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Lesson 18 l'm overworked.

I Vocabulary 4 Listening

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thnn one possible answer fo! soqe of the items.

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Wording of an3wers will vaiy, Sample anlwei.
Example conversotion l - move to a different apa[mentj talk to the
rogmmate and fiild out why she doesn't waat
A: Ifyou have too many dea.llires, one thing you
a new roommatei get theJa.b before.making
can do is talk to your boss about y,:ur workload.
B: f\ar\ rrue. you can al.o drop .1u,, illou are 2. a5k hirn iFhe'sanqry, ralk tohim
" 3- try to undeEtand whythe co-workei a.ts the way
studying and workiDg at th€ same iime.
he dop.j hFrp the co worker b-\omp no.e seture
with his own work
2 Conversation

5 Speak with Confidence
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Walker is stressed.b€caus€ he has too manydeadlines
Answen will vary- $mple answer.
with his classs,.and I ulia i5 stressed because she is
ov€tuorked ai hsjob. 1 . too many papeu to write (get them done liitle
lulia tellsWalkei he should drop a clas.ahd take lt the by l!ftle)
2. not enough money (putyourselfon a budget and
next semester. Walker advises Ju lia to t5lk to her boss
about being oveiwbrked.

B

E)@mple aonve6ation
lulia: Hi, Wa lker. Are you Ok? 4 A: I'm under a lot ofpres6ure because I ha1.e too
Jlrlia: H9!i many classesarc you rlking? 2 many papers to write.
WalkerYoure right l-low areyou doing? 3
B: Th,I used lJ happei.o me. too. tsut lve luund
WallecWow.thatt a lotl ]
rhrr ii. realJl helplulro (tdrt hriring hep"per.
ff stuaeDts misplace numbers 3 and 4, point out as soon as I get the assign ent. That way, Iou
the ,oo and renind them that this implies there can write them little by little, nther than at the
has already been a discussion about someone last minute. Nou'I'm not asshessed, because I
beingstressed. know the work is done with time to spare.
Ar That's a good idea, but I dodt know itl can do it
So, what is one cause ofstress in your life?

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