首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
In her home country, Kira had
In her home country, Kira had
admin
2014-09-29
51
问题
In her home country, Kira had
paul: Hello, Kira, how are you?
kira: Fine thanks, Paul, how are you?
paul: Well, thanks. It’s good to see you. It must be twelve months since you did our course?
kira: That’s right. It’s nice to come back and say hello.
paul: What course did you enrol in?
kira: Actually, I went straight into third year Pharmacy. They credited me with two years, which probably made it more difficult for me.
paul: On the other hand, you were lucky to be granted credits. Is that why you chose the course?
kira: Yes. And, as I’d already finished a course in it in my country. I thought it would be easier if I studied something I already knew.
paul: I didn’t realise you went into third year. I thought you started in first year. No wonder it was so hard! And what do you think is one of the big differences between studying at a university here and studying in your country?
kira: Well, I’ve found it very difficult to write assignments, because I wasn’t familiar with that aspect of the system here. The main problem is that the lecturers expect you to be critical. That made me feel really terrible. I thought "How can I possibly do it? How can I comment on someone else’s research when they probably spent five years doing it?" I think a lot of people who come from overseas countries have similar problems. But after a while it became easier for me. People expect you to have problems with the process of reading and writing but, in fact, it is more a question of altering your viewpoint towards academic study.
paul: How was the content of the lectures? Was it easy for you?
kira: I didn’t really have many problems understanding lectures. The content was very similar to what I’d studied before.
paul: And what about the lecturers themselves? Are they essentially the same as lecturers in your country?
kira: Well actually, no. Here, they’re much easier to approach. After every lecture you can go and ask them something you didn’t understand. Or you can make an appointment and talk to them about anything in the course.
paul: Maybe you found them different because you’re a more mature student now, whereas when you were studying in your country you were younger and not so assertive.
kira: No, I don’t think that’s the difference. Most of the students here do it. In my faculty, they all seem to make appointments - usually to talk about something in the course that’s worrying them, but sometimes just about something that might really interest them, something they might want to specialise in. The lecturers must set aside certain times every week when they’re available for students.
paul: That’s good to hear.
paul: And how was your timetable? Was it a very busy year?
kira: Very, very busy. They make you work very hard. Apart from lectures, we had practical sessions in a lot of subjects. We did these in small croups. I had to go and work four hours every week in a community pharmacy. Actually, I enjoyed this very much - meeting new people all the time. Then in second semester, we had to get experience in hospital dispensaries, so every second day we went to one of the big hospitals and worked there. And on top of all that we had our assignments, which took me a lot of time. Oh, I nearly forgot, between first and second semesters, we had to work full-time for two weeks in a hospital.
paul: That does sound a very heavy year. So are you pleased now that you did it? Do you feel some sense of achievement?
kira: Yeah, I do feel much more confident, which I suppose is the most important thing.
paul: And have you got any recommendations for people who are studying from overseas?
kira: Well, I suppose they need very good English. It would be much better if they spent more time learning English before they enter the university, because you can be in big trouble if you don’t understand what people are saying and you haven’t got time to translate.
paul: Anything else?
kira: Well, as I said before, the biggest problem for me was a lack of familiarity with the education system here.
paul: It sounds as if it was a real challenge. Congratulations, Kira.
kira: Thanks, Paul.
选项
答案
mature
解析
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/ySAO777K
本试题收录于:
雅思听力题库雅思(IELTS)分类
0
雅思听力
雅思(IELTS)
相关试题推荐
Punishmentforviolatingmoralrulesismuchmorecommonthanrewardforfollowingthem;thus,(i)______therulesgoesalmost(
Architecturalmorphologyisthestudyofhowshiftingculturalandenvironmentalconditionsproducechangesinanarchitectural
Astronomerswhostudyplanetformationoncebelievedthatcomets—becausetheyremainmostlyinthedistantOortcloud,wheretem
Accordingtotheprevailingview,Homoerectus,anancestorofHomosapiens,lackedtheintellectualandtechnologicalsophistic
In1919Britainexperienceditslargesteverreductioninindustrialworkinghours,to48perweek.InDowie’sviewthe48-hour
Describeawebsiteyouusethathelpsyoualotinyourworkorstudies.Youshouldsay:whatthewebsiteishowoftenyouuset
Describeawebsitethatyouoftenvisit.Youshouldsay:whatwebsiteitiswhyandhowlonghaveyoubeenusingitwhattheweb
Howcanindividualshelpprotecttheenvironment?
Youshouldspendabout20minutesonthistask.Thetwomapsbelowshowroadaccesstoacityhospitalin2007andin2010.Summ
PovertyandHealthThelinkbetweenhealthandeconomicoutcomeshasalwaysbeenacentralissueforbotheconomistsandsoc
随机试题
阅读茅盾的《香市》中的作品片段,回答问题。“革命”以后,据说为的要“破除迷信”,接连有两年不准举行“香市”。社庙的左屋被“公安分局”借去做了衙门,而庙前广场的一角也筑了篱笆,据说将造公园。社庙的左起殿上又有什么“蚕种改良所”的招牌。然而
大叶性肺炎的主要病理学特征是病毒性肺炎的主要病理学特征是
高速旋转阳极X线管的阳极转速一般在
[2008年,第6题]已知f(x)是二阶可导的函数,y=e2f(x),则为()。
2月10日,某投资者以150点的权利金买入一张3月份到期、执行价格为10000点的恒生指数看涨期权,同时,他又以100点的权利金卖出一张3月份到期、执行价格为10200点的恒生指数看涨期权。那么该投资者的最大可能盈利(不考虑其他费用)是( )点。
因国际货物买卖合同和技术进出口合同争议提起诉讼或者申请仲裁的期限为_______年。
“咬定青山不放松”主要反映的意志品质是()。
某有色金属公司四种主要有色金属总产量的为铝,为铜,镍的产量是铜和铝产量之和的,而铅的产量比铝多600吨。问该公司镍的产量为多少吨?()
Алексеясейчаснетдомa.Заходите,пожалуйста,____восьмого.
AVerySpecialDogA)Itis8:15a.m.AflightlandsatMelbourne’sTullamarineInternationalAirport.Severalhundredpiecesof
最新回复
(
0
)