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[English]

Welcome to my channel. Let's practice

your listening skill with video level A1

and the topic is determination.

Now listen carefully.

Hi Dad, I just got home from school. Hi,

how was school today?

Why do you look sad? Did something

happen at school? Today my teacher gave

back the math test. My score is too low.

I feel very disappointed. Low score?

It's okay. You can try harder next time.

Don't be sad. How many points did you

get? I only got nine. What? Nine is low?

The highest score is 10. You got nine.

That is very good. No, Dad. I am still

missing one point. I don't have a

perfect score. Did anyone in your class

get 10?

No, I have the highest score. Other

students got six or seven. Then you are

the best in your class. You should be

happy. Why should I be happy? It is only

nine. When you were young, were you

happy with nine points? When I was

young, I was happy with five points. If

I got nine, my family would have a big

party. That's why you are not strict

with me. You always let me do what I

want. You give me too much freedom, so I

become like this. Like what? What do you

mean? You don't understand. Missing one

point means I may not go to a good

university. If I don't go to a good

university, I will not have a good job.

Then my life will fail. It is not that

serious. You are thinking too much. You

are still in middle school.

Dad, please stop. From today, I will

give you my phone. I don't want to use

it anymore. It wastes my time. What?

Please take all my comic books and hide

them. I want to buy more math and

science books to study. Then this

weekend you don't go to the beach with

us? You, Mom, and my brother can go. I

will stay home and study. I don't want

to waste any time. But I only have five

years before I finish university. I must

start now. I don't want my competitors

to be better than me. What competitors?

Your friends will go out and have fun

this weekend. No one studies like that.

Dad, don't break my motivation. I need

to try harder.

I will go study now. Don't wait for me

for dinner. I will not eat today. This

is my punishment for getting only nine.

You will not eat? Yes, I must be more

serious. Good night, Dad.

I really don't know what to say anymore.

Good luck with your university in the

future.

Hi Dad, I just got home from school. Hi,

how was school today?

Why do you look sad? Did something

happen at school? Today my teacher gave

back the math test. My score is too low.

I feel very disappointed. Low score?

It's okay. You can try harder next time.

Don't be sad. How many points did you

get? I only got nine. What? Nine is low?

The highest score is 10. You got nine.

That is very good. No, Dad. I am still

missing one point. I don't have a

perfect score. Did anyone in your class

get 10? No, I have the highest score.

Other students got six or seven. Then

you are the best in your class. You

should be happy. Why should I be happy?

It is only nine. When you were young,

were you happy with nine points? When I

was young, I was happy with five points.

If I got nine, my family would have a

big party. That's why you are not strict

with me. You always let me do what I

want. You give me too much freedom, so I

become like this. Like what? What do you

mean? You don't understand. Missing one

point means I may not go to a good

university. If I don't go to a good

university, I will not have a good job.

Then my life will fail. It is not that

serious. You are thinking too much. You

are still in middle school.

Dad, please stop. From today, I will

give you my phone. I don't want to use

it anymore. It wastes my time. What?

Please take all my comic books and hide

them. I want to buy more math and

science books to study. Then this

weekend you don't go to the beach with

us? You, Mom, and my brother can go. I

will stay home and study. I don't want

to waste any

But I only have five years before I

finish university. I must start now. I

don't want my competitors to be better

than me. competitors?

Your friends will go out and have fun

this weekend. No one studies like that.

Dad, don't break my motivation. I need

to try harder. I will go study now.

Don't wait for me for dinner. I will not

eat today. This is my punishment for

getting only nine. You will not eat?

Yes, I must be more serious. Good night,

Dad.

I really don't know what to say anymore.

Good luck with your university in the

future.

Hi Dad, I just got home from school. Hi,

how was school today?

Why do you look sad? Did something

happen at school? Today my teacher gave

back the math test. My score is too low.

I feel very disappointed. Low score?

It's okay. You can try harder next time.

Don't be sad. How many points did you

get? I only got nine. What? Nine is low?

The highest score is 10. You got nine.

That is very good. No, Dad. I am still

missing one point. I don't have a

perfect score. Did anyone in your class

get 10? No, I have the highest score.

