BEFORE
YOU WATCH
Discuss
·
Do you believe in luck?
·
Is luck something that
happens or something we create?
·
Do you consider yourself
lucky or unlucky?
·
Do your students believe
in the law of attraction?
·
Have you ever carried a lucky
charm? When? Why?
Join with arrows
1.
Experience a. a positive mindset
2.
Make b. prepared to work hard
3.
Tend c. good/ ill fortune
4.
Adopt d. on destiny/ fate
5.
Be e. to be fatalistic/ resilient
6.
Rely f.
the most of an opportunity
Watch the complete interview first
AFTER
YOU WATCH
Listening
for main ideas
·
Were any of the ideas you’ve
just discussed mentioned in the interview?
·
What point does Professor Richard
Wiseman try to make? How far do you agree?
Listening
for details
A. True or false?
1.
According to Wiseman the
issue of “luck” is central to our lives.
2.
The Aimhigher survey has
revealed that 82% of the people regard themselves as lucky.
3.
According to Wiseman, people
who consider themselves lucky bounce back more easily after having a bad
experience.
4.
According to Wiseman
people who believe they are going to fail see no point in making an effort.
5.
People with a positive
mindset see more pathways to success.
B.
Listen to the 3 students
again – join the student with what he/she said.
·
student 1:
·
student 2:
·
student 3:
a- If I want something, I go for it.
b- It all comes down to hard work.
c- You have to push for things . You have to further your ambitions by
being proactive.
C.
Listen and complete
Wiseman says that the goal of AIMHIGHER is to __________
________ the barrier of a fatalistic mindset.
FOCUS ON VOCABULARY
English Idioms & Idiomatic Expressions
Read
the following English Idioms & Idiomatic Expressions from the links below.
Choose 5 and provide examples that are relevant to you.
Best
of luck!
