Lesson 1 Life Is Experience
When Were You Bravest?
What does it mean to ____ brave?
There is no single definition, but everyone is brave in their own ____
Here are three ____ people sharing their bravest moments in life.
One evening, ____ went to a convenience store to buy some snacks.
No one was at the counter, so I thought ____ clerk was working in the back.
The telephone started ringing, but no one came to answer ____
I felt something was wrong. I looked over the counter and saw the clerk lying on the ____
I immediately called 911 and explained the ____
The operator asked me to perform CPR on the clerk until ____ paramedics arrived.
I ____ scared, but I remembered learning CPR at school.
I checked for a pulse on his neck. Fortunately, ____ was still breathing.
Then I started ____ push down on his chest, hoping that I was doing it right.
A few minutes ____ the paramedics rushed in and took over the situation.
Luckily, the ____ regained consciousness.
After ____ the clerk in the ambulance, the paramedics said
“Thank you ____ being brave. You did a wonderful job.”
It ____ great to help save someone’s life!
Olivia
I dreamed of being an Olympic ____ and field athlete.
My room was ____ of medals and awards from races I had competed in.
During the national 100-meter championship race, however, my Olympic dreams ____ to a sudden end.
I was about to take the lead in the race when I suddenly felt a pain in my ____
I ____ to the ground and had to be carried off the track.
At first, I didn’t think much ____ the injury. I thought I would get better soon.
But the test results from the hospital were ____ hopeful.
The doctors said my knee injury would ____ me from running again.
Every night, I had flashbacks ____ my injury.
I could not watch sports anymore because it was just too ____
So I shut out everything ____ to sports from my life.
Two years passed and I was still trying to get used ____ my ordinary high school life without sports.
Then one day, I came across an interesting university major ____ sports medicine.
It deals with the treatment and ____ of sports injuries.
A light bulb went on ____ my head.
This was my chance to stop running away from ____ problems and fears.
So I made up my ____ and applied to this major.
Today, thanks to my brave ____ I am studying to be a star on the sidelines instead of on the playing field.
Yuna
Ever since I ____ young, I have admired great public speakers.
I hoped ____ inspire and move audiences like them someday.
But every time I ____ a chance to speak in front of people, I would get scared.
I didn’t ____ to make a fool of myself.
This fear kept me behind the stage rather than ____ it.
That’s why I ____ entered the annual speech contest at my school.
I really wanted to, but I just didn’t have enough ____
Last year, however, ____ my final chance before graduating high school.
When I saw the poster on the class board, my mind began to fill with ____ of the school speech contest.
I heard a voice growing louder in my head, saying “Go ____ it!”
I decided to ____ up for the contest.
To make a long story short, I did it. I delivered my speech to the ____ school.
____ did I do? Honestly, I don’t remember much from the contest because I was so nervous.
But my act of ____ taught me a valuable lesson:
I can do anything that I put my ____ to.