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Here is some more vocabulary to help you talk about university studies:
| amplio | broad, extensive |
| ampliar tus horizontes | to broaden your horizons |
| la perspectiva | prospects, outlook |
| alcanzar | to reach |
| conseguir | to get, to achieve |
| dejar | to leave |
| mejorar | to improve |
| perder una clase | to miss a class |
| amplio |
| broad, extensive |
| ampliar tus horizontes |
| to broaden your horizons |
| la perspectiva |
| prospects, outlook |
| alcanzar |
| to reach |
| conseguir |
| to get, to achieve |
| dejar |
| to leave |
| mejorar |
| to improve |
| perder una clase |
| to miss a class |
Listen to these young people discussing the advantages and disadvantages of university and, for each one, pick the summary which best sums up their ideas.
Choose from this list:
| A | It costs too much. |
| B | A degree can improve your chances of achieving a better job. |
| C | It's a good way of broadening your horizons. |
| D | The studies are too academic for some - there are other possibilities. |
| E | There's no point going to university when you could be working. |
| A |
| It costs too much. |
| B |
| A degree can improve your chances of achieving a better job. |
| C |
| It's a good way of broadening your horizons. |
| D |
| The studies are too academic for some - there are other possibilities. |
| E |
| There's no point going to university when you could be working. |
Question
B - The speaker said: 'Con un título universitario puedes tener acceso a trabajos mejor pagados.' (With a degree you can have access to better paid jobs.)
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A - The speaker said: 'Me gustaría ir a la universidad para estudiar una carrera, pero la verdad es que cuesta demasiado dinero.' (I'd like to go to university to study a degree, but the truth is that it costs too much money.)
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E - The speaker said: 'Para mí, no merece la pena ir a la universidad y pasar tres o cuatro años más estudiando. Prefiero buscar un trabajo y empezar a ganar mi propio dinero.' (To me, it is not worth it to go to university and spend three or four more years studying. I prefer to look for a job and start to earn my own money.)
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C - The speaker said: 'No sólo terminas la carrera con un título, sino que también es una manera de ampliar tus horizontes.' (Not only do you end your course with a degree, but it's also a way of broadening your horizons.)
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D - The speaker said: 'Los estudios universitarios son demasiado académicos para mí. Preferiría hacer un cursillo de aprendizaje.' (University studies are too academic for me. I would prefer to do an apprenticeship.)
