English Collocations in Dialogue: Master Hundreds of Collocations in American English Quickly and Easily - Jackie Bolen 2021

Apply for university

Ted: Are you in your last year of high

John: Yes, I'll be finished in a few months from now.

Ted: Congratulations! Did you apply to

John: Yes, for the University of Toronto. I get good grades so I should get in. I even hope to get a scholarship.

Ted: That's great! Did you choose a

John: Not Everyone does general studies in their first But next year, I want to choose something so I can have a good salary when I graduate.

Ted: Makes sense to me.

Vocabulary

High school: Last 3-4 years of school (approximately grades 9-12).

Apply to university: Send in an application to go to university.

Good grades: High marks in classes (mostly A's).

Get a scholarship: Free money for university.

Choose a major: Pick a course of study at university.

Not yet: Not made a decision; haven't done something but plan to in the future.

General studies: Not specific classes.

First year: Year one of something, usually university.

Good salary: Getting paid a lot of money to do a job.

Makes sense: Has good logic.

Practice

That ... to me why he would choose to change jobs.

I don't have to ... until second year.

What ... did you graduate from?

He didn't get ... so has to retake some classes.

I'm planning on taking ... my first year.

The most important thing to me is a job with a ... .

I think I can ... for university next year.

I'm in my ... . I just started last month.

My son is so lazy that I think he might not even ... .

Did you take out the trash? ... .

Answers

makes sense

choose a major

high school

good grades

general studies

good salary

get a scholarship

first year

apply to university

not yet