CH03
I'm 28. I work online. My parents didn't go to college. My bf is an engineer.
Objective: Introduce your age, your job, when and what you studied in college.
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Part 1
I am Jiya. I, from 2013 to 2015, in Taiwan, studied in university.
I studied in university in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. I studied for four years. I studied English.
Right now, I am not a student. I graduated from university. I graduated from univeristy in 2017.
Right now, I work in a company. I work on the internet.
I am a Chinese teacher. I’m 28 years old this year.
Part 2
My older sister didn’t go to university. My parents also both didn’t study in university.
My sister studied in a 5-year junior college. My sister, 2010-2015, studied in junior college.
She studied in a junior college in Taipei, Taiwan. She studied for 5 years.
Right now, she’s not a student. She graduated from junior college in 2015.
Right now, she works in a hospital. She is a nurse.
She doesn’t work on the internet. She is 29 years old this year.
Part 3
My boyfriend studied in university in the US from 2011 to 2015.
He studied in university in New York, US. He also studied a master’s degree.
He studied in university for four years. Studied master’s for one year.
He studied math in university. He also studied math in master’s.
Right now, he’s not a student. He graduated in 2016.
Right now, he works in a tech company. He works in California, US.
He’s an engineer. He works on the internet. He’s 31 years old this year.
Part 4
How about you? Did you study in university? When did you study in university?
Which year to which year? Where did you study in university? How many years did you study?
Right now, are you a student? Have you graduated from university?
What did you study? Did you study a master’s?
Right now, what company do you work in? Do you work at a tech company? Do you work in hospital?
Are you a teacher? Do you work on the internet?
How old are you this year? How about your siblings? Did they study in university?
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