A successful person

1. A successful person

By Bueva Oxana Sergeevna

2.

What person can we call successful?
Is respected
by others
Is energetic
and creative
A
successful
person
Works hard to
become cleverer
and better
Has
everything he
needs for his
life
Self-confident
and
independent

3. Do you know these people? What are they famous for?

4.

Write the words in order of their importance for
success. The first one is the most important.
Good health
Education
Luck
Parents
Social position
Strong character
Money

5.

It is said that you can tell someone’s personality by
the kind of shape they choose. Let’s try!
A spiral
A dynamic, but very
disorganized person
A square
A very honest and
reliable person
A rectangle
A brave and sympathetic
person, a good listener
A diamond
A materialistic and
interested in money person
An oval
A very creative
person
A triangle
An intensive
person, a leader

6.

Using word building, change the traits of
character into person’s characteristics:
Self – reliance – self-reliant
Self-confidence- self-confident
Friendliness –
friendly
Politeness –
polite
Submission –
submissive
Toughness –
Tough
Patience –
patient
Predictability –
predictable
Mobility –
mobile
Cautiousness – cautious
Hospitality –
hospitable
Risk-taking –
risk-taker
Optimism –
optimistic
Skepticism -
skeptic

7.

Traits of character that can prevent
people from being successful
Traits of character that can help
people be successful
brave
kind
ambitious
jealous
patient
cruel
religious
polite
serious
shy
careful
curious
talkative
imaginative
emotional
attentive
silly

8. Work in pairs. Think of the situation when you were successful. It could be your achievements in studying, sport, relations

with people, etc.
What traits of your character helped you to do that?
Tell you partner about it.
You can use some phrases:
Once I decided…
At first I couldn’t do that because…
But I kept on trying…
And one lucky day the success came: I…
I believe I managed to do that owing to …

9.

Look at the picture. Do you know what that means?
Let’s make some guesses!
Now let’s check whether we were right. Watch
the video and then say what the pictures mean.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tT7FFVdl-kk

10. Now let’s watch it once again. Then say whether the statements are true or not

You don’t necessarily need to love what you do
Work for rich and successful people is always hard and
boring
You should focus yourself to one thing
Never let anyone to push yourself to the limits
Many successful people are really shy
Successful people never have self-doubts
Every person can be creative
Practice is the best way to improve
Successful people don’t serve anyone else, they serve
only themselves
Successful people never fail

11.

Have a look at the pyramid of success. What visible and
invisible percentage rate of success do you see?
Respect (5%)
Luck
(3%)
Money (10%)
The abovewater part of the
iceberg
Persistence (15%)
Hard work (15%)
Mistakes and failures (25%)
Knowledge and skills (12%)
Self – discipline (15%)
The
underwater
part of the
iceberg

12. Believe in yourself! Your dreams are achievable because all limitations are in your mind. Change your mind – and you'll change

13.

Ссылки на используемые ресурсы:
1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tT7FFVdl-kk (видео для урока)
2. http://pinoycareercenter.blogspot.ru/2013/01/know-10-secrets-of-how-tobecome.html(8 слайд)
3. http://talknerdy2me.org/success-part-i (2 слайд)
4. http://blogs.bournemouth.ac.uk/research/tag/training/page/3/ (4 слайд)
5. http://scskillman.com/2012/08/16/success-or-failure-revisited-top-tips-tobecoming-a-successful-person/ (7 слайд)
6. http://www.drlalthadani.com/ (5 слайд)
7. http://extremefitnessfromhome.com/economy/coach-incomeopportunity/thoughts-of-a-successful-person/ (8 слайд)
8.http://epointchurch.wordpress.com/2012/06/12/the-sea-of-gods-mercy/ (11 слайд)
9. http://www.123rf.com/photo_15316512_young-man-in-wheat-field-representingsuccess-agriculture-and-freedom-concept.html (12 слайд)
10. http://klub-drug.ru/kachestva-cheloveka/cherty-haraktera-cheloveka-spisok.html
(6 слайд)