时间:2019-01-25 作者:英语课 分类:英语听力精选进阶版


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Universities in Britain are a magnet for overseas students. There are currently over 200 000 from outside Britain studying at British universities. The largest single group is Chinese students. There are currently 50 000 in the UK.


The British government expects the total number of overseas students to be around 900 000 by 2020, and also thinks that a quarter of these will be Chinese.


But why is the UK such a popular destination for university students?


Well, the quality of your course is guaranteed. All courses are assessed by an independent system, so you can be assured that your course is officially approved and has wide international recognition.


The British education system is very flexible in order to provide for the needs of a modern, complex society. It is also cost-effective. Degree courses are usually 3 years long, which is shorter and more intensive than in other countries. There are lots of scholarships available.


You normally need 3 A-levels, which are the exams taken by people leaving school at 18, in order to enter an undergraduate degree course. You also need an IELTS score of at least 5.5, but many universities offer foundation or access courses to prepare students for their studies.


British universities offer a personalised but independent approach. The emphasis is on creative and independent thought, which helps develop the skills you will need to compete in the global job market. Tutors not only teach but also provide support and guidance. As a result, international students have a very low drop out rate and very high pass rates.


It is very simple to become an international student in the UK. The British Council offers a free and impartial 1 service to anyone who is interested in studying in the UK, and an organisation 2 called UCAS assists you in finding a course and making an effective application.


The UK is a dynamic and cosmopolitan 3 place. The countryside is beautiful, and the theatres, museums, architecture and rich history make it a fascinating place to live and study. Why not give it a go?


GLOSSARY 词汇表


magnet 磁铁


overseas 海外        


guaranteed 确保的


assessed (得到)评定;鉴定 


recognition 承认


cost-effective 划算的   


degree 学位


scholarships 奖学金 


undergraduate degree 本科学位


foundation 大学预科      


personalised 个人化的     


emphasis 重点;强调    


global job market 全球就业市场


guidance 引导  


drop out 辍学


pass rates 及格率;通过率    


impartial 公正的;不带偏见的 


cosmopolitan 大都市(的)


dynamic 充满活力的         


fascinating 具有魅力的



adj.(in,to)公正的,无偏见的
  • He gave an impartial view of the state of affairs in Ireland.他对爱尔兰的事态发表了公正的看法。
  • Careers officers offer impartial advice to all pupils.就业指导员向所有学生提供公正无私的建议。
n.组织,安排,团体,有机休
  • The method of his organisation work is worth commending.他的组织工作的方法值得称道。
  • His application for membership of the organisation was rejected.他想要加入该组织的申请遭到了拒绝。
adj.世界性的,全世界的,四海为家的,全球的
  • New York is a highly cosmopolitan city.纽约是一个高度世界性的城市。
  • She has a very cosmopolitan outlook on life.她有四海一家的人生观。
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aestheticism
air defense suppression missile
airep (air report)
beldia wool
bibliographic on-line display
blind abscess
bond weld
bondmaidens
bone defect
budles
burgrass
bursty
Cache on a stick
cast house crane
chappel
chattel mortgage
Chiquila
color defect
come to a deadlock
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compression heat pump
crabcakes
crystal seeding
decreolised
description of time point
developing tray retainer
dispatchine priority
doctor-assisted suicide
double Stone lattice
due day
ear candling
Enhanced Data Rates for Global Evolution
falling stone
fibre-insulated wire
field inspection
fully penetrating well
glass bonding
gold general
hard problem
high boiling point impurity
holding flange
hudman
in the pit of one's stomach
inseminating pit
inspection of documents
institutional power
leprocaulon arbuscula
maintenance engineering
marker rescue
mean lower low water lunitidal interval
microsatellite polymorphism
movable ball support
narcoleptic
New Orient Express
nitrogenises
OK Corral
olfactory region of nasal mucous membrane
optimal cover of set of dependencies
Oroselol
ossoes
other notes payable
other-race
out-stop
over-pedal
plane up
plate closer
Pooftas
pricing objective
prison officers
purchase system
put a good shine on
quasi-criminals
rickets
rotary core bit
rottenberg
rough image
Sarishābāri
sawdust liver
scupper valve
seabeasts
second order transition point
sine product
Sinocarum pauciradiatum
slamming down
specular membranes
stabilator
subject-index
summerdance
thickening of lung-tissue
Tianyou
time-sharing scanner
tunicae ruyschiana
two-lane road
uncompt
universal-milling attachment
unsustainable growth
ursine dasyure
voice ID
Warcupiella
Woolfesque
world religion