3. Question
Date Presenter(s)
December 1st Mohammed Al Mania and
Sung Jun
December 2nd Ryan and Cheng
December 3rd Hadel, Johar, and Hailey
December 4th Hassan and Sukyeong
December 8th Soojin, Ali, and Rika
December 9th Francisco and Brenda
Does anybody want to be video-taped? (you could have a copy
for your records)
4. Conversation Starter 1
• When a new design is created, lay people
and members of the scientific community
must both be convinced that the new
design is a great design. The creators of
Google glass, for example, have not yet
convinced the world of its greatness
because a lot of people think it is too close
to being a technology for spying. What do
know about Google Glass? And are
convinced it is great or not? Why?
( Mohammed Al Manai / Mechanical
engineering )
5. Conversation Starter 2
• Generally, many people prefer to stay in
their comfort zones instead of taking risks
in order to feel an adrenaline rush. So, do
you like trying risky things? If so, what
have you done or what do you intend to
do in the future? (Engineering, Adriano)
6. Conversation Starter 3
• Everyone has a particular perspective or
idea about American culture. for example,
when I was in my country, I had a certain
perspective, but now I have changed my
mind! Do you have a specific perspective
about American culture? and why might
you change or keep it?
8. Pre-Listening Questions
• 1. What are some examples from your
own life where failure has led to success?
• 2. Do you know any examples of famous
people experiencing failure before
achieving success?
11. Practice
• I am glad that I am showing these men
that women can hold up their end. The
men resent a woman getting any honor in
what they consider is essentially their field.
–Emily Carr
12. Practice
• Success is not final, failure is not fatale; it
is the courage to continue that counts –
Winston Churchill
• Supposing you have tried and failed again
and again. You may have a fresh start at
any moment you choose, for this thing that
we class failure is not the falling down, but
the staying down – Mary Pickford
13. Practice
• “The only way to do great work is to love
what you do. If you haven’t found it yet,
keep looking. Don’t settle.” – Steve Jobs
• “In order to succeed, your desire for
success should be greater than your fear
of failure.” – Bill Cosby
14. • “I am thankful for all of those who said NO
to me. It’s because of them I’m doing it
myself.” – Albert Einstein
• “It is our choices, that show what we truly
are, far more than our abilities.” --J. K
Rowling
15. Vocabulary Practice – chapter 7
adrenaline
rush
documented immigrate outcomes schemes
anatomy doomed income previously unnerving
collapsed dramatically invest remote warranted
• 1. The real estate bubble of 2009 finally _________________, leading to a long recession.
• 2. After a series of _______________ involving real estate, Emilio finally came up with a
more realistic plan for a business.
• 3. The public health benefit of flu shots is well __________________. Several reliable
websites report on the effectiveness of flu shots.
• 4. My sister is taking a financial planning course so she can help people ______________
in stocks and bonds.
• 5. Gabriel’s house was __________________ owned by a famous investment banker.
16. HW
• Individual Presentations
Date Presenter(s)
December 1st Mohammed Al Mania and Sung Jun
December 2nd Ryan and Cheng
December 3rd Hadel, Johar, and Hailey
December 4th Hassan and Sukyeong
December 8th Soojin, Ali, and Rika
December 9th Francisco and Brenda
• Group Presentation Comments = 11/21 -
midnight
