Not
Ambitious
Johnny wasn't a very ambitious person.
At twenty-one years old, he had a low-paying
part-time job and lived in his parents' basement.
Johnny wasn't interested in continuing his
education. He slept late and spent most of his
time watching television. He made promises about doing this or
that, but nothing ever happened.
Johnny's
lack of motivation particularly aggravated his father,
Zarek. Zarek was a very hard
worker and had accomplished a lot in his life. He immigrated to
this country when he was fourteen. He studies hard and learned
English. Zarek went to school and learned to be an electrician.
He bought a house. He supported a family.
Zarek couldn't stand to watch Johnny waste time
and do nothing.
One
evening after work, Zarek walked down the
basement steps. Of course, Johnny was on the sofa watching
television. "Johnny," said Zarek. "We need to
talk."
"What is
it?" asked Johnny.
"You
aren't doing anything with your life," said Zarek, "and it isn't
good for you. You need to enroll in college or a vocational school.
Or you need to get a full-time job and pay rent. If you don't like
those options, then you need to move out in thirty days and live
independently. Do you understand?"
"Yes,"
said Johnny, a little sadly. "I understand. But you really mean it?
Most of the fathers on TV are only joking."
Key words and
phrases:
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wasn't interested
had accomplished
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lack of motivation
wasn't a very ambitious person
Past-Tense Verbs:
bought/buy slept/sleep
made/make
said/say
went/go
had/have
spent/spend
was/be
Pronunciation: d
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id
supported accomplished
happened
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joked walked
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Grammar: Nouns
Each word in our language has a special use.
Words with the same use are grouped and called a part of
speech. A noun is a part of speech that names a person, place,
or thing.
The shuttle took
astronauts into space.
Nouns can be common or proper. A common noun
is the general name of any person, place, or
thing.
The mules carried
heavy bags.
A proper noun is the name of a particular
person, place, or thing. Every word in a proper noun begins with a
capital letter.
Marcia hiked into the
Grand Canyon.
A singular noun names one person, place, or
thing.
A plural noun manes more than
one.
The ranger (singular
noun) pointed out rare flowers (plural
noun).
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