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Part #1 | Job – Journalist
THINK
WHO: Samantha, A journalist
WHAT: Writes articles about health
WHEN: Every morning
WHERE: Community workspace
WHY: She has always enjoyed sharing information about staying healthy
SPEAK
“Samantha is currently working as a journalist for a newspaper in her hometown. Every morning she writes articles about health at the local community workspace. Being a journalist brings her so much joy because she has always enjoyed sharing information about staying healthy.”
Hometown: the town of one’s birth or early life or of one’s present fixed residence.
Brings someone joy: If something brings joy, it makes people experience joy or have joy
Part #2 | Job – Metalworker
THINK
WHO: Mark, a professional metalworker
WHAT: Builds heavy machinery
WHEN: For the last 10 years
WHERE: At his family’s metal shop
WHY: He is the most skilled metalworker in his family
SPEAK
“Mark has been working as a professional metalworker for the last 10 years. He is well known for his metalwork in the community. He is also the most skilled metalworker in his family. So, he enjoys building heavy machinery at the metal shop his family owns.”
Well known: Known widely or thoroughly
Heavy machinery: Large pieces of machinery or equipment, especially those used in the building industry
Part #3 | Job – Accountant
THINK
WHO: John, an accountant for a small tech shop
WHAT: Crunches the numbers
WHEN: At the close of business
WHERE: In the supply room
WHY: He learned the importance of regularly balancing your books
SPEAK
“John is an accountant for a small tech shop downtown. In school, he learned what it meant to “balance the books”. So, as a rule of thumb, he crunches the numbers in the supply room at the close of business every day.”
Balance the books: Literally, to ensure that the figures regarding credit and debit are correct and to determine the remaining balance, as in a business or in personal finance.
A rule of thumb: A method of procedure based on experience and common sense
Crunch the numbers: To process numbers**:** to examine and analyze numbers, especially to determine exactly how much money is available, needed, etc.