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Over the next four years, what are you definitely going to do, what do you think you might do and what do you hope you'll do? going to do; might do; hope to do; work, health, transport, food, communication, energy, leisure time commencer à apprendre
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Do you feel optimistic or pessimistic about the future? Why?
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commencer à apprendre
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write a letter to yourself
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How does the website work? commencer à apprendre
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The website holds a letter you write and sends it to you on a date you pick.
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Do you think it would be uplifting or depressing to get a letter from your younger self? uplifting: inspirational; offering or providing hope, encouragement, salvation commencer à apprendre
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if someone is naive, they believe people are nicer and that things will be easier than they really are, because they have not had much experience of life
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Listen to Laura reading a letter she wrote to herself four years ago when she was sixteen. commencer à apprendre
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Which topics did she write about? commencer à apprendre
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Studies, relationship and family.
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Is the letter down-to-earth or romantic? Is it generally optimistic or pessimistic? commencer à apprendre
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commencer à apprendre
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and correct the mistakes.
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I envisage myself at Oxford Uni, ... sitting under a tree ... and watching something floaty. to float: to stay in the air or move slowly through the air commencer à apprendre
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I envisage myself at Oxford Uni, ... sitting under a tree ... and wearing something floaty. filmy and light: floaty material 2. capable of floating; buoyant 3. (of a vessel) riding high in the water; of shallow draught; (of a boat) requiring little water to float.
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I know, I'm practical. I hope that hasn't changed. commencer à apprendre
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I know, I'm a romantic. I hope that hasn't changed.
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I hope I'll have married someone. commencer à apprendre
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I hope I'll have someone.
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... I think I'll have three children with long brown hair and blue eyes. commencer à apprendre
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... I think I'll have three children with long, brown hair and green eyes.
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... I have to write everything I can down, but I'm running out of time. commencer à apprendre
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... I want to write everything I can down, but I'm running out of time.
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Don't worry too much, and be happy with who you are. commencer à apprendre
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Don't change too much, and be happy with who you are.
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Listen to the second part of the programmme commencer à apprendre
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and underline the two correct alternatives.
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Laura now sees her sixteen-year-old self as... shallow/quite; mature/unrealistic commencer à apprendre
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Laura now sees her sixteen-year-old self as shallow unrealistic. shallow: not showing any serious or careful thought OPP deep
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She feels ... at the way her life has turned out. very happy/ecstatic/amazed commencer à apprendre
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She feels very happy at the way her life has turned out.
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Think about your plans for ten years' time commencer à apprendre
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Makes notes on three of the areas below. studies or work; achievements; travel; English; relationships and/or family; home; activities/experiences
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