Does your age affect your political views?

6 Minute English

Does your age affect your political views?

 http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/russian/features/6-minute-english/ep-190822

Vocabulary

Task 1. Match the words to their definitions

plausible

having a clear and simple moral view of how things should be

resistant to

believable, possible

idealistic

a quality that causes people to like someone or something

the status quo /ˌsteɪ.təs ˈkwəʊ/

comfortable or happy with your home, job, etc.

reckon

against

To tend to do smth

the situation as it is now

Feel settled

think

appeal

Have a tendency to do smth

Task 2. Make the appropriate collocations

Vision of the future

Explanation of smth

maintain

That + sentence

To do smth

Have a lot of

change

In our lives

Idealistic ______________

Plausible ______________

Resistant to ______________

______________ the status quo

I reckon ________________

______________ appeal for young audiences

Tend ________________

Feel settled _______________

Task 3. Answer the questions

1. Do you reckon that age affects your political views? Why? How exactly?

2. Are you flexible or resistant to change? Why?

3. Do you have an idealistic vision of life? Why?

4. What has a lot of appeal to you? Why?

5. Do you tend to be irritable when you have to wait? Is it important to keep your cool no matter what? How can you achieve that?

6. Do you feel settled in your life? Why/why not? What does it mean to you to be happy and settled?

7. What is the least plausible explanation you have ever come up with for being late?

8. Would you like EPAM to change its location or to maintain the status quo? Why/why not? If yes, where would you like to be based?

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