UNIT 8. c11

UNIT 8YOUR CHOICE

INTRODUCTION

What risks do these decisions have?• a decision to study at a particular university • a decision to move abroad • a decision to learn a foreign language • a decision to quit your job • a decision to buy something important • a decision to marry

1. What do you think are the most important decisions that people make in their lives? 2. What skills are necessary when making decisions? 3. Do you think that parents should make important decisions for their children? 4. How can people improve their decision-making skills? 5. Is it better to make important life decisions on your own or is it better to consult other people?

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PervasiveEasy-to-swallow

VOCABULARY

Spoil Soppy

Coined byOverwhelmed by

EXPRESSIONS

To bite more than you can chew To see eye to eye To cut corners To call it a day To add insult to injury To sink your teeth into

EXTRA VOCABULARY

What would you do if… 1. You had to choose between a well-paid job at home and a lower-paid but tempting job abroad? 2. You were offered the chance to appear on a reality show? 3. Someone told you they had committed a crime? 4. You read bad press about a shop you often use? 5. You found some money on the street?

Fill in the blanks

1. Ginger had to make a decision about her birthday activity, but she found it difficult because she had many _______ she wanted to try.
2. The fear of being _______ is one of the main reasons why making decisions can be difficult, according to her.
3. She remembers being _______ about performing at the Italian festival, worrying about making mistakes in front of family members.
4. Overthinking and fearing the worst possible outcome can often lead to _______ and make it hard to commit to a decision.
5. Ginger chose to take private violin lessons to _______ her skills and overcome the fear of performing in front of others.
6. She realized that adults who were beginners also made _______ mistakes while performing at the festival.
7. Ginger learned that sometimes the best way to make a decision is to _______ on it for one night before choosing.
8. According to her, making a choice allows you to become the _______ of your own life and take control of your path.

Fill in the blanks

1. Ginger had to make a decision about her birthday activity, but she found it difficult because she had many ACTIVITIES she wanted to try.
2. The fear of being JUDGED is one of the main reasons why making decisions can be difficult, according to her.
3. She remembers being NERVOUS about performing at the Italian festival, worrying about making mistakes in front of family members.
4. Overthinking and fearing the worst possible outcome can often lead to PARALYSIS and make it hard to commit to a decision.
5. Ginger chose to take private violin lessons to DEVELOP her skills and overcome the fear of performing in front of others.
6. She realized that adults who were beginners also made THE SAME mistakes while performing at the festival.
7. Ginger learned that sometimes the best way to make a decision is to SLEEP on it for one night before choosing.
8. According to her, making a choice allows you to become the AUTHOR of your own life and take control of your path.

CONDITIONALS

COMMON MISTAKES AT WRITING

FOLLOW THE FORMAT

INFORMAL STYLE: The receiver could be a teacher,a boss, a superior or a peer group - Use contractions - Use colloquial language - Adress directly to the reader - Use idioms - Use phrasal verbs

FORMAL STYLE: The receiver could be a teacher,a boss, a superior or a peer group - Don't use contractions - Don't use colloquial language -Avoid using the first person. You can use impersonal structures instead. - Don't use idioms

STRUCTURE AND CONTENT

OTHER MISTAKES

Remember to make paragraphs to make your ideas clear. Don't write long sentences. It is advisable to write shorter sentences and join them with discourse markers. You must justify your arguments. Provide facts or data.Don't go round the bushes. Focus your writing on some ideas and talk about them in depth.

Word order (On the sofa sits my uncle) Wrong tense Spelling error (becouse) Not necessary (He was very married)

EXTRACT 3 German is a language very important in some companies but it also would make me speak german if I am in Germany for example. EXTRACT 4 I think I am the best option to be student of your academy because I am very worker, I pay attention in class and I always do the homework. EXTRACT 5 I have 22 years old and I want to go to the academy. I am writting at this academy because it looks very great in photos and I am capacitated to enter.

EXTRACT 1 I need this classes because in the future I want to live in Germany because I want to do university there because I love their university. EXTRACT 2 I am writting this letter because I want to take part in german classes. I want it to be in this academy because a friend talked very good about it to me.

SPEAKING PRACTICE