It’s the kind of job that … Read these opinions about success. Do you agree? Why? Why not? What personal qualities do you need: 1 in school? 3 in an emergency? 5 if you want to be famous? 2 when you work in a team? 4 when you fail at something? 6 to be an entrepreneur? Talk in pairs. 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? You need to: 1 really want to be an entrepreneur. 5 have confidence in yourself. 2 be pushed by your parents. 6 have some luck. 3 have discipline. 7 be able to deal with disappointments. 4 have a good business idea. 8 have an open mind. Talk in pairs. 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. Look at the sentences from Adam’s interview. In which other jobs are these qualities important? Make a list. You need to be You have to be someone the kind of person the sort of person who that never gives up. can take setbacks. keeps going. It’s That’s something the kind of job the sort of thing that needs a lot of discipline. requires a lot of confidence. people don’t really understand. Work alone. Write three or four sentences about your dream job, and why you think it would suit you. Use expressions from 14 and 16a. Example: Nursing is the kind of job that requires a lot of patience. You also need to have discipline … Tell each other about your dream jobs. Try and find someone else in class who would be suitable for each job. Then tell the class who you chose and why. Vocabulary Personal qualities 14 a “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) “It’s good to have an open mind about things. You never know what’s going to happen next.” (Tim, USA) “You need to have confidence. People listen to confident people.” (John, South Africa) b c a Listening 15 b c Vocabulary Matching people to jobs and activities 16 a b Speaking 17 13 j8ir4x 30 Language skills Extras Explore 3 Success Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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