M: Hi, Grace. I have a big decision to make. My uncle offered me a job as the
lead engineer at a service station and with good pay.
W: That’s wonderful, but are you going to quit college?
M: That’s exactly the problem. One side of me says, “Oh, go ahead! You can
go back to college anytime. What job could you get after college that would
pay you $15 an hour? That’s $30000 a year!”
W: And then?
M: And then, the other side says, “Hold it, not so fast! For all those years you
were in the army, you planned to go to college so that you would have many
job possibilities to choose from. You’ve planned your whole life around going
to college. And now….
W: I can see it. It’s true that with your experience in the army, you could do
excellent work repairing cars if you accept the job. But you are doing very well
now. Just think of the future. You will get better jobs.
Text 9:
W: Hey, John, can I talk to you for a minute?
M: Sure, what’s up?
W: I want to let you know about a book club I joined a few months ago.
I know you do a lot of reading, so I thought you might want to come with me
next month.
M: Oh, that sounds like fun. When does the group meet?
W: Usually the last Saturday of the month at 7:30 in the evening. Is that too
late for you?
M: No, I think that’s OK. What do you talk about in the group?
W: Well, every month we choose a new book, and then during the next
meeting, we discuss it.
M: What books have you read?
W: Quite a lot. Recently we have read the Beautiful Mind and Great Gatsby.
Now we’re reading the Kite Runner.
M: The Kite Runner? I’ve heard that’s a good book. What’s it about?
W: It’s about a boy who grows up in Afghanistan during the 1980s.
M: That sounds interesting.tI’d love to come.
W: Great! The next meeting will be held in two weeks, so you still have time to
read the book.
Text 10:
Today, let’s begin with note-taking techniques. Note-taking is an important
skill not only for taking classes, but also for doing your job in the future. I’d
like to draw your attention to certain points about taking notes. First, remember
that note-taking should be 75% listening and only 25% writing, so don’t try to
write down every single word the teacher says. Ignore what is unimportant and
write in phrases not complete sentences. Second, leave spaces and lines
between main ideas. You may want to add some information later. I find that
some of you are very good at making use of color, mapping web and symbols
such as arrows, circles and boxes. I highly recommend these tools to all of you,
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