Other students got six or seven. Then

you are the best in your class. You

should be happy. Why should I be happy?

It is only nine. When you were young,

were you happy with nine points? When I

was young, I was happy with five points.

If I got nine, my family would have a

big party. That's why you are not strict

with me. You always let me do what I

want. You give me too much freedom, so I

become like this. Like what? What do you

mean? You don't understand. Missing one

point means I may not go to a good

university. If I don't go to a good

university, I will not have a good job.

Then my life will fail. It is not that

You are still in middle school. Dad,

please stop.

From today, I will give you my phone. I

don't want to use it anymore. It wastes

my time.

What? Please take all my comic books and

hide them. I want to buy more math and

science books to study. Then this

weekend you don't go to the beach with

us? You, Mom, and my brother can go. I

will stay home and study. I don't want

to waste any time.

But I only have five years before I

finish university. I must start now. I

don't want my competitors to be better

than me. What competitors? Your friends

will go out and have fun this weekend.

No one studies like that. Dad, don't

break my motivation. I need to try

harder. I will go study now. Don't wait

for me for dinner. I will not eat today.

This is my punishment for getting only

You will not eat? Yes, I must be more

serious. Good night, Dad.

I really don't know what to say anymore.

Good luck with your university in the

future.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
determination /dɪˌtɜːmɪˈneɪʃn/ B2	noun - firmness of purpose; resoluteness
disappointed /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪd/ A2	adjective - sad or displeased because someone or something has failed to fulfill one's hopes
perfect /ˈpɜːfɪkt/ A1	adjective - having all the required or desirable elements; flawless
strict /strɪkt/ B1	adjective - demanding that rules concerning behavior are obeyed and observed
freedom /ˈfriːdəm/ A2	noun - the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants
university /ˌjuːnɪˈvɜːsəti/ A1	noun - an institution of higher learning
fail /feɪl/ A2	verb - to be unsuccessful in achieving one's goal
serious /ˈsɪəriəs/ A2	adjective - demanding careful consideration or application
waste /weɪst/ B1	verb - to use or expend carelessly or extravagantly
competitors /kəmˈpetɪtərz/ B2	noun - people or organizations that compete against others
motivation /ˌməʊtɪˈveɪʃn/ B2	noun - the reason or reasons one has for acting or behaving in a particular way
punishment /ˈpʌnɪʃmənt/ B1	noun - the infliction or imposition of a penalty as retribution for an offense
understand /ˌʌndəˈstænd/ A1	verb - to perceive the intended meaning of words or a situation
highest /ˈhaɪɪst/ A1	adjective - of the greatest amount, degree, or value
science /ˈsaɪəns/ A2	noun - the systematic study of the structure and behavior of the physical world

Key Grammar Structures

• If I got nine, my family would have a big party.

  ➔ Second Conditional

  ➔ Used for hypothetical situations in the present or future. It uses the structure: 'If' + past simple, 'would' + base verb.

• You give me too much freedom, so I become like this.

  ➔ Causative/Reasoning structure with 'so'

  ➔ The word 'so' connects a cause to its resulting effect or consequence in a sentence.

• Missing one point means I may not go to a good university.

  ➔ Gerund as Subject / Modal Verb of Possibility

  ➔ 'Missing' acts as the subject (gerund), and 'may' expresses uncertainty about a future outcome.

• If I don't go to a good university, I will not have a good job.

  ➔ First Conditional

  ➔ Used for real and possible situations. Structure: 'If' + present simple, 'will' + base verb.

• I don't want to use it anymore.

  ➔ Infinitive after 'want'

  ➔ The verb 'want' is typically followed by the 'to-infinitive' form of another verb.

• I must start now.

  ➔ Modal verb of obligation: 'must'

  ➔ 'Must' is used to express strong necessity or internal obligation.

• I don't want my competitors to be better than me.

  ➔ Object + infinitive structure

  ➔ The verb 'want' takes an object ('my competitors') followed by an infinitive ('to be') to describe the desired state.

• Did anything happen at school?

  ➔ Interrogative sentence with indefinite pronoun

  ➔ 'Anything' is an indefinite pronoun used here in a question to ask if any event occurred.