Warm-up
In this lesson, your tutor will help you go over this topic: success. First, go over the following vocabulary and expressions with your tutor. Read the word/expression and definition out loud, and your tutor will go over anything you do not understand. Practice creating a sentence or two to make sure you know how to use the word/expression properly.
Vocabulary/ Expressions
| goal | (n) something you are trying to do or achieve My goal is to be an English teacher. |
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| hard work | (adj + n) a lot of effort It takes a lot of hard work to be successful. |
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| focus | (n) main purpose or interest Her focus is on finding a job. |
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| passion | (n) a strong feeling of excitement about doing something Some students have a passion for learning English. |
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| push myself | (expression) go farther than I think I can go I push myself to be a successful artist. |
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| volunteer | (v) to help others without being paid money She volunteers to help the homeless. |
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| failure | (n) lack of success His restaurant was a failure. |
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| confidence | (n) a feeling that you can do something well; succeed Have confidence in your English speaking. |
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| open-minded | (adj) willing to consider ideas and opinions You should be open-minded about your future. |
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| under pressure | (expression) being stressed because of having too much to do Sometimes people are under pressure to succeed. |
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Conversation
Use the following questions as a guideline to form an interesting conversation with your tutor. Feel free to diverge from these suggestions if anything interesting comes up.
- Tell me about one of your successes.
- Tell me about one of your failures.
- Tell me about one thing that has or had you under pressure.
- Have you ever volunteered? If yes, tell me about it. If no, do you want to and why?
- Do people have to fail to be successful? Why or why not?
- Do you have confidence in your English skills? Why or why not?
- Do people learn from their failures? Why or why not?
- Tell me about one of your goals in life.
- Is it difficult for you to focus? Why or why not?
- Tell me about a famous person who failed.
Wrap-up
Go over any new expressions or vocabulary that you learned today.
