Smart Course B1 - Week 10 - Class 19 - General English - Success

What does the speaker primarily identify himself as?

• An informational speaker

• A motivational speaker

• A de-motivational speaker

• A successful entrepreneur

What was the speaker's response when the teenage girl asked if he was successful?

• He said he was somewhat successful.

• He said he was not successful.

• He said he was very successful.

• He ignored the question.

What realization did the speaker have at the TED conference?

• He should write a book about his life.

• He should become a journalist.

• He should stop his project.

• He should ask successful people about their success.

How many successful people did the speaker interview over the years?

• Over 1000

• Over 500

• Over 200

• Over 100

Which of the following is NOT one of the eight traits of successful people mentioned by the speaker?

• Focus on everything

• Work really hard

• Love what you do

• Serve others something of value

Match the following vocabulary with i

• to fall at the first hurdle

• – to fail at the beginning or at an early stage

• back to square one

• something likely to fail or cause problems

• rags to riches

• me someone else, or shift the responsibility to someone else, for something you should take responsibility for

• to pass the buck

• transition from being very poor to rich

• a recipe for disaster

• to start something again from the beginning after a failure or problem

1. FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH THE PROPER WORD/EXPRESSION:
   
   1. If you aren’t meeting your targets, do something about it. Don’t ​ (a)   to other members of the team.

2. Roman Abramovich’s ​ (b)   story began by being born into poverty and orphaned at the age of two. Later in life, he would found an oil business that was sold to Gazprom for $13 billion.

3. Terry had his business plan all laid out, but he ​ (c)   when the bank refused to grant him a loan.

4. Not creating a backup of your work is ​ (d)   .

5. The director hated the marketing idea, so we're​ (e)   to think of a new idea.

• pass the buck
• rags to riches
• back to square one
• a recipe for disaster
• fell at the first hurdle

Does working hard always lead to success?

• Yes

• No

• Sometimes

• It depends on the field

What skills do you need for success?

Is the best way to learn through failures and mistakes? If so, do have the opportunity to learn from your mistakes at work?