,Getting older, getting wiser?,UNIT 2,Unit 2 Getting older, getting wiser?,Learning objectives,Opening up,1,Age groups,Age ranges,1 infants,f less than 1 year old,2 newborns,c less than a few weeks old,3,young adults,g 20-40 years old,4 teenagers,b 13-19 years old,5 the middle,aged,a 40-60 years old,6 senior,citizens,d over 60 years old,7 toddlers,e 1-3 years old,Opening up,2 Order of age groups:2-1-7-4-3-5-6,Opening up,The best stage of life is the young adult period when youre 20-40 years old.In this stage, you are truly independent and free.,Listening to the world,Sharing,Listening,Viewing,Listening to the world,Sharing,In the podcast, people are interviewed about how they feel about their lives. They talk about what they are looking forward to in the future, whether there is anything they arent looking forward to, and whether their schooldays are the best days of their lives.,excited on the banks beach parties find out looking forward to,Listening to the world,Sharing,Listening to the world,The five things which the speakers say they are not looking forward to are:,Sharing,1, 2, 3, 8 and 10.,Listening to the world,Sharing, 1 She considers schooldays the best days of her life., 4 He has fond memories of his schooldays., 7 He had the best days of his life during his schooldays because he played a lot of football.,Listening to the world,Listening to the world,Listening to the world,1 What are you looking forward to in the future?,Sharing,I am looking forward to graduating from university and finding a job in a good IT company.,2 Is there anything you arent looking forward to? Why or why not?,I am not looking forward to an advanced course in mathematics next semester because everyone says it is very difficult.,3 What do you like and dislike most about your schooldays?,I enjoy having a lot of friends in school. What I dislike most about school is that I have to be away from home.,Listening to the world,Sharing,Listening,Viewing,Listening to the world,Listening,1 What is the one thing you will definitely do?,I will definitely work on my graduation project. I will graduate in two years, so certainly I will be working on a certain project and writing up my thesis in the last semester of my university studies.,Listening to the world,Listening,2 What is the one thing you will probably do?,I will probably travel to a beautiful place, for example, the West Lake in Hangzhou, or Lijiang in Yunnan Province. I like traveling, so if I have time and money, I may go to a place with beautiful scenery and enjoy nature in the summer.,Listening to the world,Listening,3 What is the one thing you arent likely to do?,I am unlikely to work as an intern in a company. I am always busy studying, so I dont have much time to find an internship. Although many of my classmates may do various types of part-time jobs, Im not likely to do that.,Listening to the world,Listening,4 What is the one thing you definitely wont do?,I certainly wont take the graduate entrance examination. I am pretty sure that I want to work immediately after graduation rather than continue to study. This means I will not take the graduate entrance examination Instead, I will be busy looking for a job.,Listening to the world,Listening,Yes, I would certainly love to receive a letter from my younger self. It would be exciting to open the letter years later and find out what dreams have come true and what have not. It would be a unique record of my thoughts and ideas at a younger age.No, I dont fancy receiving a letter from my younger self. Whatever will be will be. You may plan one thing now, but life may take you down a completely different path. Id like to accept reality as life goes on rather than try to imagine what Ill be like in the future.,Listening to the world,Listening,Listening skills,Listening to the world,Listening,Listening skills,Listening to the world,Listening,At 16, the woman expected her 20-year-old self to be ,1 different,2 in the UK,3 with a partner,4 with children,5 happy,6 studying,Listening to the world,Listening to the world,Listening,1) Thursday, 20/5/2004,2) 16,3) 20,4) by the river,5) raining,6) fancied,Listening to the world,Listening,7) Have the guts to tell him 8) good-looking, romantic and intelligent 9) Three children 10) Im happy 11) feel good about who I was/am 12) Good luck for the future 13) be happy with who you are,Listening to the world,Listening,1 How does the speaker feel about what she wrote?,She feels it seems very shallow.,2 In what way does the speaker think she is different from her 16-year-old self?,She has now grown up and matured.,3 What does the speaker think of the way her life has turned out?,She is very happy with where she is now./she doesnt think life has to be the perfect image she pictured.,Listening to the world,Listening,I have a lot of plans and dreams for the next five years. The most important ones are of course related to studies, work and relationships. I will study hard and get good grades in my exams. Upon graduation, I hope I can find a job that I am really interested in. My major is finance, so I would like to work as a financial analyst at a bank or investment firm. I also hope to find someone I love, someone who is handsome and considerate, someone who loves me, too.,