Q2e Reading & Writing 1: Unit 7 Video Transcript

Life Coaches Transcript

Narrator: Michael Wilkie is 23 years old. He’s a personal trainer 1in a health club.
About a year ago, he had a lot of problems. His business was not doing
well, and he was also having trouble with his college classes. Michael
didn’t know what to do.

Then he had a good idea. He decided to hire a life coach2. He hired

Chrissie Carew. They talked about ways to be more successful.

Carew met with or spoke on the phone with Michael every ten days until
he felt more confident. She suggested small steps that he could take to
reach his goals3. One of the steps was to write a new business plan4.

Michael says it was a good idea to hire a coach. His business has been
doing much better, and he is close to graduating5 from college.

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personal trainer: someone who helps people exercise
2
life coach: someone who helps people meet their goals
3
goal: something that you want to do in the future
4
business plan: a list of the things a business wants to do and how it will do them
5
graduate: to finish school or university

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