Personal, Educational, or Vocational
Get a job
Vocational
She ______ (be going/study) medicine.
She is going to study medicine.
He didn't speak English. He went to school.
He went to school because he didn't speak English.
She plans to go to college. She wants to be a nurse.
She wants to be a nurse so she plans to go to college.
Which test is similar to a high school diploma?
The GED Test
Get married
Personal
We ______ (hope/graduate) from the university.
We hope to graduate from the university.
He didn't have a job. He searched the Internet.
He searched the Internet because he didn't have a job.
She didn't have a job so she looked in the newspaper.
How many years does it take to get a Bachelor's degree?
It takes four years to get a Bachelor's degree.
Become a citizen
Personal
They _______ (be going/become) citizens.
They are going to become citizens.
He needed to find a home for his family. He asked a friend.
She didn't speak English. She talked to the teacher.
Are trade schools cheap or expensive?
Trade schools are sometimes expensive.
Study English
Educational
Many students ________ (be going/have) good careers.
Many students are going to have good careers.
He had an emergency. He called the police.
He called the police because he had an emergency.
She didn't know how to read a bus schedule so she asked the teacher.
How does a person earn a high school diploma?
He or she needs to take high school classes to earn a high school diploma.
Learn new skills at work
Vocational
We _____ (hope/be) successful.
We hope to be successful.
She didn't know where to find information about citizenship. She talked to a counselor.
She talked to a counselor because she didn't know where to find information about citizenship.
She needed to find a school for her children. She looked in the phone book.
She needed to find a school for her children so she looked in the phone book.
Trade schools teach job-related skills.