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[English]

Dr. Linkletter. Sheldon Cooper.

I wanted to let you know I won't be in class

today.

Is everything all right?

Yes. But in the interest of

self-preservation, I've decided to avoid

traveling in motor vehicles.

I'm sure there's a story behind that.

There is.

I don't want to hear it.

So how should we handle today's class?

Well, I'm sure you can get notes from another

student.

Or you could give the lecture to me right

now.

That's preposterous.

Why? We could be creating a new model of

education where students could learn

remotely. It could be the wave of the

future.

Sheldon, it's your responsibility to come to

class, not mine, to bring the class to you.

My meemaw gets cranky like this when she's

hung over. Is that what's happening here?

First Baptist of Medford.

How may I bless you?

I thought Peg answered the phones.

Mom. Yeah.

Something I can help you with?

No, it can wait.

You want the number to the shuttle, don't

you?

Fine. Yes.

Let me get that for you.

Huh? Looking under G for geezer bus and it's

not there.

Oh. That's hilarious.

Maybe it's under. Oh, for old fogies.

You know, you're not being a very Christian

person right now.

I have enough prayers in the bank.

I can coast for a day.

Just give me the number.

All right, now, remember, when you call to

let them know if you need any help getting

upstairs.

Dr. Linkletter wouldn't give me what I

wanted. I couldn't tell on him to his mommy,

but I could to his work.

Mommy.

Sheldon, what can I do for you?

I can't make it to school today.

And I'm concerned about the physics class

I'm missing.

How come you're not here?

I was in a car accident with my meemaw.

Oh, my God, are you okay?

Well, I can't believe you'd use my traumatic

experience to manipulate people.

Really I can.

And then her car had to get towed away.

It was quite a traumatic experience.

Oh, you poor thing. What can I do to help?

If you turn to page 78in the text book, I'll

begin today's lecture.

We should come up with some kind of video

system. So you can see when I raise my hand.

Why don't you just tell me?

Let's try it. Hand raise.

Yes, Sheldon.

That worked great.

Hey, Connie. Waiting for the mail.

Yeah, you know me.

Oh.

Something from Publisher's Clearing House.

Maybe you won.

Yeah. Wouldn't that be something?

You know, people think Publisher's Clearing

House is Ed McMahon, but that's actually a

different company. So, yeah.

Publisher's clearing House is the prize

patrol with a giant check.

Ed McMahon.

It sure is nice talking to you, Edwin.

Bye.

Oh, the church van.

My grandma rides it sometimes.

Edwin. Beat it.

All right. Yep.

One can choose the extended zone scheme.

The reduced zone scheme and raise.

Yes.

I set you up on speakerphone.

So now it's really like I'm learning in the

future.

May I continue?

Ahead. Warp factor five.

That's from Star Trek, which is also in the

future.

Connie Tucker.

Yeah.

Give me one second. I'll help you in.

No, no, I don't need your help.

I'll get it myself.

She opened it all by herself.

Looks like we got a feisty one.

Don't test me.

Oh, yeah. She's feisty.

What?

She's feisty.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
self-preservation ˌsɛlf ˌprɛzərˈveɪʃən B2	noun - protection of oneself from harm or danger
preposterous prɪˈpɒstərəs B1	adjective - completely unreasonable or absurd
manipulate məˈnɪpəleɪt B1	verb - to control or influence someone or something skillfully, often in a unfair way
traumatic trɔːˈmætɪk B1	adjective - causing severe emotional shock and distress
feisty ˈfaɪsti A2	adjective - spirited and energetic, often in a slightly aggressive way
lecture ˈlɛktʃər A1	noun - a talk on a particular subject, usually given to a group of people verb - to give a lecture
remote rɪˈmoʊt A2	adjective - far away in distance or time
responsibility rɪˌspɑːnѕəˈbɪlɪti A2	noun - the state or fact of being accountable or to blame for something
scheme skiːm B1	noun - a systematic plan or arrangement
zone zoʊn A1	noun - a specific area or region
preserve prɪˈzɜːrv B1	verb - to keep safe from harm or change
avoid əˈvɔɪd A2	verb - to keep away from or stop oneself from doing something
traveling ˈtrævəlɪŋ A1	verb - to go from one place to another, typically over a distance
vehicle ˈviɪkəl A1	noun - a means of transportation
model ˈmɒdəl A1	noun - a three-dimensional representation of a person or thing
education ˌɛdʒʊˈkeɪʃən A1	noun - the process of receiving or giving systematic instruction

Key Grammar Structures

• I wanted to let you know I won't be in class today.

  ➔ Future in the past (would + infinitive)

  ➔ The phrase "won't be" (will not be) is used to express a future action from the perspective of the past.

• Yes. But in the interest of self-preservation, I've decided to avoid traveling in motor vehicles.

  ➔ Present perfect (have + past participle)

  ➔ "I've decided" uses the present perfect to indicate an action that occurred in the past and has results in the present.

• I'm sure there's a story behind that.

  ➔ Present simple with 'there is/are'

  ➔ The phrase "there's" (there is) is used to express existence or availability.

• We could be creating a new model of education where students could learn remotely.

  ➔ Modal verb 'could' for possibility

  ➔ "Could be creating" and "could learn" use 'could' to express a possible situation or action.

• My meemaw gets cranky like this when she's hung over.

  ➔ Present simple with 's (contraction of 'is')

  ➔ "She's" is a contraction of "she is," used in informal speech.