Prime Time 7/8, Language in Use, Arbeitsheft

Lifelong learning Expressing an opinion a) Complete the quotes below with suitable words from the box. Make sure you use the correct forms (two of the verbs are used as nouns). to follow sb. • to graduate • to imitate sb. • to know sth. • to love sth. • to prepare for sth. • to stay young • to teach sb. • to unlearn sth. 1 “The more I live, the more I learn. The more I learn, the more I realise, the less I … (1) .” (Michel Legrand) “You’ll never know everything about anything, especially something you … (3) .” (Julia Child) “Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning … (6) .” (Henry Ford) “By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is the noblest; Second, by … (8) , which is the easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest.” (Confucius) “The illiterate of the 21 st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, … (2) , and relearn.” (Alvin Toffler) “Education is not … (4) for life; education is life itself.” (John Dewey) “The man who … (7) today and stops learning tomorrow is uneducated the day after.” (Newton D. Baker) “I am always ready to learn although I do not always like being … (9) .” (Winston Churchill) “Learning is a treasure that will … (5) its owner everywhere.” (Chinese Proverb) 1. know 4. 7. 2. 5. 8. 3. 6. 9. b) Voice your opinion on some of the quotes above by completing the following sentence starters. 1. As far as I’m concerned, . 2. I completely agree with . 3. As far as I understand it, . 4. I’d like to point out that . 5. It’s unjustifiable to say that . 6. I’m sorry to disagree with . 7. It is generally accepted that . 8. I’d go along with . 9. Speaking for myself . 10. I couldn’t agree more with . 99 20 Lifelong learning Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv