UNIT 9: BE YOUR OWN LIFE COACH

UNIT 9:

BE YOUR OWN LIFE COACH

By Maria Victoria Jiménez Sanchidrián

Poll

What is a coach for you? Choose according to your opinion.

• someone whose job is to teach people to improve at a sport, skill, or school subject

• someone whose job is to train and organize a sports team

​Herbert Von Karajan

​Have a look at the picture on page 99.

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1) What is the woman doing?

2) Which words can we use to describe the image?​

3) Which emotions are involved in a job like this?​

Open Ended

People sometimes compare conducting an orchestra to organising your life.

Do you think it is a good comparison? Why? Why not?

How good are you at organising yourself?

​What things do you most like doing?

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What things do you least like doing?​

Multiple Choice

Match each thought to the people in the photos

'She doesn't understand me.'

• A

• B

• C

• D

• E

Multiple Choice

Match each thought to the people in the photos

'Why? Why? Why?.'

• A

• B

• C

• D

• E

Multiple Choice

Match each thought to the people in the photos

'Won't they just stop?'

• A

• B

• C

• D

• E

Multiple Choice

Match each thought to the people in the photos

'I hate doing this'

• A

• B

• C

• D

• E

Multiple Choice

Match each thought to the people in the photos

'I like it this way'

• A

• B

• C

• D

• E

Poll

Which of these titles is best in your opinion? Discuss your ideas with a partner before you answer. Give reasons for your answers.

• You can change

• Six steps to happiness

• It's all in your mind

Multiple Choice

Paragraph Number 1

• It's not always personal

• Avoid exaggeration

• Don't expect everyone to be perfect!

• You can't turn back the clock

Multiple Choice

Paragraph Number 2

• It's not always personal

• Avoid exaggeration

• Life isn't black and white

• You can't turn back the clock

Multiple Choice

Paragraph Number 3

• It's not always personal

• Avoid exaggeration

• The truth is hard to accept

• Life isn't black and white

Multiple Choice

Paragraph Number 4

• Don't let your emotions get the better of you!

• Don't believe everything your friends tell you.

• The truth is hard to accept

• Life isn't black and white

Multiple Choice

Paragraph Number 5

• Don't let your emotions get the better of you!

• Don't believe everything your friends tell you.

• The truth is hard to accept

• Don't expect everyone to be perfect

Multiple Choice

Paragraph Number 6

• Don't let your emotions get the better of you!

• You can't turn back the clock

• The truth is hard to accept

• Don't expect everyone to be perfect

Poll

Which of the six pieces of advice do you think is the best?

Why?

Which, if any do you disagree with?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5 or 6

Poll

Which of the six pieces of advice would be the easiest to follow?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5 or 6

Poll

Which of the six pieces of advice would be the least easy?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5 or 6

Draw