Unit1CollegeLife LearningObjectives Afterfinishingthisunit youshouldbeableto analyzethestructureatsentenceandtextlevelsunderstandthemeaningsofthesuffixes ion ition and ationapplythereadingskill guessingwordmeaningsthroughcontextclues toreadingtasksdealwithfragmentsandcorrecttheminwritingtaskstalkaboutcollegelife I BackgroundInformation HighereducationintheUnitedStatesItreferstoavarietyofinstitutionsofhighereducationintheUnitedStates StrongresearchandfundinghavehelpedmakeAmericancollegesanduniversitiesamongtheworld smostprestigious whichisparticularlyattractivetointernationalstudents professorsandresearchersinthepursuitofacademicexcellence AccordingtotheShanghaiJiaoTongUniversity sAcademicRankingofWorldUniversities morethan30ofthehighest ranked45institutionsareintheUnitedStates asmeasuredbyawardsandresearchoutput Publicuniversities privateuniversities liberalartscolleges andcommunitycollegesallhaveasignificantroleinhighereducationintheUnitedStates Anevenstrongerpatternseemstobeshownbythe2010WebometricsRankingofWorldUniversitieswith103USuniversitiesintheTop200 TextA WhyIsCollegeImportant LanguagePoints 1 Afterall collegeeducationisnotsomethingthatcomescheapanditdoestakeafewyearsbeforeanindividualcanstartearninghisorherownincome Para 1 afterall 1 inspiteofwhatyouthoughtwastrueorexpectedtohappenHewrotetosaytheycouldn tgivemeajobafterall Unionleadersannouncedthattheywould afterall takepartinthenationalconference 2 usedtosaythatsthshouldberememberedorconsidered becauseithelpstoexplainwhatyouhavejustsaidPrisonersshouldbetreatedwithrespect theyarehumanbeingsafterall Idon tknowwhyyou resoconcerned itisn tyourproblemafterall 2 Acollegedegreeopensupmanynewdoorsofemploymentinthefuture eventhoughittakesabitlongertogetthere Para 1 Paraphrasing Apersonwithagoodeducationalbackgroundwillhavemorechancesinthejobmarket althoughthiswillcometrueinthefuture eventhough althoughEventhoughhe s24now he sstilllikealittlechild Icanstillremember eventhoughitwassolongago Istilllookfat eventhoughI vebeenexercisingfairlyregularly Theylikehimeventhoughherarelyhasanythingtosaytothem directlyorthroughthemedia LanguagePoints LanguagePoints 3 Educationis afterall aninvestmentandthetimeinvestedinitwilleventuallytranslateintogreaterreturnsinthelongrun Para 2 Paraphrasing Educationislikeaninvestment andthemoretimeyouspendonit themoreyouwillgetinthefuture invest investsthinsthOlivermadeafortunebyinvestinginantiquefurniture WilliamsinvestedalargesumofmoneyinSwissstocks Hehadinvestedheavily investedalotofmoney inthebondmarket translateinto changesthTheseratestranslateintoareturnof8 5 fordollarinvestors inthelongrun laterinthefuture notimmediatelyMovingtoSpainwillbebetterforyouinthelongrun Allourhardworkwillbeworthitinthelongrun intheshortrun inthenearfutureSufficientsupply intheshortrun willbeaproblem 4 Let slookatafewreasonswhyobtainingacollegedegreeisvitallyimportantandbeneficial Para 3 beneficial improvingasituation havingahelpfulorusefuleffectbeneficialto forCyclingishighlybeneficialtohealthandtheenvironment anarrangementthatismutuallybeneficial ithasadvantagesforeveryonewhoisinvolved LanguagePoints 5 Allthesereasonshavedifferentattractionsfordifferentindividuals butnomatterwhoyouareandwhereyoucomefrom obtainingacollegedegreeissomethingyoushouldbesincerelyaimingfor Para 3 attraction Beingyourownbossisoneoftheattractionsofowningyourownbusiness nomatterwho when how what whether etc usedtosaythatsthistrueorthatsthhappenswhateverthesituationisFeedingababyisamessyjobnomatterhowcarefulyouare I mdeterminedtovisitJapannomatterwhatitcosts Hevisitedhereverydaynomattertheweather Mypriorityistodrivethebusiness bringintherevenue nomatterwhatittakes aimfor tryorintendtoachievesthWe reaimingforabigimprovement Thepilotwasaimingfortherunwaybutcamedowninanearbyfield LanguagePoints 6 Employmentopportunitiesarefarbetterforsomeonewithacollegedegree asemployersareassuredthatthispersonhasworkingknowledgeoftheirbusinessandcancopewithacompetitiveworkenvironmentaswell Para 4 copewith beabletodealwithsthdifficultNosystemisdesignedtocopewiththefloodswehavehadthisyear Mycomputercancopewithhugeamountsofdata Shefearedshewouldn tbeabletocopewithtwonewbabies Lpetitive Advertisingisanintenselycompetitivebusiness Competitivesportsencouragechildrentoworktogetherasateam Theteamseemstohavelostitscompetitiveedgerecently itsabilitytocompetewell LanguagePoints LanguagePoints 7 Mostcollegestudentsarejugglingtheircollegelifebetweenstudyingfortheirexamsandearningmoneythroughsmalljobstosupporttheircollegetuition Para 5 Paraphrasing Formostcollegestudents theyhavetodealwithstudyingfortheexamsandearningmoneytopayfortheirtuitionatthesametime tuition WhenIstartedcollege tuitionwas 350aquarter LanguagePoints 8 Theexperiencesonehasincollegereallytransformteenagersintoadults andgearthemupfortherealworld Para 5 Paraphrasing Thecollegeexperiencescanhelpteenagersturnintoadults andhelpthemtoprepareforthefuturechallengesinreality transform into completelychangetheappearanceorcharacterofsth sbInthelast2