Room for the Future Preparation Reading Through Exercises Merry Learning CONTENTS Preparation Spot Dictation Spot Dictation Directions: The following paragraph is taken from Text A. Listen carefully and fill in the blanks without referring to the original text. My once future now seemed . However, I was one of the lucky ones. I was not a single parent, nor solely on my e, but just like the other , I had e a employee. secure insecure ex-bankers disposable dependent Reading Through New Words downsize secure insecure dependent e ex-banker disposable revise depressed perceive decade courage beforehand nature reserved individual audible assignment fort zone acquire diploma inner self reevaluate endless materialistic fulfilling priority >>>more Phrases and Expressions result in make all the difference hold sb./ sth. back by nature no matter (how, what, where, etc.) rat race on one’s terms you bet make room for Main Idea and Structure First reading: Scan the text and try to catch the main idea. The following words are for your reference anize the idea: downsize, secure, insecure, register, change, progress Second reading: read the passage again and try to identify the structure of this passage. For your reference For your reference What text A describes is a personal experience of a banker. After twenty-two years of working for a major bank, the banker experiences a wave of downsizing which resulted his once secure future to be insecure. Instead of being depressed, he anticipated doing something new and different. He decided to return to college and graduate and he registers for evening classes. During this time, he also experienced a lot of changes that he think to be more valuable. He realized that developing his soul was his first priority but fulfilling a career. “Change is good, change is progress”. Main Idea Structure Part I (Para. 1-3) Part II (Para. 4-5) Part III (Para. 6) Part IV(Para. 7-12) Main idea: After twenty-t
