Graduation

Intro

1. Learn Vocabulary - Learn some new vocabulary before you start the lesson.

• give yourself a pat on the back
• made it this far
• walk across the stage
• handing out

• one by one
• lame
• Master's degree
• worth it

• big day

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Hello Friends!
Graduation season is here! This means that it is the time of year to go and support your friends or family who are finished with a part or all of their schooling, or to give yourself a pat on the back and celebrate like crazy because you have made it this far!!!
Last week John went out to Illinois to watch his sister receive her Master’s Degree. Listen below as he tells Nedra about the experience!

Dialog

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Nedra

John

Nedra:   Hey John. How was your sister’s graduation last weekend?

John:   Oh, it was great! My mom and I flew out to Chicago to watch her walk across the stage.

Nedra:   Um, so, was the ceremony really long?

John:   Yeah. It was really long and boring. Um, basically it was a bunch of teachers getting up on stage and handing out awards to each other and then, you know, all of the students who were graduating have to walk one by one across while someone reads their names.

Nedra:   So did any famous people give a speech or something like that?

John:   No. You know, usually there is a good speech like that. But, this time there wasn’t. I think that’s what contributed to it being so lame.

Nedra:   Well, I bet you’re really proud of your sister and she was really glad that you guys came and saw her.

John:   Oh, we were really proud of her. She’s the first person in the family to get her Master’s degree.

 

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