Exercise 1.
Professor Keating tells his students: ‘Carpe diem. Seize the day, boys. Make your lives extraordinary’. What does the expression “seize the day” mean in Catalan?
Exercise 2.
What does the acronym YOLO stand for in English?
Can you think of other acronyms in the English language?
Exercise 3.
Have a look at this website: http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/ . What’s a quote?
Now search quotes about the “carpe diem” and choose three different quotes. Then translate them into Catalan or Spanish.
Which quote about carpe diem is your favourite? Explain why.