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12 What Would You Do? رابط الدرس الرقمي 10 Writing / www.ien.edu.sa A. How do you think people decide on a field of study or a job? Which factors affect their decision/choice? 1. Read the text and find out. • What did the writer originally want to study? • • • • Why did he give up his original plan? Why do you think he took different training courses? What had he done to qualify as a language teacher? . What other job opportunity did he have? . What prompted him to make his final choice? Does he regret it? 2. What would you have done? 3. Read the text again and find out. • Are all the events presented in chronological order? • How do you know? ⚫ Which sentences/phrases/words provide information about the writer's thoughts, attitude, and feelings? • Which part reveals the writer's position on the matter? ⚫. Are there sections/phrases/sentences that address a longer • period of time in real terms but very briefly? ⚫ Are there sections/phrases/sentences that address a shorter . period of time in real terms but in greater detail? Rule: Every noun can be classified as either common or proper. After I finished school, I chose to try out a number of things before settling on one field of study or profession. I had originally wanted to go to art school but had changed my mind when I found out how hard it was for graduates to find employment. I was also reluctant to go ahead with it, because I knew that my father was likely to disapprove in a quiet but very noticeable manner. He wanted me to study medicine, but I didn't. I took a number of courses in typing, shorthand, French, art, design, and literature and worked part-time as a public relations assistant, a shop assistant, etc. Eventually, I started studying psychology, philosophy, and linguistics. I had also managed to attend a teaching methodology course that qualified me as a language teacher, but I was not at all certain that I wanted a teaching career. At some point, I was approached by a new airline company that invited me to do an interview, followed by a test before I could be offered a job. At the time, I used to help out with registration at a large language center where my uncle taught. So, I agreed to spend the next few days working for them from morning till evening, totally forgetting the airline company. Two days later, the man I knew from the airline company turned up and accused me of being irresponsible because I had not bothered to check with the airline company on the final results and a job offer. He said there was still time to do it, but I would have to drop what I was doing and run. For some reason, I did exactly the opposite; I stayed put, thanked him and went back to work. Later that evening, I was offered my first teaching job by the director of studies. I have often wondered what my • dife would have been like if I had chosen the airline company instead, but not too enthusiastically. Regardless of difficulties and ups and downs, this is the choice that has become a life's choice and no amount of wondering is likely to ever make me regret it. وزارة التعليم Ministry of Education 2024 -1926 MG_02_COMBO_TEXT_2024.indb 192 30/4/24 2:32 AM

How do you think people decide on a field of study or a job? Which factors affect their decision/choice? 1. Read the text and find out. What did the writer originally want to study?

B. 1. Think of an important decision you or a family member has made. 2. Compare what your life is like now to what it would have been like if you or a family member had made a different decision. Use the chart to organize your ideas. 3. Write a personal narrative on this subject. Life Now How Life Would Have Been Different I chose to до A Life-Changing Decision After I graduated from high school, I had the choice of going to a university in my hometown, or going to one far from home. to the university far from home. Although I am choice, sometimes I feel as if I live a million miles from home. If I had chosen differently, it would have led to a very different life for me... happy with my Writing Corner When you write a reflective and speculative personal narrative, think about the following: • what has already happened • what opportunities were available and what results have taken place • what feelings and attitudes you have experienced . which people were involved directly or indirectly . how to present your ideas so you can set the context clearly for your reader Then refer to the real context and: • reflect and/or evaluate the decision/choice you made. wonder/speculate how things might have been different. address the question to your reader. ⚫express satisfaction or regret about your decision/choice. وزارة التعليم Ministry of Education 2024-1446 MG_02_COMBO_TEXT_2024.indb 193 193 30/4/24 2:32 AM

Think of an important decision you or s family member has made

Writing Corner When you write a reflective and speculative personal narrative, think about the following