How to live with your regrets

This is a list of key vocabulary and expressions from the article in order of how useful they are. The student must choose 6 items from the list to study in the lesson.

To seem

To consider (doing) something

Consequence

To wonder

Negotiation/ To negotiate

Sound like

To claim (something)

To skip (something)

To cheat (on someone)

To beat (someone) up

To point (something) out

To turn out

To put (something) off

Gut feeling

A flaw

To make up for something

To come to terms (with something)

To opt (for something/ to do something)

To reach out (to someone)

To cut someone some slack

In other words

To scribble

Bold

To harness

To quash

15 conversation-provoking questions related to the article.

1.     What happened with Bruce and Sandra?

2.     According to the article, does the feeling of regret have any benefits?

3.     What are the four flavours of regret?

4.     According to the article, how can we avoid future regrets?

5.     According to the article, how can we cope with the regrets we have?

6.     ‘I often do things that I know I will regret in the future.’ Is this true for you?

7.     ‘I have no regrets related to my education.’ Is this true for you?

8.     ‘Sometimes I wish I had chosen a different career path.’ Is this true for you?

9.     ‘Sometimes I’m not bold and brave enough, and I regret it afterwards.’ Is this true for you?

10.  ‘I regularly buy things and then immediately regret it afterwards.’ Is this true for you?

11.  ‘People who have pets normally regret getting the pet in the first place.’ Do you agree?

12.  ‘I regret not coming to the UK earlier.’ Is this true for you?

13.  ‘Sometimes I feel guilty about relaxing because I think I’ll regret it afterwards.’ Is this true for you?

14.  ‘It’s not fair to punish someone for something if they genuinely regret having done it.’ Do you agree?

15.  ‘I’m among the 20% of people who feel regret all the time.’ Is this true for you?