1 Unit Lessons for life Opener 1

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• Ask students to work individually to complete the
phrases. Then let them compare answers in pairs.
• Play the recording again. Students listen and check
their answers.
ANSWERS
1 valuable
2 guiding
3 thumb
4 said
5 point
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Unit 1
Lessons for life
Unit 1 Lessons for life
1a
Learning from the past
Lesson at a glance
• reading: lessons in life
• grammar: time phrases
• speaking: your favourite saying
Reading
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• Organize the class into pairs to discuss the quotation.
In feedback, briefly elicit ideas from the class.
EXAMPLE ANSWER
We are often told to learn from our mistakes. Roosevelt 
cleverly and amusingly turns the commonplace quote 
around. It’s good advice because if we consider what 
mistakes other people make, we are less likely to make 
them ourselves. However, it isn’t easy to follow because we 
don’t necessarily see or understand that people have made 
mistakes and we often want to go our own way in life.
Background information
Eleanor Roosevelt (1884–1962) married Franklin D. 
Roosevelt in 1905 and as a result became First Lady of the 
United States when her husband became the president of 
the USA in March 1933. She held the role of First Lady for 
the four terms of his presidency, until April 1945. She was 
the United States Delegate to the United Nations General 
Assembly from 1945 to 1952 and campaigned for women’s 
rights and civil rights for African-Americans.
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• Optional step Tell students to look at the photos on
the page and ask them to say what they know about
each person (see Background information below).
Alternatively, ask students in pairs to think of three
adjectives to describe each person (e.g. Confucius:
wise, thoughtful, instructive; Mandela: strong-willed,
unselfish, brave).
• Ask students to read the article and match the person
with the lesson they taught, according to the text. Let
students compare their answers in pairs before checking
with the class.
• Optional step The reading text is recorded. You could
play the recording and ask students to read and listen.