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7. For Maya, a 22-year-old recent graduate, a constant
__________ is the pressure to appear successful on
social media while privately struggling with self- bump in the road, pain point, glitch
doubt, unstable freelance work, and the
uncertainty of finding a clear path in life.

8. It was just one more step before we actualized our
proposal. However, the delayed approvement from
the company where we will have our internship stumbling block, issue, challenge
becomes a __________ that we have to postpone it.

2 Stating Problems from a Prompt

How to do it:
1. The teacher will divide the class into 3 groups.
2. Each group will watch a different video; Video 1, Video 2, and Video 3.
3. Together with your group mates, identify at least 5 problems you find from the video. Give a short
explanation to each problem, e.g. the practical example of the problem.
4. Use relevant expressions and vocabulary that we have learned in previous sessions to state
problems.
5. Share the problems that you find with the class.

3 What Problem Do You Encounter? A Survey

How to do it:
1. Take a look at 3 different categories of problem below. If there is something you don’t really
understand, ask your teacher.
2. Go around the classroom and interview as many classmates as possible in 10 minutes. Find out
what problem they have in each category.
3. Every student you interview should state one problem in each category.
4. When your friends ask you, use the expressions to state problems and relevant vocabulary that we
have studied before.
6. Write down the result of your interview in the space provided below. Write the name of the students
next to the problem they state.
7. Share the result with the class. Which problem is experienced by most of students in each
category?

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