20 99 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). 1 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. “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) “Education is not … 4 for life; education is life itself.” (John Dewey) “Learning is a treasure that will … 5 its owner everywhere.” (Chinese Proverb) “Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning … 6 .” (Henry Ford) “The man who … 7 today and stops learning tomorrow is uneducated the day after.” (Newton D. Baker) “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) “I am always ready to learn although I do not always like being … 9 .” (Winston Churchill) “The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, … 2 , and relearn.” (Alvin Toffler) 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 . Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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