Degrees to make you rich
Words
assignment
sweat it out --to wait anxiously for news that is very important to you
spiralling costs --costs increase quickly in a way that cannot be controlled
vocational—relating to the skills you need to do a particular job
commission vt. to formally ask someone to write, produce…
The Russell Group—groups of universities that have huge social, economic and cultural impacts locally, across the UK and around the globe.
dentistry
Income gap
outcome
1. Mandeep felt ______ when she graduated from Oxford and got a job piling shelves in a supermarket.
underqualified qualified over-qualification overqualified
2. Buying a pair of boots is ______ in my long career in football.
a first step in the long run no pain, no gain vocational
3. The government has come up with a plan to tackle the widening ______ between rich and poor.
outcomes income gap spiralling costs medicine
4. Because of the ______, we can no longer afford to finish the building project.
social background spiralling costs income gap law
Listen and Complete:
The speaker is talking about the relationship between a degree and a career.
Different Voices Ideas
A career≠A Career Career is hard to 1._________ and graduates end up doing something they are 2._________ for. There is a need for much better career advice and 3._________ other than university education.
A career earns you more. Location Graduates of the 24 Russell Group universities earn an average of 4._________ after five years - 40% more than those at other universities.
Subject 5._________ income gap: Graduates in subjects such as law, 6.__________ and dentistry tend to do well.
Gender Men earn on average, 7._________ more than women.
Social background Those from better-off 8._________ are much more likely to go to university and particularly a good one.
Encouraging words Employers are 9._________ more graduates... and graduates are half as likely to be unemployed as non-graduates.
Read and Complete
What's the point of studying ! It's something you might ask yourself if you're studying for a degree and you're struggling to complete an assignment or 1.__________(sweat) it out in an exam, especially if your friends seem to be out having a good time, or are working and earning lots of money.
Many of us choose to go to university 2.__________ a first step towards a good career but sometimes that career is hard to achieve and graduates end up 3.__________(do) something they are overqualified for. The Chartered Institute for Personnel and Development says that with the spiralling costs of university, students need to ask themselves 5.__________ a degree path is the best route into a career. It says there is a need for much better career advice and guidance, 6.__________ high-quality alternative vocational routes into employment other than university education.
But other new research commissioned for the BBC, says that a degree will, in the long run, earn you more. However, there are differences 7.__________ your earning potential. Dr Jack Britton from the Institute for Fiscal Studies says that "Graduates of the 24 Russell Group universities earn an average 8.__________ 33,500 after five years - about 40% more than those who studied at other universities."
However, it found it's not just the location 9.__________ other factors than can play a part in what you can earn, such as the subject a student chooses to study. It discovered that five years after graduation, the income gap 10.__________ students who studied the subjects that attract the highest and lowest salaries can be considerable. Graduates 11.__________ subjects such as law, medicine and dentistry tend to do well. And 12.__________ they progress, the pay gap between these careers and others, such as the creative arts, widens. There are other factors too 13.__________ influence what you might earn: Five years after graduation, men earn on average, 14% more than women. Also, a student's social background can have an effect, with those 14.__________ better-off households much more likely to go to university and particularly a good one.
But 15.__________ you still feel university delivers the best opportunities then there are encouraging words from Alistair Jarvis, head of Universities UK, who told BBC News that "Employers are demanding more graduates... and graduates are half as likely to be unemployed 16.__________ non-graduates. There are many many good graduate outcomes coming from universities." So maybe all that studying is worth it – after all 'no pain, no gain'!
1. Answer the questions:
1). Why is career hard to achieved sometimes
2). According to research conducted for the BBC, where should you study to earn more money in your career
2. Underline the part that is false and explain why.
The costs of university are increasing and graduates are 14% less likely to be unemployed than non-graduates.
3. Paraphrase the sentences:
1). A. Graduates end up doing something they are overqualified for.
2). As they progress, the pay gap between these careers and others, .., widens.
4. What is your opinion on the relationship between a degree and a career
The Key：
Different Voices Ideas
A career≠A Career Career is hard to achieve and graduates end up doing something they are overqualified for. There is a need for much better career advice and guidance other than university education.
A career earns you more. Location Graduates of the 24 Russell Group universities earn an average of 33,500 after five years - 40% more than those at other universities.
Subject Graduates in subjects such as law, medicine and dentistry tend to do well.
Gender Men earn on average, 14% more than women.
Social background Those from better-off households are much more likely to go to university and particularly a good one.
Encouraging words Employers are demanding more graduates... and graduates are half as likely to be unemployed as non-graduates.
听力原文
What's the point of studying ! It's something you might ask yourself if you're studying for a degree and you're struggling to complete an assignment or sweating it out in an exam, especially if your friends seem to be out having a good time, or are working and earning lots of money.
Many of us choose to go to university as a first step towards a good career but sometimes that career is hard to achieve and graduates end up doing something they are overqualified for. The Chartered Institute for Personnel and Development says that with the spiralling costs of university, students need to ask themselves whether a degree path is the best route into a career. It says there is a need for much better career advice and guidance, alongside high-quality alternative vocational routes into employment other than university education.
But other new research commissioned for the BBC, says that a degree will, in the long run, earn you more. However, there are differences in your earning potential. Dr Jack Britton from the Institute for Fiscal Studies says that "Graduates of the 24 Russell Group universities earn an average of 33,500 after five years - about 40% more than those who studied at other universities."
However, it found it's not just the location but other factors than can play a part in what you can earn, such as the subject a student chooses to study. It discovered that five years after graduation, the income gap between students who studied the subjects that attract the highest and lowest salaries can be considerable. Graduates in subjects such as law, medicine and dentistry tend to do well. And as they progress, the pay gap between these careers and others, such as the creative arts, widens. There are other factors too that influence what you might earn: Five years after graduation, men earn on average, 14% more than women. Also, a student's social background can have an effect, with those from better-off households much more likely to go to university and particularly a good one.
But if you still feel university delivers the best opportunities then there are encouraging words from Alistair Jarvis, head of Universities UK, who told BBC News that "Employers are demanding more graduates... and graduates are half as likely to be unemployed as non-graduates. There are many many good graduate outcomes coming from universities." So maybe all that studying is worth it – after all 'no pain, no gain'!
读后回答问题答案
1. Answer the questions:
1). Why is career hard to achieved sometimes
Graduates end up doing something they are overqualified for.
2). According to research conducted for the BBC, where should you study to earn more money in your career
At Russell Group universities. Dr Jack Britton from the Institute for Fiscal Studies says that "Graduates of the 24 Russell Group universities earn an average of 33,500 after five years - about 40% more than those who studied at other universities."
2. Underline the part that is false and explain why.
The costs of university are increasing and graduates are 14% less likely to be unemployed than non-graduates.
3. Paraphrase the sentences:
1). A. Graduates end up doing something they are overqualified for.
2). As they progress, the pay gap between these careers and others, .., widens.
4. What is your opinion on the relationship between a degree and a career
