Unit 1. Life stories. Lesson 5. Listening

Unit 1: LISTENING
Learning from people’s lives
4. Do you agree with Andy that everyone’s life story is like a book that can teach us something? Discuss with a partner.
1. Why are people often interested in the life of celebrities or famous people? Tick the possible reasons and add some more, if you can.
2. Listen and choose the best answer to complete the sentences.
1. B
2. A
3. C
4. A
3. Listen again and answer the questions.
1. The audience should have life skills to protect themselves and to learn from other people’s lives.
2. We should ask ourselves two questions:
‘Why is this story told?’
‘What lesson can I learn from it?’
3. We can learn how to avoid similar mistakes or to adopt a new way of life so we can improve ourselves and become better human beings.