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TIME TO THINK…
1. Have you ever had to make a difficult decision in your life? What made you
decide what to do? Can you talk about it?

2. Have you ever made a wrong choice? Talk about it?

3. What would you do in the situations below? Explain your choices.

You are offered a fantastic professional opportunity, but you would have to be two
years and a half away from your husband/wife/boyfriend/girlfriend? There will not
be any chances to see each other, just by using mobile devices (skype, facebook,
etc). What would you do?

You  have two children. A four year-old boy and a three-year old girl. A criminal tells
you to sacrifice one of your children or both of them die. He won't choose; you have
to do it. If you don't choose one of them, both of them die. You cannot sacrifice
yourself to save both of them. If you do it, both of them die. What would you do?
Who would you choose to survive?
II. Here are six questions one should ask himself before making a
difficult choice. Answer the questions, connecting them with each of
the four situations above:

Inspired by
 http://www.lifehack.org/articles/communication/7-questions-you-should-as
k-yourself-when-faced-with-tough-decision-life.html

1. If I don’t do this now, will I regret it?


2. What am I afraid of?
3. What does my heart say?
4. Who am I really doing this for?
5. Will I like myself after this decision?
6. Can I cope with the consequences of my decision?
MOVIE SEGMENT
The Box
A. Read the passage below and complete the blanks with the verbs in parentheses, using with the
first conditional. You have just received the visit of a total stranger who gives you a mysterious
box with a button and makes the following offer to you:
If you _________ (push) the button, two things ________ (happen). First, someone, somewhere in the
world, whom you don't know, __________ (die). Second, you ____________ (receive) a payment of one
million dollars. Tax free.

There are three restrictions: 


1. You are not permitted to know any information about who's making the offer. 
2. You are not permitted to discuss the details of this offer to
anyone except your husband (wife).
3. You have 24 hours to make your decision.
Otherwise, the box will be reprogrammed and the offer
will be made to someone else.

Now watch the movie segment and check your answer:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbVzoV4GgM8
MOVIE SEGMENT
The Box
Now, watch the second segment and answer the following questions:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HT1K-XoREU

1. What were some of the things they considered before deciding


whether to push the button?

2. What did they decide to do?

3. According to her, why did she do it?

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