If a sentence is false, correct it.
1 The teachers are all called professors. False. Most teachers are called lecturers
true
2 Anyone can go to university if they want to.
3 Some students go to university just to get a qualification.
4 Most university degree courses in the UK last two years.
5 Students go to lectures at university.
6 If you are unsuccessful, you get a degree.
7 Students studying for their first degree are called graduates.
8 Science students have to write a lot of essays.
9 A PhD is a postgraduate degree.
10 If you study arts subjects, you work in a laboratory.
Complete the text.
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Stephen got very good
and got a
The course
2
4
university to do 6..
1 grades
in his final school exams, and he went to university
to do an MSc.
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in economics. He then
a year, and at the end of it, he had an offer to go
business with a friend. After two years though, he decided to go back to
for a PhD. He knows it will be three years' work without
much money, but he loves studying, and never went to university just for a 7
that would get him a good job earning a lot of money.
Over to you
Answer the questions. If possible, compare your answers with someone else.
1 Do you need to pass exams before you can go to university in your country?
2 How long do most degree courses last?
3 In England the first degree is called a BA or BSc. What are they called in your country?
4 Do you have similar postgraduate degrees in your country?
5 Do you get a certificate when you finish your degree?
English Vocabulary in Use Pre-intermediate and intermediate
