General Listening Quiz
“College Graduation – Script”
Listening Exercise
Listen to the recording on college graduations and read along with the conversation. Review the key vocabulary and the sample sentences.
College Graduation: Audio automatically transcribed by Sonix
College Graduation: this mp3 audio file was automatically transcribed by Sonix with the best speech-to-text algorithms. This transcript may contain errors.
Man:
Yeah! All right! Freedom at last.
Woman:
Hey, why are you so happy? Did you win $1 million?
Man:
What? No.
Woman:
Well, did you finally move out of your parents house? You weren't paying rent?
Man:
No, not at all. I just found out that I only need to take three more classes to finish. So I'm graduating in the summer.
Woman:
Whoa. That's so cool. What classes do you have left?
Man:
I have two business classes and a Spanish class.
Woman:
That sounds great. So what are you gonna do with your finance degree after you graduate?
Man:
Well, that's still up in the air, but I'm thinking about working for my dad. He owns a computer software company, and he needs help in their accounting department. And if I don't do that, I might go back to school and get an MBA.
Woman:
And how are you gonna pay for that?
Man:
I'm not sure, but I might have to take out a loan. We'll see.
Sonix is the world’s most advanced automated transcription, translation, and subtitling platform. Fast, accurate, and affordable.
Automatically convert your mp3 files to text (txt file), Microsoft Word (docx file), and SubRip Subtitle (srt file) in minutes.
Sonix has many features that you’d love including upload many different filetypes, secure transcription and file storage, automatic transcription software, automated translation, and easily transcribe your Zoom meetings. Try Sonix for free today.
Man: Yeah. All right. Freedom at last.
Woman: Hey, why are you so happy? Did you win a million dollars?
Man: What? No!
Woman: Well, did you finally move out of your parents house? You weren’t paying rent.
Man: No, not at all. I just found out that I only need to take three more classes to finish, so I’m graduating in the summer.
Woman: Whoa. That’s so cool. What classes do you have left?
Man: I have two business classes and a Spanish class.
Woman: That sounds great. So, what are you going to do with your finance degree after you graduate?
Man: Well, that’s still up in the air, but I’m thinking about working for my dad. He owns a computer software company, and he needs help in their accounting department. And if I don’t do that, I might go back to school and get an MBA.
Woman: And how are you going to pay for that?
Man: I’m not sure, but I might have to take out a loan. We’ll see.
Vocabulary and Sample Sentences
- left (adjective): not used up; remaining
– My daughter has one year left of high school.
– There are two cookies left. Can I have them?
- finance (noun; also a verb): the management of money in a family, at a company, or by governments
– James is a real expert in finance at his company. OR James is going to finance his children’s college education. - up in the air (expression): undecided
– Our travel plans are up in the air right now until weather improves.