Let's Learn English - Lesson 20: What Can You Do?
This is the 20th episode of Let's Learn English. Anna meets her friend Pete in a coffee shop. Pete needs a job. Can Anna help him to find the right job for him?
Let's Learn English is a new course for English learners. Certified American English teachers designed the course for beginners. The course continues for 52 weeks.
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This is the 20th episode of Let's Learn English. Anna meets her friend Pete in a coffee shop. Pete needs a job. Can Anna help him to find the right job for him?
Let's Learn English is a new course for English learners. Certified American English teachers designed the course for beginners. The course continues for 52 weeks.
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Let's Learn English - Lesson 20: What Can You Do?
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Let's Learn English - Lesson 20: What Can You Do?:
| Anna | Hi, there! Washington, D.C. is a great place to work. Many people here work in government and politics. But there are many other jobs. You can work at a hospital; auniversity. You can work in a coffee shop. Wait a minute, I think I see a friend of mine. Pete? Is that you? |
| Pete | Hi, Anna. |
| Anna | You look different. Your beard … is really big. |
| Pete | You don’t like it, do you? |
| Anna | No, no. You just look … different. |
| (To server) Thank you. So, what’s wrong? You look sad. | |
| Pete | I don’t have a job. |
| Anna | Sorry, I can’t hear you. |
| Pete | I do not have a job! |
| Anna | Oh. I’m sorry to hear that, Pete. |
| Pete | I don’t have a skill. |
| Anna | Everyone has a skill. You need to find yours. |
| Pete | I don’t know, Anna. |
| Anna | Pete, I am good at asking questions. Let me ask you some. |
| Pete | Really, Anna? Can you help me? |
| Anna | Yes, I can. Let me help. |
| Pete | Sure, Anna. Maybe you can help. |
| Anna | Can you write code? |
| Pete | Sure, c-o-l-d. How is this going to help? |
| Anna | No, not “cold.” Code; you know, for making phone apps, or websites. You can make tons of money writing code. |
| Pete | Tons of money? But I can’t code. |
| Anna | Next question. Can you drive? |
| Pete | Do you mean drive a race car? It’s really hard to be a race car driver. First, you need a race car ... |
| Anna | No, I mean drive a taxi or drive a bus. |
| Pete | No, I always fall asleep when I drive. |
| Anna | Oh, that’s not good. Next question. Can you teach? You can be a teacher in aschool. |
| Pete | No, I cannot teach. |
| Anna | Can you cook? You can be a chef in a restaurant. |
| Pete | No, I can’t code! I can’t teach! I can’t cook! Anna, I can’t do anything. This is sad. I’m gonna write about my feelings in my blog. |
| Anna | You write a blog? |
| Pete | Yeah, I write a blog. |
| Anna | How many followers do you have? |
| Pete | I don’t know … 59,538. |
| Anna | Pete, that's a lot of followers! You can make money writing! |
| Pete | Writing is easy. Everyone can write. |
| Anna | Not everyone can write well. You can be a writer! |
| Pete | I can be a writer. I can be a writer! I can be a writer! Thanks, Anna. |
| Marsha | Hi, Pete. Hi, Anna. |
| Pete | Hi, Marsha. Excuse me, I have to go. |
| Marsha | Where are you going? |
| Pete | I’m going to be a writer! |
| Marsha | Good luck, Pete! |
| To Anna) He does know that it’s not easy to be a writer, doesn’t he? | |
| Anna | There are many different jobs you can have in Washington, D.C. Pete wants to be a writer. I wish him luck. Lots of luck. Until next time! |
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