Conversation
After a quick greeting, use the following questions as a guideline to form an interesting conversation with your tutor. Feel free to diverge from these suggestions if anything interesting comes up.
- Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Parents or other adult relatives should make important decisions for their older (15 to 18year-old) teenage children. Use specific reasons and examples to support your opinion.
- What are the benefits of having a parent or relative make decisions for children?
- What could be concerning about having a parent make decisions for their children?
- What kind of important decisions do you think would be included in this argument?
Vocabulary
Skip this section if you have a 15-minute plan. Read the word/expression and definition out loud, and your tutor will go over anything you do not understand. Practice creating a sentence or two to make sure you know how to use the word/expression properly.
Vocabulary/ Expressions
| Expression | Definition |
| decision | (n) conclusion reached She made the decision to leave very quickly. |
| authority | (n) the power to make decisions Even though they weren’t her biological parents, they still had authority over her. |
| indecisive | (adj) not settling an issue He tended to be very indecisive when it came to knowing what to do. |
| definitive | (adj) decision reached with authority Without any arguing, she accepted the definitive answer. |
| determine | (v) make a decision or choice from alternatives She didn’t know how to determine the right action on her own. |
| permit | (v) allow someone to do something She hoped that her mother would permit her to go to the concert. |
| abide by | (expression) accept or follow a decision As long as she lived in their house, she had to abide by their rules. |
| cut off | (expression) disconnect, remove He was going to be cut off from communication if he disobeyed again. |
| hold on | (expression) wait, hesitate Her parents wanted to hold on to whatever decisions they could still make for her. |
| own flesh and blood | (expression) member of your family He couldn’t believe they were his own flesh and blood with how different they were. |
Something Extra
Read the following quote out loud.
“It is in your moments of decision that your destiny is shaped.”
― Tony Robbins
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