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17-06-06, 10:05 PM
As 900,000 high-school students prepare for university entrance exams this summer, many are complaining the football world cup is making it difficult for them to concentrate on studying.
The same as every year, universities and colleges in Vietnam are holding their entrance exams for student hopefuls. The exams are competitive, with students and their families believing entrance decides sets the future in stone.
This year, with just one month left for students to prepare for exams, the World Cup is hitting the TV screens.
Many students can not steel themselves against the lure of this sporting event. On such student is Nga, from Buon Me Thuot, who said, "How can we concentrate on studying while the TV is on and the commentator is shouting - Beckham shoots".
"I sometimes try but when people shout too loud I can't stop myself from running to watch for a little while," said Nga.
Many students rent houses for the month to prior to their exams, and some groups have chipped in to buy small TVs so they won't have to go to nearby cafes.
"We have been to people's houses to watch, but we didn't want to bother them anymore, so we bought this," said Trang another student in Buon Me Thuot pointing at an old 14 inch TV.
Most matches are broadcast in the evening, from 8pm through to 3am, so watching every match consumes all the study time the students have.
Asked how they could study and still watch the matches, Cuong said, "We watch the games but still focus on our lessons. University entrance exam is organized annually, but World Cup is only on every four years."
However, another student called Yen said she had decided to select only a few matches she could not miss. She fears that watching every fixture would leave her too washed out, and to make matter worse, it was her second time taking the university entrance exams.
As study pressure increases as exams draw closer, some students have been determined not to watch any matches as they will not be able to hesitate to follow the whole game.
Nguyen Van Vu, a man whose son is going to sit the exams said, "I go to my neighbour's house to watch to keep my house quiet for my boy to concentrate on his studies."
Some parents even complain that even though their TV is switched off more than before, the money they have to pay for electricity will be much more. The reason is in order to keep quiet in their house they have had to close all the doors to prevent the noise. With the heat of the summer then it means that they have to use air-conditioning.
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The same as every year, universities and colleges in Vietnam are holding their entrance exams for student hopefuls. The exams are competitive, with students and their families believing entrance decides sets the future in stone.
This year, with just one month left for students to prepare for exams, the World Cup is hitting the TV screens.
Many students can not steel themselves against the lure of this sporting event. On such student is Nga, from Buon Me Thuot, who said, "How can we concentrate on studying while the TV is on and the commentator is shouting - Beckham shoots".
"I sometimes try but when people shout too loud I can't stop myself from running to watch for a little while," said Nga.
Many students rent houses for the month to prior to their exams, and some groups have chipped in to buy small TVs so they won't have to go to nearby cafes.
"We have been to people's houses to watch, but we didn't want to bother them anymore, so we bought this," said Trang another student in Buon Me Thuot pointing at an old 14 inch TV.
Most matches are broadcast in the evening, from 8pm through to 3am, so watching every match consumes all the study time the students have.
Asked how they could study and still watch the matches, Cuong said, "We watch the games but still focus on our lessons. University entrance exam is organized annually, but World Cup is only on every four years."
However, another student called Yen said she had decided to select only a few matches she could not miss. She fears that watching every fixture would leave her too washed out, and to make matter worse, it was her second time taking the university entrance exams.
As study pressure increases as exams draw closer, some students have been determined not to watch any matches as they will not be able to hesitate to follow the whole game.
Nguyen Van Vu, a man whose son is going to sit the exams said, "I go to my neighbour's house to watch to keep my house quiet for my boy to concentrate on his studies."
Some parents even complain that even though their TV is switched off more than before, the money they have to pay for electricity will be much more. The reason is in order to keep quiet in their house they have had to close all the doors to prevent the noise. With the heat of the summer then it means that they have to use air-conditioning.
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http://www.neighbourfromhell.co.uk/world_n...s_for_students/ (http://www.neighbourfromhell.co.uk/world_news/world_cup_creates_difficulties_for_students/)