Read the email. Are the statements true (T), false (F) or not given (NG)?
Hi Rab
Good to hear from you. I’m sorry I haven’t written for ages, but I’ve been trying to organise stuff for college. I don’t know what it’s like in Germany, but here it’s a bit of a nightmare now as you need so much money to go to university.
I’m lucky that my parents can help me out a bit, but I don’t really want to ask them for money. The tuition fees are thousands of pounds a year and that’s just for the course and then I have to find somewhere to live. Most students take out a loan from the bank, but then we have to pay it back when we graduate and that can take years if we don’t manage to get a good job. And I don’t even want to think about how much interest we have to pay on that money. So, I I’ll be in debt for some time unless I win the lottery!
I’m studying physics which is a three-year course and when I finish I’m going to apply for a scholarship to study in the US. That’s the plan anyway. There are some very good research programmes over there and I think it would be fun to live abroad for a while. I know quite a few people who have studied in the States and they’ve loved it.
When school finishes in June, I’m going to get a summer job so I can try and save a bit of money before I head off. If I stay at home, I won’t need to spend any money on food. I guess I could also sell my car because it’s very expensive to run a car these days and I don’t think I’ll need it when I’m at college.
How do you manage Rab? Do you have a part-time job? What are university fees like in Germany? Is it the same as here or can you get a grant to help you?
We really must get together again soon as it’s been a long time. Let me know what your plans are.
All the best
Mario
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True (T), false (F) or not given (NG)?
Mario has started his degree course. |
NG |
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a) He can’t borrow any money from his parents. |
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b) He does the lottery. |
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c) He wants to study in America. |
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d) He’s going to sell his car. |
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e) He wants to meet up with Rab. |
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