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-NiE ,
5 APRIL 2017
INTERMEDIATE
What success means
Famous!
WALK into a bookstore and what do you see lined up along the magazine racks? Faces of celebrities and prominent personalities on the front covers. Fame is society’s most powerful force. Those who have it become the super elite of society! But does fame equal success? You be the judge of that! Let’s play a warm-up game called “Guess the Famous Person”. Go through your copy of The Star. Cut out a picture of a famous person. Place it on your teacher’s table when done. Next, everyone will stand in a line with his back faced towards the teacher, who will stick a picture of a famous person. Walk around the class, asking your classmates 10 questions about who your celebrity is. You can only use “Yes” or “No” questions. (Remember, you have to answer questions to help your friend find out who his famous personality is, too.) Keep circling around until you have completed all 10 questions. Do a final count to see how many of you found out who your celebrities were.
NiE Activity 1 Critical thinking ● Identify
● Reason
Creative thinking ● Imagine
● Connect
Communicating ● Oral
● Aural
Collaborating ● Listen
● Contribute respectfully
NiE Activity 2 “…no boy or girl should ever be disheartened by lack of success in their youth but should diligently and faithfully continue to persevere and make up for lost time.” – Winston Churchill, former British prime minister
“Always bear in mind that is your own will to succeed more important than any other thing.” – Abraham Lincoln, t former American presiden
“Success is a journey, not a destination.”
Creative thinking
Critical thinking ● Identify ● Reason
● Measure ● Organise
Problem solving ● Question ● Research
● Connect
Communicating
● Recreate ● Present
Success can mean so many things to so many people. Here are quotes about success from three famous people.
● Imagine ● Brainstorm
● Oral ● Written
● Aural
Collaborating ● Listen ● Compromise ● Contribute ● Attain goal respectfully
– Ben Sweetland, American author
Discuss what you think each statesman (Churchill and Lincoln) and author (Sweetland) meant by his quote. Next, scan The Star for a story that you feel exemplifies one of these quotes. Explain why you associate the story with the quote. You can do this activity in groups and share your findings as a class. Then, answer the following questions on what success means to you. 1. How would you define success? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………..………………………………………………….
4. What part does luck play in success? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………..…………………………………………………. 5. What has been your greatest success? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………..…………………………………………………. 6. Is success a journey or destination? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………..………………………………………………….
2. How do you measure success?
7. Does success make a person happy?
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3. Is success important to you?
8. What can you do now to be successful in the future?
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Finally, string y our ans (from Q wers uestion s 1 to 8) togethe r to form a short essay tit led “Wh at success means t o me”. You can complet e this activity in your exercise book.