If you had the opportunity, would you take a year out and travel?

Compare two of the pictures and say why people might enjoy going to these events, and how difficult the events might be to organise.

What sort of things do you enjoy learning?

Are you planning to do any courses in the near future?

Compare two of the pictures and say how difficult it might be for the people to do these different activities, and what benefits people might get from doing these activities in groups.

What is your favourite free-time activity at the moment?

Talk to each other about how these different things can affect our mood (2 minutes). Then decide which of these things you think the most affects people’s moods (1 minute).

Talk to each other about how useful these actions are in helping the environment (2 minutes). Then decide which of these actions you think is the most important to do (1 minute).

Compare two of the pictures and say why the people might have chosen to do these things together, and how the people might be feeling.

What sort of work would you most like to do in the future?

1. The countryside is by far the best place to live. What do you think? 2. The damage to the environment is irreversible. Do you agree? 3. Most forest fires are caused by humans and could be prevented. What’s your opinion?

Do you think it’s better to show your feelings or to hide them? Would you say that you are generally in a good mood or a bad mood? Some people say that laughter is a good form of therapy. What do you think?