College Life Around the World
At colleges and universities around the world, (1. student / students) from other (2. place / places) live in student (3. housing / housings), (4. apartment / apartments), or the private homes of other (5. person / people). They walk to school or get there by bicycle or by car or with public (6. transportation / transportations) like the bus or subway. They take (7. course / courses) and attend (8. class / classes). They study and take (9. quiz / quizzes) or (10. test / tests) or (11. exam / exams). They complete (12. requirement / requirements). After years of study, they get (13. certificate / certificates) or college (14. degree / degrees). Outside school, they have other (15. interest / interests) and family or social lives. In some ways, (16. life / lives) on the campuses of institutions of higher (17. learning / learnings) is the same everywhere in the world.
Maybe student (18. life / lives) is similar, but the (19. system / systems) of higher (20. education / educations) differs in (21. country / countries) around the world. For example, in the United States, postsecondary (22. student / students) can live at home and go to community colleges for two (23. year / years) or more. Or they can choose four-year state or private colleges or universities. They can get financial (24. aid / aids), like scholarships, grants, or loans. With undergraduate (25. degree / degrees), they can attend graduate school. The (26. system / systems) is different in some (27. country / countries) of Asia or the Middle East, like Iran. There, students take an exit (28. exam / exams) in their last year of high school. The (29. person / people) with the highest scores attend the best universities in the country. Other (30. student / students) can go to other (31. kind / kinds) of colleges or get (32. job / jobs). There is another (33. system / systems) in Germany. In that (34. country / countries), most (35. graduate / graduates) of academic high schools go to public universities or technical colleges. These (36. school / schools) do not charge high (37. tuition / tuitions) or educational (38. fee / fees), and students can stay in school for many (39. year / years).
But not only the system of higher (40. education / educations) can vary. Teaching and learning methods and styles differ in various (41. culture / cultures), at different (42. college / colleges) and (43. university / universities), and in individual (44. course / courses). For example, the (45. atmosphere / atmospheres) in many (46. classroom / classrooms) is very formal. (47. Student / Students) use (48. title / titles) for their instructors, like “Professor Smith,” “Mrs. Jones,” and so on. Some (49. teacher / teachers) wear business (50. cloth / clothes) and give academic (51. lecture / lectures). Other (52. classroom / classrooms) have an informal (53. atmosphere / atmospheres). (54. Instructor / Instructors) dress casually, and (55. student / students) use their first names. In this relaxed (56. atmosphere / atmospheres), class (57. member / members) work together in (58. group / groups). They give their opinions and talk about their ideas. Some (59. teacher / teachers) always follow a course (60. plan / plans) or the textbook. They give a lot of (61. assignment / assignments). They give (62. point / points), (63. score / scores), or (64. grade / grades) for (65. homework / homeworks). In their courses, (66. student / students) take many (67. quiz / quizzes), (68. test / tests), and (69. exam / exams). All over the world, there are teaching and learning (70. difference / differences).
And what about the facilities and services available to (71. student / students) at college and university campuses around the world? At many (72. institution / institutions) of higher learning, (73. resource / resources) for learning and recreation are available to (74. student / students). At libraries, they can read and study (75. book / books) and other materials. At learning resource centers, they can often work on (76. computer / computers). Maybe they can use educational software (77. program / programs) or the World Wide Web or Internet. Sometimes audio or video (78. equipment / equipments) is available. And people can buy (79. book / books), (80. supply / supplies), and other (81. thing / things) at campus stores. Also, (82. learner / learners) can get (83. advice / advices) from (84. counselor / counselors) and individual (85. help / helps) with their courses from (86. tutor / tutors). Maybe they can relax and have (87. fun / funs) on campus too. Some (88. school / schools) have swimming (89. pool / pools), tennis (90. court / courts), and other sports (91. facility / facilities). Most have snack (92. bar / bars), (93. cafeteria / cafeterias), or other eating (94. place / places). And at some (95. school / schools), not all (96. student / students) go to the campus. They take internet (97. course / courses) by computer, see and hear (98. lecture / lectures) on television, or use other (99. kind / kinds) of distance (100. learning / learnings).
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