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Joy English · Level B1 · Universityjoy-english.com

Changing a major

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Understand a conversation about academic plans.

Listen to each sentence and write what you hear.

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Words to know

major
The main subject a student studies at an American university.
credit
A unit that shows how much study a student has done.
requirement
Something that you must have or do.

Answer key

  1. I'm thinking about changing my major to biology.The -ing of “thinking” runs into “about”.
  2. What made you decide to switch?“Made you” sounds like “may-joo”.
  3. I really enjoyed the science class I took last semester.The k of “took” runs into “last”.
  4. Some of your credits will still count for the new degree.The l of “still” runs into “count”.
  5. Let's look at the requirements together.The stress in “requirements” is on “quire”.

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