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Should university be free?

Listen and match the names with their comments. The first one is done for you.

Maiko Prae Shalini Lindsey Paul Eoin

JAPAN THAILAND CANADA UNITED ENGLAND ENGLAND

STATES

Eoin______ Yes, I definitely think college or university should be free. When I

went to university in the U.K., the government paid for all of the fees, for any
academic course that people wanted to study at that time.
__________ I don't think college education should be free because students
might not put as much effort that they are doing now because they know it's
free and they can do it anytime they want.
__________ I think people should have to pay for their education because
otherwise there's a lot of people who'll just go to school and then they'll go to
university and just study, and I think it takes away the importance of a
university education, so if people have to pay more then I think it makes them
more motivated, and yeah, it makes qualifications, a degree, more important.
__________ I think college education should be free if people want to study,
they should be given the opportunity to learn regardless of how much money
they have, so I think it would be a good system if students can apply and
register without paying the fees.
__________ I think college should be free for those that deserve it. In other
words, based on merit, if a child has worked really hard and shown that they
have high goals and that they want to do well and use college to succeed, then
I think that college should be free, but I don't think it should be free for those
who haven't shown in high school that they care about school or that they care
about learning.
__________ Definitely. Definitely, I think it should be free. I think for one,
depending on where you live, we all pay enough taxes that I think this is a
privilege that would be enjoyed and I also think if it were to be free, students
would really think hard about what they want to do, and let's say, they couldn't
figure it out at an early age, they could join at any point in time and it wouldn't
be a stress and everyone would have that freedom to be whatever they want,
so yeah.

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Should university be free?

Several people discuss businesses they would like to do.

Shalini 1) Shalini says if it is free, students _____ .

a) will study harder

b) will study what they love
c) will not have to work

Prae 2) Prae says if students pay _____ .

a) they will have less stress

b) they will make better choices
c) they will work harder

Maiko 3) Maiko thinks it should be free ______ .

a) because high school is free

b) regardless of one's income
c) so students study harder

Paul 4) Paul says people should pay so ______ .

a) people appreciate their education

b) colleges can hire good teachers
c) less people apply to college

Eoin 5) Eoin ______ education should be free.

a) thinks
b) does not think
c) is unsure

Lindsey 6) Lindsay says college should be free for ______ .

a) everyone
b) no one
c) some people

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10 Words in Sentences
Fill in the blanks with the correct words.

taxes fees government free goals

education motivated deserve university college

1. After high school, I plan to go to _________________________ for two years.

2. There is no such thing as a _________________________ lunch.

3. I work very hard in school so I _________________________ to go to university for free.

4. Books cost a lot of money but parking _________________________ are even more.

5. My country is poor but we have very good _________________________.

6. I hate to pay _________________________ but they pay for our schools.

7. Students who pay for tuition are _________________________ to learn a lot.

8. The _________________________ should try harder to make college cheaper.

9. I went to _________________________ for four years and then started working.

10. Going to university has always been one of my _________________________ .

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Itʼs Your Turn
Should university be free?

Guiding Questions:

• Why is education important?

• Should it be free for some people and not others?

• Should everyone go to university?

• Would free education make students less motivated?

• Do you plan to go to university?

Write your opinion here and then share with a partner:

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100 Word Fluency Challenge

Read the following 100 words as fast as you can and as clearly as
you can. Have a teacher or a friend time you and check any words
that you pronounce incorrectly. Keep practicing until you can say all
the words correctly and your speed increases.

Lindsey
I think college should be free for those that deserve it. If a
child has worked really hard and shown that they have
high goals and that they want to do well and use college
to succeed, then I think that college should be free, but I
don't think it should be free for those who haven't shown
in high school that they care about school.

Eoin
I definitely think college or university should be free.
When I went to university in the U.K., the government
paid for all of the fees for any course that people wanted
to study.

Time: ____________

Words to work on: _____________________________________________

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