Track 12
1. |
hesitate - be worried about doing something, especially because you are
not sure that it
is right or appropriate
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2. |
carry on - continue doing something
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3. |
do work shadowing - spend time with someone who is doing a particular
job so that you
can learn how to do it
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4. |
prioritise - put tasks, problems, etc. in order of importance, so that
you can deal with
the most important first
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5. |
major - a specific area of study in which a student chooses to
specialise
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6. |
employable - having the skills and qualifications that will make
somebody want to employ
you
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7. |
look into sth - examine the facts about a problem or situation
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7. |
take sb/sth for granted - value someone or something too lightly
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Track 13
Speaker 1: We were only an hour away from llisu, but we decided not to go.
Speaker 2: I think I caught a cold over the weekend.
Speaker 3: I couldn't understand a word he was saying.
Speaker 4: The restaurant was busy, and we had to wait over an hour for a
table.
Track 14
1. |
I regret not listening to my dad more when I was younger. He's the
kind of
person who just knows how to fix cars and computers. He used to try
to teach me
all these things, but I never listened. I'm the type of person who
has a real
thirst for knowledge now, but I wish I had been like that when I was
younger.
Having said that, I guess it's still not too late.
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2.
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Honestly, I regret not getting help during my first year at
university. I
went through depression during the first three or four months. I
knew something
was wrong with my mental health, but I was too ashamed and scared to
ask for
help until it was absolutely necessary. But in the end, I'm glad I
finally went
to a psychologist last week.
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3.
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I regret not studying harder at school and not getting a better life
not only
for myself,
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but also for my family as well. My mother kept telling me to focus on my
studies and not to waste my time hanging out with my friends.
Unfortunately, I didn't listen to her. Most of all, I regret hurting so
many people I care a lot in the course of my 25 years of existence on
this earth. Nothing hurts more than seeing their faces with sadness,
horror and shock. Sometimes I lay in bed thinking about all the wrong
things I've done.
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4.
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From the 1st grade all the way through high school, I played as a
defender in the female team of my school. My classmates and teachers
believed that I was going to become a successful footballer one day. I
don't know why I decided to give up what I loved doing most of all. Now
I think that I should have continued playing football instead of going
into computer programming.
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5.
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What I regret most is spending the entirety of my 20s completely devoted
to my job. I have been making video games for a living for 10 years and
that's really awesome, but along the way I failed to build any really
close friendships and failed to add anything else meaningful like
hobbies or experiences into my life besides just game design. Now as I
am celebrating my 30th birthday on my own, I realise that I've become a
boring person who doesn't have any social life.
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Track 15
1. |
essential - necessary or needed
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2. |
gift - a special ability to do something
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3. |
generate - produce or create something
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4. |
capacity - someone's ability to do a particular thing
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5. |
stimulate - make somebody interested and excited about something
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6. |
setback - a difficulty or problem that delays or prevents
something
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7. |
flexibility - the ability to change to suit new conditions or
situations
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8. |
dedicate - give all your energy, time, etc.
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Track 16
An important decision was made last month. All the graffiti from the old
part of the city is going to be removed. The graffiti artists
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