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1. Robbie came to the conclusion that the interview could be an important experience for him.
2. Robbie thanked his father for hearing him out.
3. Philip said that Charley Rafer looked _______young as ever.
4. Robbie told the dean that he wasn’t very _______ at tennis.
5. Dean Rafer had a lot of interviews so he wanted to ______ right to work.
6. The dean asked Robbie for his high-school _______.
7. The dean saw that Robbie had some _______ about becoming a journalist.
ACT 3
On the patio of the Steward’s home later that day. Robbie is watering the flowers. He is speaking with his friend Mike about their interviews for college.
| Mike:
| I had an interview today, too. I had a great interview with Admissions at Columbia University.
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| Robbie:
| Really? What did hey say? Will you get into the school?
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| Mike:
| Well, they didn’t say anything for sure.
[joking] But I figure that with my grades and with my personality, I’ll have no problem.
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| Robbie:
| Columbia’s terrific school. What are you going to do?
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| Mike:
| Do? I don’t know. I also applied to NYU.
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| Robbie:
| You sound excited about Columbia.
What’s your problem, Mike?
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| Mike:
| Indecision. Indecision. It’s not easy, and this an important decision we have to make. What about you? How was your interview with Michigan?
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| Robbie:
| The interview was fine.
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| Mike:
| It’s a great college.
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| Robbie:
| It is. My father would like me to go there. He and my Grandpa both went there.
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| Mike:
| Great medical school, too.
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| Robbie:
| I know.
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| Mike:
| You can follow in your father’s footsteps.
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| Robbie:
| Ah! I’d like to follow in my own footsteps, Mike.
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| Mike:
| What do you want to study?
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| Robbie:
| I’ve been thinking. I think I want to study journalism to be a reporter – a newspaperman.
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| Mike:
| You do a pretty good job on the Riverdale High School paper.
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| Robbie:
| And I’ve been thinking about it a lot lately.
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| Mike:
| Have you discussed it with your parents?
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| Robbie:
| No. But I have to.
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| Mike:
| OK. Let’s talk.
[They leave.]
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1. Remember the words and word-combinations:
Columbia University - a private university in New York City
NYU - New York University
Indecision – not being able to decide, or choose
follow in your father’s footsteps – to become like your father
That night. Robbie is sitting in the living room of his home. Philip enters.
| Philip:
| Hi, Son. Is everything all right?
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| Robbie:
| Hi, Dad. Everything’s fine. I was just waiting for you to get home so we could talk.
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| Philip:
| Anything special you want to talk about?
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| Robbie:
| There is, Dad.
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| Philip:
| I’m listening.
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| Robbie:
| Well, I know you and Mom have given up a lot to save money for my college tuition.
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| Philip:
| We want you to go to college, Robbie.
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| Robbie:
| I know. I do.
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| Philip:
| But?
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| Robbie:
| Well, I’ve thought a lot about which college, and one of them is Columbia.
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| Philip:
| Columbia? Why Columbia?
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| Robbie:
| First, they have an excellent School of Journalism.
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| Philip:
| They do. And your friends are planning to go to Columbia?
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| Robbie:
| That’s only part of it. It’s complicated. I’ll try to explain. Mike and I had a hamburger this afternoon, and we talked.
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| Philip:
| Yes?
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| Robbie:
| Well, we talked about a lot of things. He applied to Columbia, and his interview was very successful. He thinks he’ll be accepted, and he really wants to go there.
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| Philip:
| Dean Rafer called me today. He told me he was very impressed with you.
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| Robbie:
| He’s a nice man. He was very kind.
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| Philip:
| He told me you had some doubts about wanting to go to Michigan.
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| Robbie:
| Yes, I do. I’m just not sure about what I want to do.
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| Philip:
| That’s OK.
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| Robbie:
| You understand?
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| Philip:
| Let me tell you something, Robbie. Something that might be surprising to you.
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| Robbie:
| What? Tell me.
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| Philip:
| Well, Grandpa wanted me to study engineering, like him. Well, I wasn’t clear about my future, but I knew engineering was not for me.
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| Robbie:
| What did you tell Grandpa?
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| Philip:
| The truth.
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| Robbie:
| Then you’re not upset about my not wanting to go into medicine?
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| Philip:
| I’m not upset at all. I’m just happy that we’re able to talk about it.
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| Robbie:
| I am too, Dad.
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| Philip:
| I suppose you want to apply to Columbia.
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| Robbie:
| Yes, but I also want to apply to several other colleges.
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| Philip:
| I thought you wanted to go to Columbia.
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| Robbie:
| Well, I might want to go to Columbia. But I might not. I just want to be able to make my own decision.
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| Philip:
| You’re a real Stewart!
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| Robbie:
| And if I think about it long enough, you never know …
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| Philip:
| Never know what?
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| Robbie:
| If I make my own decision, I might choose Michigan.
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| Philip:
| Robbie, you’re something! You know, when I was your age, I said exactly the same thing to Grandpa.
[They smile.]
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2. Match the words with their definitions:
| 1. given up
| a. the cost of education at a college or private school
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| 2. tuition
| b. sacrificed
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| 3. accepted
| c. like the other Stewarts
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| 4. impressed
| d. sure
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| 5. clear
| e. permitted to enter
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| 6. a real Stewart
| f. having a positive opinion or feeling about someone or something
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An interesting fact:
· There are both private and public colleges and universities in the United States. Private schools, like Columbia University and NYU, are more expensive than public institutions, which receive money from state or city governments.
· More than 30% of young American adults attend college. There are about 3,000 institutions of higher education in the United States.
3. Answer the questions:
1. Is college tuition expensive in your country?
2. About what percent of your country’s population attends college?
3. About how many colleges or universities are there in your country?
4. Make up a story about:
· one of the Universities in the United States
· the system of Higher education in the United States
