Before you listen discuss these questions with your partner.
society?
life?
What is the role of education in personal development? future profession?
You will listen to the speech of the American President. Do you know who is the President of the USA? What is he famous for? What do you know about his educational background? Click on the Wikipedia icon to get more information.
Make sure you know these words and expressions. Try to explain them in English. You may also look up for their definitions in the Vocabulary
section.
to contribute high school diploma to get certified in a trade or profession to better oneself to think critically to find solutions algebra to get a good job tough problems to think on one’s feet to know how to gather facts to evaluate information the value of discipline reward sustained effort especially
culture that prizes flesh over substance the goal in life
to be entertained
reality show lasting, sustained achievement to be a better human being an important moment in history to walk in somebody else’s shoes to know struggles to depend on
ability to follow the Golden Rule
to treat others as you’d like to be treated
qualities empathy capacity to solve problems to seek out new horizons new opportunities confidence to face obstacles setback to receive a diploma
Watch the video file.
Read the sentences and mark them as t (true) or f (false).
☐If you want to succeed you need to have high school and college diplomas.
☐Through education you learn how to learn.
☐According to the president students need algebra.
☐Only parents teach you the value of discipline.
☐You should know how to gather facts and evaluate information.
☐The goal in life is to be entertained and be famous.
☐The greatest rewards come from sustained effort and from hard work.
☐The Golden Rule is to read great stories and learn history.
☐Capacity to solve problems and think critically change how the world sees us.
☐Education allows to seek out new horizons and opportunities.
☐With the help of knowledge people are ready to face obstacles and challenges.
Listen again and fill in the gaps.
As a country, we need all of our young people to be _______.
Through education, you can also _______ yourselves in other ways.
You learn how to learn – how to think _______ and find _______ to unexpected challenges.
Well, you may not have to solve for «x» to get a good job or to be a good _______.
But you will need to think through _______ problems.
The greatest rewards come not from instant gratification but from _______ effort and from hard work.
The success of our economy will depend on your _______.
That’s the power of the _______ that you receive today.