Goals and expectations NEW

Goals and expectations

-Discuss if perfection is good;

-Study quotations about success, failure and perfection;

-Find out about Selaron Steps and Thomas Edison;

-Match words with their definitions.

Aims

-Expand vocab on the topic;

-Develop speaking skills;

-Improve reading comprehension skills;

Keep notes during the lesson!

Do your best!

When did someone (a parent, a teacher, a friend) say 'Do your best!' to you? What was the situation? Were you successful?

Poll

What was that situations? I was ...

• taking an important test.

• trying to get a holiday job.

• applying for a course

• in an important sporting event

• speaking or performing in front of people.

Speak up!

Explain your situation briefly to the class.

Look at the photo!

The Selaron Steps in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil are made from pieces of tile. Many of the tiles used are broken or come from people's rubbish. How do you like those stairs? Do you still think they are beautiful?

Do you remember?

Where do the tiles (the colourful pieces on the stairs) come from?

Are they new and perfect or old and broken?

Does something have to be perfect to be beautiful?

Quotes (Agree or disagree)

1 'I have not failed. I've just found several thousand ways that won't work.'- Thomas Edison 

2 'The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary.'- Anonymous 

3 'Have no fear of perfection; you'll never reach it.' - Salvador Dali 

4 'Beauty is about being comfortable in your own skin. It's about knowing and accepting who you are.' - Ellen DeGeneres 

5 'Practice makes perfect.' - Anonymous 

6 'Practice doesn't make perfect. Practice reduces the imperfection.'-Toba Beta 

7 'True success is overcoming the fear of being unsuccessful.' - Paul Sweeney

Multiple Choice

'I have not failed. I've just found several thousand ways that won't work'. -Thomas Edison

• having no mistakes or problems (n)

• finished without success (v)

• without mistakes (adj)

• the correct or wanted result (n)

Multiple Choice

'The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary.'

- Anonymous

• having no mistakes or problems (n)

• finished without success (v)

• without mistakes (adj)

• the correct or wanted result (n)

Multiple Choice

'Have no fear of perfection; you'll never reach it.' - Salvador Dali

• having no mistakes or problems (n)

• finished without success (v)

• without mistakes (adj)

• the correct or wanted result (n)

Multiple Choice

'Beauty is about being comfortable in your own skin. It's about knowing and accepting who you are.' - Ellen DeGeneres

• feeling that something is OK or normal (v)

• finished without success (v)

• without mistakes (adj)

• the correct or wanted result (n)

Multiple Choice

'Practice makes perfect.' - Anonymous

• feeling that something is OK or normal (v)

• finished without success (v)

• without mistakes (adj)

• the correct or wanted result (n)

Multiple Choice

'Practice doesn't make perfect. Practice reduces the imperfection.' -Toba Beta

• feeling that something is OK or normal (v)

• finished without success (v)

• without mistakes (adj)

• not being exactly right (n)

Multiple Choice

'True success is overcoming the fear of being unsuccessful.' - Paul Sweeney

• feeling that something is OK or normal (v)

• not getting the correct or wanted result (adj)

• without mistakes (adj)

Thomas Edison – The man who “Never Gave Up”

Thomas Edison was an inventor. His most famous inventions are the light bulb and phonograph (a very early and basic way of reproducing sound). He failed many times, but he learned something each time from his mistakes. Finally, he created something successful.

Exercise

Choose the correct option to complete the meaning of each quotation.

Multiple Choice

1 'I have not failed. I've just found several thousand ways that won't work.'- Thomas Edison =

1 When you find a way that doesn't work, you learn something new. When you learn nothing. you _____.

• fail

• succeed

Multiple Choice

2 'The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary.'- Anonymous =

2 You ______before you can succeed.

• don't have to

• have to work

Multiple Choice

3 'Have no fear of perfection; you'll never reach it.' - Salvador Dali =

3 Perfection is a nice idea, _____ expect to reach it.

• and we should

• but we shouldn't

Multiple Choice

4 'Beauty is about being comfortable in your own skin. It's about knowing and accepting who you are.' - Ellen DeGeneres =

4 Beauty isn't about how you look, it's about _____.

• how you feel

• dressing comfortably

Multiple Choice

5 'Practice makes perfect.' - Anonymous =

5 If you want to do something really well, ____.

• you won't fail

• practise a lot

Multiple Choice

6 'Practice doesn't make perfect. Practice reduces the imperfection.'-Toba Beta =

6 You can never be perfect, ______ usually improve.

• but you can

• and you can't

Multiple Choice

7 'True success is overcoming the fear of being unsuccessful.' - Paul Sweeney =

7 Success means not being afraid of _____ .

• other people

• failure

Write down the opposites (1-6)

1 perfection

2 success

3 perfect

4 succeed

5 accept

6 successful

Check your answers

1 perfection d imperfection

2 success f failure

3 perfect c imperfect

4 succeed b fail

5 accept e reject

6 successful a unsuccessful

Discuss the questions. (7 minutes)

• Have you ever failed? What did you do next? Do you think failure can lead to success? 

• Have you ever seen or experienced something that was perfect? What was it?

• Can something be 'too perfect?' Why? 

Open Ended

Write down the quotes you remember about success or failure.

Poll

What have you learnt during the lesson? Multiple selection allowed.

• I've learnt about Selaron Steps which are not perfect but still beautiful.

• I understand quotations about failure, success and perfection.

• I know what Thomas Edison is famous for.

• I can describe the situations in which I failed or succeeded.

• I've learnt nothing.