Make Your Way 8, Schulbuch mit Audio-CD und CD-ROM

Working with words Talk about the topic 3 4 • Complete the questions with the words and phrases in the box. • The singer refers to a common proverb, “ He who hesitates is lost, ” but there is also another common proverb “ Look before you leap. ” Which one do you believe in most? • In your life, what do you think “ the dawn and its friendly sunrise ” might be? • The singer says “ I know, this all happened once before. ” Invent an occasion in his life when he tried to walk down two different roads and say what happened. scratching your head  at a loss  baffles  lived to regret dilemma  come to a decision  vague  making decisions • Discuss the questions in small groups. • Think of some more dilemmas related to life choices to ask other students. • Read through the questions below and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each decision. Which options would YOU take? Would you … 1 Are you generally good at or do you tend to dither? 2 Have you ever made a snap decision which you have ? 3 Have you ever tossed a coin to help you ? What was it for? What other things can people do to help themselves make up their minds? 4 Which subject at school really you – that is, really confuses you? 5 is a traditional image of indecision. Can you think of any other physical manifestations? 6 Are you good at getting your ideas across or are you often a bit ? 7 Would you be to explain how the Internet works? 8 What’s the greatest you have ever faced in your life? go straight from school into a well-paid job with a promising future ? go to university choose a job which pays lots of money but means you’ll have to work a 60-hour week ? take a job which will never make you a million- aire but will leave you with lots of free time spend the rest of your life with the perfect partner but not be able to have any kids ? settle for someone not so ideal but with whom you’ll have as many children as you want choose fame and fortune and all that they bring ? choose a normal happy life being no-one enjoy the fruits of your retirement surrounded by your family ? decide to spend your twilight years travelling the world you’ve never seen 107 7 Unit 7: Lifestyles Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv