This is a short dialogue between 2 students.
Please pick the suggest names according to wether the speakers are male & male, female & male, or female & female.
This is meant for ESL pupils. Please, speak at a relatively low speed and articulate.
Many many thanks :-) !
[... couple of seconds of silence... ]
*Sighs sadly*
[ normal voice] - Hey Mark / Judy !
- Hey Lenny / Rachel.
- What's up? You look worried. Is everything O.K. ?
- Erm.. Not really.
- Do you want to talk about it ? I'm all ears
- Well, I just got off the phone with my parents... We argued about my future.
- Oh, how come?
- Well, basically, I would really want to study I.T. and become a web designer. But my parents want me to study law.
- Oh I see... Is that what you want to do ?
- Yeah, like... I'm organised, creative, and I'm really good with computers. Never in a million years would I like to become a lawyer. No way ! That's just NOT for me. Actually, I'm good at maths, and I love new technologies. I WANT to become a web designer.
- I understand. You know... My dad wants me to become a doctor. Everybody in my family work in a hospital : nurses, doctors... That's a family thing ! But I just want to become a baker. I'm good with my hands, I'm responsible. My parents wanted me to go to university and study law. I was not interested. So I thought... O.K., first, let's have a mature and calm conversation with them, and then, let's prove them that I can do it. That I've got what it takes. I've done my internship in a bakery and that went really well ! So now they just want me to do what I'm passionate about.
- I see. You're right. I need to find a way to convince them. Thank you !
- You're welcome ! Let me know!
