The government wants half of the young people to experience the wonderful world of ___________: the _____ of learning, the _________ of graduation and an invitation to ________________, exciting careers.But the reality can be rather different. A degree has become a __________ in the job market because far more students are looking for jobs. Employees are doing the same job for similar money, but different _________. In this sense, a degree is indispensable but its value has greatly ____________.As for those who have already found a job, some are working in a job that doesn’t need a degree, while some get _________ in careers they don’t like. In some popular careers like media, _________ and PR, the unemployment rate is rather high. In contrast, some careers like _________, however, are not favored by graduates.At today’s graduate _________ fair, engineering stands were _______ because students who inquire lacked ________ qualifications.An expert believes that it is an expensive______ for students to go to university, for the education cannot resolve the ________ needs of the country.On the other hand, there’s a big increase in so-called cheap degrees like ________ or social sciences. Universities profit from increasing their enrollment and they get extra cash if they can woo school leavers from poorer, _______ backgrounds. So students are ______ with debt, ______ by the government that across a life time, a degree is worth an extra________ pounds, but an expert says there are two ______ in the government’s figures. Firstly they are based on the percentage of graduates going through higher education. But in a couple of years, one in every two people will receive higher education. The second _____ problem is that it’s based on the employment market where there is a job for life, but things have changed. Some graduates have to be retrained in order to find a job. Therefore, some think that in ________, going to university is a waste of time.
1Watch the clip and choose the best answer to the following question. What is the topic of this speech?
A. Measures to strengthen the contact between parents and schools
B. Measures to improve children's behaviour in school
C. Measures to strengthen teachers' authority
D. Measures to protect teachers from false allegations against them