[speaker001:] Guess what came in the mail today?
[speaker002:] What?
[speaker001:] My acceptance letter to Yale!
[speaker002:] Wow! Congratulation! When do classes start?
[speaker001:] Freshman orientation is the last week of august, but I want to go two weeks before that to get settled in.
[speaker002:] You 're so lucky! Do you have to do many things before you leave?
[speaker001:] Yes. I 'll be very busy! I have to get a visa, buy a plane ticket, and pack my things. But first, I want to register for classes.
[speaker002:] When can you do that?
[speaker001:] Well, they sent me their prospectus, so I can start looking now. do you want to help me decide which classed to take?
[speaker002:] Sure. What can you choose from?
[speaker001:] Well, I have to take all the fundamental course, plus a few from my major.
[speaker002:] What is your major?
[speaker001:] I hope to major in English literature, but the admissions counselor told me that many people change their major many times in their first year, so we 'll see.
[speaker002:] What are the fundamental course?
[speaker001:] In order to graduate, every student must take a certain amount of classes in history, math, English, philosophy, science and art.
[speaker002:] Interesting. That 's very different from the Chinese education system.
[speaker001:] Yes, it is. It 's also very different from the British education system.
[speaker002:] Really?
[speaker001:] oh, sure. In British, students don 't have to take the foundation course.
[speaker002:] why not?
[speaker001:] maybe because they think they know everything already! ha ha.