TRY, TRY AGAIN

​TRY, TRY AGAIN!

By สุธิมา กฤตย์ธนวัต

At some point in our lives, we all fail at something.

Maybe we don't pass an important exam or get good grades.

Failure isn't easy, but when things are hard, try not to give up. 

Multiple Choice

What does "give up" mean?

• go on

• quit

• carry on

• follow

You can still find success—as these two personal stories show.

BLACK

BLACK is a successful Japanese entertainer.

but as a teenager his life was very different.

Multiple Choice

Which one is not "entertainer"

• actor

• dancer

• teacher

• singer

In school, he was quiet and shy, and other boys bullied him.

People often said to him, "Play a sport!" 

Multiple Choice

BLACK played sports very well.

• TRUE

• FALSE

but BLACK wasn't good at sports. 

Multiple Choice

What made BLACK’s life change?

• Break dace

• Yoyo

• Beyblade

• Roller blade

Then one day, BLACK bought a yo-yo and his life changed.


At first, he couldn't do any tricks, but he didn't give up. 


He watched videos and worked hard for four years. 

At age eighteen, he entered the World Yo-Yo Contest and won.

He was a world champion.

Now he performs all over the world.

Multiple Choice

What does “perform” mean?

• stop

• travel

• fly

• show

​Lindsey Stirling

2. Lindsey Stirling is an American musician.

She mixes classical violin with dance music and hip-hop. 

Multiple Choice

As a child, Why Lindsey only took a music lessons part time?

• She didn’t like it.

• Her parents didn't have money.

• Her parents didn't have tiime.

As a child, her parents didn't have a lot of money, so Lindsey could only take lessons part time. 

Despite this, she practiced a lot,

and in high school she started writing her own music. 

Multiple Choice

Lindsey won a TV talent show when she was 23.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Then at age twenty-three, Lindsey was on a popular TV talent show.


She did well, but she didn't win. 

However, she kept trying, and in time, she made an album and won an important music award. 

Multiple Choice

What is Lindsey’s job today?

• Dance in TikTok

• Be an influencer

• Be a dancer

• Make channel online

Today, she has a very popular channel online.