懂你英语Level 7 Unit 1 Part 1 Learning【Video 1: On Procrastination 1】

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Video 1: On Procrastination

So in college, I was a government major, which means I had to write a lot of papers.

Now, when a normal student writes a paper, they might spread the work out a little like this.

So, you know — you get started maybe a little slowly, but you get enough done in the first week that, with some heavier days, later on, everything gets done, things stay civil.

And I would want to do that like that. That would be the plan.

I would … I would have it all ready to go, but then, then, then, actually, the paper would come along, and then I would kind of do this.

And that would happen to every single paper.

Questions:

1. How does Urban think a normal student manages their work?

>> They spread it out over a period of time.

2. What is the purpose of showing these two graphs?

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>> to contrast what Urban intended to do with what he actually did

3. When Urban talks about his workload, what does he mean by "things stay civil"?

>> The situation is manageable.

Repeat & Read Sentences:

1. So in college, I was a government major, which means I had to write a lot of papers.

2. He would plan to manage his time well, but always waited until the last minute to write his papers.