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• ☐ ☐ ☐ hear back [phv] - get a return message
• ☐ ☐ ☐ wait-list [v] - be put on a waiting list
• ☐ ☐ ☐ fill out [phv] - write the information on a form or document
• ☐ ☐ ☐ drop off [phv] - submit (a document)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a gap year [n] - a year off between high school and university
• ☐ ☐ ☐ the Gap [n] - a popular clothing store
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a guidance counselor [n] - a person who gives advice to students in high school
• ☐ ☐ ☐ stop by [phy] - visit
• ☐ ☐ ☐ move in with [phy] - live in the same apartment
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a heads-up [n] - a warning
• ☐ ☐ ☐ be huge [exp] - become popular or famous
• ☐ ☐ ☐ get one's life together [exp] - become responsible in one's life
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a blast [n] - a fun time
• ☐ ☐ ☐ an Allen wrench [n] - a small metal tool usually used to assemble Ikea furniture
• ☐ ☐ ☐ roll in [phv] - start arriving continuously
• ☐ ☐ ☐ pick up [phv] - take
• ☐ ☐ ☐ take its toll [exp] - have a bad effect
• ☐ ☐ ☐ Think again! [exp] - You are wrong!
• ☐ ☐ ☐ farewell [exp] - goodbye
• ☐ ☐ ☐ silky hair [exp] - smooth soft hair
• ☐ ☐ ☐ hand-me-downs [n] - used or second-hand clothes usually from an older family member

[n] - noun,  [v] - verb, [phv] - phrasal verb,  [adj] - adjective,  [exp] - expression

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Haley	Claire	Phil	Dylan

• Claire and Phil are married, and Haley and Luke are their children.
• Haley will graduate from high school soon.
• Dylan is Haley's boyfriend.

1. Why are Phil and Claire worried about Haley?
   She goes to the mall too often.
   She didn't get accepted into college.
   She broke up with her boyfriend.
   She isn't eating enough.
   
   
2. Why is Haley going to the mall?
   To buy food for dinner
   To buy some new clothes at the Gap
   To take a job interview
   
   
3. Where did Haley go before coming home?
   To her boyfriend's apartment
   To a beauty salon
   To a grocery store
   
   
4. What is Haley planning to tell her parents at dinner?
   She will move in with her boyfriend.
   She is not going to go to college.
   She is pregnant.
   
   
5. What is Dylan's job?
   He designs t-shirts.
   He works at the Gap.
   He works at a coffee shop.
   
   
6. What fun things do Phil and Claire expect Haley to experience when she first moves in with Dylan?
   She will spend a lot of time with her boyfriend.
   She will buy things for their apartment.
   They will buy and assemble Ikea furniture.
   She will have a lot of parties.
   She will watch a lot of movies.
   
   
7. What terrible things do Phil and Claire expect Haley to experience after a few months of living with Dylan?
   She won't be able to shop anymore.
   She will argue a lot with her boyfriend.
   She will start to look old and tired.
   She will have to pay a lot of bills.
   She will have to work a lot.
   She will get pregnant.
   
   
8. What piece of mail did Luke hide from everyone?
   Haley's college admission
   Haley's apartment application
   Haley's high school report card
   
   
9. Why did Luke (probably) hide the piece of mail?
   He hates Haley.
   He hates college.
   He will miss Haley.
   
   

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Directions: Choose the word or expression that best completes the sentence.

Instrucciones: Elija la palabra o expresión que mejor complete la oración.

Instrucciones: Escolha a palavra ou expressão que melhor completa a frase.

지시 사항 : 문장을 가장 잘 완성하는 단어나 표현을 선택하십시오.

• Haley is waiting to --- fill out hear back stop by (hear back) from the college that she applied to.
  
  
• Haley --- filled out heard back stopped by (filled out) applications to numerous colleges.
  
  
• Haley --- filled out heard back stopped by (stopped by) the grocery store on her way home from work.
  
  
• Haley and Dylan want to live together, so Haley plans to --- move in with pick up roll in (move in with) him.
  
  
• When Haley lives in her own apartment, the bills are going to --- move in with pick up roll in (roll in) month after month.
  
  
• To pay her bills, Haley will have to --- move in with pick up roll in (pick up) some extra shifts at her job and work overtime.
  

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Directions: Play the audio clip and try to repeat what you hear. Click "Show" to see the text.

Instrucciones: Reproduce el clip de audio e intenta repetir lo que escuchas. Haga clic en "Show" para ver el texto.

Instrucciones: Reproduzca el clip de audio e intente repetir lo que escucha. Haga clic en "Mostrar" para ver el texto.

지시 사항 : 오디오 클립을 재생하고 들리는 내용을 반복해 보십시오. 텍스트를 보려면 "Show" 를 클릭하십시오.

Clip 1

You haven\'t heard back from the college that wait-listed you.

Clip 2

For your information, I have already filled out and dropped off my community college application.

Clip 3

I stopped by the grocery store to get some stuff for dinner.

Clip 4

Tonight at dinner, I\'m telling my parents the biggest news of all.

Clip 5

And next time, let\'s do it at our place.

Clip 6

Dylan and I were thinking that, you know, we would get an apartment together.

Clip 7

They\'re going to be huge.

Clip 8

Would you excuse us for a moment so we can talk to Haley?

Clip 9

Then those bills start rolling in, so you (have) got to pick up some extra shifts.

Clip 10

If you think this kind of stress is not going to take its toll on that body and that face, think again.

Clip 11

And hello Alex\'s hand-me-downs because you can\'t afford to shop.

Clip 12

Why were you hiding this?

Clip 13

I don\'t know.

Clip 14

Do you not want her to go to college?

Clip 15

I\'m never telling you anything again.

1. Phil and Claire don\'t want Haley to move in with her boyfriend, but they don\'t tell her that she can\'t. Instead, they try to persuade her that it is a bad idea. Do you like their parenting style? What would you do if you were her parents?
2. If you made a big life decision and your parents told you that you couldn\'t do it, would you follow their command?
3. Should people live together before marriage? Why / why not? What are two advantages and two disadvantages?
4. When was the last time you made dinner for your parents? What did you make? When will you make dinner for them again?
5. Do you think it is a good idea to take a gap year? What are some advantages and disadvantages?
6. Did you take a gap year? What did you do during your gap year?