If the author had the chance to live her life over, she would: 1) Dare to make more mistakes and take more chances. 2) Relax more and be sillier instead of taking life too seriously. 3) Focus on living in the moment instead of always worrying about the future. 4) Travel lighter and experience more adventures like swimming rivers and climbing mountains.

1. St ages in Lif e

2. What is lif e?
“Lif e isn' t about f inding your self . Lif e is about cr eat ing
your self .”
Geor ge Ber nar d Shaw
“I may not have gone wher e I int ended t o go, but
I t hink I have ended up wher e I needed t o be.”
Douglas Adams
I t is said t hat your lif e f lashes bef or e your eyes
j ust bef or e you die. That is t r ue, it ' s called Lif e.
Ter r y Pr at chet t

3. How would you def ine lif e?
Lif e is an oppor t unit y, benef it f r om it .
Lif e is beaut y, admir e it .
Lif e is a dr eam, r ealize it . (f ulf il, make r eal)
Lif e is a challenge, meet it .
Lif e is a dut y, complet e it .
Lif e is a game, play it .
Lif e is a pr omise, f ulf ill it .
Lif e is sor r ow, over come it .
Lif e is a song, sing it .
Lif e is a st r uggle, accept it .
Lif e is a t r agedy, conf r ont it .
Lif e is an advent ur e, dar e it .
Lif e is luck, make it .
Lif e is t oo pr ecious, do not dest r oy it .
Lif e is lif e, f ight f or it .
Mot her Ther esa

4. Childhood Inf ant: (f r om lat in) not able t o speak
"A child can t each an adult t hr ee t hings: t o be happy f or no r eason, t o always be
busy wit h somet hing, and t o know how t o demand wit h all his might t hat which
he desir es."
Paulo Coelho
What is your earliest memory? At what age?
What kind of child were you?
Act ive, quiet , ener get ic, advent ur ous, f ear f ul, spoilt , diligent ,
independent , inquisit ive, playf ul, messy, a day-dr eamer , r ealist ic,
passionat e,out going, easygoing, compet it ive, gr umpy, spor t y, social,
af f ect ionat e, dist ant , a j oker , goof y, chat t y, popular …,
PHRASAL VERBS: name after, take after, bring up, grow up
I was named after my mother.
I was brought up in a small village. I grew up in a small village.

5. Adolescence & Yout h
/ˌaedəʊˈlesns/ & /jʊ:ɵ/
"Common sense is t he collect ion of pr ej udices acquir ed by age
eight een."
School Days & Univer sit y Alber t Einst ein
- secondar y school: f avour it e subj ect s, classmat es, t eacher s
St r uct ur es: used t o & would f or past habit s
3r d condit ional “IfIh know Iw dh ”
ad n, oul ave…
I wish + past per f ect
PHRASAL VERBS: turn to, drop out (of), pass for (age)
OTHER EXPRESSI ONS: to be a fan of, to be (quite/ very/ rather) keen on

6. Adult hood
/ˈaedʌlthʊd/ or /əˈdʌlthʊd/
"Tr y not t o become a man of success. Rat her become a man of
value.”
Alber t Einst ein
Your int er est s: What makes you it ch?
Your car r eer , hobbies & habit s
Family, Fr iends & Love
Expect at ions, dr eams, hopes
PHRASAL VERBS: take up, hand down (values), carry on, become of (me,
my carreer, my life), wind up / waɪnd/ (wound, wound),
end up, live up to (somebody’s expectations)
OTHER EXPRESSI ONS: to be a fan of, to be (quite/ very/ rather) keen on
to be an early bird or a night owl
to be used to or to get used to

7. Discussion Q uest ions
W hich age is t he best? W hy?
Turning points in your lif e: an event , a per son, an exper ience…
How impor t ant is f amily in your lif e?
W hat age would you like t o r each? W hy?
The r ole of senior cit izens in our societ y.
Do you agr ee wit h t he f ollowing quot at ion?
“The saddest aspect of lif e r ight now is t hat science
gat her s knowledge f ast er t han societ y gat her s
wisdom.”
I saac Asimov

8. Moving on t o…
“I ' m not af r aid of deat h; I j ust don' t want t o be
t her e when it happens.”
Woody Allen
“Don' t cr y because it ' s over , smile because it happened.”
Dr . Seuss
Verbs
t o pass away = t o die

9. Dif f er ent views…

10. If I Had My Life to Live Over
By Nadine Stair
If I had my life to live over, I'd ................ to make more mistakes
next time. I'd relax, I would limber up. I would be sillier than I have
been this trip. I would ............... fewer things seriously. I
would .................. more chances. I would climb more mountains
and swim more rivers. I would eat more ice cream and less beans. I
would perhaps have more ................. troubles, but I'd
have ................ imaginary ones.
You see, I'm one of those people who lived sensibly and sanely,
hour after hour, day after day. Oh, I've had my moments, and if I
had to do it over again, I'd have more of them. In fact, I'd ................
to have nothing else. Just moments, one after another, ...................
of living so many years ahead of each day. I've been one of those
persons who never goes ..................... without a thermometer, a hot
water bottle, a raincoat and a parachute. If I had to do it again, I
would travel .................... than I have.
If I had my life to live over, I would start barefoot earlier in the spring
and stay that way later in the fall. I would go to more dances. I
would ................ more merry-go-rounds. I would .................. more
daisies.

11. If I Had My Life to Live Over
By Nadine Stair
If I had my life to live over, I'd dare to make more mistakes next time.
I'd relax, I would limber up. I would be sillier than I have been this trip. I
would take fewer things seriously. I would take more chances. I would
climb more mountains and swim more rivers. I would eat more ice
cream and less beans. I would perhaps have more actual troubles,
but I'd have fewer imaginary ones.
You see, I'm one of those people who lived sensibly and sanely, hour
after hour, day after day. Oh, I've had my moments, and if I had to do
it over again, I'd have more of them. In fact, I'd try to have nothing
else. Just moments, one after another, instead of living so many years
ahead of each day. I've been one of those persons who never goes
anywhere without a thermometer, a hot water bottle, a raincoat and a
parachute. If I had to do it again, I would travel lighter than I have.
If I had my life to live over, I would start barefoot earlier in the spring
and stay that way later in the fall. I would go to more dances. I would
ride more merry-go-rounds. I would pick more daisies.