h1b visa kaku
H1B Visa, Machio Kaku
The physicist Machio Kaku talks about the H1B visa.
Vocabulary
| agree | disagree | esteem |
| First of all | let me say | engine |
| is the engine of | prosperity | steam |
| steam power | laser | You’ve had your say |
| Can I have my say? | transistor | Let me have my say |
| industrial revolution | revolution (2) | information revolution |
| weak | weakness | precise |
| science | graduate | graduate(s) |
| compete | regular | Third World |
| Third World countries | How come | establishment |
| collapse | produce | generation |
| dumb | dummy (2) | stupid |
| index | rise | network |
| network television | real | reality |
| reality show | secret | weapon |
| forget | valley | Silicon Valley |
| genius | visa | Ph.D. |
| candidate | foreign | foreign born |
| magnet | suck | brain |
| go back | Oh, my god | remove |
| wall | Wall Street | Wall Street Journal |
| edit | editorial | congress |
| congressman | high level | take away |
| create | entire | heel |
| Achilles’ heel | again | homegrown |
| sociology | major (3) | determine |
| future | physics | engineer |
| irony | agree | immigration |
| issues | of course | argue |
| against | complete | completely |
| point | the point | nature (2) |
| human | human capital | miss (2) |
| missing | poor (2) | poorly |
| run (2) | exception | regard |
| run through | introductory | Illinois |
| Wisconsin | Michigan | freshmen |
| sophomore | flunk | operation |
| boot | boot camp | surprise |
| STEM course | make a point | important |
| regard | distort | insensitive |
| undermine | ability |
Questions
1. The people all agree with each other. True or false?
2. Do they interrupt each other?
3. According to the speaker, the engine of prosperity is…….
4. What is the weakness of the information revolution?
5. The educational system is the best in the world. Yes or no?
6. Do young people prefer to study or watch reality TV?
7. America’s secret weapon is…………..
8. If there was no H1B,
9. Are there many Ph.D. students in the US? What percent of all candidates do they make up?
10. When foreign students finish their studies, they stay in the US. Yes, no, yes and no?
11. What is Silicon Valley? Where is Silicon Valley?
12. There are many US job applicants for the top high-tech jobs. True or false?
13. What did a congressman say?
14. Do foreigners cause unemployment for Americans?
15. What is the main problem with the US?
16. Why aren’t there many Americans studying STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) subjects
A. Many people from my country live and work abroad. True or false? If true, where do they live and work?
B. Are there many immigrants/foreigners/expatriates in your country? Where are they from? What do they do?
C. There is a shortage of skilled workers in my city or country. True or false? If true, in which areas?
D. Should your country open its doors to foreign workers?
E. Is there a glut of university graduates in my city. Do you agree?
F. Is the educational system of your country good, bad, or in the middle?
G. How could your country’s educational system be improved?
