College Life Around the World
At colleges and universities around the world, students from other places in student* housing, apartments, or the (1. private / privately / privacy) homes of other people. They walk to school or get there by bicycle or by car or with (2. public / publicly) transportation like the bus or subway. They take courses and attend classes. They study and take quizzes or tests or exams. They complete requirements. After years of study, they get certificates or college* degrees. Outside school, they have other interests and family* or (3. social / socially / socialize / society) lives. In some ways, life on the campuses of institutions of (4. higher / highly / height) learning are the same everywhere in the world.
Maybe student* life is similar, but the system of (5. higher / highly / height) education differs in countries around the world. For example, in the United States, (6. postsecondary / postsecondly) students can live at home and go to community* colleges for two years or more. Or they can choose four-year* state* or (7. private / privately / privacy) colleges or universities. They can get (8. financial / financially / finance) aid, like scholarships, grants, or loans. With undergraduate* degrees, they can attend graduate* school. The system is (9. different / differently / difference) in some countries of Asia or the Middle East, like Iran. There, students take an exit* exam in their (10. last / lastly / lasted) year of high school. The people with the (11. highest / highly / height) scores attend the (12. best / well) universities in the country. Other students can go to other kinds of colleges or get jobs. There is another system in Germany. In that country, most graduates of (13. academic / academically / academy) high schools go to (14. public / publicly / publication) universities or (15. technical / technically / technicians) colleges. These schools do not charge (16. high / highly / height) tuition* or (17. educational / educationally / educate) fees, and students can stay in school for many years.
But not only the system of (18. higher / highly / height) education can vary. Teaching** and learning** methods and styles differ in (19. various / variously / varies / variation) cultures, at (20. different / differently / differs / difference) colleges and universities, and in (21. individual / individually / individualize) courses. For example, the atmosphere in many classrooms is very (22. formal / formally / formality). Students use titles for their instructors, like “Professor Smith,” “Mrs. Jones,” and so on. Some teachers wear business* clothes and give (23. academic / academically / academy) lectures. Other classrooms have an (24. informal / informally / informality) atmosphere. Instructors dress (25. casual / casually / casualty), and students use their (26. first / firstly) names. In this (27. relaxed / relaxing) atmosphere, class* members work together in groups. They give their opinions and talk about their ideas. Some teachers always follow a course* plan or the textbook. They give a lot of assignments. They give points, scores, or grades for homework. In their courses, students take many quizzes, tests, and exams. All over the world, there are teaching** and learning** differences.
And what about the facilities and services (28. available / availability) to students at college* and university* campuses around the world? At many institutions of (29. higher / highly / height) learning, resources for learning and recreation are (30. available / availability) to students. At libraries, they can read and study books and other materials. At learning** resource* centers, they can often work on computers. Maybe they can use (31. educational / educationally / educates) software programs or the World Wide Web or Internet. Sometimes audio or video equipment is (32. available / availability). And people can buy books, supplies, and other things at campus* stores. Also, learners can get advice from counselors and (33. individual / individually / individuals / individuality) help with their courses from tutors. Maybe they can relax and have fun on campus too. Some schools have swimming** pools, tennis courts, and other sports facilities. Most have snack* bars, cafeterias, or other eating** places. And at some schools, not all students go to the campus. They take internet* courses by computer, see and hear lectures on television, or use other kinds of distance* learning.
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