Yonsei University

1. Unit 6 (1) - age

2. The time of my life
1. What do you think is the best age to be? Why?
2. What are the advantages and disadvantages of
being these ages [in western age]? Why?
 10
 18
 21
 35
 45
 65
3. P. 68 #2A – match the words and meanings

3.  Do you think you look young for your age? Why/why not?
 Do you think it is good to look young for your age when you
are a university student? Why/why not?
 What about when you are older? Why/why not?
 At what age do you think someone is in their prime in Korea
[your country]? Why?
 At what age is someone old or elderly?
 Do you think people of different ages would give different
answers? Why/why not
 Do you think age discrimination is a problem in Korea [your
country]? In what ways?
 Do you think there is a big ‘generation gap’ in Korea [your
country]?
 In what ways do different generations think or act differently?
 Some people say “youth is a state of mind”. Do you agree?

4.  P. 71 #1A – discuss
 #2 – read & discuss
shallow=not showing serious or careful thought
unrealistic=having a wrong idea of what is likely to happen or of
what you can really do
ecstatic=extremely happy
 #3A – listen & answer the questions
 #3B – listen again and correct the mistakes
 #3C – underline the correct answer

5.  After listening to Laura, would you like to write a letter to
your future self? Why/why not?
 futureme.org lets you choose how far in the future you
will receive the letter – e.g. 1 year from now, 5 years
from now, or any other date you choose. When would
you like to receive it? Why?
 futureme.org also lets you choose whether you want
your letter to be private or public (but anonymous) –
would you like other people to be able to read your
letter? Why/why not?
 Would you like to read
other people’s letters? Why/not?

6. Future perfect & continuous
 P. 71, #4A & B
 P. 72, #5A ** #5 like listen
 #5B – look at the phrases in the box – which are
more certain? Which are less certain?
Yes, definitely.
I expect so.
That’s quite likely.
Perhaps.
Possibly.
I don’t suppose so.
I doubt it.
No, definitely not
 discuss – use the phrases in the box