Intro
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Staying up all night is fun when you’re partying with your friends. But pulling an all-nighter because you have a paper to write for school or a project to finish at your job is a different story. Unfortunately, if you put off doing your work until the last minute, you might have no choice. Hear Devan’s advice to Jeff about pulling an all nighter.
Dialog
1. Listen and Read - Listen to the audio and read the dialog at the same time.
2. Study - Read the dialog again to see how the vocab words are used.
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Devan: So what are you doing tonight? Do you want to go get a drink with me?
Jeff: I don’t even want to talk about it.
Devan: Why? What’s going on?
Jeff: I went out too much, procrastinated, and now I have this huge project due tomorrow, 10 am. And I’m so tired, and I don’t have time for sleep.
Devan: So you’re gonna pull an all-nighter tonight?
Jeff: Oh I’m burning the midnight oil.
Devan: That’s a bummer. I used to do those all the time in college. I always had to cram for exams the night before. But luckily I’m naturally already a night owl anyway, so that’s kind of when I thrive is at three in the morning.
Jeff: So do I, but when the pressure’s on like that, it turns it into a different thing. It becomes this traumatic experience.
Devan: That’s true. It does make it a lot more stressful when your deadline is rapidly approaching.
Jeff: Yeah, tell me about it. Even though I am a night owl, it’s nice to wake up early, see the sun rise, hear the birds chirp. But when you’ve stayed up all night it kind of sours the experience.
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Discussion
Devan asks Jeff if he wants to go get a drink with her. But Jeff has to stay at home and pull an all-nighter. He procrastinated and has a project due in the morning that he hasn’t started yet. Now he has to stay up all night getting his work done.
Devan used to procrastinate when she was in college. She would put off studying for tests or writing papers until the last minute. Then she would have to burn the midnight oil in order to get them done. Luckily, she is a night owl who has plenty of energy in the middle of the night.
Jeff also likes to stay up late sometimes, and he also likes seeing the sun rise. But he doesn’t like seeing the sun rise after staying up all night to finish a project.
Have you ever had to pull an all-nighter? Why? What did you do to make yourself stay awake?
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I’m writing this watching the sun come up. i always can’t sleep early ( just i sleep 2 hours daily ) Surely ,before i start to work i will want to make sure i have all of my supplies handy. In order to stay up all night and study or write i have to be comfortable since i will be sitting in the same place for long hours at a time. I always chew Qat !! Qat makes me active & makes me awake !!!!!! By the way : The best way to study is to not pull an all nighter at all if you can avoid it. Your brain always functions better after you’ve had a good night’s rest and have thoroughly gone over your materials. The best way to study is to plan days ahead of time in order to allow yourself time to study and sleep. |
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