【英语趣味课堂】在加拿大学习-Studying in Canada

Todd: Steve, I have a friend who wants to go study in Canada. What's the best way for a student to get into a Canadian University?

 

Steve: Well, it all depends on your nationality, and your level of English, in terms of your TOEFL score. If you have a very low TOEFL score then probably your best bet¹ would be to first go to Canada for three to six months and study in an English college there, and try to improve your English. While in Canada you can take practice TOEFL tests, and you can find tutors² to help you write essays, then when you return to your home country, if it's Japan, there's lots of good English schools, English tutors in Japan, Korea as well. I'm not too familiar with other countries but basically³ you have to apply for a student visa. It's usually not that difficult to get. Along with your student visa, you'll have to take a TOEFL test, which requires you to understand grammar. There's a listening portion⁴, um, there's a reading comprehension portion, and the most difficult portion for non-native English speakers is the essay question, because you have to write an essay during the TOEFL test, so I recommend that you practice writing essays and if you want more information I would ask the Canadian Embassy⁵ in your country or do a search on the internet where there's lots of information.

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get into

 

What's the best way for a student to get into a Canadian university?

 

If you 'get into' a school you are accepted to be a student there. Notice the following:

 

He got into a good university because he was an excellent student in high school.

She hopes to get into the nursing program for next year.

level of English

 

It all depends on your nationality and your level of English.

 

Your 'level of English' is your ability to speak English. Notice the following:

 

The classes you can take depend on your level of English.

His level of English improved a lot in a very short time.

best bet

 

Your best bet would be to first go to Canada for 3-6 months.

 

The 'best bet' is the safest or most secure⁶ solution or option for something. Notice the following:

 

It's your best bet to avoid the highway around 6pm.

I still think this car would be your best bet.

student visa

 

You will have to apply for a student visa.

 

A 'student visa' is a permission from the government in a different country to go there and study. Notice the following:

 

What do you have to do to get a student visa?

He is going to Canada on a student visa next semester⁷.

portion or non-native

 

The most difficult portion for non-native English speakers is the essay.

 

In this case 'portion' refers to a section or part of an exam.  'Non-native' English speakers are those people who don't speak English as their first or native language. Notice the following:

 

Unless a person learns English when he is very young, every non-native speaker will have an accent.

My favorite portion of the speech was the beginning.

1 bet   

v.打赌，以(与)...打赌；n.赌注，赌金；打赌

参考例句：

• I bet you can't do this puzzle.我敢说，你解决不了这个难题。
• I offered to bet with him.我提出与他打赌。

2 tutors   

n.家庭教师( tutor的名词复数 )；导师；（大专院校的）助教；课本v.当家庭教师( tutor的第三人称单数 )；任大学导师；任课

参考例句：

• The students have submitted their essays to their tutors. 学生把论文递交给导师。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• To all appearances this was done out of respect for the tutors. 看上来全是尊师。 来自汉英文学 - 围城

3 basically   

adv.基本上，从根本上说

参考例句：

• His heart is basically sound.他的心脏基本上健康。
• Basically I agree with your plan.我基本上同意你的计划。

4 portion   

n.部分，份，命运；v.将...分配，分配

参考例句：

• You are paid your portion not later than a week. 不会晚于一周你就可以得到你那一部分报酬。
• Three thousand dollars is no more than a portion.3000美元只不过是一部分。

5 embassy   

n.大使馆，大使及其随员

参考例句：

• Large crowd demonstrated outside the British Embassy.很多群众在英国大使馆外面示威。
• He's a U.S. diplomat assigned to the embassy in London.他是美国驻伦敦大使馆的一名外交官。

6 secure   

adj.无虑的，安心的，安全的；adj.牢靠的，稳妥的；vt.固定，获得，使...安全；vi.(海上工作人员)停止工；vi.(船)抛锚，停泊

参考例句：

• He found a secure foothold and pulled himself up.他找到了一个稳固的踏脚处并爬了上去。
• Extra men are needed to secure the camp against attack.需要增加兵力以保护军营免受攻击。

7 semester   

n.一学期，半学年，六个月的时间

参考例句：

• A student will probably attend four or five courses during each semester.每个学生一学期可能要修四五门课程。
• I had an especially rough time during my first semester.我第一个学期的日子难受极了。