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Surprises

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Do you believe that life is full of surprises? Why or why not?

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When something happens that you don’t want, how do you feel?

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Imagine that you are 30 years old. You have a good job, but you don’t like it. If you were not happy with your job, would you change it? Why or why not?

Quotation activity

Students will be in small groups

They will choose a quotation

First they will discuss in their small groups for 1 minute, and then they will share their opinions with whole class.

Before Fast Reading

Before Fast Reading

o The national university entrance exam : a test all Iranian students had to take to enter college

o Fate: the things that will happen that a person cannot control, destiny

o Degree: what a student gets for completing a program at a college or university

o Officials: people with responsibility and power in an organization or government

o Financial: relating to moneyo Revolution: a time of great and sudden

change in a country, often by force

Fast Reading

oREAD FAST!

What is the topic and main idea of this passage?

How many words in bold do you remember from the passage?

Let’s Learn Vocabulary

Professor (noun)

a teacher at a university or college

All of professors have to attend to the conference yesterday.

• study of illnesses, treatment and injuries

• She studied medicine at

Johns Hopkins University.

Medicine (noun)

Get into (verb)

to be accepted to study at a school

She got into one of the top universities in the country.

Medical (adj)

Relating to medicine and the treatment of injuries and diseases

He always wanted to be a doctor, so he went to one of the best medical schools in Turkey.

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Score (noun)

the number of points a student has earned for correct answers in a test

The school's test scores have not improved.

Advanced degree

a qualification taken after a first degree, for example an ma or a phd

Arthur applied for an advanced degree in English Language Teaching.

Subject (noun) Something that you learn or teach in a school

She prepared a research paper for linguistics in last term, and she wanted to continue to study in this subject.

• relating to or involving more than one nation

After I graduated from

the university, I started

to work in an

international company.

International (adj)

Manage to (verb)

to succeed in doing something difficult, especially after trying very hard

How do you manage to stay so slim?

Secure (adj)

a situation that you can depend on because it is not likely to change

We want a secure future for our children.

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Cause (verb)

to make something happen, especially something bad

Tsunami caused a lot of damages in Japan last year.

All of a sudden (phrase)

suddenly, unexpectedly

All of a sudden the lights went out.

Give up (phrasal verb) to stop doing something, especially something that you do regularly

Beckham has decided to give up football at the end of this season.

To be successful, or to end in a particular way

Financially, things have

worked out well for us.

Work out (phrasal verb)

Stage (noun)a particular time or state that something or somebody reaches as it grows or develops  (phase, step)

Jane and Jim got retired, and they decided to travel around the world at this stage in their life.

TIME TO READ CAREFULLY

Quick Comprehension Check

1. Mahmoud was born and grew up in Iran.

TRUE

2. He wanted to study medicine and become a doctor.

TRUE

3. He traveled to the US to study medicine.FALSE

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4. He expected to teach at a university in Iran.

TRUE

5. The Iranian Revolution happened while he was at home in Tehran.

FALSE

6. The revolution changed his life.

TRUE

Studying Collocations

1.I’m interested____ medicine.

in

2. Do you get bored ________ your job?

with

3. His neighbors were very kind__________ him after his wife died.

to

4. You must be gentle___ small children.

with

5. We were very disappointed _____the results. with /in

6. The president wasn’t aware_______ true situation.

of

7. He was angry, but he still managed to be polite _____ them.

to

READING FOR DETAILS

1. Mahmoud was born in Iran. TRUE

2. He studied English in college.

TRUE

3. He went to the United States to look for a job.

FALSE

TRUE/FALSE/ IT DOESN’T SAY (IDS)

4. Mahmoud’s visit to Iran lasted for six months.

IDS 5. The revolution in Iran happened while he was there.

FALSE6.He received a degree from the state university in Buffalo, New York.

TRUE

7. He is a husband and a father.TRUE

8. He and his wife are both professors.FALSE

9. He is now planning to enter a medical school.

FALSE10. All of Mahmoud’s family is in the United States.

IDS

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CAUSE AND EFFECT

o 2. Mahmoud decided to study English because

he was interested in languages.

o 3. He went to the US because he wanted to get an advanced degree in

English.

o 4. As an international student, Mahmoud was unusual because

he went from studying in an ESL program to teaching there, and he did this in two years.

5. He lost the chance to teach in Tehran because

after the Iranian Revolution, the new government decided they did not want more English teachers.

6. He doesn’t plan to start medical school now because he does not have the patience.