1.3 Preparation tasks for discussing online with your teacher
Be ready to discuss the following using speech patterns and extra vocabulary if necessary.
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Choose phrases from the text which you agree with. Give reasons for your choice
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Helena and Simone give arguments in favour of having only one child. Do you find these arguments convincing? Whose ideas would you support?
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Nowadays many Europeans tend to marry late, so it becomes more common to have children at an older age (in some countries the average age of first-time mothers is 30). Do you think that age and health issues might be important factors preventing women from having more children? What other relevant factors can you think of?
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Can you deduce the meaning of the phrase "lifestyle choice"? Comment on Simone’s words ‘It gives me an opportunity to do everything I want’