diapositivas de wetalk basic

1. Unit 2 | Session 2
Learning objective: discuss a blog post
How to be successful

2. Unit 2 | Session 2
Email Introductions
Learning objective: Discuss a blog post
Lesson Overview
1 Get started: All about Ada
2 Listening: an interview with a successful person
3 Speaking 1: role play: an interview with Ada
4 Reading: blog post - Lessons in Life
5 Speaking 2: discuss the ideas in the blog post
6 Progress check

3. Write questions to ask me about Ada.
Get started: All about Ada
Is she …? Does she …? Who …?
What …? Where …? When …?
How…? Why…?

4. 1 Did she answer any of your questions?
2 What is the interview about?
a being successful
b daily habits
c fame and fortune
Listen to an interview with Ada.
Listen for gist

5. 1 What does Ada do after breakfast?
2 Why does she like her workspace?
3 How does she work?
Listen again to the interview with Ada.
Listen for specific information

6. Interview Ada about her everyday life and her secrets for success.
Speaking task 1

7. Lessons in Life
You are going to read a blog post with advice about how to be successful in our working
lives. What advice do you think it will give?
Reading: Predicitng the content

8. Read for general meaning
Lessons in Life
Damian Brand ofers four
lessons to help you with your
career choices.
“Genius is 1% inspiration and
99% perspiration.”
Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931)

9. Lessons in Life
Lesson 1: If you want something in life, you need to work
really hard for it.
Read for general meaning

10. Lessons in Life
Lesson 2: Do what you love. If your job is about
something you really like, you have a very good
start. People who work hard are people who love
their jobs.
Read for general meaning

11. Lessons in Life
Lesson 3: Know what you want to achieve and how
you can achieve it. My advice is to make a list of
practical things you can do to achieve them.
Read for general meaning

12. Lessons in Life
Lesson 4: Believe in your talents, and don’t give up.
It’s easy to think that employers don’t want you or
what you can do.
But your big break is just around the corner.
Read for general meaning

13. Read the blog post. What are the four lessons? Are any
of them the same as yours?
Read for general meaning

14. Speaking task 2
Work in groups.
1 Remember the four lessons.
2 Do you agree with the four lessons?
3 Can you think of any others?
Lessons in Life
Lesson 1: If you want something in life, you need to
…
Lesson 2: Do what you love …
Lesson 3: Know what you want to achieve …
Lesson 4: Believe in your talents …
Share your opinion
I think / I don’t think …
I believe / I don’t believe …

15. Speaking: Reporting back
Lessons in Life

16. Progress check
Now I can ...
 Listen to and understand a short interview.
 Read and understand a short blog post.
 Discuss a blog post and share my opinion.

17. Unit 2 | Session 2
Learning objective: discuss a blog post
How to be successful
Thank you!