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What are the advantages and disadvantages of being the ages in the box? rozpocznij naukę
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Milestones of my life: 11; 15; 21; 31; 55; 65.
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Choose three questions that interest you and discuss them in pairs. rozpocznij naukę
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Are eighteen-year-olds too immature for university? At what age does a person have the maturity to make a decision about marriage or a career? At what age is a person elderly?
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What do you think it means to "peak early"? rozpocznij naukę
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have success at an early age, and then lose it.
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What do you think it means to be a "late bloomer"? rozpocznij naukę
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someone who finds what they're good at and possibly has success in it relatively late in life.
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In the photographs, who do you think are late bloomers? Who peaked early? rozpocznij naukę
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late bloomers: Ang Lee, Colonel Sanders, Cervantes; peaked early: Wang Yani, Nadia Comaneci, Jocelyn Lavin.
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In which of these fields is someone more likely to peak early: acting, singing, writing, sports, business? rozpocznij naukę
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sports ("Sports are particularly biased towards youth...")
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One author says that sometimes a late bloomer seems to be a failure. Why do you think this is? rozpocznij naukę
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Malcom Gladwell is talking about the period before the late bloomers finds success, when they seem to be struggling and getting nowhere.
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How do these change as one gets older: freedom, obligation, expectations? What is an exemple of each? rozpocznij naukę
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The article gives examples of:
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e.g. stay out late, take public transport alone, drive a car. Then when you're old and earning money. rozpocznij naukę
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first when you're allowed to do things on your own in childhood, "You don't have to worry about money for a nice holiday or a meal at a fancy restaurant".
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the teenager who has to do her homework and come home before 10 o'clock.
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the 30-year-old who is obliged to work hard, doesn't feel successful, but meanwhile pretends he is successful because he feels it's expected.
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What timeline and milestones do you think society sets out for you? rozpocznij naukę
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go to university; buy a house; get married; have children; retire
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Do you feel pressured by this, or is it not a problem for you? rozpocznij naukę
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I think I'll be expected to... People tend to... It bothers me that...
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Hopes of peace are beginning to fade. rozpocznij naukę
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to try very hard to achieve something difficult
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something good and impressive that you succeed in doing
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when someone or something does not succeed OPP success
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an important new discovery or development
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a particular quality in something or someone, or a quality in something that shows it was done by a particular person or group of people
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Are most of the people you spent time with your age or a different age? Why? rozpocznij naukę
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How is your generation different from older or younger ones? What sort of misunderstandings or conflicts can this cause? rozpocznij naukę
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Is the "generation gap" greater or smaller than it used to be? Why? rozpocznij naukę
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