ЕГЭ по английскому языку (аудирование №7)

Speaker 1
I really regret going to university straight from school. I wasn’t really old or mature enough to understand what a huge opportunity I had. Basically I went because I couldn’t decide on a profession. I studied English because it was my favourite subject and simply kept my options open. Truthfully I made a mess of it. I wish now that I’d waited, got a few years work experience and then gone to university to study something practical to help my career.

Speaker 2
Taking a degree in the UK is now a major enterprise. Until about 10 years ago you could get a government grant to pay for tuition fees and accommodation. Now you have to get a student loan. This means that you can finish your university education owing a lot of money. When you start working you begin to repay but it can take years to pay it all back. This makes it almost impossible to be able to buy a house or treat yourself to decent holidays until the debt is paid off. But then again, you can limit your job opportunity by not going to university. It’s very hard.

Speaker 3
I am going to Hull to study Computer Science. My boy friend is going to Strathclyde University in Glasgow to study Civil Engineering. All my friends are either going to university somewhere or taking a ‘Gap’ year. And of course I’ll be leaving home, my parents and family. I haven’t gone yet but already I feel lonely. Of course I am excited as well. I’ll make new friends and have all kinds of new experiences. But somehow I feel my young life is almost over. I imagine myself like a flower that is about to be up rooted and planted somewhere else. I am trying to be cheerful but to be honest I feel like crying. But I am sure everything will be OK.

Speaker 4
Tomorrow I am starting work. I can hardly believe my luck. As of tomorrow I’ll be working in a studio helping to make animated films. I did my work experience with the company and they are all really friendly. And apparently they are going to give me intensive training in all the computer design programmes I will need to master. If I had gone to university with my friends from the Arts Foundation course, I’d probably get the same training. But instead I’ll be getting a salary and real experience rather than borrowing loads of money from the government.

Speaker 5
Our A Level results are due on August 30th. I need two As and a В to have a reasonable chance of studying mathematics at Christ’s College Cambridge the university attended by John Milton and Charles Darwin among others. I have to say that I am feeling positive. I think the exams went pretty well. There was only one question that I found quite difficult. So who knows? Maybe I will be listed among the famous graduates of, arguably, the most famous university in the world. Only ten more days until I find out. It’s too early to celebrate but…

Speaker 6
Today is my last day at school. I should remember how I feel now for the rest of my life. I will never be a school pupil again! But somehow it feels rather ordinary and natural to me. I will say goodbye today to some people I may never meet again. But on the other hand I will stay in touch with my close friends and I do plan to attend school reunions when I get a chance in the future. But still it probably should feel special today and sad. Certainly I have seen a few friends in tears today. But for me, It’s just another day. The future lies ahead and I am ready to meet it. Nothing more.