Escucha el audio y concéntrate en la entonación y ritmo de las
frases.
Victor:
I'm thinking of going back to school to get
another degree. It's so hard to find a job with a degree in
literature.
Amalia:
Yeah, I know what you mean.
Victor:
I should have studied something more
practical. If I'd been more sensible, I would have majored in
economics.
Amalia:
Why did you major in literature?
Victor:
I don't know! I should have listened to my
mother. She wanted me to major in business.
Amalia:
Oh? What does she do?
Victor:
Mom? She's a literature professor.
Amalia:
I guess I could have made better use of my
time in college, too.
Victor:
How do you mean?
Amalia:
Oh, I spent too much time studying. I should
have taken part in more extracurricular activities – you know,
like joining the drama club or the swimming team or something
like that. If I'd enjoyed myself more, I would have made a lot
more friends.
Victor:
Yeah, but didn't you get incredible grades
in college? You might not have done so well if you'd spent your
time doing a lot of other things.
Amalia:
Oh, I know lots of people who studied hard
and did well – but played hard, too – and left college with four
years of terrific memories. I really regret that I didn't do
that. I missed out entirely.
VOCABULARY
think of:
pensar en (presta atención al uso de of); going back:
regresar; degree: título universitario;
should have studied: debería haber estudiado; practical:
práctico, de mayor utilidad;
if I'd been = if I had been: si yo hubiera/hubiese sido;
majored in: especializado en;
economics: economía, ciencias económicas; better use of my
time: un mejor uso de mi tiempo;
how do you mean?: ¿a qué te refieres?; taken part in:
integrado, formado parte de;
extracurricular: fuera del programa de estudios oficial;
joining: asociarse, pasar a formar parte de; grades = scores,
marks: notas, puntajes;
you might not have done so well:
quizás no te habría ido tan bien; did well: les fue bien;
terrific memories: fantásticos recuerdos; missed out entirely:
no lo tuve en cuenta para nada.
Activity 17:
Basándote en los comentarios anteriores, selecciona las
opciones más adecuadas para cada oración. Verifica luego las respuestas
correctas.
1.
Victor complains about ...
3.
Amalia regrets that she ...
his degree
in business. not finding
a job. not
being a literature professor.
got
incredible grades in college. spent
too much time studying.
took part
in the swimming team.
2.
A regret is a kind of sadness you feel about ...
4.
Extracurricular means ...
getting
high grades in college.
leaving
college with great memories.
something that had not happened.
outside
regular academic curriculum. joining a drama club
as curriculum.
popular
activities inside curriculum.
Mr. Grammar te explicará ahora EXPRESSING REGRETS.
