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B GOAL Talk about the Best Age to Do Something
WORD FOCUS
Your finances (n) have to do with your money.
Other forms are financial (adj) and financially (adv).
Listening
A Discuss the question in pairs. Add your own idea.
In your opinion, when does someone become an adult? Why
• when they graduate • when they have a child
• when they have their own home • when they start their career
B 🎧27 Listen to a conversation between two friends. Circle T for true or F for false.
1. The man is helping the woman with her savings plan and her taxes. T F
2. The woman hopes to help her parents financially. T F
3. The man will help the woman with her finances again next year. T F
C 🎧27 Listen again. Fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS.
1. The woman thinks she is an adult because she has finished her _____________ and started a career.
2. The man has a different idea about adulthood because he grew up in _____________.
3. The woman thinks her parents _____________ her help with money.
4. The man has a _____________ idea about helping his parents with money.
D In pairs, talk about how people from your culture usually help their parents.
| PRONUNCIATION: The Schwa Sound /ǝ/ in Unstressed Syllables; Elision of Vowels |
| The schwa sound /ǝ/ is the most common sound in English. Vowels are often reduced to a schwa in unstressed syllables. In connected speech, weak vowels, especially the schwa sound, may be left out when they come before /l/. /r/, or /n/. |
E 🎧28 Listen and repeat. Circle the unstressed syllables with the sound/ǝ/.
infant lettuce children population adult
F 🎧29 Listen and repeat. Pay attention to the elision of the schwa sound.
family parent different cultural basically
memory discovery generally traditional favorite
G In pairs, ask and answer the following question. Use elision where possible.
What's your favorite childhood memory?
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Conversation
H 🎧30 Close your book and listen to the conversation. How old is Jamal?
Andrea: Did you hear the big news? Jamal is getting his own apartment!
Kim: Seriously? But he's 19! That's too young to get your own place.
Andrea: Oh, I don't know about that.
Kim: Do you think he's old enough?
Andrea: Well, he's mature, and he's had a part-time job since he was 17.
Kim: That's true... but I think he should wait a few years. Andrea: Really? What do you think is the best age to live on your own?
Kim: I think people should get their own place after they've finished college.
Andrea: That's a good point. I plan to live with my parents while I'm in college.
REAL LANGUAGE
You can say Oh, I don't know about that to disagree politely with someone.
I Practice the conversation in pairs. Switch roles and repeat.
J In pairs, use your own ideas to complete the table below in your notebook. Then, write two conversations about Jorge and Melissa using the conversation in H as an example.
| "Jorge is too old to change jobs." | "Melissa is too young to start her own business." |
| Age: ___________________________ Reasons why it is or isn't OK ________________________________ The best age for this is _______ | Age: ___________________________ Reasons why it is or isn't OK ________________________________ The best age for this is _______ |
K Read the opinions. How old do you think each person is?
1. "He's too old to play soccer." 4. "She's too young to drive a car."
2. "He's too young to travel alone. 5. "She's too old to learn a new language."
3. "She's too old to dance." 6. "He's too old to get married."
L MY WORLD Tell a partner two things you think you are too old to do and two things you think you are too young to do.
✔️GOAL CHECK
Talk about the Best Age to Do Something
Look at your answers in K. Compare answers in pairs and explain your opinions. What is the best age for each of these things? Do you know someone who does these things at an unusual age?
The best age to play any sport is in your teens or twenties.
I don't know some professional athletes are in their forties!
