{"id":25725,"date":"2023-06-02T19:57:23","date_gmt":"2023-06-02T17:57:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=25725"},"modified":"2023-06-06T04:34:58","modified_gmt":"2023-06-06T02:34:58","slug":"life-purpose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2023\/06\/life-purpose\/","title":{"rendered":"Life Purpose"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

B2 – Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

At\u00a0what\u00a0moments\u00a0in\u00a0our\u00a0lives\u00a0do\u00a0we\u00a0start\u00a0thinking\u00a0about\u00a0the\u00a0meaning\u00a0of\u00a0life? Our life purpose\u00a0can\u00a0be\u00a0described\u00a0in\u00a0many\u00a0ways and some people\u00a0of\u00a0different\u00a0ages\u00a0ponder\u00a0over\u00a0this\u00a0personal enigma. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read the article and try to unlock the mystery of life by discussing common views on life’s meaning. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.takingcharge.csh.umn.edu\/what-life-purpose<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vocabulary Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. What does “fluctuation<\/strong>”\u00a0mean here, “What\u2019s more,\u00a0your purpose can actually shift and change throughout life in response to the evolving priorities and fluctuations<\/strong> of your own experiences.”<\/em>? Give a synonym and use ‘fluctuation’ in this context in a sentence. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. What does “shipwreck<\/strong>” mean in this context, “Questions about life purpose may arise at any time in life, but you may notice that they are especially prevalent during times of transition or crisis\u2014for example, a career or educational change, personal loss, or long-distance move. Sharon Daloz Parks calls these events \u201clife\u2019s shipwrecks<\/strong>.”?<\/em> Use this word in your own sentence. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. What does “reframe<\/strong>” mean? “This is the secret to a fully alive life: to reframe<\/strong> our life questions over and over.<\/em>“<\/em> Use this word in your own sentence. <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. According to the article, what is the secret to a fully-alive life? <\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Share your thoughts on the equation for purpose that is G + P + V = P (gifts\u00a0<\/em>+\u00a0passions\u00a0<\/em>+\u00a0values<\/em>\u00a0=\u00a0purpose)<\/em>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. Would you say that you have fulfilled some of your dreams? What have you accomplished? <\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. What do you think is your life purpose? <\/li>\n\n\n\n
    5. Is\u00a0life\u00a0a\u00a0predetermined\u00a0path? Explain your views on this.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Read the article and try to unlock the mystery of life by discussing common views on life’s meaning.  https:\/\/www.takingcharge.csh.umn.edu\/what-life-purpose Vocabulary Questions: Discussion Questions:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":51,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[291,292,496,289,293],"class_list":["post-25725","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-homework","tag-b2-upper-intermediate","tag-first-certificate-fce","tag-people-and-human-interest","tag-reading","tag-text"],"yoast_head":"\nLife Purpose | phone english blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2023\/06\/life-purpose\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Life Purpose | phone english blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"B2 – Upper Intermediate At\u00a0what\u00a0moments\u00a0in\u00a0our\u00a0lives\u00a0do\u00a0we\u00a0start\u00a0thinking\u00a0about\u00a0the\u00a0meaning\u00a0of\u00a0life? 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