1 City Living The Letter

A What do you usually do when you get an important letter? Do you read it ¡mmediately, or wait before you open it? Why?
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B MI What happens? Watch the video and circle the answers. Then compare your answers with a partner's.

1. Takeshi applied to Harvard University and was accepted / rejected.

2. He was accepted / rejected by the University of Southern California.
3. If he doesn't get into gradúate school, he's going to travel / get a Job.
4. Sun-hee wants / doesn't want Takeshi to go to Europe.
5. Takeshi has received a letter from Columbia / New York University.
6. If he doesn't get into gradúate school, Takeshi will / won't apply again.
7. If he gets into gradúate school, he's going to becorae a film director / professor.
8. The letter from Columbia says that Takeshi has been accepted / rejected.

C What's your opinión? Circle / agree or / disagree. Then work with a partner. Compare and explain your answers.

1. Takeshi is probably a good student. 1 agree / I disagree

2. Takeshi should go to gradúate school. I agree / 1 disagree
3. Takeshi should travel before he goes to gradúate school. I agree / 1 disagree

2 Global Viewpoints After Graduation / Five years from now . . .

A \5il Watch the interviews about "After Graduation." What are these people going to do? Match the ñames with the plans.
Compare your answers with a partner.

1. Agnes a. go to gradúate school and study art

2. Erad _ b. start a business in agriculture
3. Calum c. move to Washington, D.C. and work for National Geographic
4. Dave _ d. start an import-export business •
5. Alex e. fmd a good Job, start a family, and buy a house
6. Julianna f. get a Job that pays a lot of money, travel, and see the world

B Now watch the interviews about "Five years from now ..." and circle Truc or False. Then correct the false sentences.
Check your answers with a partner.

1. Dave will be studying five years from now. Truc / False

2. Dave knows where he's going to be Hving five years from now. Truc / False
3. Calvin plans to become a íawyer. Truc / False
4. Calvin thinks it will be ten years before cyberlaw is important. True / False
5. Woo Sung expects to be married in five years. True / False

c Group work. Think about your plans for the future. Make short notes ¡n the boxes. Then describe your plans to the group
and answer any questions they have.

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What do they say? Watch .the video. Write the words you hear to complete the conversations.

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Sun-hee: He was (1) reJect<^L- He also (2). to íhe Universiíy of Southern
California, and thev ciidn't (3}_ him either. It's too bad. He studied so
hard in film schonl. And he got really good (4) .
Mike: 1 knovv. And he {5} ail those schools and applied for all those
(6) . i hope he gets in.

Sun-hee: Novv let's think about this for a mornent. What are you (7) to do if you
aren't acccpted?
Takeshí: Well. like I said, I'm going to (8) around Europe for a while. And then
(9)___ _ apply to gradúate school in a fevv years, and I (!0)
getin!
Mike: What will you f ! l ) if you are accepíed?
Takeshi: Oh. that's easy. I'm going to (121 a film director.
Mike: All right íhen .. . here. Well? Whaí are you (13) _ for? Open it!
Takeshi: Here goes . ..
Sun-hee: Well?
Mike: Were you accepíed?
Takeshi: I'm (14) to grad school!