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Hi everybody!

Here are the handouts:

Work (Beginner)
Work (Intermediate)

In beginner class we combined the following expressions to talk about work in the past:

When I was…
「何々」の時に
I used to…
昔に「何々」をした。

When I was in high school, I used to work at MOS Burger.
When I was in university, I used to be a waitress.

In intermediate class we introduced the phrase "I can't imagine".

Usually we use this phrase like this:
I can't imagine that.
（想像できない！）
I can't imagine being a farmer.
（「自分が」農家になるなんて想像できない）
I can't imagine her being a farmer.
（彼女が農家になるなんて想像できない）

Last week, we talked about work, especially part-time work.
Please remember when you say "work", don't confuse it with "walk".

"Work" sounds like "werk"
"Walk" sounds like "wok"

It is very difficult to master the pronunciation!

Did you know that in Canada having a part-time job isn't as common as it is in Japan? My family and the people around me regarded part-time jobs as something that low-class people did. So I never had a part-time job, but now I kind of regret it, because I think you can learn many interesting things by doing such kinds of work. When I was in university, all I did was study, study, study!