World Link 2, Unit 6

Good Morning World – Apply yourself

Jay: Good morning and welcome back! Well, this will be a big weekend, won’t it Kim?
Kim: It will be for one of us! Rashid, come on out here!
Rashid: Hi Jay and Kim. I thought we decided not to do this.
Jay: Relax, Rashid! You only graduate from college once!
Kim: That’s right! Rashid’s college graduation is tomorrow! (Jay puts cap on Rashid’s head)
Where did you get that?
Jay: It’s mine from when I graduated. I wear it around the house sometimes to make me feel
smarter. Not that I need any help.
Kim: Rashid, we are very excited for you. What are your plans after graduation?
Rashid: I don’t know. Maybe I’ll go to dinner with my family.
Kim: No, I don’t mean in the near future. I’m talking about in a few months or next year. What
are your ambitions for the future?
Rashid: Oh. Well, I’m going to apply to graduate school. If I get accepted, I’ll start taking
classes next fall.
Jay: More school?!? Why do you want to do that, Rashid? You just finished school!
Rashid: Yes, but I’ll probably learn a lot more about the television business if I take more
classes.
Jay: Oh please. Jay Jones can teach you everything there is to know about television. And you
won’t have to sit through another boring class.
Kim: Jay, maybe Rashid wants to stay in school.
Rashid: I do! Someday I want to produce my own television show. That means sooner or later
I’m going to leave Good Morning World.
Jay: Leave?!? Ha! You won’t leave! You get to work with the greatest host…
greatest co-hosts in the business! Good Morning World is your future!
Kim: Rashid can make decisions about his own future, Jay. But it won’t be the same without
you here!
Jay: Good Morning World without Rashid? Who will hold my mirror for me before the show?
Who will remember I like water and not coffee?
Kim: When is your application due?
Rashid: In a few weeks. I need a recommendation with my application.
Kim: No problem! I will write it for you!
Rashid: Great! Thanks!
Jay: I think you are making a bad decision, Rashid. I’m sorry, but I will not write a
recommendation for you.
Rashid: That’s okay, Jay. I only need one.
Kim: Look on the bright side, Jay. You are going to learn more about television too.
Jay: How is that?
Kim: You’ll learn how to hold your own mirror and get your own water. Those are very important
skills in the business.