Conversation
After a quick greeting, use the following questions as a guideline to form an interesting conversation with your tutor. Feel free to diverge from these suggestions if anything interesting comes up.
- Some people like doing work by hand. Others prefer using machines. Which do you prefer? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.
- What aspects of working with your hands do you enjoy?
- What aspects of using machines do you enjoy?
- Which method do you enjoy engaging with most?
Vocabulary
Skip this section if you have 15 minute plan. Read the word/expression and definition out loud, and your tutor will go over anything you do not understand. Practice creating a sentence or two to make sure you know how to use the word/expression properly.
Vocabulary/ Expressions
| Expression | Definition |
| machine | (n) a device using mechanical power with several parts each with a function They hoped that the new machine would allow them to do their work much faster. |
| labor | (n) work, especially hard and physical work Although the labor was difficult, she loved the opportunity to be outside in the nice weather. |
| manual | (adj) done with the hands She hated doing manual work when she had a machine that could do the same thing. |
| kinesthetic | (adj) learning through feeling, such as muscle movement Kinesthetic learners need to be physically engaged in order to learn best. |
| volunteer | (v) to freely take part in an activity She volunteered to be a part of the new group that would only use technology. |
| preserve | (v) maintain in its original state Working with his hands allowed him to preserve his strength and motor skills. |
| do without | (expression) manage without With the confidence and experience he had, he could do without a computer for a little while longer. |
| keep up with | (expression) stay at the same level of something As he had been doing the work for years, he found it easy to keep up with the new technology. |
| turn down | (expression) refuse She was so confident in her abilities that she turned down the opportunity to use a machine to do the work. |
| work up a sweat | (expression) put a lot of effort into something He loved to work up a sweat when completing the final touches on his project. |
Something Extra
Read the following quote out loud.
“One machine can do the work of fifty ordinary men. No machine can do the work of one extraordinary man.”
― Elbert Hubbard
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