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Warm Up
Discuss your ideas on the following questions.
●Have you ever had a job?
●Which do you think is more important: education or work experience?
●What do you think about having a job while you are studying?
Dialogue
Listen to a conversation between two students.
Mia: Hey, Jay! What’s up?
Jay: Not much. How are you doing, Mia?
Mia: Not very well. I fell asleep in class yesterday. Well… Professor Toni didn’t notice, but I feel really bad, and I don’t know if I missed something important.
Jay: Well, it probably wasn’t that bad. Everybody falls asleep in class sometimes, especially when the class is boring.
Mia: That’s true. But I don’t even know what homework he assigned.
Jay: No worries, I got your back. I have notes for that class. You can take a look if you want. And you shouldn’t panic! Learning doesn’t only happen in the classroom. I learned a lot from my job, for example. I was a field engineer assistant during the last summer break. And you know what happened? On my first day of work, I had to work 16 hours, late into the night. I got a lot of hands-on experience. I think it’s much more important to learn on the job than in a classroom environment.
Mia: Hey, I didn’t know you worked as an engineer. You never told me that before. That’s so cool!
Jay: Yeah, I guess I never had a chance to talk about it. But the point is, sometimes, seeking adventure and expanding your horizons is what really matters.
Mia: That’s a great idea. Maybe I should try to experience more and learn something different, like you did.
Jay: Yeah, why not? Hey, just a heads up, it’s Professor Mary’s class this afternoon. Trust me, you don’t want to fall asleep in her class.
Mia: Ok, thanks. I’ll try not to.
1. Fill in the blanks with the words below.
heads up got your back assigned panic no worries
expand your horizons boring hands-on experience
(1) This class is so ________________________. I can’t help but fall asleep during the class.
(2) The internship will allow you to get some ________________________ working as an architect.
(3) Could you tell me what homework the teacher ________________________ last class?
(4) ________________________, you don’t need to apologize. In the end I didn’t need any help.
(5) You need to go out, try new things and meet new people, you know, ________________________.
(6) The professor will give us a ________________________ when a test is coming up.
(7) No need to ________________________! You’re smart. I’m sure you did great on the exam.
(8) Don’t worry. ________________________! I will always be here if you need help.
2. Fill in the blanks with information from the dialogue.
Jay: How are you doing, mia?
Mia: Not very well, I fell asleep in class yesterday. Professor Toni didn’t notice, but I feel really bad and I don’t know if I missed anything important.
Jay: Well, it probably wasn’t that bad. Everybody falls asleep in class sometimes, especially when the class is boring.
Mia: That’s true. But I don’t even know what homework he assigned.
Jay: No worries, I got your back. I have notes for that class, you can take a look if you want. And you shouldn’t panic!
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Mia: Hey, I didn’t know you worked as an engineer. You never told me that before. That’s so cool.
Jay: Yeah, I guess I never had a chance to talk about it. But the point is, sometimes________________________.
本文中出现的单词有：heads, never
用文章中出现元音/e/的词造句，和老师一起完成这个练习。
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其他含有元音/e/的单词有：said, bed, men, end, bet, kept, check, help
转折词but在日常使用中和and一样，可以用作两个句子间的连词。同时，But也是最常见的转折词，用来表示前后句观点不一致。在听力练习中，but后往往跟着考点。
【例】I like eating fast food, but I was told that fast food is bad for health. 我喜欢吃快餐，但是我也知道快餐不健康。
【例】I think cooking is fun, but I am not good at it. 我知道做饭很有趣，但是我的厨艺不好。
【例】I am tired, but I have homework to do. 我很累了，但我还要做作业。
3. Write sentences in English with the structure above.
(1) 我知道锻炼很重要，但是我生病了。
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(2) 我很难受，但是我还要去学校。
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(3) 课程很难，但是很有效。
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(4) 他们都很开心，但是我很难过。
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(5) 今天街上车辆很多，但是行人很少。
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Debate Question
Classroom is the best place to study.
Independent Task Questions
Share your opinion on the following questions.
1. Some people believe that it is important for young people to have a part-time job as working experience, while others think they should spend more time on study. Which do you think is more important? Give reasons and examples to support your answer.
2. Do you think that it is important for young people to finish forty hours of community service each year? Give reasons and examples to support your answer.