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A GAME CHANGER
Reading Practice
Taken from: https://theunconventionalroute.com/

BEFORE READING

This is their office, what do

These are Kim and Chris!
they do?

WHILE READING
Pay attention to the phrases with get. What do they mean?

A GAME CHANGER
We're a couple of Canadians who dedicate to being extraordinary. It all strated when we got kicked out of our
apartment. We were living comfortably in Vancouver, following a regular routine. Then, one day we found a
piece of paper on our front door. It said: "You have three months to pack your stuff and get out of here". But we
loved our cozy home!

We had an extraordinary thought: Vancouver was a box. Why not think outside of it? We sarted to think what
we wanted from our new home. We wanted a place that is affordable and warm and where we get to meet
like-minded people. We started to look for new cities... Budapest, Bangok, until we got to Medellin. We sold a
bunch of our stuff and booked one-way tickets to Colombia.

Now what? We needed to find a job. For me, in my ideal job , i would get to do a lot of writing and be
autonomous, For Kim, she would love to get to do some design work... We came to an embarrasing
conclusion: .... Bloggers? It was a risk, but we decided to take it. So far, so good.

We started a travel-related blog to inspire people to live more extraordinary lives. right now, we get to travel
around the world and share our experiences with others. We get on with so many people in many different
countries and we have made many great memories.
AFTER READING
Comprehension activities
What do you need to do to be a blogger?

Match the expressions with their definition.

Get kicked out Have the opportunity to do something

Get out of somewhere Be friends with someone.
Get to do something When someone tells you to leave a place
Get on with someone in a rude way.
Go out of a place.

Write down the unknown expressions you found in the reading. What do they mean?

Let's discuss!
What do you think about Chris and Kim's experience? Would you be a blogger?

WRITING PROMPT
Your own game changer
Think about a time when you tried something new. Describe what that experience was like, what you
felt and what you learned from it. Remember to use 4 expressions with get in your story.