Time: 3
min 21 sec
Level: Intermediate
Vocabulary: To help learners fully understand the audio
and transcript, most vocabulary that might be unknown for this lesson’s level is
provided. Vocab in bold
is more useful for learners at the lesson’s target level. Try to choose 8
to 10 new words to learn from the story (in general, it’s best to try to learn
no more than 8-10 new words a day).
Definitions
are written with the help of various sources including Merriam-Webster’s Learner’s
Dictionary
Stuck in
a rut: a boring routine that is hard to change.
Rut: a long,
narrow mark made by the wheels of a vehicle passing over an area.
Footsteps: a
movement, sound, or mark made by your foot as you walk or run.
Follow in
the footsteps: to do the same things that another person has
done before.
Challenge: a
difficult task or problem: something that is hard to do.
Dwelling: a place
where a person lives.
Nerd: a person
who behaves awkwardly around other people and usually has unstylish clothes,
hair, etc. and sometimes also is very interested in technical subjects,
computers, etc.
To hike: to walk
a long distance especially for pleasure or exercise in nature: to go on a hike.
Deprived: not
having the things that are needed for a good or healthy life.
Sustainable: able to
be used without being completely used up or destroyed.
To stick: to
become difficult or impossible to move from a place or position.
To give
up:
to stop having, doing, or using (something).
To give
it a shot: an attempt to do something successfully.
Discussion
questions:
1. What do you think of the idea of trying something new for
30 days?
2. What would you try for 30 days?
3. Why do you think the speaker chose 30 days?
4. Is it important to try new things?
5. Are challenges
important in life?
