1.
The author mentions that people in the first
stage of their life
a)
try to do the things that are accepted by the majority.
b)
grow from a helpless child to an adult helping other society members.
c)
become independent and make all their
decisions themselves.
d)
learn to do physical skills more easily than social skills.
3.
The author mentions that people in the
third stage of their life
a)
spend equal amounts of time on old and new dreams.
b)
have more potential than they used to.
c)
can decide what is not for them
anymore.
d)
double the number of friends.
2.
The author mentions that people in the second stage of their life
a)
try not to do new things at all.
b)
are in search of finding what makes them special.
c)
become successful in whatever they try.
d)
behave as independent adults.
4.
The author mentions that people in the fourth stage of their life
a)
have worked at least for 50 years.
b)
still work toward achieving their goals in life.
c)
have the same energy that they had in the previous stage.
d)
have a different understanding of how to continue their legacy.
2
Read the text again and answer the questions.
- What do people want to achieve in the first stage and how do they do that?
- What does the underlined word in the second paragraph refer to?
- Majority of people become very successful in the third stage. What might be the reason for that?
- What is the main goal of the people in stage four and in what different ways they realise their dreams?
3
Discuss the questions with a partner.
What are the main goals that people in your country want to achieve
- in childhood?
- during school years?
- when they finish school?
- in middle adulthood?
4
Role-play the situation.
Student A:
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You are an adviser. You should give advice to teenagers about how to have a
successful teenage life.
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Student B:
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You are a TV presenter. Your guest is an adviser. Ask him/her questions about success in teenage
life and the ways how teenagers can achieve it.
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