Language Focus

Task 3. Read the following text about a famous cartoonist. Then, using could have suggest what alternatives were available. Use the "you" approach.

Scott Adams had a regular paid day job with a big company. In the evenings he worked as a cartoonist. He decided, however, to leave the "safety net" of a job with regular paycheque and become self-employed. It was quite unnerving at first. His life has changed. He didn't commute any longer, because he worked at home. Sometimes he felt quite lonely and lacked the social life in the big organisation. Being his own boss there was no distinction between his personal life and his work life.

Use the "I" approach and show that some of the actions from the above text are regrettable.

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