Learn about 'Adulting' in this English lesson

Intro

1. Learn Vocabulary - Learn some new vocabulary before you start the lesson.

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• hip
• basement
• 401K
• mortgage

• task
• millenial
• overwhelmed
• identify with

• tough
• DMV

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Growing up can be difficult. Not only do you have to find a job and a place to live, you also have to deal with many everyday tasks like washing your dishes, doing your laundry, and paying your bills. For some millenials, all of these extra tasks can be stressfull. Young people are used to having help from their parents. They may even be used their parents cooking, cleaning, and paying their bills for them. They don’t like doing all the extra work of being a grown-up. They call it adulting.

The expression adulting refers to the full-time job of being an adult. Some millenials hate adulting. They feel overwhelmed by all the responsibilities of being a grown-up. They don’t know how to buy a house or save money. They might be worried about the future. However, other people do not identify with millenials. These people are used to taking care of themselves. They think millenials should stop complaining.

Andy has had a tough day. Listen to him and Romeo talk about adulting.

Dialog

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2. Study - Read the dialog again to see how the vocab words are used.

Andy_H

Romeo

Andy_H:  Man, Romeo, I have had such a long day. I had to go to the DMV, I had to go to work, and then I had to do my laundry. It’s been, like, the longest day of adulting.

Romeo:  So, you mean you had to grow up?

Andy_H:  Well, I had to do grown-up tasks that made me feel more responsible, I guess. I don’t know, from my point of view it just seems like every day that you have to grow up a little, it’s just a little bit harder to feel like you’re turning into your parents. You’re not just living in your mom’s basement anymore. You have to worry about putting money into your 401K... some of my friends are figuring out their mortgages... you know, adulting is tough.

Romeo:  Yeah, it doesn’t matter how you make it sound. I’m still not going to see your point of view.

Andy_H:  Well, I guess you just don’t identify with us cool, hip millenials.

Romeo:  ...that live in your mom’s basement!

Andy_H:  Calm down, dude.

 

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