Question

1. You are going to read a text about an 85 year-old
woman talking about her life.
a. Circle the words you might find in the text.
relax trips dare regret pastime
earlier car trouble thermometer
safety climb book dance exercises
healthy endocrinologist death cry
b. Choose 4 words and make up sentences .
2. Read the text and try to find definitions for the
following words.
dare
limber up
perhaps
sanely
barefoot
3. Discuss
a. Why do you think the author would dare make more
mistakes next time? Find evidences on the text.
b. How does the author describe herself?
c. Do you think you would regret so many things if you
were her age? Why? Why not?
4. I would do it differently if…
1. What would I do if I were the president of the
country?
2. What would I do if I could go back in any part of the
history?
3. What would I ask for if I had three wishes?
4. What would I do if I could become invisible for a day?
5. What powers would I like to have if I were a super
hero?

text

IF I COULD LIVE MY LIFE
ALL OVER…
If I had to live my life all over again, I’d
dare make more mistakes next time.
I would relax. I would limber up.
I would be sillier than I have been this
trip. I would take fewer things
seriously. I would take more chances.
I would take more trips. I would climb
more mountains, swim more rivers.
I would eat more ice cream and fewer
beans. I would perhaps have more
actual troubles, but I would have fewer
imaginary ones.
You see – I’m one of those people who
live seriously and sanely hour after
hour, day after day. Oh, I have my
moments. And if I had to do it over
again, I’d have more of them. In fact, I’d
try to have nothing else, just moments
one after another, instead of living so
many years ahead of each day.
I’ve been one of those persons who
never goes anywhere without a
thermometer, a hot water bottle, a
raincoat and a
parachute. If I had to
do it over again, I
would travel lighter
than I have. If I had to
live my life over, I
would start barefoot
earlier in the spring and stay that way
later in autumn.
I would go to more dances. I would ride
more merry-go-rounds. I would pick
more daisies.
Attributed to Nadine Stair, 85 years old

Answer 1

1. b) Car, climb, book, dance.

• The car was beautiful.
• He climb the wall alone to get out.
• That book is too big, I can't with that.
• She dances every hour at everyday, she like it too much.

2. Definitions

• Dare: it's a challenge, usually to try courage
• Limber up: is the physical preparation to exercise the body
• Perhaps: it's use to give a possibility about something
• Sanely: A sensible and reasonable way
• Barefoot: means wearing nothing on the foot

Answer 2

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