CLASS #4 PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE

PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE

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READING
Work as a tour assistant!
This is a once-in-a-  lifetime opportunity!  If you like extreme sports and being in contact with nature,  come and work in a natural park guiding whitewater rafting tours!  Have fun and earn money!  You need to have previous whitewater rafting experience and be a licensed swimming trainer. Accommodation and food is provided in well-equipped huts at the park.


 Work a tourist guide!
 If you are outgoing,  sociable and love to have fun,  this could be a great job opportunity! You will be a tourist guide at the theme park of your preference. In Magic Kingdom you will be one of the lovely Disney characters,  in Epcot,  you can work wearing a country's typical costume and show tourists around. In Animal Kingdom you will dress as a safari guide and tell people about the animals we have!  No training is needed.  You will have access to all the restaurants and attractions at night. Lodging and meals are provided.

 CONVERSATION
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Saniya : In which class are you studying?

Sandhiya : I am in Eighth Standard. What about you?

Saniya : I am in Ninth Standard.

Sandhiya : Do you come to school by bus?

Saniya : Yes. I travel by bus. I have to catch Route No. 24 bus.

Sandhiya : It has passed on just 15 minutes before.

Saniya : There is another bus at 4.45 p.m.

Sandhiya : Who is he leaning on the iron pole?

Saniya : He is a beggar. He is a trouble to the passengers.

Sandhiya : He seems to be blind.

Saniya : We must help the blind people.


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Balan : Are you coming from the library?

Hari : Yes. I was there from 2 p.m.

Balan : What book are you having?

Hari : It is a book on quiz.

Balan : Are you a member of the library?

Hari : Yes. I am a member from January 2005.

Hari : Do you want to become a member?

Balan : Yes. What is the membership fee?

Hari : You must deposit Rs. 100/- only.

Balan : What is the monthly subscription?

Hari : There is no monthly subscription.

Balan : How many books can we borrow at a time?

Hari : We may borrow three books at a timed.

Balan : Well. I will soon become a member of the library.  

LISTENING   

Indian Students Reconsider Plans for US Education 

 

Rahul Kolli was ______ when he gained admission to Michigan Technological University __ ____ United States.

Kolli, a ____-year-old ____ southern India, studied engineering before graduating ____ college. ____ wanted to continue ___ education by studying data analytics at Michigan Tech.

___ had the same goal as tens of thousands of Indian ________ : study in an American university, work in the ________ _______ for a few years and perhaps stay there.

But in November, Kolli decided not to go to the U.S. _________. He chose instead to study at a university in Ireland.

His main concern was U.S. __________ Donald Trump’s promise to protect jobs for Americans. Kolli thought that after __________ a huge amount in the United States, he might have difficulty finding a job here.

Many college ________ in India, like those studying at the Sri Venkateswara College of Delhi University, _______ to pursue postgraduate studies overseas. (Photo: A. Pasricha / VOA)

Kolli says many of his Indian _______ at American universities urged him not to come to the U.S. ______ said some companies had told them U.S. citizens would be preferred for new jobs.

“Before Trump, yes – ________ _________ asking me to come,” he said. “But after Trump (was) elected, they were like: ‘Think over your decision. I don’t suggest you come to the U.S. _____ don’t you try some other country?’”

The number of Indians studying in the United States has grown in recent years. More than 200,000 Indians attended an American college or university last year. That is the second-highest number of foreign students from one _________.

The lack of high-quality universities in India forces ______ students to consider foreign countries for both undergraduate and postgraduate studies.

For many years, the Preston Education Consultancy in Chennai sent almost all students _____ used its services to the United States.

Ilaya Bharathi heads the ________. He says about 40 percent of students it works with chose such countries as Ireland, Canada, Germany and Australia even after gaining admission to an American university.

“It’s basically what is _________ in the market the ‘Trump effect.’ They are reluctant to take the U.S. as an option now,” says Bharathi.

I’m Alice Bryant.

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