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  • >> Professor, do you have a minute?

  • >> Sure thing, what can I do for you?

  • >> I wanted to talk to you about my grade.

  • I don't understand why you gave me an F.

  • >> That would probably be because you earned an F.

  • >> What do you mean?

  • >> What is your name again?

  • >> It's Sandy.

  • You really don't know my name after four months of class?

  • >> Well, you haven't exactly been in class for four months,

  • and you were sleeping or sending text messages when you were here.

  • I have just thought of you as the girl who doesn't care.

  • >> But why did I fail the course?

  • [MUSIC].

  • >> Because you literally managed to fail

  • every single aspect of this ridiculously simplified course.

  • >> What does that mean?

  • What did I fail?

  • >> Everything.

  • You failed the first exam and never even took the second test.

  • >> I was sick.

  • >> When?

  • >> When I missed the test.

  • >> That was two months ago.

  • >> Can I make it up?

  • >> Not anymore.

  • You also failed the third test and never handed

  • in your final research paper worth 30% of your grade.

  • >> I didn't know that was due.

  • Did you announce it in class?

  • >> Yes, about ten times.

  • You were probably not here because you hate school

  • and may be the worst student I have ever seen.

  • >> But I was sick.

  • >> I know the feeling.

  • Hey, do you have a safety pin?

  • >> No, why?

  • >> Because I would like to stab myself until I pass

  • out from blood loss so I don't have to continue this conversation.

  • >> Whatever.

  • Can I do extra credit?

  • >> No.

  • I already turned in final grades.

  • Why didn't you ask me about extra credit

  • at some point during the last three months?

  • >> My grandmother died.

  • >> I'm sorry to hear that.

  • >> So, can I do extra credit?

  • >> No.

  • >> I can bring you the obituary.

  • >> I don't want to see your grandmother's obituary.

  • I want to go home because I've been reading research papers for 27 hours.

  • >> But my boyfriend and I broke up.

  • >> What does that have to do with it?

  • >> I dumped him because he was cheating on me with my best friend.

  • The only person I could talk to about

  • these things was my grandfather and now he's dead.

  • >> I thought you said your grandmother died.

  • >> They both died in the same accident.

  • They were driving to see me because I was sad about cheating on my boyfriend.

  • >> I thought your boyfriend cheated on you.

  • >> He did.

  • So, can I do extra credit?

  • >> Even if you could invent a time machine

  • and travel back in time to personally interview Abraham Lincoln,

  • and I gave you 100 points of extra credit,

  • you would still only have a D for the course.

  • >> Okay, who is Abraham Lincoln?

  • >> Why are you here?

  • >> If I don't get a C in this course, I will

  • lose my financial aid and I will have to drop out of school.

  • It's terrible.

  • >> Why didn't you care about that before?

  • This is the first time you have ever spoken to me.

  • >> I was sick.

  • >> Okay, this conversation is over.

  • >> Are you calling me a liar?

  • >> I'm not calling you anything except a failure in this class.

  • Although, now that I think of it, you will probably fail in life as well.

  • >> How could you say that?

  • >> Because you scored 33 out of 200 total points and

  • you get 20 points for just having your name on the roster.

  • >> What if I do the research now?

  • >> No.

  • >> But can I?

  • >> No.

  • >> But.

  • Why are you being so mean?

  • >> Why won't you go away?

  • >> Because you won't help me.

  • >> I would have helped you two months ago while you were cheating on

  • your boyfriend and killing your grandparents, but

  • right now I just want to go home.

  • >> I'm going to appeal to the dean.

  • >> You could appeal to the Lord Almighty, but

  • no one could save your grade in this course.

  • >> This is the worst ever.

  • I'm going to tell my boyfriend.

  • >> Great.

  • You will probably find him at your best friend's apartment.

  • >> Good day to you, Candy.

  • >> My name's Sandy.

  • >> I said good day.

  • [MUSIC]

>> Professor, do you have a minute?

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A2 US boyfriend credit fail extra grandmother cheating

FAILING STUDENT EXCUSES

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    Pedroli Li posted on 2018/04/02
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literally

US /ˈlɪtərəli/

UK

  • adverb
  • So as to express the exact meaning of something
  • Used to say something is true, even if unlikely
aspect

US /ˈæspɛkt/

UK /'æspekt/

  • noun
  • Way something looks or seems to be
  • An element, feature, or quality of something
conversation

US /ˌkɑnvɚˈseʃən/

UK /ˌkɒnvəˈseɪʃn/

  • noun
  • Talking with other people; discussion or chat
failure

US /'feɪljər/

UK /ˈfeɪljə(r)/

  • noun
  • When things go wrong; lack of function
  • Act or result of not achieving your goals
research

US /rɪˈsɚtʃ, ˈriˌsɚtʃ/

UK /rɪ'sɜ:tʃ/

  • verb
  • To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
  • noun
  • Study done to discover new ideas and facts
  • Work done to find or discover knowledge
dump

US /dʌmp/

UK /dʌmp/

  • verb
  • To end a romantic relationship
  • To put something somewhere without care
  • To throw away as waste
  • To get rid of unwanted things in an illegal manner
financial

US /faɪˈnænʃ(ə)l/

UK /faɪˈnænʃl/

  • adjecitve
  • Involving money
worth

US /wɚθ/

UK /wɜ:θ/

  • other
  • the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
  • other
  • having a particular value, especially in money
appeal

US /əˈpil/

UK /ə'pi:l/

  • noun
  • Ability to attract interest, attention, or desire
  • verb
  • To attract interest, attention, or desire
  • To request a judge or others to change a decision
extra

US /'ekstrə/

UK /'ekstrə/

  • adjecitve
  • More than necessary; additional
  • noun
  • Items more than you need; additional items
  • Person who has a small part in a movie
  • Special version of a newspaper

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