Tony,SusanandMikearetalkingabout“importantelementsforasuccessfulcareer.”Commentontheiropinions.Tonya.havingajobwithlittleresponsibility,butmakinggoodmoneyb.havingflexibleworkhoursc.havingmanyopportunitiestotraveld.jobsecuritySusana.makingachievementsthatmyfamilycanbeproudofb.havingmyownbusinessc.becomingfamousd.havingahighsocialpositionMikea.enjoyingdoingmyworkb.doingcreativeorartisticworkc.realizingmyvalued.havingachievedmygoaloflifeTalkaboutthetopicbelow.Inordertobesuccessfulinone'scareer,peopleshould

.□beingoodhealth□developinterpersonalskills□receivehighereducation□havespecialknowledgeofacertainfield□havesuchqualitiesasbeinghonest,hardworking,persistent,etc.DoItNow“HowcanIbesuccessfulinmycareer?”Manyyoungpeoplewillaskthisquestionwhentheygraduatefromschool.Youmayhaveheardsomeadvicefromyourparents,yourfriends,oryourteachers.Someoftheiradviceislikethis:respectyourbossandco-workersintheworkplace,developgoodrelationshipwiththem,beloyaltothecompany,beconfidentinyourself,beorganized,becompetitive,etc.Howcanwebeatourfear?Oneexpertsaid,“Dothethingsyoufear,andthedeathoffeariscertain.”Thekeytosuccessis“inthedoing”.Toovercomefear,someexpertssuggestmakingalistofthethingsyoufeartodo.Youselectthosethingsthatarehelpfulforyourlifeorcareerdevelopment.Whenthelistismade,justdothosethings.Onceyouseehoweasysomeofthemactuallyare,youaretakingactiontochangeyourlifeforthebetter.Afavoritesentenceofsuccessfulpeopleis“Doitnow”.

Alloftheadviceisgood,however,onlythelastpiece“becompetitive”willbeusefulifyouarewillingtocompete.Inreallife,manypeoplearenotlikethis.Theysay,“Ijustcan'tcompetewiththosepeople.There'snouseintrying.”Whatmakespeopleavoidcompetition?Thebigreasonisfear.Ittakesawayyourconfidence,anditevenmakesyourjobmoredifficult.Evenwhenyouaredoingsomethingyouliketodo,thefearisalwaysthereinyourmind.Answerthequestions.1.Whichadvicewillbeusefulifyouarewillingtocompete?

2.Whatmakespeopleavoidcompetition?

3.What'sthekeytosuccess?

4.Howcanyoubeatfear?Becompetitive.Thebigreasonisfear.Ittakesawayyourconfidence,anditevenmakesyourjobmoredifficult.Thekeytosuccessis“inthedoing”.Dothethingsyoufear,andthedeathoffeariscertain.Choosetheappropriateanswersfromtheboxontherighttosolvetheproblemsinthefearlist.caebfdgWritethreethingsyoufeartodoandthensaywhatyouaregoingtodowiththem.Andthenshareyourideaswithyourpartnerbeforeyoureporttotheclass.Idarenotwalkinthedarkalone.Iwilltryitnexttime.IdarenotsingEnglishsongs.Iwilltrytolistenmoreandpracticemore.I'mafraidoftalkingtostrangers.Iwilltrymybesttotalktothemnexttime.Listenandchoosetheanswers.()1.Whatisthemostimportantqualityforsuccessinbusiness?a.behonest.b.beintelligent.c.havebusinessinsight.()2.WhatdoesMr.LangLangthinkofthemostimportantqualityforasuccessfulcareer?a.becreative.b.beresponsible.c.bediligent.()3.WhatdoesMadam.TuYouYouthinkofthemostimportantqualityforasuccessfulcareer?a.workhardeveryday.b.sinkyourteethintotheproblem.c.haveastrongdesire.aabSelectastudentfromeachgrouptobe“celebrity”,andputhim/heronthe“HotSeat”.Therestoftheclassshouldprepareaquestionaboutqualitiesforasuccessfulcareer.Yourquestions:

Now,askthe“Celebrity”toansweryourquestion.Studythesewords,anddividethemintotwogroups.Thenexplainthereasonwhyyouseparatetheminthisway.Thefirstpairhasbeengivenasanexample,becausetheyarealmostthesameexceptfortheirheight.Oneishigh,andtheotherisverylow.peakvalley(Becausetheyarealmostthesameexceptfortheirheight.Oneishigh,andtheotherisverylow.)sunstarhighwaytrailskygroundtigerrabbittreegrasseaglesparrowDiscussthesequestionsinpairs.Youmayspeaklikethis.Nowtaketurnsaskingandansweringthequestionsaboutthesegreatthingsandordinarythings.Andthenwriteyoursentencesintheboxes.Workinsmallgroupsonthefollowingtopics.Topic1:Whatdeterminesoursuccessorfailureinourlifeaccordingtothispoem?Andwhy?Selectpossibleanswersfromthelist.Youmaychoosemorethanone.Peoplesucceedbecause...●theyhavepower●theylookhandsomeorpretty●theyarerichWorkinsmallgroupstoreadthepoembelow,andexplainthemeaningofthehighway,trail,sun,andstar.BetheBestofWhateverYouAreIfyoucan'tbeahighway,thenjustbeatrail;Ifyoucan'tbethesun,beastar.Itisn'tbysizethatyouwinoryoufail;Bethebestofwhateveryouare.●theyhavebackgrounds●theyarelucky●theydotheirbestineverything●theyhavefriendsinpower●theyaretruetothemselvesTopic2:Whichdetailsinthepoemtellusthatbeingordinaryandcommoninsizedoesnotmeanbeingweakinwillpower?Onewillbepowerfulandstrongifoneistruetooneself.Detailsyoumayfind:Itisn'tbysizethatyouwinoryoufail;Bethebestofwhateveryouare.Makeyourownpoem.Usethewordsbelowtowriteapoemforyourself.Selectqualitiesbelowforbecomingsuccessful,andrankthemaccordingtotheimportance.Giveyourreasons.Study