Connect with English

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Connect with English

• Episode 13
• Job Hunting

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1. Vocabulary

• Please watch out (be careful), this dish is very
  spicy (hot). We use special hot peppers in
  Ethiopian cooking.
• lets drink to Rebecca.... Heres to (This
  drink is to celebrate) the beginning of a new
  life!
• Variety is the spice of life (Life is more fun if
  we try many different things).
• You must be experiencing a certain amount of
  culture shock (confusion caused by contact with a
  place other than ones own)..., having a meal
  with a senior citizen let out for the evening (an
  older person who is allowed to spend an evening
  out).I feel ready to take whatever comes my way
  (face anything that comes to me).
• My car broke down (failed to work), and this guy
  helped me out (fixed my problem).
• Oh, he said these trips wear him out (make him
  very tired)...
• Well, its all yours (its your turn to use it).
• You look very sharp (well-dressed or stylish).
• Well, I am off to (leaving for) the library. I
  have a paper due (have to turn in a report) in a
  few days.

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1. Vocabulary (continued)

• I have to give her my rent check (check for the
  money I need to pay for my room).
• Dont you look nice, all dressed up (in fancy
  clothes)...
• Thanks, I got this blouse (a womens shirt) on
  sale (with a discount).
• Oh, I slept like a log (slept very soundly). I
  was dead to the world (I did not know what was
  happening in the world at that time).
• Help yourself to (Feel free to drink) some
  coffee. Use the big blue mug (a cup with a
  handle). Consider it yours (It is yours).
• Oh, thats why you look so...business-like
  (professional).
• Im supposed to (I should) work at the college to
  cover some of my tuition (pay some of the money
  for my education).

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1. Vocabulary (continued)

• Some people get scholarships (money given to good
  students to help with their education), and there
  are student loans (money lent to students to help
  them with their education)...and work-study
  programs (programs which allow students to work
  in order to cover their education cost) like
  mine.
• Because of budget cuts (decrease in the money to
  be spent), we had to cancel (stop) our work-study
  program this year... You still have your partial
  scholarship ( part of a scholarship).
• But I was counting on (depending on) that money
  to help pay for tuition, books,
• We do have some alternatives (other ways to solve
  a problem). Sometimes there are jobs off-campus
  (outside the university) that come in. Why dont
  you check our bulletin board (notice board)
  outside?
• Uh-huh...in the hallway (corridor, or long narrow
  pass). And Ill keep your resume here on file
  (put your professional information on record)

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2. While you watch

• Who does Rebecca talk to? Write down on your
  paper the names of the people she talks to
• 1. Melaku
• 2. Kevin
• 3. her father
• 4. Nancy
• 5. Angela
• 6. María Gómez

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3. After you watch

• What do you know about these people? Write down
  the correct name for each statement.
• 7. Angela/Melaku wants to start a business.
• 8. Angela/Melaku forgets that rent is due.
• 9. Angela/Rebecca doesnt find a job at her
  college.
• 10. Edward/Melaku lives in a retirement home.
• 11. Rebecca/Nancy says growing old is not easy.

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4. Watch for details Part 1

• While you watch Who is speaking? Write down the
  name of the person who says each statement
  (Rebecca, Nancy, Melaku)
• 12. Please watch out. This dish is very spicy. __
• 13. You speak very well, Melaku. __
• 14. Ill need it for my business someday. __
• 15. Kevin, I have to go. __
• 16. Whats wrong, Nancy? __
• 17. I dont think Edwards going to come back for
  dinner. _

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4. Watch for details Part 1 (cont.)

• After you watch Ask your partner the following
  questions (you and your partner can take turns
  asking each other questions)
• 18. Who cooks the food?
• 19. Who is the new arrival?
• 20. Who does Rebecca talk to on the phone?
• 21. Do you live with your family?
• 22. Do you worry about people in your family?

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4. Watch for details Part 2

• While you watch Listen to Rebecca and Nancys
  conversation. Fill in the blanks.
• 23. Rebecca I have a __________ at school today.
• 24. Nancy Oh, thats why you look so __________.
• 25. Rebecca Do you think its OK? Im not quite
  sure what they __________.
• 26. Nancy Its fine. What kind of __________ are
  you applying for?
• 27. Rebecca I dont know. Im supposed to work
  at the __________ to cover some of my tuition.
• 28. Nancy Oh. College is so __________ these
  days.

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4. Watch for details Part 2 (cont.)

• After you watch You and your partner take turns
  asking each other the following questions
• 29. Why did Melaku go to the library?
• 30. Why was Rebecca all dressed up?
• 31. What did Nancy tell Angela?
• 32. How did Rebecca go to school?

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4. Watch for details Part 3

• While you watch Choose the correct word for each
  statement
• 33. María tells Rebecca that there is no
  class/job.
• 34. Rebecca is upset/happy.
• 35. María gives Rebecca a sample book/résumé to
  help her.
• 36. María tells Rebecca to look for another
  school/job.

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4. Watch for details Part 3 (cont.)

• After you watch You and your partner take turns
  asking each other whether the following
  statements are true or false.
• 37. Rebecca received a letter from the college.
• 38. The college has a job for Rebecca.
• 39. Rebecca still has some of her scholarship
  money.
• 40. María is very sorry.
• 41. Rebecca needs money for tuition, books, and
  rent.
• 42. Rebecca can look for a job on the bulletin
  board.
• 43. Rebecca has a résumé.

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5. What about you?

• Ask your partner the following questions
• 1. Do you have a part-time job? If you dont,
  would you like to have a job?
• 2. What kind of job do you have or would you like
  to have?
• 3. What kinds of job do you think are suitable
  for students to have? Why?