*Discussing

1. Read the situations below and imagine you will take your turn into the
conversation, use polity language to interrupt it and give your opinion:
a. I think kids of all ages should be allowed to make their own decisions,
because they know what they like...
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b. People should never spend more money than they make, this way they are
safe from getting in debt...
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c. If you don’t have enough money to pay something in cash, you should pay in
installments, because you never know when you will have the opportunity to
purchase something you want...
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d. Everybody should be able to live off the minimum wage, otherwise it

wouldn’t be called minimun wage...
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UNIT 2
*Vocabulary
1. Find the words below:
2. Think about your neighborhood or the place where you grew up and answer
the questions:
a. What is/was the predominant religion?
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b. What is/was your school like?
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c. How are/were the social circles divided?

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d. What are/were people’s belifs in the community?

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e. What are/were people’s roles in the community?

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f. How do/did you see your community values?

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g. What do you think makes a group a community? What are the elements
necessary?
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h. In your opinion, do you think people are losing the sense of culture and
community? Explain.
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