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‘starting B Yexd tse comments made by people of diferent generations. Do you know anyone
‘Point who thnks this way? Do you agree wi any of tye statement? Why or why n
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B Pair work What do older people you know typically sy about younger people?
‘What do younger people unl say about oer ple?
Ty elues anc tits
discussion A Maich cach word with ts opposite. What other words do you know to descibe
people's walus or tits? Can you ad any more pairs of your own?
Sosedminded — beral optimistic unconventional
feomervative modem pessimist unreal
conventional old fhioned! realise
‘mtoleran ‘open minded tolerant
B Pair work Which words in Exercise A would yon
chose o describe these people? Explain your choices
My best hen ivr optimistic. He alanys
your befriend your parents ‘hint hor hings wil tu at OX
Your grandyarents Your teacher
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‘A. What do you think about the slaements below? Intoauce cach statement
‘wth an appropiate expesion.
spparent likely obvious smd ashame ue unfortunate
1. Mls characters stongly influenced by his or her parents.
Jt apparent thot wei character
Homer ao ely that there ae ote
2. A happy person makes a better parent
3. Age doesn't ala bring wisdom
1. Mis eta people dink the word was a better place when they were young
45. Many teenage ave afi they sy grow up 4 be hike ther parent
{6 Mont people Have lend all they need to hnow by thetime hey ate 20
Now write thre sentences about young people and thee sbout older people
‘sing the expressions from Exercise A. Compare with partner
Use tes vs 0 coor hopes on belts
hope cha schol wl do seting bout tacing espe.
live (a hes satin we can ea ot the post
‘Write to statements these people might make about their hopes or bei
Compare wilh a partner
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more mongy on education 2 2.
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‘Changing beliefs
Group work How hive your bei oF opinions changed
in the hak ve ten yeas? Think of at lest vo bi fag i nt
‘ropiions you hold bow dat you tol before beer mee Frcs pen
. tea that you need 0 save money
Compare withthe hor members of your group. fee et ai
Lesson B ”Mstening A er Listen w Crsina, Vince, and Brian ulking about people who have had
an iniluence on thet. Who is each perso talking about? What hey learn from |
thse people?
Whe Wot ny learned
B Pair work Which older poople have had an
influence cn Your Ife? Why? What Kind of people
were they? Ask and answe allow up questions
‘A: My aunt had a big influence on me,
4h; Why? What wa she Uke?
A; Wel se war avery pen minded woman,
A. Combi te vcs on the left withthe nouns on the right, Can you think of any
‘more nouns to go with these vero?
BB Pale work Write senences using the phrases you made n Esarcie Ato
describe relations between younger people and olde people
1 ble thot parents shod tan example hi chile
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A. Pair work Discuss these questions wi «partner. Then read the arte 10
compare yet eas withthe autor,
1. How would you define mide age?
2, What adjectives do you think of when you think of mide age?
‘3. Do you think mileage sa more or less tren ime than youth? Why?
4. What hogan middle-aged people give o do that younger people can't?
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B Group work Discuss these questions Then share your answers withthe clas,
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1. Can you summariar the main idea ofthe article in one oe evo sentences?
2 Can you think of ether examples of older penple who help Younger people?
[8 Wha sort of naences do yu think you'll have on young people when youve se? Why?
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