Family Life (2)

When children grow up
Countries also have different customs concerning when children leave home. In the United States, children usually leave home when they finish high school or college. If young people want to continue living with their parents after that, they’re often expected to pay rent. Young adults in Western countries are also very independent and rarely share personal information with their parents. For example, most American parents don’t know their adult children’s salaries.

In contrast, in several East Asian countries, young people live with their parents until they marry. This is very practical, especially in big cities where housing is expensive.

People in East Asia consider caring for aging parents an important responsibility. That usually means living with their elderly parents to care for them. Americans also care for their parents, but many parents prefer to live on their own. When it becomes necessary, elderly people often choose to move into assisted living facilities and receive care from professionals. Despite differences, everyone agrees that family should be a high priority.

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Teaching Topic: Differences between College and University 教學主題: College 與 University 的差別

Hi, friends! If you are still in high school, have you thought about what you want to do after you graduate? Are you going to go to college or are you going to go to university?

Now, these are two distinct questions. But if you’re in the US, the two questions are actually one and the same.

That’s right. Americans use the terms, college and university to mean the same thing. It’s common to say someone is going off to college, even if they’re actually going to a university,but technically the two terms are different.

That’s right. Colleges are usually small and only offer four year degrees, universities are large, made up of many colleges. For example, Ohio State University has its own college of arts and sciences among others.

Though they’re smaller, some of the top rank schools in the US are colleges. One example, is the Ivy League School, Dartmouth College.

And then there’s community college which offers trade and technical certifications in training. But seldom offers four year degrees.

Okay, which are called bachelor’s degrees. Universities, on the other hand, can offer advanced degrees like master’s degrees and doctoral degrees.

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concern v.
to relate to (something or someone) : to be about (something or someone)
- The article concerns the preservation of water resources in Israel.
concerning preposition
relating to (something or someone) : about
- Danny received a letter from the IRS concerning his tax refund.

salary n.
an amount of money that an employee is paid each year
- The weekly salary for the job is about $400.
- Karl has been at this company for just two years, and his salary has already doubled.
wage n.
an amount of money that a worker is paid based on the number of hours, days, etc., that are worked
- The boss only pays us minimum wage.

facility n.
something (such as a building or large piece of equipment) that is built for a specific purpose
- There's no medical facility in this area.
- The elderly facility is urn by the government.
something that makes an action, operation, or activity easier — usually plural
- There are plenty of recreational facilities in this park.

priority n.
the things that someone cares about and thinks are important
- Being a mom is Jenny's first priority now.
something that is more important than other things and that needs to be done or dealt with first
- You have to get your priorities right first and then deal with the most urgent problem.

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