2-3 OCTOBER

We have been able to consider whether you see yourself as a risk taker or not.

We have also read a poem that has sparked important discussions.

We have listened to six people dealing with their attitude to risk.

We have also listened to an expert in road safety.

 

 2-3 October

1.     1.   HOMEWORK CHECK: LANGUAGE LEARNING AND RISK   

2.     2.   What images spring to mind when you hear the word ‘risk’? Would life be boring without risk? Are risk-takers more successful in life? Are you a risk taker? Do you consider yourself to be risk-aversebetter safe than sorry, “better safe than sorry”? Are you vulnerable to risk? Tell the class about someone else´s risky behaviour. Have you ever run the risk of doing anything that put your life in danger? Is it worth putting your life at risk? Does it give you an adrenaline rush?

“Only a person who risks is free.” Do you think this is true? ONLY A PERSON WHO RISKS IS FREE by Author Unknown To laugh is to risk appearing the fool. To weep is to risk appearing sentimental. To reach for another is to risk involvement. To expose your ideas, your dreams, before a crowd is to risk their loss. To love is to risk not being loved in return. To live is to risk dying. To believe is to risk despair. To try is to risk failure. But risks must be taken, because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing. The people who risk nothing, do nothing, have nothing, are nothing. They may avoid suffering and sorrow, but they cannot learn, feel, change, grow, love, live. Chained by their attitudes they are slaves; they have forfeited their freedom. Only a person who risks is free.

3.     3.   LISTENING PRACTICE

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-WORKBOOK      PAGE 29

4.    4.  READING FOR HOMEWORK

-WORKBOOK    PAGE 27

-STUDENT´S BOOK  PAGE 40