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