Stages in Life

What is life?

“I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be.”

Douglas Adams

“Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.”

George Bernard Shaw

It is said that your life flashes before your eyes just before you die. That is true, it's called Life.

Terry Pratchett

How would you define life?

Life is an opportunity, benefit from it.Life is beauty, admire it.Life is a dream, realize it. (fulfil, make real)Life is a challenge, meet it.Life is a duty, complete it.Life is a game, play it.Life is a promise, fulfill it.Life is sorrow, overcome it.Life is a song, sing it.Life is a struggle, accept it.Life is a tragedy, confront it.Life is an adventure, dare it.Life is luck, make it.Life is too precious, do not destroy it.Life is life, fight for it.

Mother Theresa

Childhood"A child can teach an adult three things: to be happy for no reason, to

always be busy with something, and to know how to demand with all his might that which he desires."

Paulo Coelho

Infant: (from latin) not able to speak

What kind of child were you?

Active, quiet, energetic, adventurous, fearful, spoilt, diligent, independent, inquisitive, playful, messy, a day-dreamer, realistic, passionate,outgoing, easygoing, competitive, grumpy, sporty, social, affectionate, distant, a joker, goofy, chatty, popular…,

What is your earliest memory? At what age?

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.

Adolescence & Youth/ˌaedəʊˈlesns/ & /jʊ:ɵ/

"Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen."

Albert EinsteinSchool Days & University

- secondary school: favourite subjects, classmates, teachers

Structures: used to & would for past habits3rd conditional “If I had known, I would

have…” I wish + past perfect

PHRASAL VERBS: turn to, drop out (of), pass for (age)

OTHER EXPRESSIONS: to be a fan of, to be (quite/ very/ rather) keen on

Adulthood  /ˈaedʌlthʊd/ or /əˈdʌlthʊd/

"Try not to become a man of success. Rather become a man of value.”

Albert EinsteinYour interests: What makes you itch?

Your carreer, hobbies & habits Family, Friends & Love

Expectations, dreams, 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 EXPRESSIONS: to be a fan of, to be (quite/ very/ rather) keen on

to be an early bird or a night owlto be used to or to get used to

Discussion QuestionsWhich age is the best? Why?

Turning points in your life: an event, a person, an experience…

How important is family in your life?

What age would you like to reach? Why?

The role of senior citizens in our society.

Do you agree with the following quotation?

“The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom.”

Isaac Asimov

Moving on to…

“I'm not afraid of death; I just don't want to be there when it happens.”

Woody Allen

“Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened.” Dr. Seuss

Verbsto pass away = to die

Different views…

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.

If I Had My Life to Live Over

By Nadine Stair

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.