DAILY ROUTINEDIFFERENT PEOPLE- DIFFERENT LIFESTYLES

• Textbook p.168 – text, exc. 1, exc. 3, p-173/ exc.1, 3, 5

Different people-different lifestyles?

What kind of lifestyle can you see?: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fa3Dz6xSQfg

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A lifestyle typically reflects an individual's attitudes, values or world view

Lifestyle may include views on politics, religion, health, intimacy, and more. All of these aspects

play a role in shaping someone's lifestyle

Different age groups – different lifestylesDifferent backgrounds – different lifestyles

CULTURAL NORMS Alternative lifestyles (hippies, goths, punkers,

new-agers, vegetarians, feng-shui, nudism, homeschooling, religious people….)

Can you guess what kind of lifestyle can a person have just from the

picture of him/her?

In the following four pictures try to guess some lifestyle stereotypes of these people – their daily routine, typical activities, problems…

which lifestyle is the nearest to yours?

• DESCRIBE THE PICTURES- guess what kind of lifestyle/daily routine might these people have…

Healthy lifestyle

Work and study

DAILY ROUTINE, DUTIES, RESPONSIBILITY, FREE TIME

•Compare yourselves and your parents

•Compare your grandparents and yourselves

•Compare yourselves and your partner/friend, peer

Language tools

• I think…, I believe….., I guess…., • In my opinion….• They may/ They might….• They definitely, They are sure to…., They must…., They

usually…, They never…• Probably, perhaps ///• They seem to…, they are likely to….• I am not sure…., but…• Either….., or….• I have never thought about……

ADJECTIVES/VERBS to be used

They must, they have to, they are used to…., they work hard …, like to…, take care of…, to look after…, spend their time…ing, are known for…, To idle, hang around/about, to party, to socialize, to be busy, to be snowed under work, to be engaged in, to be interested in, to solve…, to finish…, to go…ing, to put up with…, to manage

Intelligent, reliable/unreliable, responsible/irresponsible, carefull/careless, easy-going, punctual, hard-working, lazy, aggresive, loyal, optimistic, cheerful, ambitious, flexible, humble, modest, down-to-earth, good-natured, stressed out, honest, self-conscious

How to work with this activity

• Slide 1: Students think about the first question – is it true that different people have different lifestyles?• Give examples of different groups of people having different lifestyles!!!!!• Slide 2 :Read the definition, do you understand it?• What cultural norm do you live in?• Describe the alternative lifestyles mentioned, what is alternative about them.• Slide 3+4: describe the people in the picture and try to guess their ways of lifestyles• Slide 5+6: Use these language tools while talking about the picture (slide 4), make the students use all the given words• Slide 7: Instructions, resources

• Resources: http://www.pdclipart.org/thumbnails.php?album=92

• Vypracovala Lada Leszkowová• pro Gymnázium K.V. Raise, Hlinsko• 12.2.2012