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37 Success 03 LANGUAGE SKILLS EXPLORE LOOK AGAIN EXTRAS You’re going to have an interview with an investor at Connections . 1 Student A, look on p. 170. Student B, look on p. 179. Complete the section about you. 2 Think about the language you can use to describe your product, your experience and your hopes for the future. Examples: I’ve had cooking lessons at school since … My aim is to … I’m concerned about the technical details … Work in A/B pairs. A, you’re the investor. Ask B questions and decide if you want to invest in his / her idea. B, you’ve got a great idea. Explain your idea and answer any questions. Now change roles. Have another interview. Talk in groups. Which idea do you think will be the most successful? Look at Olga’s flyer on p. 177 and draft a similar one for your idea or product. Business communication, How to write a flyer or a leaflet , p. 168. SPEAKING 39 a 40 b 41 WRITING 42 Listen to Marianne and Remo talking about attitudes to success. 1 How does Marianne feel about talking about her achievements? 2 What two examples does Remo give to explain his attitude to success? Listen again. Are sentences 1–4 true (T) or false (F)? LISTENING 43 TCD 1/18 44 Who says sentences 1–7 from the listening: Marianne, Remo or the interviewer? 1 Would you say you’re a competitive person? 2 I’m not at all comfortable . 3 They’re much more confident about coming forward. 4 You don’t want to seem arrogant . 5 I want to win at all costs . 6 I don’t try and bend the rules as much as I do in sport. 7 So you play by the rules at work? Look at the highlighted expressions in sentences 1–7 and answer the questions. 1 What’s the difference between being confident and being arrogant? 2 What does it mean if you want to ‘win at all costs’? 3 What’s the difference between bending the rules and playing by the rules? Read the quiz on p. 173 and think about your answers. Then answer the questions 1–7 in groups. a VOCABULARY 45 Attitudes to success b SPEAKING 46 T F 1 Marianne says her American friends are happy to talk about what they’ve achieved. 2 She thinks British attitudes are similar to those of Americans she knows. 3 Remo says that he always plays sports to win. 4 He has a similar attitude at work. Across cultures: Attitudes to success Nur I zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv