19 1 What’s your story? We use the following linking words to show contrast: whereas while but TALKING 13 Family culture a) Work with a partner. Talk about your families and find similarities and differences. Topics you can talk about are: Your daily routines Family rules Traditions (celebrations, etc.) Religion or philosophy of life b) Work in groups of four. Each student should talk about one of the topics they discussed with their partner from task a). Example: On school nights, we both have to be in at the same time, but Ican stay out later on weekends than Lucas. Icelebrate Eid, whereas Emilie celebrates Christmas. Etc. WRITING 14 Nature vs nurture Read the text: Of course, it’s not just your genes that determine who you are. Your upbringing and the people who surround you play an important role in shaping you as a person. What do you believe plays the most important role in shaping us into who we are: our genes, our environment, or both? Write a paragraph of at least seven lines. Give reasons for your opinion. If you like, you can start like this: I believe … In my opinion … The reason Ibelieve this is … Hæfniviðmið • Tekið þátt í samræðum um kunnugleg málefni og látið skoðun sína í ljós. • Skrifað um skoðanir sínar, tilfinningar, reynslu og þekkingu með fjölbreyttum orðaforða.
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