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Episode description
A big thank you to Carlos for asking us about education in Canada! This episode is all about that very subject. Harp and Maura talk about the Canadian public school system, and outline what college and university are in Canada. They also talk about the programs you can take and the degrees you can earn. Then they share their own experiences in school all the way from kindergarten to university and beyond!
Expressions included in the study guide
- To take advantage of something
- A lucky duck
- The Canadian education system vs. the Quebec education system
- Vice versa
- Post-
- The difference between university and college in Canada
- A handful
- To maintain a certain average
- A PhD
- Specialized university degrees
- To be a baby
- A good route
- To go away to school
- Never say never
- Only time will tell
Informal contractions in this episode
Informal contractions are unofficial short forms of other words, and they’re usually only used in casual conversation. For example, when a native English speaker talks casually, they might say gonna instead of going to, or whaddya instead of what do you. Even though informal contractions are usually only used in spoken English, we include them in the Culips written transcripts to help you get used to how they’re used and what they sound like.
These are the informal contractions used in today’s episode, along with their meanings:
- ’cause: because
- gonna: going to
- kinda: kind of
- lotta: lot of
- wanna: want to
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Chatterbox #104 – Getting educated in Canada
Episode description
A big thank you to Carlos for asking us about education in Canada! This episode is all about that very subject. Harp and Maura talk about the Canadian public school system, and outline what college and university are in Canada. They also talk about the programs you can take and the degrees you can earn. Then they share their own experiences in school all the way from kindergarten to university and beyond!Expressions included in the study guide
- To take advantage of something
- A lucky duck
- The Canadian education system vs. the Quebec education system
- Vice versa
- Post-
- The difference between university and college in Canada
- A handful
- To maintain a certain average
- A PhD
- Specialized university degrees
- To be a baby
- A good route
- To go away to school
- Never say never
- Only time will tell
Informal contractions in this episode
Informal contractions are unofficial short forms of other words, and they’re usually only used in casual conversation. For example, when a native English speaker talks casually, they might say gonna instead of going to, or whaddya instead of what do you. Even though informal contractions are usually only used in spoken English, we include them in the Culips written transcripts to help you get used to how they’re used and what they sound like. These are the informal contractions used in today’s episode, along with their meanings:- ’cause: because
- gonna: going to
- kinda: kind of
- lotta: lot of
- wanna: want to
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