INDEPENDENCE

What does it
mean?
to have the right to
to have legal permission to do
something

In many countries, women do not have

the right to vote.

What should everyone have

the right to?
Everyone should have the right
to…
to be free to
to be able to do something without
restraint

People should be free to make

decisions about their lives.

What are you free to do at

home? What are you not free
to do?
I am (not) free to…
to rely on
to need someone/something for help

When teenagers don’t work, they rely

on their parents for money.

What do you rely on your family

for?
I rely on my family for…
to boss around
to tell someone what to do

It is a problem when your

boyfriend or girlfriend bosses
you around.

Who bosses you around?

______ bosses me around.
self-reliant
to do things by yourself

It is important to be self-reliant in
university because professors don’t
help you as much.

Are you self-reliant? How?

I am (not) self-reliant
because…
By my/his/her/their self
alone

Some people prefer to travel by

themselves as opposed to with a
group.

Do you prefer to work by

yourself or with a group?
I prefer to work…
 People should
have the right to… have the freedom to…
Complete the paragraphs with the correct vocab word.
Around the world, people have varying degrees of
___________
freedom and various ____________. rights For
example, in some countries, women Vocab to use:
________________
have the right to equal pay, but in others, women • Rely on
__________________ are not freeto marry who they want. • By themselves
• Freedom
However, independence also exists on an individual
• Rights
level. Kids have to _________________ their
rely on • Have the right to
families for things like food, money, and shelter.
• Are not free
Some teenagers are more ______________ once they
• Self-reliant
get jobs and cars. Depending on the parents’ rules,
self-reliant
• Be free to
teenagers may __________________ stay out late.
• Boss around
Other parents
be free to ______________ their kids and do not
let them do anything _______________.
boss around
by themselves
 Discuss:
• At what age do you think that a person should be legally
declared independent from their parents? Why?
• How much independence should a person in a Vocab to use:
relationship have? Should they still do things without • To have the right to
their partner?
• To be free to
• Should all countries have the freedom to be independent • To rely on
or should they belong to a larger power?
• To boss around
• Can you remember how old you were when you started
becoming more independent from your parents? • Self-reliant
• Does your town or country celebrate any type of
• By
independence day? myself/themselves/
• What does being financially independent mean to you? Herself/himself
• Does your family encourage you to be independent?