Class 10, October 21

 By Nate Feldman

*We'll look at the grammar activity, P.16, 1.7.  We'll also do exercises D, E, and F on P. 17.  

Discussion Questions 

1. What is something you want to avoid doing?  

2. What do you enjoy doing in your free time?  

3. What is something you encourage people to do?  

4. What is a place you are considering going to soon? 

5. What is something you can't imagine doing?  

Class Notes:

Yesterday, I considered traveling to New York, but I didn’t have time, so I stayed in the area. 

 

Yesterday, I went to a restaurant because I wanted to go there. 

 

I have wanted to go there for a long time. 

 

I have considered buying a house since last year. 

 

Tonight, I want to eat out and watch a movie. 

Yesterday, I enjoyed spending time with you and talking with you. 

 

I went to the restaurant because I had wanted to go there for such a long time. 

 

I will consider buying a gift for you if you are nice to me. 

 

 

I thought you always wanted to be a pilot. 

I didn’t expect to work such long hours. 

I can’t imagine writing papers and having people evaluate them. 

Good thing I didn’t encourage you to become a professor then. 

 Jae wants to avoid working in an office, so he plans to be a dietician. 

Elise considered becoming an emergency room doctor, but she doesn’t enjoy being under pressure. 

The university encourages students to take internships, especially if the plan to work in business. 

If you are considering having a career in medicine, expect to go to school for several years. 

 Wei can’t imagine running into a burning building, so he doesn’t want to be a fire fighter. 

 Many college students take a semester off from school if they want to get some work experience.  They often prefer to find internships in the types of companies or organizations that they hope to work for after they finish college.  This way, they can learn more about the industry and find out if they’ll enjoy working in that field in the future.  Most students shouldn’t expect to get paid if they find an internship.  However, even if an internship is unpaid, students should still consider doing it.