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7 Fınance

Grammar It clauses

A. Read each sentence and answer the question.
1. It’s a pity so many students leave university in
debt. What’s a pity?
2. It worries me that the next generation might
not be able to find work locally. What worries
the writer?
3. I don’t like it when people assume teens today
are lazy. What doesn’t the writer like?
In each of the sentences above, we’ve used the
dummy it to refer to something which comes
later in the sentence.

B. Complete the text with the phrases below. What does it refer to in each sentence?

How much does a university education cost?

It really surprised me when I went to university
1 . Coming from a small town,
I’d never really been exposed to a multicultural,
international environment and so it never occurred
to me that 2 . However, it
seems that 3 and so more
and more students are looking into it as an option.
As well as looking good on your CV, it gives you the
opportunity to see other places and meet other
people.
It’s a pity then that 4 . For
example, in the US, it costs an average of $40,000
per year to study as an international student at
one of the top universities and the UK isn’t much
better, with fees around £25,000. But it looks like
5 .
It’s amazing that 6 for
just €170 per year. Why? Because there are no a. you can study in a well-known institution like
tuition fees, just a registration cost which all the Sorbonne
students, both French and international, must pay. b. to find affordable education
Alternatively, you could study in Germany, where
tuition is also free or a Mediterranean country such c. there aren’t more loans available to
as Spain or Italy, where tuition fees are around international students
$1,000 per year. d. there are much cheaper options available
However, although it is easy 7 e. the cost can be so high
you must also take into account the cost of getting f. studying abroad in a higher education
there and living day-to-day. It’s a pity institution is seen as a mark of intelligence
8 to cover things like travel g. people would want to come to study in the UK
expenses, accommodation, food and educational h. just how many international students there
resources.
were

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