SUCCESS AND FAILURE
TOPIC DISCUSSION
How would you define success?
Do you think that money and fame means success?
Who is the most successful person you know?
Do you believe that people must work hard to become successful? What kind of success do you want in the future in your life?
What can you do now to be successful in the future?
IDIOMS
SUCCESS
Remarkable achievement– a very good achievement
FAILURE
Epic failure - a spectacularly embarrassing or humorous mistake, humiliating situation, etc
Make a breakthrough – to make an important discovery or development
Dramatic improvement – a great improvement
A useful contribution – to contribute something in a good way
Fail miserably – to be totally unsuccessful
Spectacular failure – extremely unsuccessful
Doomed to failure – certain to fail
Dismal failure – a total failure
Recipe for disaster – will lead to major problems
VIDEO
VOCABULARY
THE ICEBERG ILLUSION
Persistence /pərˈsɪstəns/
Dedication ˌ/dɛdəˈkeɪʃən/
Sacrifice /ˈsækrəˌfaɪs/
Hardwork /hɑrdwɜrk/
Good habits /gʊd ˈhæbəts/
Remarkable /rɪˈmɑrkəbəl/
Breakthrough /ˈbreɪkˌθru/
Triumphs /ˈtraɪəmfs/
Disappointment ˌ/dɪsəˈpɔɪntmənt/
Failure /ˈfeɪljər/
Discuss with your group. The ICEBERG ILLUSION and the MESSAGE OF HOPE