2.2 The famous person I admire

Pre-listening task: You will hear four people speaking about those who they admire. Before listening, complete the table using the words and phrases from the box.

Prison government rocket software

program space shuttle politics act president

PC Space Film cinema

The speaker is talking about ...		The words you expect to hear
1	Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft	PC
2	Nelson Mandela, South African Politician
3	John Glenn, American astronaut
4	Brad Pitt, Hollywood actor

Main activity:

1. Track 6/ CD1 Listen and check your answers. How many words did you predict correctly?

2. Now listen again and say which sentences True which are False.

1. Bill Gates started a company that made computers.

2. Nelson Mandela became president after being in prison.

3. John Glenn went back into space when he was 67.

4. Brad Pitt became interested in films when he moved to California.

Follow-up:

Work in pairs. Think of anyone you admire and want to be like, do not name the person. Explain why you like him/her. Your partner must guess who the person is.

2.3 Skills and experience

Pre-listening task: Why did you choose physics faculty? Do you think you might change your major in the long run?

Main activity:

1) Track 7/CD1 You will hear six people talking about their skills and experience. Circle statement A or B, which is true for each speaker.

Speaker 1 A Skills are more important than qualifications. B Qualifications and skills are equally important. Speaker 2 A The right qualification is the most important thing. B The right skill is the most important thing. Speaker 3 A A combination of qualifications, skills and luck is important. B A combination of experience, skills and luck is important

Speaker 4 A Qualifications are extremely important. B Qualifications can sometimes be useful. Speaker 5 A Qualifications are useful, but not very important. B Qualifications are very important. Speaker 6 A It is easy to get this job. B It is difficult to get this job.

2) Listen again and match each speaker with a statement:

Speaker 1	A. Your mood can affect other people
Speaker 2	B. You have to be good at thinking clearly
Speaker 3	C. This skill is not so important now
Speaker 4	D. Not everyone can learn to do this job well
Speaker 5	E. Your appearance is not important
Speaker 6	F. You should never become angry

Follow-up: As a group discuss these statements. Give reasons for your opinions.

- I know exactly what I want to do when I am 25.

- It`s more important to have a job you enjoy than a well-paid job.

- People with university degrees get better jobs.