Comprehension check

Find a partner from each of the other two groups.

1. Go through questions a-e in Exercise I on page 70 together. Compare and swap information about the people.

2. Read the other two articles quickly. Are the following statements true (V) or false?

a) Only Giles and Hugo were influenced by the servants in their families when they were children.

b) Amanda wanted to be a nanny because she liked the uniform

c) Giles wanted to be a cook because the meals were so bad at boarding school.

d) Hugo did well in his holiday job because he had learnt a lot about plants from the gardener.

e) All of the parents were very angry when they were told about the choice of career.

f) Hugo's parents were the least angry.

g) All of the parents have become friends with their children again.

h) Giles' grandfather has not forgiven him for becoming a cook.

i) Some of the children have regretted their decision not to go to university.

j) Hugo has already become a millionaire.

3. Show each other which multi-word verbs appear in your article. Discuss their meaning. Which ones appear in more than one article?

Roleplay

Work in groups of three.

Students A and В

You are the parents of C. One of you is a doctor and the other a lawyer, and you would like C to follow one of these professions, but C has other ideas. Explain to C

why yours are such good careers.

Student C

A and В are your parents. They want you to become a lawyer or a doctor, but you have different ideas! You want to be one of the following (or choose one of your own): a dancer, a musician, a poet, an explorer, a model, a jockey, an astronaut...

Talk together, and try to persuade each other to see you are point of view.

Listening and speaking

Pre-listening task

Work in groups and discuss the following questions

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- Is anyone in your family retired? Who?

- What job did they do before retiring?

- How old were they when they retired?

- How long have they been retired?

- What do they do now?

Listening

Look at the photograph of Thomas Wilson and his granddaughter, Philippa, Thomas used to be the managing director of a large textile company. He has now retired. Listen to him talking to Philippa. Who do you think is happier, Thomas or Philippa? Why?

Thomas Wilson – a retired man

T – Thomas Wilson P – Philippa

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