Intro
1. Learn Vocabulary - Learn some new vocabulary before you start the lesson.
2. Read and Prepare - Read the introduction and prepare to hear the audio.
Have you ever had to wait for something that you really wanted? Maybe it was a new game, or the sequel to an exciting book, or even dinner after a long day. A lot of times, we’d rather have instant gratification than wait for what we want, but waiting teaches us patience.
In the end, those things we wait patiently for are those things we appreciate the most. For example, think about how a cake would taste if you tried to eat it before it finished baking! Some things just take time. They won’t happen immediately, so we have to wait.
Learning to have a patient mentality will help you when times are tough. The old adage, “patience is a virtue” is a good truth to live by. It might not be fun to delay your desires, but in the end, you’ll appreciate things more.
Find out who needs to learn patience in this English lesson about waiting.
Dialog
1. Listen and Read - Listen to the audio and read the dialog at the same time.
2. Study - Read the dialog again to see how the vocab words are used.
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Rafael: Hold on, hold on, hold on. I’m just finishing up a meditation here.
Marni: Come on! Hurry up already.
Rafael: Patience is a virtue.
Marni: You live by that old adage? I think everything should happen as soon as possible. I want instant gratification.
Rafael: No offense, but it’s that mentality that makes the world a hard place to live in sometimes.
Marni: Well, I think it’s just a learned behavior… learn patience because, clearly, I never learned it. I want everything to happen on my timeline. And I just want everything to happen now, now, now. I feel like very few things are actually worth waiting for.
Rafael: But you might also say that being impatient is a learned behavior, so the choice is yours.
Marni: Yeah, I guess you’re right. I don’t know. I just wish things could happen immediately. When I want something to be done, I just want it done now. I just want it done immediately. But perhaps I should start meditating some more. Has that helped you?
Rafael: Well hey, you could start meditating immediately.
Marni: Ha ha.
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Discussion
Rafael asks Marni to wait for a second while he finishes his meditation. Marni’s response shows that she is very impatient.
Marni admits that she doesn’t like to wait. She wants everything to happen immediately, and she’s not happy when she doesn’t get instant gratification.
Rafael tells Marni that her attitude probably isn’t the best choice and that impatient people make the world more difficult. Although Marni says that she never learned how to be patient, Rafael thinks she could still change her attitude.
Does Marni need to be more patient? When have you had to wait for something you really wanted?
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