The video for today was already seen as one of the "daily videos" for Avanzado 2. I have been trying to subtitle it but try as I might, there is always something wrong. Encarna had so kindly provided us with a transcript, and I don't want to waste it, so we'll do it the old way: I'll give you the link to the video, and post the transcript as a comment.
The video is in BBC News, and it's usually a pain to load. Please insist, refresh and refresh until it loads.
Some comprehension questions:
What is the cost of Theresa's university studies?
What do students have to do in Dani's class?
Why is the student community important in Maastricht?
What's the difference between local students and overseas students according to Nijls?
When they graduate, what are the advantages that the students at Maastricht will have over other British students?
Enjoy (again)!
You are looking at the birthplace of the European Union, but there’s so much more to this Southern corner of the Netherlands. Maastricht is an old city, it’s a tourist city, and now it’s a student city. Imagine coming here to buy your books. People come from all over the world to study in Maastricht, in fact, 53% of the students at the University here are from outside of the Netherlands, among them is a small but growing number of youngsters from the UK.
ReplyDelete- I was here for maybe four weeks before I met English people.
These students told us why UK University places are oversubscribed.
“We’ve some Dutch songs, we’ve some German songs, and a few English songs”.
It’s also cheaper here. Theresa’s tuition fees: £1500 a year.
- It’s hard enough getting into University in the UK anyway, what with all the cuts and everything, it’s just made it impossible almost for a lot of people to get to where they want to go, so coming here... it’s nice and you don’t have that pressure of can I actually go to University, it’s I can go to University.
“The King lost all of his remaining power...”
We tagged along to the first lecture of the day: The French Revolution. Most courses are taught in English. Entrance requirements are relatively low but Dani, like all the other students here, must take exams every 8 weeks.
- They have the places to offer at the moment, and I think that the will’s not to change it in the next few years. Er, the attitude to education here in general is just very different, they want to offer everyone the opportunity which does mean they do tend to get quite a few dropouts in the first year, but again this just sort of ... focuses then, that the quality towards the 2nd and 3rd year is really high because the people that are studying really want to be there.
- We’re a very international University and the international classroom is quite an experience for students, it’s an international experience because they meet students from different countries, with different languages, with different political and religious backgrounds and they learn to work together.
In the last few years Maastricht really has turned into a University city, it’s home to some 25,000 students and many here will tell you they’re vital to the local economy.
Take this shop. For Neils, music students, especially those from the UK, are big business.
- They had to do a lot of work to come here, an English person who comes here and plays a piece has more feeling in it because he had to do more for it than a European guy.
The students we met here expect to graduate with no debt and a much higher chance of getting a job. The University does expect tuition fees to rise. Still, to study here, they’ll tell you, is to invest in the future.
Ok, let´s try without looking at the transcription...
ReplyDelete- What is the cost of Theresa's university studies? 1,500 pounds/year.
What do students have to do in Dani's class? They must take exams every 8 weeks.
Why is the student community important in Maastricht? They are 25,000 students, so they are vital to the local economy.
What's the difference between local students and overseas students according to Nijls? Students from UK for example have a lot of work to do to go to study there, so they have more feeling in it than local students.
When they graduate, what are the advantages that the students at Maastricht will have over other British students? As students can share classes with people from other cultures, countries, religions...they are used to work in groups and understand different people.
(I´m not sure about the accuracy of my answers)
Wow, you say you're not sure about the accuracy of your answers, I wonder what they'll be like when you ARE sure!
ReplyDeleteCareful with this structure: (at the very end of your answer: "they are used to workING in groups and understandING different people...
Good job! You can check your answers with the transcript and tell me if you have any questrions.