Preparing for successful academic writing
1.3 Different to what I'm used to!
Hua, Mele and Markus compare their impressions after the first GENED 108 lecture...
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Hua, Markus and Mele are walking out of their first lecture.
Hua: Wow, that was different to what I’m used to!
Mele: (nostalgic and feeling old) That’s different from my high school. Mind you, that’s half a lifetime ago.
Markus: That was a lot of info all at once.
They stop by a water fountain. Mele is refilling her water bottle, and Markus is looking things up on his phone.
Mele: I think my six-year-old kid does more writing than I do, these days.
Hua: (by now, well freaked out) I don’t even write! I play the violin!
Graham has crept up behind Hua.
Graham: Yes. Badly.
Hua leaps, then turns around. Seeing Graham, she gives him a ‘little sister’ kind of hug.
Hua: Ohmygosh Graham!
Graham: (choked in a hug) Hi, I’m Graham. We grew up next door to each other.
Hua: He’s doing third year law.
Marcus and Mele exchange glances. They look impressed. Looking at Graham full of hope, they both speak at the same time.
Markus: A man on the inside!
Mele: Inside information!
Graham: (sighs theatrically, like a man much put upon) First years…