Handout 3

PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS

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StudentA
Explain your problem to your partner. Then discuss solutions. Be sure to explain what you regret using
lf.. . And what you wish for.
You're a college student and you are halfway through your degree in engineering, but you aren't
happy. You wish you could change majors, but if you start over you will lose time and money. You
aren't sure what you want to study either. You are interested in helping people and travel.

Listen to Student B's problem and discuss possible solutions.

Talk through options Encourage/Discourage actions
Have you tried ... ? /'di/ wouldn't ... lf I were you ...
You might want to ... lt can't hurt to ...
Helpful vocabulary for solutions

always connected commitments downtime family life me time

9-to-5 office hours shift social life time off

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Student B
Listen to Student A's problem and discuss possible solutions.
Talk through options Encourage/Discourage actions
lfyou were free tollfyou could ... ? /'di/ wouldn't ... lf I were you ...
You might want to ... lt can't hurt to ...
Helpful vocabulary for solutions

deskjob dreamjob freelance full-time part-time

temporary lifeguard psychologist resort manager nurse

Explain your problem to your partner. Then discuss solutions. Be sure to explain what you regret using
lf... And what you wish for.

You're an executive who owns your own company. You love what you do, but you have a busy
schedule. Since you're the boss, you feel like you are always working. You are worried about your
family, relationships, and health. You wish you could have more downtime. But if you sold the
company, you'd have to find a new high-payingjob.