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Lesson: Self / Social Are you experienced?

Macmillan Publishers Limited, 2014.Originally published as part of the Reward Upper Intermediate Resource PackLife Skills/ Lesson: Self / Social Are you experienced?

Procedure1. Tell the students that they are going to answer a questionnaire to fi nd out how experienced they are.

2. Give each student in the class a copy of the worksheet without the What it means section. Ask them to read the list of life experiences on their worksheet and for each one which is true for them, they should circle the number next to it.

3. When they have done that, ask them to add up their total score.

4. Give the What it means section to each student in the class and ask them to read the comment corresponding to their score.

OptionAsk the students to do the activity in pairs and to ask one another the questions.

For example:

Have you ever cried with happiness?

They then add up their partners score and readout the corresponding comment on the What it means section.

Follow-upAsk the students to add their own ideas of what makes an experienced person.

Level: Elementary and aboveAge: Secondary / AdultTime: 30 minutesLanguage objectives: to read and understand a list of life experiences by taking a questionnaire

Key life skills: self-awareness, challenging stereotypesMaterials: one copy of the worksheet per student with the What it means section cut off as indicated

Teachers notes

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Lesson: Self / Social Are you experienced?

Macmillan Publishers Limited, 2014.Originally published as part of the Reward Upper Intermediate Resource PackLife Skills/ Lesson: Self / Social Are you experienced?

Worksheet

Is every day full of new things to try or have you done it all?Heres a list of life experiences all you have to do is add up

your points and see how you measure up.

Youve visited the following continents:Asia Africa Australia Americas Antarctica

Youve cried with happiness.

Youve cried at a fi lm.

Youve cried at a funeral.

Youve bought fl owers for yourself.

Youve bought your parents a meal.

Youve cooked your parents a meal.

Youve been to the cinema alone.

Youve admitted that you snore.

Youve been to the opera.

Youve hitchhiked in a foreign country.

You have at least one close friend of the opposite sex.

Youve changed a babys nappy.

Youve broken a bone.

Youve had stitches.

Youve served an ace.

Youve written a romantic letter.

Youve apologised for something that wasnt your fault.

Youve grown a plant from a seed.

Youve used an electric drill.

Youve bought an original work of art.

Youve helped an old lady across the road.

Youve written a poem for someone.

Youve sent your food back in a restaurant.

Youve worried that your life is going nowhere.

You are good friends with an ex-boy / girlfriend.

Youve caught a fi sh.

You can use chopsticks.

Youve been on a plane alone.

Youve lived alone.

Youve given a speech in public.

Youve tried eating something you dont like.

Youve stopped smoking for good.

Youve never started smoking.

Youve thrown away all your childhood toys.

Youve changed a car tyre.

You know how to change a plug.

You can sew on a button.

Youve regretted having your hair cut.

You can whistle a tune.

You can count up to ten in three languages.

Youve found a perfume or aftershave that suits you.

Youve answered all of the above questions truthfully.

WHAT IT MEANS

Over 90: Wow, amazing! Youve done everything and you know everything there is to know!80 to 90: An impressive score! Youve nearly done it all.70 to 80: You certainly havent been wasting your time.60 to 70: You still have plenty of new experiences to try.50 to 60: Life must be fun for you theres so much you havent done yet.under 50: Are you very young by any chance?

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