Intro
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2. Read and Prepare - Read the introduction and prepare to hear the audio.
It can be hard to make changes in your life without going overboard. Ella couldn’t stop working all the time, so Mason suggested she take it easy. He told her to relax sometimes.
And, boy, did she ever. Ella not only stopped overworking herself. She stopped working at all. She quit her job in law enforcement. Watch and see all the fun she’s having while unemployed. How long do you think the fun will last?
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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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Mason: Hey! Ella.
Ella: Oh my God.
Mason: What’s up? Aren’t you a…It’s Wednesday, right? You’re supposed to…You’re workin’.
Ella: Yeah, I know. Your talk kinda inspired me to just take it easy. So I quit my job and, you know, just gonna do whatever I like ‘cause that’s way more fun. You know?
Mason: You quit your job? You quit the force?
Ella: Yeah. I mean, it was taking a lot of my time up and you said I was always high-strung and stuff. So, you know…
Mason: You did this because of me? This was my idea?
Ella: Yeah. This is all your working. It’s awesome.
Mason: Oh. Great. Um…I don’t really think I should take credit for that.
Ella: You should because I feel so free. I feel, like, energetic. I have so much time. I’ve been doing everything I’ve wanted, which is a lot of nothing.
Mason: So you’re like…You’re looking for something else to do, you know?
Ella: No.
Mason: Just wanna make a career shift?
Ella: I want to do absolutely nothing and all that I wanna do.
Mason: Really?
Ella: Yes.
Mason: So you saved up a lot of money, right, to just kinda take, like, a sabbatical?
Ella: Well, actually I blew all my savings at a carnival yesterday, but, I mean, I’m gonna do this day by day. You know?
Mason: Uh-huh.
Ella: I mean, who cares? Who cares?
Mason: Well, um…You let me know how that works out for you.
Ella: I’m letting you know right now. It’s going great.
Mason: And uh…You know, I don’t know. I’ll keep my eye out for you. Just, you know, I’ll let you know if somethin’...Maybe somethin’ comes along.
Ella: Call me. I am free all the time.
Mason: Cool.
Ella: Peace out.
Mason: Bye.
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Discussion
Mason sees Ella in the middle of the day on a weekday. It turns out she quit her job as a police officer. She tells him she has him to thank for all the fun she’s having.
But Mason doesn’t want to be responsible for Ella quitting her job. She’s already out of money. He suspects the fun will end soon, but until then, Ella is enjoying herself.
Have you ever wanted to quit your job and just have fun all the time? What would you do if you didn’t have to work?
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