English Unlimited HAK/HUM 3, Schulbuch mit Audio-CD und CD-ROM (mit Handelskorrespondenz)

32 Success 03 LANGUAGE SKILLS EXPLORE LOOK AGAIN EXTRAS It’s the kind of job that … Read these opinions about success. Do you agree? Why? Why not? a VOCABULARY 20 Personal qualities “You can’t be successful if you don’t have any talent , but most of all you have to have discipline to keep going.” ( Lucie, Australia ) “You have to have initiative . You can’t wait for someone to tell you what to do!” ( Craig, Scotland ) “You need to have condence . People listen to condent people.” ( John, South Africa ) “It’s good to have an open mind about things. You never know what’s going to happen next.” ( Tim, USA ) What personal qualities do you need: b Talk together. Do you have the same or different ideas? Listen to Adam talking about being an entrepreneur. Put these topics in the order he talks about them: competition financial support motivation disappointment Listen again. Which of these things does he believe are important? c LISTENING 21 TCD 1/14 22 Talk together. Do you agree with the statements? 1 Parents should push their children to be successful. 2 Success is about being in the right place at the right time. 23 Read the interview again. Find four facts about Ella Marie’s life and two of her opinions. Close your books. Talk together. What can you remember about Ella Marie? Complete the sentences from the interview so they’re true for you. Example: A phrase I use too often is ‘I don’t believe it!’ Interview each other. Ask questions to find out more details. Example: A: I’m good at maths. B: Really? What’s 23 multiplied by 15? Tell the class the most surprising thing you found out about your partner. a 17 b WRITING AND SPEAKING 18 a 19 b 1 in school? 2 when you work in a team? 3 in an emergency? 4 when you fail at something? 5 if you want to be famous? 6 to be an entrepreneur? You need to: 1 really want to be an entrepreneur. 2 be pushed by your parents. 3 have discipline. 4 have a good business idea. 5 have confidence in yourself. 6 have some luck. 7 be able to deal with setbacks and disappointments. I’m very bad at ... music. I don’t play any instrument, and I can’t even sing. I just don’t have an ear for music. e ideal night out is ... time spent with my friends, just having a good time, laughing and talking. You know me as an entrepreneur, but in another life I’d have been ... an architect or a designer. I wanted to be a prison warden when I was a child. e best age to be is ... now. When I was younger, I always tried to please everyone. I don’t need that anymore. In weak moments I ... just tell myself it’ll all look brighter in the morning. In a nutshell, my philosophy is this: Do whatever makes you happy, and try to share your happiness and good fortune with people less lucky than you. Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv