Prime Time 8. Coursebook plus Semester Self-checks, Schulbuch

Goals • Analyse abstract ideas. • Process ideas in the form of mind maps. • Discuss biographies. • Express your opinion on a variety of life styles. The people behind the views a) Go on the internet and research the biographies of two of the people whose quotations you can find on these two pages. b) Give a compare-and-contrast presentation in which you analyse their views and attitudes to individuals and society in detail. 2 Word bank Evaluating statements positive • negative • ironic • cynical • congratulatory • to show empathy • responsible • irresponsible • far-reaching • detached • wise • sensible • clever • intelligent • foolish • damaging • destructive • egoistic • harmful • inflammatory • provocative W “Societies need rules that make no sense for individuals. For example, it makes no difference whether a single car drives on the left or on the right. But it makes all the difference when there are many cars.” Marvin Minsky (1927–2016, American scientist) “You can’t rise as a class. You have to rise individually.” Alphonso Jackson (*1945, American politician) “There is no such thing as Society. There are individual men and women, and there are families.” (Margaret Thatcher, 1925–2013, British Prime Minister from 1979–1990) 67 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv